《高级英语》第一册练习
Lesson 3 Ships in the Desert
Ⅰ. Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
1. This thought _______ their objections.
A. underlied B. processed C. scattered D. slipped A. pointed B. revealed C. burned D. chart A. crashed B. stretched C. changed D. cracked
2. She wore a dress that _______ her stomach.
3. The boiling water _______ the glass.
4. The patient showed signs of ________.
A. distress B. layers C. atmosphere D. slab
5. The trade union _______a new contract with the owner.
A. monitored B. absorbed C. negotiated D. comprehend
6. The bank required collateral to _______ the loan agreement.
A. adjust B. ecure C. reserved D. shimmered A. threatened B. understood C. released D. shimmered
7. The film will soon be _______.
8. The noise outside _______ my attention.
A. distracts B. transforms C. resists D. changes A. influenced B. effected C. affected D. impacted A. emerged B. submerged C. restrained D. effected
9. The amount of rain _______ the growth of crops.
10. He _______ several important changes.
11. Scientists _______ that there is no animal life on the Mars.
A. present B. assume C. assess D. require A. hold
12. This is a fact even our enemies have to _______.
B. leapfrog C. complicate D. acknowledge A. disarm B. restrain C. pose D. include
13. He tried to _______ his anger.
14. I have got _______ in the quarrel between Tom and Jack.
A. involved B. inspired C. concluded D. accomplished A. arose B. landed C. crashed D. dropped
15. An airliner _______ west of the city last night.
16. I saw a clearly __ shape outside the window in a flash of light.
A. developed
B. accelerated C. viewed D. defined A. distributed B. reshaped C. lasted D. spilled
17. The milk __ over the table.
18. Can't you guess the meaning of the word from the _______?
A. environment B. atmosphere C. context D. relationship
19. The children were thin and badly in need of ________.
A. precedents B. sustenance C. species D. regulation A. magnification
20. This microscope has a ________ of eight.