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Exercise 2 (Units 5-9, Book 1)
1.
_
_________ourselves,
the
easier
it
becomes to realize our full potential.
7a
[A]
Better understanding of
[B]
We better understand
[C]
The better we
understand
[D]
Better understand we
2.
S
et
aside
time
to
relax,
enjoy
hobbies, and re-evaluate your goals
on a regular _________. 7a
[A]
form
[B]
basis
[C]
work
[D]
time
3.
W
e
often
see
people
start
to
speak
up
and
then
muffle
their
voices
with their hands. 7c
[A]
collect
[B]
remove
[C]
reduce
[D]
clarify
4.
T
he
tailor put copper pins at all
points of
strain to make the pants
more _______.
5a
[A]
beautiful
[B]
skin-tight
[C]
durable
[D]
shrinkable
5.
D
emand was so great and the
supply was so limited that the jeans
had to be rationed for two years
after the war was over. 5a
[A]
given out in
limited numbers
[B]
distributed from the center
[C]
bought at a
high price
[D]
sold at an extremely low price
6.
T
he
company has branched out
from jeans
into many other areas,
such as men’s
and women’s wear.
5a
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
developed
ranged
eliminated
incorporated
7.
T
he
WTO is the successor to the
General
Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade
established in the wake of
the Second
World War. 5c
[A]
immediately before
[B]
immediately
after
[C]
in the midst of
[D]
along with
8.
T
he
WTO
’
s major __________ is to
help trade flow smoothly, freely,
fairly, and predictably. 5c
[A]
outline
[B]
objective
[C]
organization
[D]
officialdom
9.
W
hile hypermarkets have
__________ across Canada, they
have only now become a hot
concept in the US. 5a
[A]
access
[B]
limited
[C]
spread
[D]
crawled
10.
Today,
Levi’s is making
efforts to
target different age and
racial
groups. 5a
[A]
describe
[B]
influence
[C]
serve
[D]
care about
11.
Economic and population trends
in California show that Hispanics,
blacks, and Asians will have
increasing economic influence as
their numbers continue to grow. 5a
[A]
developments
[B]
influences
[C]
fluctuations
[D]
segments
12.
The atmosphere was so fervent at
the station that a young man
proposed to his girlfriend on the
spot. 6a
[A]
embraced
[B]
wooed
[C]
suggested
[D]
missed
13.
After being
interviewed by a
famous reporter from a
national
radio station, the tax driver
________ and became a public
figure. 6a
[A]
earned fame
[B]
murmured words
[C]
went beyond
description
[D]
expressed his bliss
14.
The Chinese
government and
people will go all out
to support
Beijing in hosting the 2008
Olympic
Games. 6a
[A]
work hard
[B]
plan ahead
[C]
take the lead
[D]
show respect
15.
The race
marathon was
__________ the town of
Marathon,
where the ancient Greeks had
won
a great victory in 490 BC. 6c
[A]
called upon
[B]
made out of
[C]
named after
[D]
imitated by
16.
The Greeks __________ their
gods by holding competitions as
well as by singing and dancing.6c
[A]
claimed
[B]
missed
[C]
honored
[D]
celebrated
17.
People
in
Macao
gathered
at
the
Golden
Lotus
Square,
singing
and
dancing,
brandishing
the
national
flag and embracing
each other. 6a
[A]
respecting
[B]
saluting
[C]
waving
[D]
fluttering
18.
The players
in the World Cup are
professionals,
while those who play
in the Olympics
must be ________.
6b
[A]
amateurs
[B]
immatures
[C]
impersonals
[D]
independents
19.
If each student learns to work for
his team and not for himself on the
football
field,
he
will
later
find
it
________
to
work
for
the
good
of
his
country
instead
of
only
for
his
own
benefit. 6b
[A]
glorious
[B]
positive
[C]
painstaking
[D]
natural
20.
Making
__________
about
oneself often leads to the loss of self
respect
or
esteem
for
the
young
people. 7a
[A]
negative
comments
[B]
positive
attitudes
[C]
poor experiences
[D]
gloomy
disappointments