1 General classification of speech sounds does not include the following criterion:
a) the presence or absence of an articulatory obstruction
b) the duration of articulation
c) the concentrated or diffused character of muscular tension
d) the force of exhalation
2 The resonator mechanism consists of:
a) the pharynx, the larynx, the mouth cavity and the nasal cavity
b) the tongue, the vocal cords, the pharynx and the larynx
c) the lungs, the bronchi, the wind pipe and the glottis
d) the lungs, the teeth, the soft palate and the uvula
3 The organ of speech which can not be characterized as active is:
a) tongue
b) lips
c) teeth
d) uvula
4. The grammatical approach to the study of intonation was worked out by :
a) L.V.Shcherba
b) D.Jones
c) H.Sweet
d) M.Hallyday
5. The structure of intonation Pattern of the English language is as follows:
a) head, body, scale, tail
b) pre-head, head, fall, end
c) pre-head, head, nucleus, tail
d) rise, head, body, tail
6. The majority of phoneticians distinguish such main types of intonation:
a) falling and rising
b) high and low
c) energetic and non-energetic (weak)
d) emphatic and unemphatic
7.The word "busy" is divided into syllables in the following way:
a) bi-zi
b) biz-i
c) bizi
d) biz-zi
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6. Nobody saw him yesterday.
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