新视野大学英语4形成性练习读写部分

新视野大学英语

4

形成性练习读写部分

Unit 1

1. Fill in the banks by choosing suitable words from the word bank.

For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury;

they

must

work

to____1___.

Others

face

a

hard

decision.

One

husband

s

aid,

“

Marge

and

I

decided

after

careful

consideration

that

for

her

to

go

back

to

work

at

this

moment

was

an

extravagance (

奢侈

) . We simply couldn

’

t afford it.

”

With two preschool children, it soon became

clear in their figuring that with babysitters, transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having

more money, they might actually end up with less.

Economic factors are usually the first to be ___2___, but they are not the most important.

The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the ___3____ needs of each member

of

the

family.

It

is

in

this

area

that

husbands

and

wives

find

themselves

having

to

face

many

confusing and conflicting feelings.

There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel __4____ if they

have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who

think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.

From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back

to wo

rk is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now ___5___ more. I wasn’t

mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on

with my career. I wish I had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little

girl’s eyes.

A. needs

B. survive

C. regret

D. emotional

E. considered

F. perceive

G

. imprisoned

H. mature

2.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. It is test _____ to judg

e a person’s ability only by the result of his written examinations.

A) loving

B) warshipping

C) admiring

D) worshipping

2. He was ______ murder and sentenced to death

A) accused of

B) blamed

C) responsible for

D) guilty of

3. There are two _____ rooms in this house, which are meant for rent.

A) empty

B) vacant

C) blank

D) unoccupied

4. I am fed up! I’ve been ____ of catching the same bus, doing the same work and meeting the

same people everyday!

A) boring

B) tiring

C) hated

D) bored

5. Her way of walking is quite_____ from that of her sisters.

A) distinctive

B) clear

C) distinct

D) unique

6. We made a _____ examination of the jewel before we decided to buy it.

A) little

B) small

C) tiny

D) minute

7. I borrowed a lot of interesting books from the public library for my son in order to ____ his

interest in reading.

A) support

B) sustain

C) carry on

D) improve

8.

If no one _____, we will have a picnic this Saturday.

A) opposes

B) agrees

C) objects

D) protests