简答题What is the letter that can be pronounced as /æ/ in English words? A、o B、i C、a D、e简答题W: Mary says she likes playing tennis. M: But she doesn’t play tennis often, does she?↘ Q: What does the man imply of Mary? A、She plays a lot of other sports. B、She has a lot of things to do. C、She only likes watching tennis. D、She doesn’t really like tennis.简答题Which of the following statements is NOT true? A、The word “scream” should be pronounced like/sgri:m/ while “cream” is still articulated as /kri:m/. B、The word “train” is articulated as /trein/ while “strain” should be pronounced like/ sdreɪn/. C、The word “spark” should be pronounced like/sbɑːk/ while “park” are still articulated as /pɑːk/. D、We can insert a schwa /ə/ between cluster sounds, such as “please”/pəli:z/, splendid /ˈspəlendɪd/.简答题In the following pairs of the words that share the same root, which pair is marked correctly on the primary stress? A、'photo, photo'grapher B、'celebrate, cele'brity C、po'litical, 'politician D、de'mocracy, demo'cratic简答题Which of the following examples doesn’t contain the liaison? A、in the middle B、more over C、try again D、as a matter of fact简答题“Changes, myths, knives” should be pronounced as A、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ /'mɪθs / /naɪvz/ B、/ˈtʃeɪndʒz/ / 'mɪθiz / /naɪvs/ C、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪs/ / 'mɪθis / /naɪvz/ D、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ / 'mɪθz / /naɪvs/简答题What are the main problems caused by the use of syllable-timed rhythm in speaking English? A、Make a pause between every two syllables. B、Articulate each syllable fully and clearly. C、Speak without any pitch change. D、Stress every content word.简答题The underlined “ed” in “started, laughed, breathed” are pronounced the same.简答题Which word is different from the other words according to the tongue position? A、pat B、park C、pour D、moon简答题Which of the following features is NOT true of IP (intonation phrases) or sense groups? A、Words in an IP are linked together with no pauses between the words. B、IPs within a sentence are usually characterized by a short pause, the end of a sentence is recognized by a long pause. C、Content words in an IP are generally unstressed, while function words are stressed. D、At least one prominent word is stressed in an IP.简答题The correct articulation of vowels involves: A、the tongue position B、the tongue height C、the lip posture D、the teeth position简答题Which group of consonants is different from the other groups? A、 view, bear, rider B、 guard, breathe, zebra C、price, cheap, shoulder D、treasure, judge, yellow简答题Which group of vowels is different from the other groups? A、wait, height, annoy B、lack, pepper, butter C、coast, thousand, year D、beer, chair, tour简答题Which of the following examples of liaison is incorrect? A、read ͜ it ͜ again B、black ͜ coffee C、two /w/ hours ͜ ago D、half͜ an͜ hour͜ ago简答题Which of the underlined parts in the following words doesn’t share the same vowel sound? A、troop B、wood C、shampoo D、loom简答题Stressed words carry the main idea and information of the sentence, which of the following sentences is marked correctly with sentence stress? A、They were 'called re'silient; we're called 'lazy. B、I’m 'writing to a friend of 'mine. C、His first 'daughter is fifteen. D、Such a 'terrible 'thing 'should never have 'happened!简答题Which of the following examples of word stress is correct? A、The population continues to 'increase. The tourist number is on the in'crease. B、She speaks per'fect English. She has spent years 'perfecting her technique. C、She had been a re'bel at school. The child who 'rebels is unlikely to be overlooked. D、There is a ban on the 'import of hazardous waste. Goods are im'ported from Japan into the US.简答题Which of the underlined vowel sound is different from the others? A、wear B、hearth C、pear D、bear简答题According to the logical sentence stress, which of the following examples implies that the speaker is wondering if someone else is going to the cinema that night? A、'Are you going to the cinema tonight? B、Are 'you going to the cinema tonight? C、Are you going to the 'cinema tonight? D、Are you going to the cinema 'tonight?简答题What are the key elements of smooth communication? A、Clear articulation. B、Good pronunciation. C、Correct sentence stress. D、Appropriate intonation.