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misunderstandings

UNITSEVEN

Ⅰ.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Standingonthebankoftheriver,thebuildinghas_____whathashappenedinthecityinthepastthirtyyears.

a）encounteredb）witnessed

c）indicatedd）reported

2.Whentheyfirststartedthework,they______manydifficulties.

a）encounteredb）witnessed

c）indicatedd）reported

3.Hisstrangebehaviorarousedthepolicemen’s_______andtheyarrestedhimforquestioning.

a）uncertaintyb）interest

c）attractiond）suspicion

4.Theelephantsarereallya（n）______inthezoo.

a）uncertaintyb）interest

c）attractiond）suspicion

5.Thestorywasbasedontheinformationfromareliable______.

a）foundationb）origin

c）sourced）resource

6.Thereisa____centerontheeleventhfloorofthelibrary.

a）foundationb）origin

c）sourced）resource

7.The_____ofthewordseemsunknowntomostofus.

a）foundationb）origin

c）resourced）beginning

8.Couldwe____Charlessothathewouldgiveintoourdemands?

a）separateb）distinguish

c）isolated）surround

9.Thoughheisveryintelligent,heis____rathermodest.

a）henceb）nevertheless

c）otherwised）therefore

10.Maryisvery_____,quietandcarefulinwhatshesaysordoes.

a）relaxedb）frank

c）flexibled）reserved

11.Visitorstothiscountryhave____theseverepunishmentforrelativelyminoroffenses,suchasbegging.

a）conversedwithb）votedagainst

c）commentedond）communicatedwith

12.Themajorityofthemembers_____theproposalanditwasrejected.

a）conversedwithb）votedagainst

c）commentedond）communicatedwith

13.Theircompanyhasdecidedto___themanufacturingbusinessincompetitionwithTom’scompany.

a）enterintob）cometo

c）arriveind）getto

14.Aftermanyhour’stalk,thecommitteeatlasthad_____theconclusionthatitshouldaskworkerstogoonastrike.

a）enteredintob）cometo

c）arrivedind）gotinto

15.Todaymanyoftheworld’smajorcitiesare____theotherpartsoftheworldbyradiocommunication,satellitesandairports.

a）stickedtob）informedof

c）linkedwithd）separatedfrom

16.Pleasekeepme_____yourwhereaboutsincaseIhavesomethingurgenttotellyou.

a）stickedtob）informedof

c）linkedwithd）separatedfrom

17.Agoodtranslatorshouldalways_____theoriginal,nottrytoleavesomethingoutoraddsomethingofhisown.

a）sticktob）informof

c）linkwithd）separatefrom

18.Ienjoyallhisnovels____hislatestone.

a）exceptiontob）withoutexception

c）withanexceptionofd）withtheexceptionof

Ⅱ..MistakeCorrecting

Eachofthefollowingquestionsconsistsofasentencewithfourunderlinedparts（wordsorphrases）.ThesepartsarelabeledA,B,CandD.Choosethepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandputyourchoiceinthebracket.Then,withoutalteringthemeaningofthesentence,writedownthecorrectwordorphrase.

Model:

You’vetohurryupifyouwanttobuysomethingbecausethere’shardly

ABC

somethingleft.（D）anything

D

1.Sociologicalstudieshavefoundthatdeeplyholdvaluesandprinciplesare

ABC

highlyresistanttochange.（B）___held__

D

2.Iknowthethingisn’timportantbutIcan’thelptothinkaboutit.____

ABCD

（C）thinking

3.Thehousethatwasusedtostandatthiscornerwasdestroyedduringthe

ABC

bombingin1940.（B）_____used

D

4.Aluminum,whichmakingupabout8percentoftheearth’scrust,isthemost

ABCD

abundantmetalavailable.（A）_____makesup

D

5.Theboy’sparentsknewhewouldgraduateifhehadpassedthefinal

ABCD

exam.（B）__couldhavegraduated_

6.Theboywastotallydisappointingbytheresultofthefinalexam.（）____

ABCD

（B）disappointed

7.Shecouldn’tactatall;henceshewasaveryhotboxoffice

ABC

attraction.（B）___nevertheless

D

8.Maryhadaquarrelwithheremployeeandwasdismissedbyhim.（）____

ABCD

（C）employer

9.MybrotherandIprefertoliveinthesuburbstoliveinthedowntown.（）____

ABCD

（C）ratherthan

10.ThemostnoticeablecharacteristicoftheEnglishmenarethattheyarevery

ABC

quiet,shyandreserved.（B）_____is

D

Ⅲ．Cloze

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgiven.

Inmostcultures,whenyoumeetacquaintancesforthefirsttimeduringaday,itisnormaltogreetthem.Themainpurposeofthisgreetingisto1agoodrelationshipbetweenthepeople2,andeachlanguageusuallyhas3setphraseswhichcanbeusedforthispurpose.Sometimes,though,therecanbe4differencesinthetypeofphraseswhichcanbeused,andculturalmisunderstandingscaneasily5.Thefollowingisatrueexample.

AyoungBritishwomanwenttoHongKongtowork,andatthetimeofher6sheknewnothingabouttheChinesecultureorlanguage.7herwaytoschoolthebanktogetsomemoney.8,thebankclerkaskedherifshehadhadherlunch.Shewasextremelysurprised9suchaquestionbecauseintheBritishcultureitwouldbe10anindirectinvitationtolunch.Betweenunmarriedyoungpeopleitcanalso11theyoungman’sinterestindatingthegirl,sosincethisbankclerkwasacompletestranger12theBritishgirl,shewasverymuch13,andhastilycommentedthatshehadeaten14.Afterthissheproceededtoschoolandwasevenmoresurprisedwhenoneoftheteachersaskedherthesamequestion.Bynowsherealizedthatitcouldnotbeaninvitation,butwaspuzzled15whytheyaskedit.Inthefollowingdaysshewasaskedthesamequestionagainandagain,andshespenthourstryingto16whysomanypeoplekeptaskingherthis.Eventuallyshecametoa17:

thepeoplemustbe18herhealth.Shewassomewhatunderweightatthetime,andsosheconcludedtheymustbeworryingthatshewasnoteatingproperly!

Onlymuchlater19thatthequestionhadnoteal20atall–itwasmerelyagreeting.

1.a）buildonb）buildupc）buildintod）buildout

2.a）concernedb）concernc）concerningd）toconcern

3.a）anumberofb）thenumberofc）theamountofd）anamountof

4.a）consideredb）consideringc）considerabled）considerate

5.a）raiseb）resultc）aroused）lead

6.a）arriveb）arrivedc）arrivesd）arrival

7.a）Inb）Toc）Byd）On

8.a）Toherdisappointmentb）Inherdisappointment

c）Tohersurprised）Inhersurprise

9.a）onb）atc）tod）with

10.a）regardedasb）definedasc）lookedasd）thoughtas

11.a）reflectb）revealc）releasedd）indicate

12.a）withb）byc）tod）at

13.a）takenawayb）takeninc）takenabackd）takenfor

14.a）alreadyb）yetc）tood）atall

15.a）withregardsb）astoc）asifd）asfaras

16.a）workatb）workonc）workwithd）workout

17.a）reasonb）targetc）finishd）conclusion

18.a）concernedb）involvedinc）interestedind）concentratedon

19.a）shediscoveredb）shediddiscover

c）didshediscoverd）doesshediscover

20.a）meaningb）significancec）indicationd）consideration

Ⅳ.Completethesentencewithoneofthefourchoicesgivenbelow.

1.Althoughitwas30yearsago,Icanstillremember_____takentotheseasideformysummerholidays.

a）tobeb）hadbeen

c）beingd）was

2.Thestarsvisibleatnightareimmenselydistant,_____iswhytheyappearonlyverysmallpointsoflight.

a）whichb）it

c）thatd）this

3.The____ratioofworldpopulationgrowthistheresultofrecentadvancesinmedicalscience.

a）increasingb）increased

c）increased）increasingly

4.Bythistimetomorrow,ourvolleyballteam_____inBeijing.

a）willarriveb）willhavearrived

c）isarrivingd）hasarrived

5.Itwouldbenogood___moreroomsthanwecouldmanage.

a）wehaveb）ourhaving

c）ushavingd）weshouldhave

6.OnSundays,thereare____morepeopleinthestreetsthanonweekdays.

a）manyb）lotsof

c）enormousd）very

7.Itishardlybelievablethataneducatedmanlikehim______sofoolishly.

a）oughttoactb）wasacting

c）isactingd）shouldhaveacted

8.Thethingweboughtlastweekhasbrokenalready.Wehadfarbetter____themoreexpensiveone.

a）buyb）bought

c）haveboughtd）hadbought

UNITEIGHT

Ⅰ.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Thissystemwasextremely_____becauseitranonhalf-priceelectricity.

a）economicb）economics

c）economicald）economy

2.Iranisoneoftheworld’sleading____oilproducers.

a）rawb）crude

c）roughd）primitive

3.Inordertofindoutthehabitsofthese____men,thescientistshavelivedwiththemintheforestforalmosthalfayear.

a）rawb）crude

c）roughd）primitive

4.Manynew____willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation.

a）probabilitiesb）necessities

c）potentialsd）equivalents

5.HehasbeeninChinaforayearandstudiedthemarkettofindthe____forprofitableinvestment.

a）necessityb）reality

c）potentiald）equivalent

6.Thestreetisregardedbythelocalpeopleasthe____ofNanjingRoadofShanghai.

a）necessityb）reality

c）potentiald）equivalent

7.______hastobemadeofthesewastematerials.

a）Advantageb）Use

c）Utilityd）Construction

8.Suchaskilledtennisplayerknowshowtotake___ofhisopponent’schiefweakness.

a）advantageb）use

c）utilityd）chance

9.Sincethe