Hyperbole refers to the exaggeration used to put emphasis on certain effects. Please select one representative use of hyperbole from the following sentences.
A: His wife is expecting.
B: He had a bit too much to drink last night.
C: I was so hungry that I could even eat a horse.
D: ---
A: His wife is expecting.
B: He had a bit too much to drink last night.
C: I was so hungry that I could even eat a horse.
D: ---
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- Exaggeration or hyperbole is frequently used in informal writing, which violated the objectivity principle of academic principle. Please select from following choices the one that suffers this violation. A: It is not easy to …… B: It is difficult to …… C: It’s incredibly difficult to …… D: ---
- 5 Complete the sentences with suitable words or phrases. ► I get very irritable if I don’t sleep well. 1 These days I often have a ____ after lunch; it’s almost become a ____. 2 After a relaxing bath and a hot drink, I always sleep ____ ____ ____. 3 I never sleep more than three hours a night – I ____ ____ insomnia. 4 I had too much to eat and drink last night, and I had a very ____ night. 5 I didn’t sleep well last night because I’ve got a lot of things on my ____. 6 Nothing ____ me at night – I’m a very ____ sleeper. 7 I was absolutely ____ last night and I slept for ten hours. 8 I’m afraid I’m a bit irritable at the moment. I’m suffering from a ____ of sleep.
- If I (not drink) ____so much coffee yesterday afternoon, I would have been able to sleep well last night.
- I had too much work to do last night, so I didn’t go to bed _______ 11 o’clock. (1.0) A: in B: until C: for D: after
- I drank _____ cola last night. A: too much B: much too