A. skims B. strokes C. glances D. screens 参考答案:skims
95. The news __________ them of the hope that there is a safe and socially approved road to a kind of life they themselves have not had.
A. deprived B. disposed C. robbed D. rubbed 参考答案:deprived
96. Owing to their bad management, few of the suppliers will give them further __________. A. bill B. credit C. account D. document 参考答案:credit
97. Most people hold the notion that appearance can be __________ and thus misleading. A. definite B. deceptive C. general D. conscious 参考答案:deceptive
98. Jane likes to __________ through magazines of which the fashion column is her favorite. A. ponder B. browse C. suspend D. convert 参考答案:browse
99. His __________ told him that the risk of investment in Southeast Asian countries was increasing.
A. institute B. instinct C. impulse D. incident 参考答案:instinct
100. Upon encountering an unfamiliar vocabulary item in a passage there are several __________ readers can use to determine the message of the author. A. conditions B. constitutions C. strategies D. precautions 参考答案:strategies
101. It is very important to choose your __________ well if you wish to ask employer for higher wages.
A. instinct B. instant C. mood D. moment 参考答案:moment
102. The operation and the maintenance of the machine are quite simple if you __________ the directions of the manual.
A. count on B. go off C. drive at D. stick to 参考答案:stick to
103. She could hardly recognize her son through the __________ of tears that filled her eyes. A. obstacle B. vein C. mist D. cover 参考答案:mist
104. The things on the other side of a glass window are visible because glass is __________. A. transient B. transparent C. optical D. visual 参考答案:transparent
105. Snow __________ in the mountainous area and made the main entry roads inaccessible. A. showed up B. kept up C. pulled up D. banked up 参考答案:banked up
106. As he has a particularly weak __________, Mr. Brown is vulnerable to the attack of the infective disease.
A. constitution B. destination C. institution D. orientation 参考答案:constitution
107. He __________ to the crime in the court against the advice of his lawyer. A. confined B. suspended C. transferred D. confessed 参考答案:confessed
108. Language, culture, and personality may be considered __________ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
A. indirectly B. evidently C. independently D. separately 参考答案:independently
109. Last night when John was wandering on the street, the man walking against him suddenly __________ and went in the opposite direction.
A. turned out B. turned up C. turned around D. turned in 参考答案:turned around
110. The local residents complained that the government didn't __________ itself to the improvement of the living environment.
A. comply B. constitute C. commit D. convert 参考答案:commit
111. __________ in the terrible earthquake, over 800 were injured and thousands of houses were destroyed.
A. It was reported to kill 80 people B. It was reported to have killed 80 people
C. 80 people were reported to kill D. 80 people were reported to have been killed 参考答案:80 people were reported to have been killed
112. A second difference in male and female roles is __________ within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared.
A. owing to B. due to C. because D. that 参考答案:that
113. John didn't go to the party last night because he __________ the baby for his sister. A. would have to look after B. must have looked after C. should have looked after D. had to look after 参考答案:had to look after
114. Metals are used in industry in the form of alloy because the properties of alloys are much better than __________ of pure metals.
A. the one B. the ones C. those D. that 参考答案:those
115. Help will come from the committee; but the aid will be __________ near what is needed. A. everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere 参考答案:nowhere
116. Realizing that he hadn't enough money and __________ to borrow from others, he decided to find a temporary job.
A. not wanted B. not wanting C. wanting not D. no to want 参考答案:not wanting
117. __________ and you will surely be punished or even accused if it leads to severe consequence.
A. Stay away from the responsibility again B. Staying away from the responsibility again
C. To stay away from the responsibility again D. If you stay away from the responsibility again 参考答案:Stay away from the responsibility again
118. I don't know how long it took him to master the skill but it __________ him quite a long time.
A. must have taken B. did have taken C. should have taken D. would have taken 参考答案:must have taken
119. Since the tickets for tonight's performance have been sold out, we __________ buy the tickets for tomorrow.
A. above all B. after all C. might as well D. would rather 参考答案:might as well
120. We stick to the rule that __________ comes first will be first served. A. no matter who B. who C. whoever D. those who 参考答案:whoever
Unit 6
T F F T T F T T F T F T T F T T T F T T
Greece today : population fertile surround coastline nation society civilization
influenced popular ancient
Centuries ago : DCABB Americans :BCDAA As the pace : DCBCD For thousands : DCABB
51. The scientist __________ the two electric systems together so that power could pass from one to the other.
A. forecasted B. coupled C. stretched D. analyzed 参考答案:coupled
52. The two tribes had a fierce religious conflict which showed no __________ even on women and children.
A. mercy B. purpose C. feature D. virtue 参考答案:mercy
53. The new law __________ companies to refund the pay to the customers who find the commodities unsatisfactory.
A. attempts B. obliges C. imposes D. composes 参考答案:obliges
54. I am sure they must have been surprised, but they expressed absolutely no __________ when they heard the news.
A. stress B. reflection C. response D. emotion 参考答案:emotion
55. If you consider what he has been through, his conduct is quite understandable although perhaps not __________.
A. futile B. pessimistic C. desirable D. awkward 参考答案:desirable
56. His every action was ___________ by hesitation, as though he felt reluctant to commit himself to anything.
A. signified B. manifested C. implied D. marked 参考答案:marked
57. The investors are complaining that the volume of stock trading has been reduced to a __________ of what it was five years ago.
A. fraction B. section C. regulation D. location 参考答案:fraction
58. We let him come here any time he wanted, but he abused the __________ by bringing more and more friends with him, so he is no longer allowed to come. A. offspring B. opportunity C. privilege D. power 参考答案:privilege
59. If you go to a number of different shops you'll often find great __________ in price for the same articles.
A. comparisons B. variations C. fractions D. conflicts 参考答案:variations
60. The teacher has the class's attendance __________, showing which students were in school on a particular day.
A. volume B. schedule C. register D. document 参考答案:register
61. Children usually __________ the signals of encouragement and react positively and happily to them.
A. come up B. live up C. turn up D. pick up 参考答案:pick up
62. The case has been __________ to the High Court as both parties refused to accept the mediation.
A. extended B. referred C. implied D. qualified 参考答案:referred
63. I have never been able to __________ out why the idea of reorganizing the company was strongly opposed by the management.
A. recognize B. figure C. identify D. conceive 参考答案:figure
64. A person who is truly kind does thoughtful things for others without having to be asked or __________.
A. announced B. awarded C. reminded D. characterized 参考答案:reminded
65. His total possessions __________ little more than the clothes in his suitcase, but he doesn't seem uneasy.
A. amount to B. cling to C. refer to D. relate to 参考答案:amount to
66. The American Tennis Competition will provide a chance for the losing pair to get their __________ on the winning pair for their earlier defeat. A. fame B. revenge C. position D. reputation 参考答案:revenge
67. I was very angry with him, but my heart __________ a little when I saw how sorry he was. A. hardened B. melted C. thrilled D. refreshed 参考答案:melted
68. The carefully __________ project proved to be a great scheme to overthrow the government,
but in vain.
A. approved B. enhanced C. illustrated D. nurtured 参考答案:nurtured
69. It is clear from the demonstration that the students no longer __________ the authority of the university staff.
A. confess B. admit C. recognize D. regard 参考答案:recognize
70. We got two or three __________ before having the roof repaired, and accepted the lowest. A. assessments B. estimates C. confusion D. fusion 参考答案:estimates
71. However, at times this balance in nature is __________, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A. frustrated B. confused C. puzzled D. disturbed 参考答案:disturbed
72. Be sure that the current has been __________ before you leave the apartment in case the electric appliances get burned.
A. taken off B. kept off C. switched off D. set off 参考答案:switched off
73. It is unreasonable for him to resent the __________ of his younger but more competent colleague to a rank above him.
A. appliance B. appreciation C. promotion D. perspective 参考答案:promotion
74. The prices of household __________ are declining while the prices of furniture are going up these days.
A. accordance B. appliances C. abundance D. admiration 参考答案:appliances
75. The unprecedented __________ of modern architecture throughout the world must be considered one of the greatest events in the history of art.
A. perception B. consumption C. expansion D. assumption 参考答案:expansion
76. He is stubborn enough to __________ on to any idea if he thinks it is right, no matter how strange it may seem to the rest of us. A. divert B. hold C. insist D. persist 参考答案:hold
77. Technological progress in recent years has brought about a sizable increase in the number of persons __________ in professional and technical work. A. engaged B. specified C. obliged D. complied 参考答案:engaged
78. His business in Latin American countries __________ greatly due to the improvement of investment environment.
A. constituted B. thrived C. possessed D. derived 参考答案:thrived
79. A new mode of management __________, urging employers to end the long-hour culture among managers.