20. _____ is more surprising is the fact _____ all of us are correct. A. That … that B. What … that C. Which … that D. Which … what
21. We don’t need air-conditioning, ______. A nor can we afford it B so can we afford it C. neither can afford it D. and we can neither afford it
22. Everyone should be ______ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated. A. distributed B. entitled C. identified D. testified 23. His wife is constantly finding _____ with him, which makes him very angry. A. errors B. shortcomings C. disadvantages D. faults 24. Don’t _____ the confidence they have placed in you. A. amuse B. accuse C. amaze D. abuse
25. The old couple decided to _____ the orphan though they had three children of their own. A. adapt B. bring C. adopt D. receive
Part II. Translation
1. ______________________that turned the program into an interesting one. (是学生的创造力) （It is the creativity of the students）
2. We plan to ______________(重新粉刷这幢办公楼的上面几层。) (repaint the upper floors of the office building.)
3. His success shows that ____________________(流行和艺术有时候是一致的。)（popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide。）
4. I didn’t want to see my beloved grandmother ______________ (躺在病床上痛苦呻吟。)(lying in hospital bed and groaning painfully.) 5. You don’t have to ______________.(为哭而感到害羞。)（be ashamed of crying.） 6. It was tears that____________________(将我带回了现实之中) and helped me survive the crisis.（brought me back to earth
7. ____________, I did not pass the exam thought it was easy. (我很失望) （To my disappointment）
8. He was very careless. __________, it wan not until he got home that it occurred to him that he left his keys at office. (有一次) （on one occasion）
9. Mom scolded my sister not to __________in front of guests. (伸腿) （stretch out her legs straight）
10. It has been a week of ____________. (一会晴天，一会下雨。（alternate sunshine )and rain.）
Unit6 A Woman can Learn Anything a Man Can
Part I. Vocabulary & Structure
1. A ___________garden takes little space but adds much beauty to the landscape. A. mini B.miniature C. minimum D.maximum
2. Persistent headache can be a(n)_________ of a serious problem, so do not hesitate to contact your doctor.
A. cue B. signal C. sign D. indication
3. It is more than a little ________that some insurance company can’t even ensure their own survival.
A. ironic B. irony C. iron D. sarcasm
4. Bob knows little about European art and he is a prudent guy. I don’t think he is going to take a ___________in the dark.
A. jump B. bounce C. leap D. stride
5. The spokesperson read the statement by the White House in a dry ________tone. A. mechanic B. technique C. technical D. mechanical 6. Help! A bee is ___________in my ear.
A. buzz B. buzzed C. buzzing D. buzzes
7. Some experts say the __________weather recently experienced by China was caused by El Nino.
A. normal B. abnormal C. norm D. immoral
8. You will be ______________if you can not speak English at an job interview. A. at a disadvantage B. on a disadvantage C. for a disadvantage D. in a disadvantage 9. Nancy, _________, was alarmed by the violence. A. also B. as well C. too D. as well as
10. The police are trying to find out the ________of the women killed in the traffic accident.
A. status B. evidence C. recognition D. identity
11. We finally managed to __________the committee’s approval of our plan. A. secure B. achieve C. arouse D. execute
12. He hoped the firm would ________him to the Paris branch. A. exchange B. transit C. transfer D. remove
13. The hopes, goals, fears and desires __________widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
A. alter B. shift C. transfer D. vary
14. Mary did not say that she was going abroad, but she certainly __________that she was.
A. indicated B. implied C. showed D. conveyed 15. Everyone is entitled to a(n) ____________standard of living.
A. decent B. polite C. significant D. important 16. Could we ________the small bedroom into a second bathroom? A. translate B. transform C. convert D. alter 17. Not until the game had begun _____ at the sports ground. A. should he have arrived B. did he arrive C. had he arrived D. would he had arrived 18. All things ______, the planned trip will have to be called off. A. considered B. be considered C. was considered D. considering 19. So many directors _____, the board meeting had to be put off. A. were absent B. been absent C. had been absent D. being absent 20. All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week. A. been fulfilled B. were fulfilled
C. having been fulfilled D. had been fulfilled
21. ______ men have learned much from the behavior of animals is hardly new. A. Those B. That C. What D. Whether
Part II. Translation
1. _________________(我已受够了)——there are limits even for the patience of a saint. (I’ve had enough)
2. I figured that ________________________________.(她对做饭一窍不通。)（she didn’t know the first thing about cooking）
3. _________________________for allowing me to work at home. (我非常感激公司) （I am grateful to my company）
4. He is a man of few words, but ________________________, he is far too clever for his classmates. (但要说起玩电脑)（when it comes to playing computer games）
5. I find it ironic that _____________________.(汤姆的记忆是有选择性的。)（Tom has a selective memory）
6. ___________________________________if he had studied harder. (他就不会考试不及格。)（He would not have failed the exam）
7. As a woman, _________________________________. (她不能不注意到男女间的不平等。)（she could not help noticing the inequality between men and women. ）
8. There is no way to obtain a loan, ____________________and sell my car. (我只得咬紧牙关。)（I’ll just have to grit my teeth）
9. I knew ___________________________________.(我不能对自己失去信心。)（I could not afford to lose confidence in myself.）
10. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that ______________________.(需要有敢冒风险而为的精神。) （takes a leap of faith）
Unit 7 The Glorious Messiness of English
Part I. Vocabulary & Structure
1. __________, he is not the right person for the job.
A. Strict speaking B. Abstractly speaking C. Strictly speaking D. abstract speaking
2. After the Spring Festival, millions of young people ______from the countryside to the cities to look for work.
A. have been drifted B. drifted C. are drifted D. drifts 3. Medical scientists expect it will be many years before cancer __________. A. was conquered B. was overcome C. is overcome D. is conquered
4. It is obvious that Tom __________his father both in appearance and in character. A. resemblance B. resembles C. remember D. resembles like
5. After working for his father for about ten years, he decided to _______on his own.
A. strike out B. strike in C. strike with D. strike by 6. I don’t want my daughter to marry a ______drinker.
A. habit B. habitation C. habitual D. cohabitate
7. Tourism, which is a major ________of income for the city, has been seriously affected by the attacks.
A. source B.resource C. sorting D. resort 8. These ideas descend ______ those of ancient philosophers.
A. down B. from C. to D. on 9. His ________on modern art is immeasurable.
A. effect B. affect C. significance D. influence 10. The school authorities plan to ________the school regulations.
A. modify B. alter C. change D. transform 11. The _______wedding drew large crowds from across the country. A. loyal B. royal C. laurel D. king
12. Check out the __________before deciding whether to go to a nearby college. A. alternates B. alternations C. alternatives D. alters 13. You can not _________corn here. The climate is not right for it.
A. rear B. harvest C. plow D. raise 14. When did India gain its independence and become a________country.
A. kingly B. sovereign C. royal D.modern 15. The economy in that country _______ deeper and deeper into crisis. A. shrank B. thank C. sank D. extended 16. They decided to close the museum ____ and simply because it cost too much to run. A. actually B. automatically C. extremely D. purely 17. The idea sounds fine, but we still need to ____ it _____ in practice. A. try … for B. try … on C. try … out D. try … to 18. As an actor he could communicate a whole _____ of emotions. A. fame B. range C. number D. scale
19. ______ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel. A. Perceiving B. Receiving C. Deceiving D. Conceiving 20. He was such a ______ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture. A. scientific B. heroic C. dynamic D. automatic 21. Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to ____ the factory. A. broaden B. extend C. increase D. intend 22. To be honest, I’ve never _____ been to a horror film. A. actually B. truly C. genuinely D. evidently 23. Wine and song are appropriate _____ the occasion. A. at B. to C. on D. by
24. I’m _____ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete
against three strong teams. A. realistic B. aware C. radical D. conscious 25. For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges. A. move B. shift C. range D. spread
26. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _____. A. ability B. future C. possibility D. opportunity 27. The frequent border incidents would _____ lead these two countries to a war. A. consistently B. persistently C. reasonably D. inevitably 28. All her energies are _____ on her children and she seems to have little time for anything else. A. guided B. focused C. aimed D. directed 29. I am most _____ to John for bringing the books. A. regretful B. beneficial C. grateful D. humble
30. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ______ preventing you from achieving your goals. A. distress B. fault C. offense D. obstacle
Part II. Translation
1. 很多小企业在新疆涌现出来。(Many small businesses have sprung up in Xinjiang. )
2. On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then_____________.(然后便又习惯性地皱起眉头。)（returned to her habitual frown.）
3. The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it _____________.(培养年轻的音乐人才。)（nourish young musical talents.）
6. You must be mistaken. __________(就我所知)， Steve did not make those document. (To my knowledge)
7. ______________(我们没有实现目标)。This, however, does not mean that our efforts have been wasted. ( We did not achieve our goal.)
8. Through systemic research, __________________________(科学家发明了许多种药物) to help us live longer. (scientists have invented many drugs)
9. To settle the controversy, _________________________(我们必须理论联系实际)to see which one works better. (we have to put theory into practice.) 10. 很明显他长得像他的父亲。
It is obvious that he resembles his father.
11. How the English language came into being _____________.(对许多人而言依然是个秘。)（remains a mystery to many people. ）
Unit8 Protecting Our Environment
Part I. Vocabulary & Structure
1. She found him _________of his usual friends. A. in the mid of B. in the midst of C. on the middle of D. with the midst of