14. As the children were gorging themselves silly after a day’s outing, they did not take
_______ a single word I was saying to them.(B) A. over B. in C. up D. off
15. Emma _______ rather not eat too much at the banquet: she is sick of putting on weight.( C)
A. should B. had C. would D. did
16. There is no ______ that a day of fasting has been in any way detrimental to our health.(C ) A. indecision B. indigestion C. indication D. indiscretion Indiscretion—言行失检
17. Nobody could give me a rough ______ of what the feast might cost.(A) A. estimate B. account C. measurement D. correlation
18. Nothing is better than a cup of tea to ______ my thirst after playing ping pong for three
hours.（C）
A. quell B. quieten C. quench D. quash Quash—撤消，拒绝接受
19. Time ______ time we are told that appetite can keep our expectations alive(C) A. in B. and C. after D. upon
20. Morgan asked me to carry the preservation of appetite to the extent of deliberate fasting but I
turned him ________.(A)
A. down B. aside C. over D. off
Unit10
1. On the way to the university yesterday morning, because the road was blocked by a traffic accident, the university president had to make a _______.(B) A. digression B. detour C. deviation D. departure
2.Betty broke the school rules and regulations repeatedly so the principal finally had no alternative but to _______ her. (C )
A. export B. deport C. expel D. eject
3. Since it was a nice ______ spot, the post-graduates decided to have a group discussion there. (A)
A. secluded B. motionless C. stagnant D. separate
4. The speech of that promising student was very interesting and ambitious, but to our surprise, somehow it didn’t quite ________. (D)
A. come through B. come out C. come round D. come off
5. Professor Johnson planned to go over my paper sentence by sentence with me in his office this morning, but he hasn’t ______ yet. (C)
A. turned round B. come out C. turned up D. turned in
6. Mr. Bright _______ down the stairs, trying not to disturb his roommates, but a creaking floorboard woke up his best friend, Tom. (C)
A. limped B. trudged C. tiptoed D. strutted
7. If Jeff ______ with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concert standard.( A) A. perseveres B. sustains C. maintains D. survives
8. Since there is nothing we can do to change this situation of straight-A illiteracy, we’ll just have to ______ the best of things.( D)
A. have B. give C. take D. make
9. How do you _____ these sentences in the American Sociology Review? I can’t make any sense of them at all. (C )
A. clarify B. solve C. interpret D. deduce
10. We hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, but I wonder if they’ll really ______
again.(C)
A. catch hold of B. catch breath C. catch on D. catch out
11. All the professors were ______ with Andrew’s cultivated manners, his critical faculties and his
imaginative resources.(A)
A. pleased B. delighted C. amused D. charmed
12. His plan to put an end to the gibberish in our writing is in no way ______.(C) A. insoluble B. impassable C. impracticable D. inaccessible
3. Mark had no interest in reading an article full of gibberish; he gave it no more than a(an)
glance.(B)
A. ephemeral B. cursory C. temporary D. transient
14. We are sure that we will ______ what James Degnan has been analyzing.(A)
A. bear out B. bear down C. bear up D. bear away
15. A meeting of the staff is being ______ to discuss my scheme to put an end to straight-A
illiteracy in our university.(C)
A. gathered B. assembled C. convened D. collected
16. Do you see ______ with James Degnan’s point of view?(B) A. back to back B. eye to eye C. face to face D. heart to heart
17. The restaurant near the lake has a very ______ menu so we can have several delicious dishes
to choose from every day.(D)
A. variable B. various C. variegated D. varied
18. Professor Hill told me that he could not go over my paper with me today as he had got far too
much other work to ________.(A)
A. catch up on B. go in for C. cut down on D. get away with
Unit 11
1. Under certain conditions of stress, these people ______ qualities they had never known they
possessed.(B)
A. uncovered B. revealed C. exposed D. betrayed
2. Around Caracas, the _____ farmland of the valley floor, originally used for growing sugar
cane and coffee, was soon absorbed by the expansion of the city. (A)
A. fertile B. futile C. luxuriant D. luxurious
3. The town maintains very Chinese traditions which are among the highest achievements of
those who created the ______ we now enjoy. (A)
A. heritage B. inheritance C. genetics D. estimate
4. Many of the newly-built hotels are ______ situated for sightseeing, business and shopping.(C)
A. appropriately B. suitably C. conveniently D. deliberately 5. The very idea of your taking part in the beauty competition is ________.(C )
A. abnormal B. futile C. absurd D. abrupt
6. In _______ the time wasted in school by saying the meaningless “er”, the writer used statistics
to illustrate his point.(B)
A. hating B. deploring C. imploring D. exploring
7. Why did the last sentence make a very appropriate _______ to the passage? (A)
A. ending B. end C. stop D. finish
8. “I can only tell you the _______ number of refugees crossing the border at the moment,” the
chief of the police department said to me.(B)
A. endless B. approximate C. inexact D. very near
9. Our firm regrets to inform you that the word processors you ordered last month
are________.(B)
A. out of practice B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of work
10. The _______, a few of whom are would-be writers, listened attentively to every word the
bishop said in his sermon.( C)
A. audience B. spectators C. congregation D. viewers
11. Had he realized the consequences of his action, he would never have ______ throwing her
manuscripts away.(A)
A. contemplated B. thought C. meditated D. intended
12. We believe that the importance of the pen-scratched, scissored, yellowed manuscripts will
______ expectations.(D)
A. undermine B. overcome C. succeed D. surpass
13. There is growing _______ nowadays to use word processors in writing.(B)
A. surge B. trend C. direction D. tradition
14. Learning how to use the Apple Writer Program is ______ the most rewarding experience I
have ever had.(C)
A. by any means B. by right C. by far D. by the way 15. To some people in the west, marriage is an _______ institution.(B)
A. archaic B. obsolete C. extant D. ancient
16. Although it is only a small business dealing with computers and microwave ovens, its _____
is surprisingly high.(A)
A. turnover B. turnabout C. turnout D. turnup
17. I am afraid his speech on the increasing simplicity of word processors may have ______ you
as to his true aims.(D)
A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. miscalculated D. misled
18. ________ the invention of word processors, writers left us manuscripts, a priceless
heritage.(B)
A. In addition to B. Prior to C. Akin to D. With reference to
19. With time, the memory of childhood quarrels and frictions among family members will fade
into _______.(B)
A. obliteration B. oblivion C. realization D. thin air
20. The UNDP has the obligation to _______funds to the poverty-stricken areas in developing
countries.(A)
A. consign B. transfer C.entrust D. commit
Unit12
1. A series of border incidents ______ led the two countries to war.( D) A. avoidably B. distinctly C. actually D. inevitably
1. Oaks are strong, long-lived trees with ______ wood; that’s why they are widely used in
making furniture.(B)
A. heavy B. tough C. rough D. strong
2. Caracas(加拉加斯) in Venezuela is only ______ by a motorway which connects the airport
and the coast with the city.(B)
A. available B. accessible C. attainable D. obtainable
4. The chief of the museum was most ______ and let us examine the ancient tools.( C)
A. satisfying B. pleasing C. obliging D. promising
5. The party was attended by all kinds of ______ members of the local community and
individual entrepreneurs.(B)
A. pronounced B. prominent C. conspicuous D. projecting 6. Our latest project has every _______ of success. (B)
A. outlook B. prospect C. forecast D. prediction
7. The reduced vote for the member of the Parliament was _____ of a lack of support for his
policies.( C)
A. evident B. clear C. indicative D. positive
8. David crept noiselessly up the stairs so as not to be noticed by his mother but on the landing
the floorboards _______.(B)
A. crashed B. creaked C. croaked D. crooned 9. He tried to _______ a hint but I didn’t notice.(A)
A. drop B. suggest C. let out D. show
10. It’s impossible to ________ these two points of view because they are too different.(C )
A. compromise B. unite C. reconcile D. combine
11. Although most of the bedrooms on the first floor are small, the living room is _______.( B)
A. expensive B. spacious C. extended D. abundant
12. Once the fight was over, he had to start learning how to run the hotel from _______.(A)
A. scratch B. nothing C. ignorance D. blank
13. Grant and Lee, both perfect champions of their own causes, held that the interests of the
community _______ those of the individual citizens.(B) A. overwhelmed B. overrode C. overpowered C. overcame
14. Although she was under no _____, the shop-assistant replaced the defective brake free of
charge.(C)
A. gratification B. consent C. obligation D. acknowledgement
15. In the Middle Ages many people made pilgrimages to ________ at the shrine of their favorite
saint.(A)
A. worship B. revere C. sanctify D. dedicate
16. The people in Virginia held a celebration when the ______ of the city council building had
been completed.(A)
A. restoration B. rejuvenation C. re-erection D. reparation
17. The _______ of the horses drumming over the cobbled streets made his thought wander to the
happy days when he, lance in hand, silken banner fluttering over his head, was returning triumphantly from the battlefield.( C)
A. paws B. claws C. hooves D. pads
18. The twin brothers showed great _______ to their elder sister, who had acted as sole parent to
them since their parents died during the American Civil War. (B)
A. allegiance B. devotion C. compliance D. subjection
Unit13
1. We all understand the _______ of Neil Postman’s argument after studying the essay.(B) A. matter B. gist C. tenor D. pitch
2. The U.S. government made a very ______excuse for conducting the experiments with the hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific. (A)
A. feeble B. faint C. frail D. fragile
3. Neil Postman did not write the essay “Euphemism” on the ______ of the moment.(B) A. point B. spur C. last D. present
4. The U.S. government finally _____ conducting the experiments with the hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific. (B)
A. let go of B. insisted on C. stood back from D. ran away from
5. My brother is a _____ supporter of the newly-organized football team.(B) A. persevering B. staunch C. resolved D. relentless
6. The mayor elect was _______ by news reporters at the press conference when he announced his program for the development of the city. (A)
A. heckled B. dissented C. objected D. banned
1. When the employees began to judge their fellow colleagues according to a different frame of
reference, they found Mr. Tennyson detestable as he ______ favor with the new boss.(A) A. curried B. obtained C. won D. ingratiated
8. When people give pretty names to ugly things, it is sometimes difficult for us to tell whether
they are ______ or telling the truth. (B)
A. deceptive B. deceitful C. illusive D. elusive
9. Do you have a euphemistic term for a disorderly room with a ______ of clothes all over the
floor? (A)
A. jumble B. huddle C. mixture D. litter
10. To the first-graders, ______ a day goes by without learning something new about the
astounding creator---nature. (C)
A. infrequently B. practically C. hardly D. merely
11. It was annoying to see the shop-assistant ______ her shoulders indifferently when complaints
were made. (B)
A. moving B. shrugging C. raising D. twisting
12. Certain conditions were ______ in the agreement; for instance, the name tuna fish should be used in place of horse mackerel. (C) A. dealt with B. opened out C. set out D. put out
13. I must ______ that I only know a sprinkling of English so your translation may well be better
than mine. (D)
A. confide B. conclude C. confirm D. concede
14. ______, euphemisms are useful in avoiding using some unmentionables in daily
conversation, but there are dangers if they are used indiscriminately. (A) A. At first sight B. On sight C. At sight D. By sight
15. Minnie was constantly _______ for her misuse of euphemisms and lack of attention to her
work.. (B)
A. pulled in B. pulled up C. pulled down D. pulled over
16. Please fill in the questionnaire and return it to market ______ because they want to know the
effects of their advertising as soon as possible.(D)
A. study B. examination C. information D. enquiry
Unit15
1. When the Judsons put up the shelves in the kitchen, they just _____ a few holes in the wall. A. drilled B. sawed C. pierced D. pressed
2. Rain poured down; the sky was split by terrifying flashes of forked lightning while peals of thunder _______ our conversation.
A. died down B. drowned C. sank D. submerged
3. The ______ of the 46, 000 ton Titanic which was sailing for New York from Southampton on its first maiden voyage was caused by a huge iceberg. A. plunge B. descent C. sinking D. drowning
4. As the young teacher dictated the passage, Emma _______ what he was reading in shorthand. A. took up B. took on C. took off D. took down
5. When the librarians were having a meeting in the staff room, a mischievous young man _____ scaled the wall of the library just for fun.
A. lazily B. clumsily C. criminally D. surreptitiously
8. I finally succeeded in persuading that student to ______ the source of the rumor. A. divulge B. discover C. uncover D. diverge