1、to spell the past form of the following words when used as verbs, to which one should we first add –k- then -ed? a、lock b、panic c、pick d、arch
2、guests ______ and screamed when the bomb exploded. a、panicked b、mimicked c、picnicked d、trafficked
3、of the following words, the underlined part of which one is pronounced differently in american english and in british english? a、scheme b、school c、schedule d、scholar
4、how is the word schedule pronounced in american english? a、[ˈʃedju:l] b、[ˈʃedʒu:l] c、[ˈskedʒu:l] d、[ˈskidʒu:l]
5、the discovery of penicillin, famously, was a happy ______. a、ending b、medium c、hour d、accident
6、they are looking for a happy ______: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space. a、ending b、medium c、hour d、accident
7、i wish you many happy ______ of the day. a、endings b、hours c、returns d、accidents
8、until his appointment becomes official, ted is keeping a low ______. a、voice b、spirit c、profit d、profile
9、a horse ______ but a cow ______. a、neighs, lows b、lows, neighs c、barks, roars d、roars, barks
10、a tiger ______ but a wolf ______. a、howls, roars b、roars, howls c、grunts, croaks d、croaks, grunts
11、to clean the water bottle which has been used for a long time, white vinegar can be used to remove ______ from the inner surface of the bottle. a、rubbish b、scale c、dust d、mud
12、the map is drawn to the standard ______ of 1/100,000 so there is not much detail. a、line b、scale c、level d、scope
13、nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive ______. a、size b、rate c、scale d、range
14、the sails ______ themselves with wind. a、were filled b、had been filled c、filled d、would be filled
15、the book is ______. you should have returned it to the library last week. a、due b、overdue c、expired d、exceeded
16、he had lived illegally in the united states for five years after his visitor's visa ______. a、was due b、was overdue c、exceeded d、expired
17、he tried to keep a(n) ______ between work and relaxation. a、equality b、eye c、balance d、distance
18、she ______ her balance and fell. a、kept b、lost c、maintained d、reached
19、the cost needs to be balanced ______ its benefits. a、against b、to c、at d、for
20、the garden is overgrown with ______, so i have to ______ it now. a、weed, weed b、weeds, weed c、grass, grass d、grasses, grass
21、both parents and children should try to______ the generation gap between them. a、water b、house c、bridge d、cup
22、monkey king ______ his eyes and looked afar. a、capped b、hatted c、handed d、palmed
23、what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “there is a sharp contrast between the lives of the poorest and the richest members of society”? a、clear b、pointed c、sudden d、fashionable
24、what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “there is a sharp turn on the road ahead”? a、clear b、pointed c、sudden d、fashionable
25、what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “she is a very sharp dresser”? a、clear b、pointed c、sudden d、fashionable
week 4 unit 2 part 2
unit 2 单元测试
1、______ and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear. a、fancy b、plain c、clear d、elaborate
2、surely you can see what's wrong; it's as plain as the ______ on your face. a、eye b、mouth c、nose d、ear
3、every girl in town admires her for her ______ figure. a、slender b、skinny c、lean d、bony
4、look at the lovely ______ cheeks of the baby! a、fat b、stout c、chubby d、stocky
5、works of art and priceless ______ records were ruthlessly destroyed in the war. a、historic b、historical c、history d、historian
6、their inventions have contributed to the development of ______ engineering. a、electric b、electrical c、electricity d、electrician
7、we bought a small car for ______ reason. a、economic b、economical c、economy d、economics
8、there is nothing in the world ______ teaches us some lessons. a、and b、so c、but d、yet
9、he is nothing ______ a singer. a、execept b、yet c、however d、but
10、i'm not going to _______ his signature for you! what do you take me for? a、coin b、cast c、mold d、forge
11、the term ‘cardboard city’ was ______ to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes. a、coined b、forged c、cast d、molded
12、determined to live ______ someday, he managed to get trained in iron molding. a、free b、freely c、restrictive d、restricted
13、the reality star and her boy-friend have officially ended their five month romance. she claimed yesterday that they parted ______. a、friends b、friendly c、kind d、kindly
14、13. the boxer beat his wife _______ at home and was then caged for life. a、bad b、dead c、tough d、great
15、every morning she ______ her husband’s shirt before he goes to work. a、metals b、steels c、irons d、tins
16、sure, you convinced mom to stop those boring violin lessons! but that makes it easier for her to send us to sunday school. don't you realize we've jumped out of the frying ______ into the fire? a、wok b、pot c、pan d、cooker
17、______ is a unit for measuring length which equals to 10 meters. a、millimeter b、centimeter c、kilometer d、decameter
18、a _______ is a flat shape with five straight sides and five angles. a、heptagon b、pentagon c、hexagon d、octagon
19、a _______ is a cycle with three wheels, two at the back and one at the front or sometimes otherwise. a. monocycle b. bicycle c. tricycle d. car a、monocycle b、bicycle c、tricycle d、car
20、20. ______ is the state or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time. a、monogamy b、polygamy c、polyandry d、monotony
21、the two sides of a coin are known as ‘______’ and ‘tail’. a、eye b、face c、head d、nose
22、i've always been good at math—i guess i just have a ______ for numbers. a、mind b、brain c、wit d、head
23、when the boss learned tom had been lying, he fired him _______ the spot. a、in b、at c、on d、to
24、i have to set numerous alarms for the morning because i sleep like a _______ every night! a、lot b、log c、horse d、pig
25、kim is staying for dinner, and he eats like a _______, so you’d better make some extra food. a、goat b、tiger c、horse d、wolf
week 6 unit 3 part 2
unit 3 单元测试
1、vast sums of money were ______ up in the stock market. a、looked b、locked c、fastened d、shut
2、those books were normally kept under______ and key in the library. a、door b、window c、lock d、bolt
3、a ______ is a type of ship that can travel both above and below the surface of the sea. a、subway b、submarine c、subtitle d、subordinate
4、it's not a(n) ______ that none of the directors are women. a、accident b、accidence c、incidence d、coincidence
5、______ is used as a default form of address for women regardless of marital status. a、miss b、mrs. c、mr. d、ms.
6、it is not a good idea to miss meals and ______ them with snacks. a、relocate b、replace c、return d、remove
7、in greek mythology, narcissus fell in love with his own ______ in the lake. a、reflection b、flection c、inflection d、projection
8、darwin's theories about evolution were ______ by many people who believe in god. a、renounced b、pronounced c、denounced d、announced
9、mahatma gandhi, the leader of the indian independence movement, ______ the use of violence. a、renounced b、pronounced c、denounced d、announced
10、human beings have ______ noses and ears. a、projecting b、rejecting c、injecting d、ejecting
11、good ________ make good neighbors. a、fences b、walls c、gardens d、lawns
12、he has hired one of the uk’s top lawyers to ______ him against the allegations. a、offend b、defend c、defeat d、deflect
13、he should think before he speaks, or else he will ______ others. a、offend b、defend c、defeat d、deflect
14、our boss is not willing to pay the standard wage for the help in our office. so we have to scrape the bottom of the ______ and end up hiring secretaries who can't type or spell. a、bowl b、bucket c、barrel d、bottle
15、a ______ of tiny fish swam about in the water. a、herd b、flock c、pack d、school
16、a ______ of birds flew towards us slowly from far away. a、herd b、flock c、pack d、school
17、she does the ______ teaching jobs but nothing permanent. a、even b、odd c、strange d、weird
18、he's always at ______ with his father over politics. a、odds b、ends c、evens d、conflicts
19、we have an edge over the other team in height, so i'd say the ______ are in our favor. a、ends b、evens c、odds d、constants
20、the police are keeping the suspects under ______. a、disturbance b、resemblance c、surveillance d、performance
21、the word “babysit” comes from its noun form “babysitter” via ______. a、derivation b、compounding c、blending d、back-formation
22、the term “mooc” is a(n) ______ for “massive open online course”. a、antonym b、acronym c、synonym d、homonym
23、dad still has a bit of his cold, but ______ all are well. a、clockwise b、likewise c、otherwise d、coastwise
24、i have no ______ for jane. it's all her own fault. a、sympathy b、synonym c、symphony d、symmetry
25、mr. smith died of cancer in 1996. his wife ______ him by 10 years and passed away in 2006. a、surprised b、survived c、surrendered d、surveyed
week 8 unit 4 part 2
unit 4 单元测试
1、we chose him from so many architects because he was beyond all others. a、imaginative b、imagined c、imaginable d、imaginary
2、jia baoyu, main hero of the dream of the red mansion, is actually an _______ character. a、imaginative b、imagining c、imaginable d、imaginary
3、wow, our team has won! it is so ______! a、gelivable b、gelitive c、believable d、imaginable
4、the balance is very ______ to any tiny change of weight. a、sensual b、sensitive c、sensible d、senseless
5、he who tells a lie is not ______ of how great a task he undertakes; for he must invent twenty more to maintain that one. a、sensual b、sensitive c、sensible d、senseless
6、when he first came to china, he was ______. but later, he made a lot of friends because he is ______. a、friendly, friendless b、friendly, friendly c、friendless, friendly d、friendless, friendless
7、he is always very much contented; he is a ______ youth. a、careful b、casual c、careless d、cautious
8、his comments were so general as to be nearly ______. a、valuable b、invaluable c、valueless d、precious
9、many people are struggling to make ______ meet because wages are failing to keep pace with rising prices. a、end b、ends c、ending d、endings
10、i don't make a lot of money, just enough to keep the ______ from the door. a、tiger b、lion c、bear d、wolf
11、mike asked me how things were going at work, but i ______ he was just fishing for information that might be helpful to his own company. a、suspect b、doubt c、inspect d、respect
12、some people ______ my ability but i will prove them wrong. a、suspect b、doubt c、inspect d、respect
13、the garden ______ much beauty to the house. a、borrows b、takes c、lends d、loans
14、beneath her charming ______ lies a very determined woman. a、exterior b、outside c、extrovert d、external
15、tom is very ______ and confident while katy's shy and quiet. a、exterior b、outside c、extrovert d、external
16、in ______ , childhood was the happiest time in my life. a、prospect b、retrospect c、respect d、expect
17、frank’s novels are full of ______ characters: clowns, dwarfs, scarecrows. a、lightish b、blueish c、outlandish d、sweetish
18、if you describe someone as ______ , you disapprove of them because they are too proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste. a、selfish b、bookish c、snobbish d、sickish
19、he rarely, ______ , is late for work. a、if any b、if little c、if ever d、if never
20、there is little, ______ , water in the desert. a、if any b、if not c、if ever d、if never
21、the brilliant student is a ______ to his teacher. a、credit b、credibility c、credence d、credential
22、it is dishonest of you to take ______ for work that was done by others. a、credibility b、credence c、credit d、credential
23、mary is so ______ that she may readily accept any excuse you make. a、incredulous b、credulous c、credible d、incredible
24、einstein did not give a(n) ______ for authority. a、plum b、fig c、apple d、peach
25、when we married we didn’t have a ______ , so we bought all our furniture second-hand. a、pea b、carrot c、bean d、tomato
week 10 unit 5 part 2
unit 5 单元测试
1、the music of the beatles has been a (n) ______ to generations of young people. a、perspiration b、aspiration c、inspiration d、respiration
2、since you just want to get some working experience, your summer job does not have to be directly related to your career ______. a、respiration b、perspiration c、aspiration d、inspiration
3、you need to be a bit of a ______ to succeed in this company. a、politician b、statesman c、sportsman d、guardsman
4、my ship had been under way for several days. most of _______ holds contained canned or dried foods. a、/ b、his c、her d、the
5、a traditional thanksgiving dinner usually ______ roast turkey. a、characterizes b、characters c、features d、attributes
6、we ought to serve ______ the people heart and soul. a、for b、/ c、with d、after
7、i have been trying to contact ______ you all day. a、to b、/ c、with d、on
8、how to dispose ______ the nuclear waste is a pressing problem for scientists and politicians. a、of b、/ c、with d、on
9、he is always taken ______ his twin brother since they look so alike. a、with b、as c、for d、after
10、air is to human _______ water is to fish. a、as b、like c、while d、what
11、it is a risk, i ______ you, but it’s worth it. a、admit b、grant c、acknowledge d、confess
12、ken is not present, so i shall accept the prize ______ his behalf. a、in b、on c、of d、at
13、children usually get naughtier when they are _________ of their grandparents. a、in charge b、in the charge c、out of charge d、off the charge
14、children go to the kindergarten, then ______ to pre-school, and then school. a、graduate b、degrade c、retrograde d、downgrade
15、this reading activity was carried out every week during the whole semester and it has ______ into a habit of the whole class. a、degraded b、retrograded c、graduated d、downgraded
16、you have the alternative of getting married or remaining a ______. a、master b、bachelor c、doctor d、graduate
17、this pair of shoes are made of artificial materials, not _______ leather. a、authentic b、actual c、genuine d、true
18、in jane austin's world, ______ love and wisdom always triumph. a、actual b、real c、genuine d、true
19、the eye is one of the most ______ organs of the body. a、diligent b、delicious c、delicate d、exquisite
20、she was physically ______ and psychologically unstable. a、subtle b、delicate c、mild d、breakable
21、one ______ does not make a summer. a、willow b、swallow c、flower d、leaf
22、two words are ______ if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning. a、homographs b、homophones c、antonyms d、synonyms
23、a ______ is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. a、pan b、pun c、pen d、pin
24、which of the following is the correct translation of the sentence: tom is as clever as jim is stupid ？ a、汤姆很愚蠢，吉姆很聪明。 b、汤姆和吉姆一样聪明。 c、汤姆和吉姆一样愚蠢。 d、汤姆有多聪明，吉姆就有多愚蠢。
25、which of the following is the correct translation of the sentence: the teacher speaks faster than the students can take notes ？ a、老师说话速度快一点，学生可以做笔记。 b、老师说话的速度比学生快，学生可以做笔记。 c、学生做笔记的速度比老师说话的速度快。 d、老师讲课太快，学生跟不上做笔记。