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Exercises for Unit 1 and 2
?1. Directions: Please choose the best choice to complete the sentences.
?1. Watch-making and tourism are the chief __________ of that country.
?A. projects B. campaigns C. enterprises D. investments
?C project 方案,计划,项目; campaign 运动,战役; enterprise 事业,企业; investment 投资. ?2. The newspaper devoted a __________ to the discussion of the development of the suburbs. ? A. column B. corner C. queue D. row
?A column 栏,专栏; corner 角落; queue (人或车辆的)行列,长队; row (一)排,(一)行. ?3. He wanted her to believe that he was __________ in what he had told her. ? A. generous B. sincere C. empirical D. acceptable
?B generous 慷慨的,大方的; sincere 真诚的; empirical 经验主义的,经验的; acceptable 可以接受的. ?4. The major read the order and then passed it __________ to the commander. ? A. away B. off C. along D. apart
?C pass away 去世; pass off (as) 充作,被看作; pass … along 传递. ?5. I caught my shirt on a nail and nearly had it torn __________. ? A. off B. up C. away D. down
?A tear off 撕掉; tear up 撕毁; tear down 拆除,弄倒.
?6. The policeman __________ his shoulders as if to say there was nothing he could do about the matter. ? A. switched B. shrugged C. lifted D. folded ?B shrug one's shoulders 耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) ?7. Our club __________ seven new members at the last meeting.
? A. enrolled B. ensured C. enriched D. entitled
?A enroll 招收,吸收; ensure 确保; enrich 充实,使丰富; entitle 给……权利,给……资格. ?8. Her humorous remarks seemed __________, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand. ? A. precise B. blank C. spontaneous D. bold ?C precise 精确的,准确的; blank 空白的; spontaneous 自发的,自然的;bold 勇敢的. ?9. Jane's __________ for gardening is evident by all of these beautiful flowers.
? A. acquaintance B. familiarity C. achievement D. enthusiasm ?D acquaintance (with) 认识,了解; familiarity (with) 熟悉,通晓; achievement 成就; enthusiasm (for/about) 热
爱,对……的兴趣.
?10. My wool sweater ________ when I washed it.
? A. tolerated B. withdrew C. shrank D. flooded
?C tolerate 忍受,容忍; withdraw 收回,撤退; shrink 起皱,收缩; flood 大量涌入.
?11. I caught a __________ of the bus before it disappeared around the corner. ?A. vision B. glimpse C. guise D. view ?B catch a glimpse of 一眼瞥见
?12. He is __________ to getting up early and doing morning exercise in the nearby park every day. ?A. intended B. accustomed C. probable D. related ?B be accustomed to (something/doing something)习惯于
?13. Robinson's photographs are ___ by the intense contrasts of dark and light areas, and the consequent loss of detail. ?A. evoked B. savored C. dedicated D. characterized
?D evoke 唤起,使人想起; savor 品尝,体会; dedicate (to) 把(一生等)献给,把(时间、精力等)用于;
characterize 是……的特征
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?14. This __________ sight attracts the camera enthusiasts to Swampland from where excellent photographs of the
bridge can be taken.
?A. impressive B. delightful C. inspiring D. expressive
?A impressive 给人印象深刻的 delightful 令人愉快的 inspiring 鼓舞人的 expressive(有关)表现的,表达的 ?15. He was rather __________ about the reasons why he never finished school. ?A. vivid B. rude C. tough D. vague
? D vivid 生动的,栩栩如生的 rude 粗鲁无理的 tough 粗暴的;困难的;坚强的 vague 含糊的,不明确的)
?16. It seems I _____ you an apology --- I was supposed to phone you on Saturday night. ?A. owe B. earn C. paid D. deserve
?A owe 欠 earn 赚得,挣得 deserve 应受,应得
2. Directions: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. 1. The conversation was limited by my (imperfect不完美的)Spanish. (perfect)
2. The couple shared a romantic (intimacy亲密(关系))that they decided was love. (intimate) 3.I stopped for gas twice during the (lengthy很长的) car trip. (length)
4. It is wise to use (grammatical符合语法规则的)sentences in formal situations, such as when interviewing for a job. (grammar)
5. And all this praise just because the poor man has died—doesn't it strike you as (insincere不真诚的 strike somebody as... 给某人留下某种印象)? (sincere)
6. The film has some very powerful (visual视觉的) imagery. (vision) 7. People travel for miles to see these (poetic有诗意的) sunsets. (poet)
8. She wasn't very (complimentary表示称赞的) about your performance, was she? (compliment) 9. You will need (permission允许,许可) from the council to extend your garage. (permit)
10. Psychologists have been studying (perception感知(能力),觉察) in rats in an attempt to discover more about human mental process connected with sight. (perceive)
11. My calculations were based on the (assumption假设,假定) that house prices would remain steady. (assume) 12. He believes that a certain amount of (rebellious反抗的,难控制的,叛逆的) behavior is normal among teenagers. (rebel)
13. We have been given (reassurances安慰,安慰的话) that the water is safe to drink. (reassure)
14. It is my fondest (expectation期望 fond expectation/hope 热切而又不大可能实现的期望或愿望) that all of my children will go to college. (expect)
15. My piano playing has improved (significantly) since I have had a new teacher. (significant) 16. A jury's decision in a court must be made (objectively). (objective)
17. Children's (acquisition) of their native tongue is still a mystery to many linguists. (acquire)
18. There is little ________ that the protesters will leave the building peacefully. (indicate)(indication) 19. All she was interested in was the ________ of her own career. (advance)(advancement)
20. Considering the problems he's had, there can be little ________ of him winning the race. (expect) (expectation)
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