_______ refer to items that mean the same, or nearly the same.

A. There may not always be equivalent concepts from one language to another.
B. In Chinese there is no distinction made between the names used to describe one's brother's children and of one's sister's.
C. "Dog" has a connotative meaning often related to friendship and loyalty.
D. In different cultures the same word may have different connotative meanings.

A. Monolingual dictionaries contain much less information about each word compared to bilingual dictionaries.
B. Students should try to look up every word they do not know when reading.
C. Students should not be guided at the beginning in using a dictionary.
D. Bilingual dictionaries take advantage of the learner's first language by making meaning immediately accessible.

A. antonyms
B. hyponyms
C. collocations
D. receptive vocabulary

A. the broader framework of a language course
B. the teaching abilities of teachers
C. the principal's arrangement
D. students' performance