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The second intermediate соmputer test

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2. 
   What are suprasegmental units?
   
   1. 
      they are units of length.
      
   2. 
      they are elements of intensity.
      
   3. 
      they are units of syllable structure word stress and intonation.
      
3. 
   What is a phoneme?
   
   1. 
      it is a combination of speech sounds.
      
   2. 
      it is the smallest, meaningless unit of a language which forms and distinguishes words and morphemes.
      
   3. 
      it is a word stress.
      
   4. 
      it is intonation.
      
4. 
   How many types of speech sounds are there in any language?
   
   1. 
      2 types – consonants and vowels
      
   2. 
      occlusive and constrictive consonants
      
   3. 
      classification of consonants according degree of force
      
   4. 
      place of articulation
      
5. 
   What can you say about sonorants?
   
   1. 
      they are sounds, close to vowels.
      
   2. 
      there are no sonorants in English.
      
   3. 
      there are 10 sonorants in English.
      
   4. 
      sonorants can form syllables
      
6. 
   What is the distinction between a vowel and a consonant?
   
   1. 
      there is no distinction.
      
   2. 
      vowels have no obstruction and consonants have obstruction.
      
   3. 
      sonorants are vowels.
      
   4. 
      air stream is strong for vowels.
      
7. 
   What is a vowel?
   
   1. 
      vowels are noises.
      
   2. 
      vowels are not syllabic.
      
   3. 
      there is an obstruction in the formation of vowels.
      
   4. 
      a vowel is a musical tone.
      
8. 
   What is a diphthong?
   
   1. 
      it is a combination of consonants.
      
   2. 
      it is a combination of two vowel phonemes.
      
   3. 
      the first element of a diphthong is called a glide.
      
   4. 
      there are 2 diphthongs in English.
      
9. 
   What is a triphthong?
   
   1. 
      it is a combination of consonants.
      
   2. 
      it consists of 2 consonants.
      
   3. 
      it consists of 3 vowel sounds and a combination of a diphthong and a monophthong.
      
   4. 
      it is a monosyllabic vowel sound
      
10. 
    What is a reduction?
    
    1. 
       it is stressed syllable in a word.
       
    2. 
       it is weakening of unstressed syllable to [ə].
       
    3. 
       it is a vowel of full formation.
       
    4. 
       it is a weakening of consonant formation.
       

11. 
    What speech sound is the nucleus of the syllable?
    
    1. 
       it is a consonant.
       
    2. 
       it is a sonorous sound.
       
    3. 
       it is a vowel sound in a syllable.
       
    4. 
       it is a double consonant in a syllable.
       
12. 
    What is a stressed syllable?
    
    1. 
       it is elision.
       
    2. 
       stress is a weak pronunciation of a syllable in a word.
       
    3. 
       it is linking “r”
       
    4. 
       it is louder, longer and clear pronunciation.
       
13. 
    What kind of stress does English have?
    
    1. 
       the place of stress is free in English.
       
    2. 
       it is fixed.
       
    3. 
       it is not free.
       
    4. 
       word stress has no degrees at all.
       
14. 
    What kind of distinction does I.A.Baudouin de Courtenay discover between vowels and consonants?
    
    1. 
       physiological
       
    2. 
       phonological
       
    3. 
       acoustic
       
    4. 
       descriptive
       
15. 
    Define the constrictive consonants
    
    1. 
       p, t, k
       
    2. 
       f, v, s
       
    3. 
       b, d, g
       
16. 
    Define diphthongoids in English
    
    1. 
       ei, ai
       
    2. 
       au, oi
       
    3. 
       i, u
       
    4. 
       i:, u:
       
17. 
    Define the functions of word stress
    
    1. 
       distinctive, cognitive, cultural
       
    2. 
       constitutive, recognitive, aspective
       
    3. 
       constitutive, distinctive, recognitive
       
    4. 
       constitutive, delimitative, distinctive, phonological
       
18. 
    According to its degree assimilation may be...
    
    1. 
       complete, partial, intermediate
       
    2. 
       complete, incomplete, intermediate
       
    3. 
       progressive, regressive, double
       
    4. 
       complete, regressive, double
       
19. 
    Define aspirated word
    
    1. 
       stop
       
    2. 
       car
       
    3. 
       scar
       
    4. 
       mean
       
20. 
    The omission of a sound in rapid speech is called...
    
    1. 
       elision
       
    2. 
       haplology
       
    3. 
       adapting
       
    4. 
       accommodation
       
21. 
    Define the word with regressive assimilation
    
    1. 
       works
       
    2. 
       talked
       
    3. 
       used to
       
    4. 
       twice
       
22. 
    Define the word with complete assimilation
    
    1. 
       give me
       
    2. 
       that’s all right
       
    3. 
       hand kerchief
       
    4. 
       ten pence
       
23. 
    Define the word with elision
    
    1. 
       newspaper
       
    2. 
       next week
       
    3. 
       stop
       
    4. 
       time
       
24. 
    How many phases are distinguished in the articulation of an isolated speech sound?
    
    1. 
       two
       
    2. 
       three
       
    3. 
       four
       
    4. 
       five
       
25. 
    What is accommodation?
    
    1. 
       It is assimilation of consonants
       
    2. 
       pronunciation of sonorants in connected speech
       
    3. 
       it is the process of adapting of articulation of a consonant to a vowel, or a vowel to a consonant
       
    4. 
       it is the process of adapting the sounds of the same nature
       
26. 
    What is nasalization?
    
    1. 
       the lowering of the soft palate
       
    2. 
       the raising of the soft palate
       
    3. 
       the rounding of the lips
       
    4. 
       the raising of the back of the tongue
       
27. 
    When does the raising of the central part of the tongue occur?
    
    1. 
       accommodation
       
    2. 
       assimilation
       
    3. 
       palatalization
       
    4. 
       canalization
       
28. 
    Define the progressive accommodation?
    
    1. 
       tea
       
    2. 
       me
       
    3. 
       toe
       
    4. 
       time
       
29. 
    What is a coalescent assimilation?
    
    1. 
       under influence of mutual assimilation there appears a new phoneme
       
    2. 
       it involves the work of vocal cords
       
    3. 
       it is a change in the articulation of alveolar sounds by dental sounds
       
    4. 
       it is a velarization
       

30. 
    What is a junctural assimilation?
    
    1. 
       it is the process of adapting of sounds of different nature
       
    2. 
       it is the combination of two or more speech sounds in a given word
       
    3. 
       it occurs at word juncture
       
    4. 
       it is mutual, progressive, regressive types of assimilation
       
31. 
    Who suggested expiratory (or chest pulse) theory?
    
    1. 
       R.Stetson
       
    2. 
       F. de Saussure
       
    3. 
       L. Sherba
       
    4. 
       O. Jerpersen
       
32. 
    What was the name of O.Jespersen’s syllable theory?
    
    1. 
       expiratory
       
    2. 
       chest pulse
       
    3. 
       relative sonority
       
    4. 
       muscular tension
       
33. 
    What are the most sonorous phonemes according to O.Jespersen?
    
    1. 
       sonorants
       
    2. 
       vowels
       
    3. 
       consonants
       
    4. 
       fricatives
       
34. 
    What are the least sonorous phonemes according to O.Jespersen?
    
    1. 
       sonorants
       
    2. 
       vowels
       
    3. 
       noise consonants
       
35. 
    Define the name of L.Sherba’s syllable theory:
    
    1. 
       expiratory
       
    2. 
       chest pulse
       
    3. 
       relative sonority
       
    4. 
       muscular tension
       
36. 
    Define double peaked consonants:
    
    1. 
       [pennaif]
       
    2. 
       [pa:t]
       
    3. 
       [tai]
       
    4. 
       [mi:]
       
37. 
    How many syllables can a triphthong be divided?
    
    1. 
       3
       
    2. 
       2
       
    3. 
       1
       
38. 
    What is the most frequent syllable type in English?
    
    1. 
       V
       
    2. 
       VC
       
    3. 
       CVC
       
    4. 
       CVCC
       
39. 
    What is a stress?
    
    1. 
       it is prosodic phenomenon, which characterizes phonetic units higher than segmental phonemes
       
    2. 
       it is a segmental unit
       
    3. 
       it is a phonological unit
       

40. 
    What is auditory impression of word stress?
    
    1. 
       sound wave
       
    2. 
       prominence
       
    3. 
       formant structure
       
    4. 
       duration
       
    5. 
       
       
41. 
    How many types of word stress may be found in languages?
    
    1. 
       1
       
    2. 
       2
       
    3. 
       3
       
    4. 
       4
       
42. 
    What is a musical word stress?
    
    1. 
       it has variations in pitch level
       
    2. 
       it is prominent
       
    3. 
       it is long
       
    4. 
       it is loud
       
43. 
    What is the most important component of dynamic word stress?
    
    1. 
       length
       
    2. 
       greator force
       
    3. 
       quantity
       
    4. 
       quality of vowel
       
44. 
    What types of word stress is distinguished in English according to G.Torsuyev?
    
    1. 
       dynamic
       
    2. 
       quantitative
       
    3. 
       qualitative
       
    4. 
       a, b, c
       
45. 
    How many degrees of stress are there according to Jones, Kingdon and Vassilyev?
    
    1. 
       2
       
    2. 
       3
       
    3. 
       4
       
    4. 
       5
       
46. 
    What is the place of word stress in English?
    
    1. 
       stable
       
    2. 
       fixed
       
    3. 
       free
       
    4. 
       a, b
       
47. 
    What are main accentual tendencies in English?
    
    1. 
       retentive and fixed
       
    2. 
       recessive and rhythmic
       
    3. 
       rhythmic and retentive
       
    4. 
       fixed and recessive
       
48. 
    Who is the author of the retentive tendency in English?
    
    1. 
       Wolfson
       
    2. 
       Scherba
       
    3. 
       Torsuyev
       
    4. 
       Kurath
       

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For each correct answer	0.5 point
Total questions	30
Total points	15