L. T. Kilevaya Doctor of Philological Sciences, Docent

№24. Better late than …

1. 
   Never
   
2. 
   Always
   
3. 
   Ever
   
4. 
   Just now
   
5. 
   Usually
   

№25. Which of the following phraseological units is not motivated?

1. 
   bear a grudge
   
2. 
   bear malice
   
3. 
   hot dog
   
4. 
   take a liking
   
5. 
   to show one’s teeth
   

№26. A phraseological fusion is …

1. 
   a partially motivated word-group
   
2. 
   a completely non-motivated word-group
   
3. 
   a partially non-motivated word-group
   
4. 
   a motivated word-group
   
5. 
   a completely motivated word-group
   

№27. To know the way the wind blows is …

1. 
   phraseological unity
   
2. 
   phraseological fusion
   
3. 
   phraseological combination
   
4. 
   familiar quotation
   
5. 
   proverb.
   

№28. Define the language from what the word is borrowed

«kindergarten»

1. 
   German
   
2. 
   French
   
3. 
   Italian
   
4. 
   Russian
   
5. 
   Latin
   

№29. Etymology investigates…

1. 
   Peculiarities of the English vocabulary
   
2. 
   Different types of compounds
   
3. 
   The origin and history of a word and its true meaning
   
4. 
   Different kinds of dictionaries
   
5. 
   General problems of the theory of the word
   

№30. Words borrowed from one language into several other languages are called…

1. 
   borrowings
   
2. 
   euphemisms
   
3. 
   synonyms
   
4. 
   international
   
5. 
   toponyms
   

№31. Which of the following words are native English?

1. 
   devoid, interrogate, stomach
   
2. 
   vacuum, question, abdomen
   
3. 
   empty, ask, belly
   
4. 
   finish, complete, ascend
   
5. 
   compare, cry, commence
   

№32. What does lexical assimilation of borrowings comprise?

1. 
   change in sound form and stress
   
2. 
   various changes in the semantic structure of the word and formation of derivatives from borrowed word-stems
   
3. 
   different changes in sound -form and grammatical paradigms
   
4. 
   changes in sound form
   
5. 
   structural changes
   

№33. What does the native element of the English vocabulary consist of …

1. 
   Latin and Celtic elements
   
2. 
   Celtic, Germanic and Scandinavian elements
   
3. 
   Indo-European and Germanic elements
   
4. 
   Indo-European and Celtic elements
   
5. 
   Celtic and Scandinavian elements
   

№34. Barbarisms are …

1. 
   completely assimilated words
   
2. 
   semantically assimilated words
   
3. 
   partially assimilated words
   
4. 
   words which are not assimilated
   
5. 
   grammatically assimilated words
   

№35. Which of the following words are of French origin?

1. 
   empty, ask, belly
   
2. 
   afternoon, and, ask
   
3. 
   beau, commence, chauffeur
   
4. 
   hyena, home, husband
   
5. 
   hippopotamus, guerilla, caftan
   

№36. The words: ballet, buffet corps, bouquet, cliché are borrowings from…

1. 
   Latin
   
2. 
   Indian
   
3. 
   Spanish
   
4. 
   French
   
5. 
   Scandinavian