The component of the intonation pattern, which is considered to be the most important and obligatory, is

a) the prehead;

b) the head;

c) the nucleus;

d) the tail.

30. The kind of word stress that is not characteristic of the English and Russian/Ukrainian languages is

a) free;

b) fixed;

c) shifting.

31. Answer the question: Which of the following communicative types of sentences are as a rule pronounced with the rising tone?

a) exclamations;

b) requests;

c) special questions.

32. If the speaker wants to express a reassuring, soothing attitude with a hint of self-reliance, his/ her statement is pronounced with

a) the low falling nuclear tone;

b) the low rising nuclear tone;

c) the rising-falling nuclear tone.

Repeated or echoing special questions are usually pronounced with

a) a falling head and a low rising tone on the last stressed syllable;

b) a rising head and a low falling tone on the last stressed syllable;

c) a low rising tone on the question word.

In order to make the exclamation sound weighty and emphatic the speaker usually uses

a) the low falling nuclear tone;

b) the low rising nuclear tone;

c)) the rising-falling nuclear tone.

35. The phrase “Excuse me” arresting someone’s attention is pronounced with

a) a falling-rising tone;

b) a falling tone;

c) a rising-falling tone.

If special prominence in an accented syllable or syllables is achieved mainly through the intensity of articulation, such type of stress is called

a) tertiary;

b) musical, or tonic;

c) dynamic, or force.

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