Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms？

Of the following pairs of words gradable antonymy is best illustrated by ______.

A．single/married

B．north/south

C．alive/dead

D．high/low

Which of the following is implied in the sentence "Tony Blair was due on June 23rd to urge a new balance between the rights of offenders and those of victims in favour of the latter." in paragraph 3?

A．The offenders should be punished more severely.

B．Tony Blair was supportive of the rights of victims.

C．Neither offenders nor victims are pleased with the status quo of the administration of justice.

D．The rights of the victims were greatly impaired.

A、He attached greater importance to social equality than economic efficiency.

B、He curbed the power of the trade unions.

C、He placed an unprecedented premium on the need for high educational standards.

D、He was considered the most popular Prime Minister when he left the office.

Which of the following sentences do not use the rhetorical device of metonymy?

A、Like women in English novels who walk the moors with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance.

B、… I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting.

C、… and my image of her would have been shattered l

Which of the following sentences is possible to arouse ambiguity?

A．Smoking cigarettes can be nauseating.

B．Tony is a dirty street fighter.

C．Fish and chip is delicious.

D．The man is too heavy to move.

Which of the following people didnt use to be the British Prime Minister?

A．Margaret Thatcher.

B．Winston Churchill.

C．Horatio Nelson.

D．Tony Blair.

Two relations involving word meaning are antonymy and synonymy. Which relation is illustrated in each of the pairs of words below? (1)flourish - thrive(2)intelligent - stupid(3)casual - informal (4)young-old(5)uncle-aunt(6)intelligent - able (7)flog - whip(8)drunk - sober

How can words opposite in meaning be classified?To which category does each of the following pairs of antonyms belong? 意义相反的词是如何分类的?下列反义词属于哪一类?

听力原文： France, which has blocked any swift move to military action, insisted, on Thursday, its position had been vindicated that only the U.N. Security Council can handle the issue—an implicit rejection of U. S. statements that it has the right to disarm Iraq alone if necessary. "We all agree the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction is absolutely imperative but only the Security Council can handle the means," French President Jacque Chirac said. "There is no reason today to change the strategy," he added. That suggests significant wrangling (口角；争论) lies ahead if the United States and Britain hope to get a second resolution from the U.N. Security Council authorizing war. British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the resolution because of strong domestic opposition to war.

Which of the following French President Jacque Chirac does NOT insist on

A．having the right to disarm Iraq if necessary.

B．eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

C．implying to oppose U. S. possible military action.

D．the U.N. Security Council authorizing war,