1、Quiz 1 Number Name 1. Put in appropriate prepositions or adverbs:1. All these possibilities are consideration.2. She feels ill ease with so many strangers watching.3. I was my wits end. I really didnt know what to do.4. He was totally a loss for words.5. Go and ask his wife. She must be the know.6.
2、Be your guard. Not everyone who smiles at you is a friend.7. This chair is place in this room. Get rid of it.8. A pay rise is the question. The company is operating a loss this year.9. She knew that she was against very strong opposition.10. They are very bad terms at the moment. They dont speak to
3、each other.2. Multiple choices1. When doing business in the Arab world, do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room _, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave.a. unannounced b. unaccouncing c. unannounce d. to
4、announce2. When coal, the _ of plants, is burnt, chemical energy is changed into heat energy.a. remains b. remainders c. traces d. remnants3. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be _ in settling international disputes.a. applied to b. resorted to c. fallen back on d. restrain
5、ed from 4. The dean of our department asked that all the students _ at the reception this afternoon in order to meet the representatives from other colleges.a. are present b. will be present c. would be present d. be present5. The tremendous heat at a stars core, _ tremendous gravity, joins the nucl
6、ei of hydrogen atoms.a. combined with b. having combined withc. combining with d. being combined with 6. _ the choice of a fine home downtown and a modest one in the suburbs, the latter will win.a. Being given b. Given c. If given d. When given7. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly
7、 than hotels of _ standards.a. equivalent b. alike c. uniform d. likely8. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems.a. come up with b. come out c. come round d. come up to9. At the party we found that shy girl _ her mother all the time.a. depending on b. coinciding with c.
8、adhering to d. clinging to10. Time _ , the celebration will be held as scheduled.a. permit b. permitting c. permitted d. permits (TEM-4, 03)11. Arriving at the bus stop, _ waiting there.a. a lot of people were b. he found a lot of people c. a lot of people d. people were found (TEM-4, 94)12. Much as
9、 _ , I couldnt lend him the money because I simply didnt have that much spare cash. (TEM-4, 99)a. I would have liked to b. I would like toc. I should have to like d. I should have liked to13. The encouraging factor is that the _ majority of people find the idea of change acceptable.a. numerous b. va
10、st c. most d. massive14. Animals that could not _ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived.a. change b. adapt c. modify d. conform15. For the success of the project, the company should _ the most of the opportunities at hand.a. obtain b. grasp c. catch d. make (TE
11、M-4, 98)16. The local police are authorized to _ anyones movements as they think it.a. pause b. halt c. repel d. keep (TEM-4, 98)17.She was standing outside in the snow, _ with cold.a. spinning b. shivering c. shaking d. staggering (TEM-4, 04)18. The accusation left him quite _ with rage.a. quiet b.
12、 silent c. mute d. speechless19. As the drug took _ the patient became quieter.a. force b. effect c. action d. influence20. He is now convinced _ the truth of the report.a. about b. in c. at d. of3. Word Derivation1. It took courage and _ (determined) to break the habit of smoking. 2. (admit) to thi
13、s university is by examination only.3. Children are usually taught not to play (violence).4. (nature), our pronunciation is far from perfect.5. “But how can we pay for it?” said John (practice).6. He impressed me (favor).7. The army is making (prepare) for a full-scale invasion.8. I am afraid I do n
14、ot have the final (decide) in these matters.9. “Will there be any food left over?” he asked (hope).10. He did not pay close (attend) to the details.4. Translate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets.1. 这个苍白安静的小女孩紧紧地靠在母亲胸前。(clutch)2. 世界战争爆发的消息让全国陷入恐慌。(throw)3. 他手艺高超，能把最普通的
15、材料做成美丽的艺术品。(make)4. 多年来的艰苦生活养成了他坚韧的性格。(make)5. 我出生在中国开始改革开放的那一年。(the year)6. 覆水难收。(good)5. Fill in the blanks:1. burst into _, _, _, 2. burst with _, _, _, 3. burst out _, _, _, 4. resort to _, _, _, 5. It is only a matter of _ before he is forced to resign.6. Safety precautions are observed as a ma
16、tter of _. 7. It is not a matter of _ to have failed the exam.8. It is a matter of _ that Paris is a romantic city.9. How can we _ a change in attitudes?10. A huge amount of environmental damage has _ by the destruction of the rainforests.11. His speech _a bitter argument. 12. The Presidents absence has _ speculation about his health.
