The hermeneutic foundation of corpus linguistics

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Unit 1
Passage one
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???? deliver vt. ? item n. ?? Deliver
the items ?? Complain v. ?? complaint n ??
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Question 16 When did the woman want the store to
deliver the items? (D) I asked them to deliver
the things as soon as possible.
Question 17 Was the woman pleased when she saw
the items they had delivered? (D) I was a little
disappointed Well, you can imagine how angry I
was.
Question 18 What happened in the end? (A) It
has been two weeks since my complaint. They have
neither picked up the wrong items nor sent me the
rest of my order.
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Passage Two
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???? Criminals ?? Community ??
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19. Why is Toluker prison called an open prison?
(B) Men in the open prison are free to find work
on the outside but must go back to prison each
night.
20. What is the essential characteristics of
Toluker prison? (C) Because they believed in me
when I was at my worst.
21. How long did Barb Crook stay in the Toluker
prison? (D) He was then nearly forty six and
had been in prison for fourteen years.
22. What is the speakers attitude toward this
type of prison? (B) ??? remarkable ,
less than two percent . useful
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Passage three
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???? Character training ???? Virtues ?? Benefit ??
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23. What is the speakers opinion about learning
from books? (C) Sports and games are very useful
for character training . But what is learned in
books can not have the same deep effect on a
childs character as what is learned by
experience.
24. Why is ordinary day school unable to give
pupils much training for their future lives?
(A) As most of the pupils time is spent in
classes studying lessons,
25. What can help to develop a childs love of
his country according to the speaker? (B) He
will later find it natural to work for the good
of his country instead of only or his own
benefit. Collective activities ????
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Unit 2
Passage one
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???? Rare ??? Possession ?? ???
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16. What kind of bones did Mr. Grey have ?
(A) He had a large collection of very rare bones
which he was very proud of.
17. Why did Mrs. Grey make all of the
arrangements? (A) Because Mr. grey was very
busy, his wife .
18. Why did the man nearly drop the box?
(C) That one has all my husbands bones in it.
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Passage two
???? Virus ?? Be infected with ??? Program
?? Infect ?? ?? Side effect ??? Computer
experts ????
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19. How does the announcer explain the word
virus? (A) for example,
20. What do you know about computer viruses
according to the passage? (A) Viruses often
have damaging side effect.
21. What are computer experts doing now?
(C) Computer experts are finding ways to make
sure computer discs do not contain viruses, they
are also finding ways to stop virus from
spreading .
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Passage three
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22. What can some people do if they have very
good memories according to the passage? (A) Some
people have good memories and easily learn quite
long poems by heart.
23. Why is it difficult for the pupils to learn a
second language in school? (C) Because the pupils
have so little time for it.
24. What is the mans mind like according to the
passage? (D) A mans mind is rather like a
camera.
25. What is a great help in learning a language ?
(C) A good memory is a great help in learning a
language.
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Unit 3
Passage one
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Vote v. ?? The National American womens
Association ??????? Constitution n. ?? Article n.
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16. What did Susan Anthony think about her
country? (A) In the 1950s, she saw many problems
in her country and wanted to do something about
them .
17. Who among the American women had the right to
vote in the United States? (A) In 1896, the State
of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some
other states also allowed women to vote.
18. When did all women finally get the right to
vote in the United States? (C) Finally, in 1920,
fourteen years after Susan Anthonys death, an
article was added to the Constitution . It gave
all American women the right to vote.
19. What do we learn about Susan Anthony from the
passage? (D) ????
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Passage two
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20. What are most of Steinbecks books about?
(A) Many of his novels and short stories are
about people with troubles and problems.
21. What does the passage tell us about
Steinbeck? (B) Charley seemed to enjoy the trip.
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Passage three
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???? In desperation ??? Barbershop ??? Put on
welfare ??????
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22. What made it difficult for Virgil Spears to
find a job? (D) Everyone knew he had been in
prison and nobody trusted him.
23. Why did Virgil spears rob the local
barbershop? (A) ??????
24. What did Mr. Spears do after he robbed the
barbershop? (C) Mr. Spears didnt try to get
away.
25. What can we infer from the passage? (D) ?????
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Unit 4
Passage one
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?? speck n. ?? Hawk n. ? Grace n. ?? String n.
? Orient n. ??
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16. What is the bird called kite famous for?
(A) The word kite is the name of a bird of the
hawk family, known for its grace in the air.
17. Which of the following is not mentioned in
the passage as a shape for the kites? (B) Kites
are made in the shapes of birds, fish and
butterflies.
18. What is the shape of kite representing the
dragon kites body? (B) And a number of circular
kites behind represent the dragons body.
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Passage two
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???? Gambling n.?? Agent n.??? Harsh adj.
??? Tenant n. ??,??
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19. Who coined the word sandwich? (C) So his
friend began to call the bread sandwich for fun.
20. What didnt the tenants like ? (B) His
tenants decided not to speak to him at all.
21. What did the landowner do when he found out
that the tenants were boycotting his land agent?
(A) Eventually word got back to the landowner and
the captain was removed.
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Passage three
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?? Tranquility ??
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22. When did the two Americans land on the moon?
(A) July 20th, 1969 was an important day.
23. What is the distance between the earth and
the moon? ( C) They went in a spaceship called
Apollo 11 which left cape Kennedy on July 16th
and went three hundred and eight-five thousand
kilometers.
24. What did they do on the moon? (D) They
walked on the surface of the moon, picked up some
stones and put them in the spaceship.
25. In which part of the moon did the astronauts
land? (B) On July 20th the spaceship landed in
the sea of Tranquility (??)
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Unit 5
Passage one
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?? Rescue v. ? Concrete post n.???
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16. What happened to the 12-year old boy? (C
) He had been swimming in the river and had
caught his foot between two concrete posts under
the bridge.
17. What did the young man do when he saw the boy
in danger? (A) He quickly got down and dived
into the river.
18. What did the little boy do after he was
rescued? (D) The boy thanked his rescuer
sincerely, then ran off down the road.
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Passage two
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?? Alcohol n. ?? Brain scan n. ???? Alcohol abuse
n. ?? Moderation n.??
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19. What has recent research found about
drinking? (C) Researchers have discovered a link
between drinking and thinking. A moderate amount
of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities
as we age .
20. How would moderate drinkers feel about the
new research findings? (B) ???????A moderate
amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental
abilities as we age .
21. Where was the result of the study first made
public? (A) This study was presented at an
alcoholism meeting in San Antonio.
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Passage three
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?? Crash ?? Survive ????
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22. Why was Julia taking a flight in Peru?
(D) Julia Smith was taking a flight in Peru with
her mother to join her father.
23. What happened to Julia after the plane crash?
(B) She was safe at last.
24. Why did Julia try to stay in he shade when
she walked along the river? (C) Because she had
no hat. ??
25. What did the three Indian hunters do? (D) The
three Indian hunters who visited the hut every
two weeks rescued her and took her by boat.