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Unit One
Changes in the Way We
Live
I.
Directions
：
Complete each of
the following sentences with the appropriate form
of the word given in
brackets.
1
．
On her way
home
，
Linda found the
carriage was full of home
—
go
ing_____
．
(commute)
2. The
Haagen
—
Dazs ice cream is
very________, but I can
’
t
eat any more
．
(temptation)
3. Owing to his bad
habit
—
eating too
fast
，
Ben often gets______.
(digest)
4. The teacher cut an apple into pieces
as an
、
______of what
l
／
2 and
l
／
3
mean
．
(illustrate)
5. Every doctor
had forbidden coffee to her on account of her
attacks of______.
6.
The team's efforts to score were______ by the
opposing goalkeeper
．
7. In this small county
lived a______ man who never spoke to
anyone
．
(dizzy)
(frustration)
(solitude)
8. With his present
income
，
the purchase of a
Bluebird would be an______.
(extravagant)
9. As a kind
of Western
—
style fast
food
，
French______ are
popular with many Chinese people, especially
children.
(fry)
10. No
matter what precautious you may
take
，
you cannot ______
against every eventuality
．
(insurance)
II.
Directions
：
Choose the ONE
that best complete the sentence from the four
choices given under each
sentence
．
1. 1 was speaking to Jane on the phone
when suddenly we were______.
A.
cut
off
B. cut down
C. cut back
D. cut out
2. Peter
complained to the owner of the bookstore that
there were some pages______ in the
dictionary
．
A. 1osing
B.
missing
C. dropping
D.
falling
3. The shop assistant was
straightforward with her
customers
．
If an article was
of______ quality she
’
d tell
them so.
A. miserable
B. minor
C. subordinate
D.
inferior
4. With all its
advantages, the laptop is by no means without
its______.
A.
1imitations
B.
boundaries
C. restraints
D.
confinements
D. takes over
5. Look at the photo and
you’
ll find Diana______ her
father.
A. takes to
B.
takes after
C. takes for
6. 1 want to
buy a new tie to______ this brown
suit
．
A.
go into
B. go after
C.
go by
D.
go with
7. He______ his
lessons about Italy with photographs of the people
who live there
．
A.
illustrated
B.
cited
C. quoted
D. explained
8. In addition
to rice
，
we need to______ our
diet with fish
，
meat and
vegetable
．
A.
replace
B.
supplement
C. replenish
D. mix
9. What he has done is______ the
doctor
’
s orders.
A.
subject to
B. opposite
C.
resistant to
D.
contrary to
10. The
survival______ of some wild animals is not very
high because they are ruthlessly hunted for their
skins
．
A. ratio
B.
degree
C.
rate
D. scale
l1. Tim is
good
，
smart and
hardworking
．
______ , I
can
’
t speak too highly of
him
．
A. As a result
B.
In a word
C. By the way
D. On the contrary
12. What she told me about the affair
simply doesn
’
t make
any______
．
A.
idea
B.
sense
C. meaning
13.
Let us try to use our intellect t0 me______
．
D. significance
A. fullest benefit
B. best use
C. highest
profit
D.
greatest advantage
14. Why can
’
t you
do this small ______ for me? I often helped you in
the past
．
A.
demand
B. request
C.
favor
D. requirement
15. Paper
clips
，
drawing pins and
safety pins were______ all over the
floor
．
A.
scatter
B. sprayed
C. dispersed
D. separated
16. I know you think
I
’
m talking nonsense
< br>，
Tom
，
but______
you’
ll realize that 1 was
right
．
A.
at one time
B.
in time
C. at times
D.
on time
17. A
new system Of
quality control was______ to overcome the defects
in the firm
’
s
products
．
A.
installed
B.
introduced
C. inserted
D. invested
the scene Of
the crime
，
the police
arrested two men whose behaviors appeared______
．
A. ambitious
B. doubtless
C.
suspicious
D.
notorious
l9. The general______ the
success by attacking the enemy on all
fronts
．
A.
resumed
B. pursued
C.
continued
D.
followed up
20. The
lawyer
’
s question was
a______ that caused the defendant to admit his
guilt
．
A.
plan
B. device
Keys:
1. commuters
2.
tempting
3. indigestion
4. illustration
5. dizziness
10.
insure
C
. trap
D. plot
6. frustrated
7. solitary
8. extravagance
9. fries
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Unit
Two
Civil-Rights Heroes
I.
Directions
：
Complete each of
the following sentences with the appropriate form
of the word given in
brackets.
1. In
today’
s
labor market
，
many companies
still prefer to accept male applicants rather than
females. Some
feminists call this a
typical case of sexual______.
(discriminate)
2 The bank requires that the real
estate company naturally serve as a 1oan______ for
its
customers.
(guarantee)
people from
northern provinces crowded into
Shanghai
，
they established
their first______ in this
area.
(settle)
ent qualities
are______ by different
colors
，
as jealousy by
green
，
death by
black
，
royalty by purp1e.
(symbol)
5.
If we
look
at
the
development
of the
human
society______, we
may
find
that
War
and
peace
are two
eternal themes of
our world.
offence of which he was______ carries a stiff
penalty.
(historic)
(conviction)
7. The pirate
software refers to me software product being sold
or used without official______.
(authorize)
8. The lost traveler in me desert was
on the verge of______.
(starve)
9.
A
person may be behind the others in
ability
，
but he Can be before
them in______.
(diligent)
the news that her son died in the
war
，
me mother repeated his
name______.
(helpless)
II.
Directions
：
Choose the ONE
that best complete the sentence from the four
choices given under each
sentence
．
1.
The discovery
of new facts______ the rational thinker to
reexamine the adequacy of his previous
generalization
．
A.
compelled
B. repelled
C. expelled
D. constrained
2. Only when
capitalism has been______ will it be possible
to______
poverty
，
unemployment
and war.
A.
abolished
…
abolish
B.
abandoned
…
abate
C.
annihilated
…
ban
D.
extinguished
…
extinguish
3.
Competition
，
they believe,
______ the national character rather than corrupts
it.
D. change
14.
In Britain today women _______ 44% of the
workforce, and nearly half the mothers with
children are in
paid work.
A. build up
B. stand for
C. make up
D.
conform to
15.
We would
adopt
drastic
measures to cut
back
not
only
on carbon
dioxide
but
acid
rain
and
________
smog
as well.
A. elegant
B. tranquil
C
. urban
D. vulnerable
l6. However times this balance in
nature is ________, resulting in a number of
possibly unforeseen effects.
A. bled
B. confused
C.
disturbed
D. puzzled
17.
In the morning we went for a walk in the beautiful
garden and saw the trees and flowers ______ in a
golden sunlight.
A. bathed
B. built
C. pried
D.
pasted
l8.
Her reflection _________ American culture appealed
to the audience.
A
.
on
B. of
C. over
D.
about
l9.
The sun is shining
pleasantly
，
several clouds
floating in the sky
. This is really a
__________
summer day
.
A. tranquil
B. pacific
C. serene
D. quiet
20. Nowadays it
is extremely difficult to make ________ in
scientific research.
A. dividend
Answer
Part I
1.
civilization
2. relieved
3. analysis
4.
accessible
5. puzzled
6. security
7. customary
8.
dramatic
9. reflects
10. terrorists
Part II
1
—
5 B B C C A
B. blink
C.
barricade
D. breakthrough
6
—
10 D C B
A
B
11
—
15
A
B A
C C
16
—
20 C
A
A
C D
Unit Four
The Watery Place
I.
D
irections
：
Complete each of
the following sentences with the appropriate form
of the word given
in brackets.
1. We have seen too much defeatism, too
much_______
，
too much of a
negative approach.
(pessimist)
2. His boss ________ him off.
(pension)
3. Several villages have been ________
by the f1oods.
(isolation)
4. We
had been trying every possible means to _______ a
peace talk but failed.
(arrangement)
5.
Only with ________ can the wisdom of the
collective be given full play to.
(organize)
6. Happiness
_________ from her face.
(shiny)
7. He was _________
in the act of stealing.
(detective)
8.
Markets are flourishing and prices are_________ .
(stableness)
9. The space program is the _________
of years of research.
(evolutive)
10.
Personal computers are of ________
interest
；
everyone is
learning how to use them.
(universe)
II.
Directions
：
Choose
the ONE that best complete the sentence from the
four choices given
under
each sentence.
1. The
manager is now on a business trip abroad, so the
_______ manager will sign the contract with the
company.
A. duty
B. deposit
C. depart
D.
deputy
2.
The newcomers found it impossible to
______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to
make permanent
homes in the
new country.
(CET-4,1998.1)
A. suit
B
.
adapt
C. regulate
D. coordinate
3.
I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into
________ when judging my examination.
A. regard
B.
counting
C
. account
D. observation
is hard to live on ________ in these days of
soaring inflation.
A. permission
B. performance
C
. pension
D. personnel
5.
I can assure you that no one in class but him can
work out the _________ problem.
A.
complicated
B.
visual
C. respective
D.
magnificent
6. I am afraid that you
have to alter your _______ views in light of the
tragic news that has just
arrived.
A. pessimistic
B. indifferent
C. distressing
D.
optimistic
7. It is not necessary for you to worry
too much, for the
scratches can be easily removed.
A.
superficial
B.
supposed
C. supreme
D. superior
8. In spare
time
，
I squeeze time to learn
psychology because it proves to be an excellent
________ to my
teaching work.
A
. complement
B.
complexion
C. compliment
D. component
9. It really
_______ me the way he keeps drumming his fingers
on the table.
A. bugs
B.
reserves
C.
accounts
D. adopt
10. He _______ the waiter who had
spilled soup on him.
A. cursed
B. coursed
11.
They were all dressed________ in white.
C.
raged
D.
troubled
A. alike
B. same
C.
similar
D. 1ike
l2. I don
’
t
_______ horror films
，
and I
don
’
t understand why
everyone likes them.
A. 1ook for
the market.
A.
batteries
B. go for
C.
go forward
D. go into
13. Some people would like to do
shopping on Saturdays since they expect to pick up
wonderful _______ in
B. bargains
C. baskets
D. barrels
l4. A
ship is in great danger. Please point out the
ship's exact ________.OK?
A. loss
B. locality
C. hazard
D.
district
l5. To their disappointment,
the sports meeting was put off _______ the heavy
rain.
A. in terms of
B. on behalf of
C. on account of
D. in honor of
16. _________ your exam paper carefully
before you hand it in.
A.
Go over
B. Got over
C. Come over
D.
Take over
l7.
Placing
high
on
imported
goods
is
a
frequent
employed
method
of
protecting
domestic
industries.
A. taxes
B. profits
C.
interests
D. tariffs
l8. Tom was
rather disappointed that his friend
couldn
’
t _______ this week
because of illness.
A. come off
B. come to
C. come around
D. comes through
19. He struck his opponent a heavy blow
and ______ him ______.
A.
knocked about
B. knocked
down
C. knocked
back
D. knocked into
20. He
stood in the airport and saw the plane taking off
and ________ in the sky
.
A.
making out
答案：
I. ism
2. pensioned
3. isolated
4.
arrange
5.
organization
6.
shone
7. detected
8. stable
9. evolution 10. universal
II. 1~5 D B C C A
6~10 D A
A
A
C
11~15 A
C A
B
A
16~20 D D C B C
B. laying out
C. fading o
ut
D. putting out
Unit Five
How to Celebrate Holidays
I.
Directions
：
Complete each of
the following sentences with the appropriate form
of the word given in
brackets.
1. James was moved
by her _______, and fell love with her.
2. Nowadays,
______ food products get popular throughout the
world.
(sincere)
(instance)
3. Jiu Zhai-
gou
’
s mysterious water has
made a deep _______ on me.
(impress)
4.
Thousands of volunteers ______ on the square to
protest against the
government
’
s new diplomatic
policy.
(assemble)
5. Her exceptional wit and her past
relevant working experience
won the employer
’
s first
______ for the
position.
(considerate)
6. _____ to
the print left on the spot of the murder, he was
suspected to be the killer.
(accord)
7. Sally has talent
for music. Her parents expose her to various live
concerts in order to train her ______
skills of music.
8. It is
reported that _____ of some trees can be used as
medicine.
(appreciate)
(bark)
9.
Professor Wang put across the ______ of
“
self-
image
”
to the seated
students with great patience. (define)
10. Jim was a _____ boy; in class he
couldn
’
t help moving his
body from side to side.
(rest)
II.
Directions
：
Choose the ONE
that best complete the sentence from the four
choices given under each
sentence
．
1.
They were
_______ in their scientific research, not knowing
what happened just outside their lab.
(CET-6, 2001.6)
A.
submerged
B.
drowned
C.
immersed
D.
dipped
2.
The new system
made it easier for employers to recruit workers
based on _______ needs.
A. splendid
B
.
specifi
c
C.
spacious
D. spectacular
3.
She _______ her trip to
New Y
ork because she was i11.
(CET-4, 2003.6)
A. called off
B.
closed down
C. put up
D. went off
4.
Friendly and _______, he invariably
consults with people around him before making
decisions.
A. considerable
B.
considerate
C. considering
D.
conservative
5.
After four
_______
election
defeats
，
the Labor Party once
again faces the painful task of
Reconstruction.
A.
successful
B.
succeeding
C. successive
6.
The kids are asked to _______all the
toys _______before they leave.
A.
put
…
away
C.
put
…
across
B.
put
…
about
D.
put
…
ahead
D.
success
7.
Our
journey was very slow because the train
stopped_______ at different V
illages.
(CET-4, 1999.1)
A.
continually
B. continuously
C. constantly
D.
gradually
8.
When he
realized the police had spotted
him
，
the man _______ the exit
as quickly as
possible.
(CET-4, 1999.1)
A.
made for
B. made off
C. made up
D.
made out
9.
Burning leaves
________ thick smoke hovering over the small
Village.
A. gave out
B. gave up
C. gave off
D. gave in
10.
He
made such a _______ contribution to the university
that they are naming one of the
buildings after
him
．
A. genuine
B. modest
C. minimum
D.
generous
11.
This
is a
_______ time in his
life
，
so he may think twice
before taking any action.
A. abstract
B. amazing
C. critical
D.
ambitious
12.
House wives
who do not go out to work often feel they are not
working to their full
_________. (CET-4, 1997.6)
A.
capacity
B.
strength
C. 1ength
D. possibility
13.
V
ery few
experts _______ with completely new answers to the
world
’
s economic problems.
A. come to
B.
come round
C. come on
D.
come up
14.
Mr.
V
ender never thought that he would
become a member of the board of directors because
of his _______
origin.
A.
humble
B. previous
C. critical
D. false