______refers to the language system of an individual as expressed by the way he or she spe

"Can I borrow your pen?"______"You have a pen."

A．is inconsistent with

B．entails

C．is contradictory with

D．presupposes

c. in relation to the moment of speaking.

A．Modality

B．Aspect

C．Tense

D．Mood

A______is a stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines of verse.

A．couplet

B．blank verse

C．quatrain

D．sonnet

Which writer of the following presents the transcendentalism in his or her works?

A．Stephen Crane.

B．Emily Dickinson.

C．William Dean Howells.

D．O. Henry.

______among the following is one of the eminent works of Charles Dickens.

A．David Copperfield

B．Vanity Fair

C．Jude the Obscure

D．Heart of Darkness

The capital of Wales is

A．Edinburgh.

B．Cardiff

C．Manchester.

D．London

______is the longest river in the U.S.A.

A．Mississippi River

B．Hudson River

C．Colorado River

D．Columbia River

Australia has possessed the second largest exportation of______in the world.

A．wool

B．meat

C．wheat

D．coal

In Canada, the term of the Governor General is______years.

A．two

B．four

C．five

D．seven

The author suggests that

A．we should stop using euphemisms.

B．euphemisms bear a dual character.

C．white lies are better than euphemisms.

D．foreigners should learn more euphemisms.