L. T. Kilevaya Doctor of Philological Sciences, Docent

№49. Which of the following words are blendings?

1. 
   beggar, to burgle, to edit
   
2. 
   hanky, nighty, radar
   
3. 
   M. P., USA, BBC
   
4. 
   ping-pong. topsy-turvy, walkie-talkie
   
5. 
   brunch, heliport, sci-fi.
   

№50. Choose the line with interjections

1. 
   purr, mew, cock-a-doodle-do
   
2. 
   quack, moo, buzz
   
3. 
   hiss, gibber, bray
   
4. 
   bang!, hush!, pooh!
   
5. 
   clash, crash, whip
   

Midterm control №2

1^st variant

№1. Metonymy is …

1. 
   degradation or of meaning
   
2. 
   a transfer based upon the association of contiguity of meaning
   
3. 
   amelioration of meaning
   
4. 
   a transfer of name based on the association of similarity
   
5. 
   a shift of names between things that are known to be in some way or other connected in reality.
   

№2. The foot of the bed, bookworm, head of the school are cases of …

1. 
   a metonymy
   
2. 
   a euphemism
   
3. 
   a metaphor
   
4. 
   litotes
   
5. 
   an irony
   

№3. What is monosemy?

1. 
   The ability of words to coincide in their sound-form but differ in their meaning
   
2. 
   The ability of words coincide in their sound form and meaning
   
3. 
   The existence of more than one meaning within words
   
4. 
   The existence of only one meaning within words
   
5. 
   The existence of contrastive meanings within words
   

№4. Give the English equivalent for phrase “целый и невредимый”.

1. 
   high and mighty
   
2. 
   odds and ends
   
3. 
   safe and sound
   
4. 
   whole and mad
   
5. 
   thin as a rail