1. Alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables …
a) an important feature of English rhythm;
b) should be observed in oral English speech;
c) is closely connected to the rule of regular occurrence of stressed syllables in speech;
d) is a mere formality;
3. In connected speech words with two stresses
a) are apt to lose one stress;
b) can be pronounced with partial and full stresses;
c) retain full quality of both stresses;
d) can retain full quality of both stresses.
4. The rule of “normal” stressing means …
a) stress on notional words and absence of stress on functional words;
b) regular alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables;
c) approximately equal periods of time between rhythmic groups;
d) stress only on notional polysyllabic words.