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1、16unit 2 1. jacks shirt was burned by _ from the fire. a) spots b) spills c) sparks d) sprays2. the wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it _ into fragments. a) broke off b) broke away c) broke up d) broke through3. we shall have to _ the meeting until next week, im afraid. a) postpone b) conduc

2、t c) replace d) last4. to our _, geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. a) entertainment b) judgment c) relief d) relaxation5. the working of the machine _ that of the human brain.a) compromises with b) competes with c) communicates to d) corresponds to6. the attack was the

3、latest in a series of border _ in that area. a) accidents b) incidents c) events d) occurrences7. the children will not be allowed to come with us if they dont _ themselves better. a) direct b) accustom c) adjust d) behave8. the oppressed peasants rose up in armed _. a) revolt b) rebel c) chaos d) c

4、hallenge9. i had to shake him several times to _ him from his sleep. a) rouse b) stimulate c) motivate d) prompt10. three days after the trial the prisoner was _ secretly, and the body was buried under a tree inside the prison. a) murdered b) convicted c) executed d) punished11. his skin was _ from

5、years of working outdoors. a) elastic b) clumsy c) coarse d) delicious12. three people were killed in a head-on _ between a bus and a car. a) collapse b) conflict c) collision d) crush13. ruth has gone back to california _. she will not return to the east. a) for long b) before long c) ever since d)

6、 for good14. when the singer appeared, the audience started to _ loudly. a) claim b) crack c) clap d) crash15. i dont know if youve heard, but theres a _ going around the office that mr. smith is leaving at the end of the month. a) news b) rumor c) saying d) proverb16. i guess jones didnt have a cha

7、nce to win the election. almost all of the people in the city voted for his _. a) opponent b) candidate c) colleague d) advocate17. he was _ of his friends reputation. a) greedy b) controversial c) competitive d) jealous18. the newspaper uncovered a sex _ involving several government officials. a) s

8、hame b) conviction c) rumor d) scandal19. the dog waiting behind the gate looked so _ that i did not dare to go in. a) bold b) fierce c) wild d) harmful20. the workers there held a(n) _ to call for better working and living conditions. a) rally b) conjunction c) episode d) riot21. the protest march

9、developed into a _ when the police tried to stop it. a) rebel b) strike c) violation d) riot22. he said he had _ the performance of the new model and was surprised at what he had seen then. a) endeavored b) demonstrated c) witnessed d) judged23. it is my _ wish that you use this money to further you

10、r research. a) intensive b) generous c) earnest d) voluntary24. he had been completely exhausted but felt considerably _ after a meal and a rest. a) renewed b) recreated c) reshaped d) refreshed25. in britain today women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid w

11、ork. a) make up b) build up c) stand for d) conform to26. the garden is _ in a formal pattern. a) laid up b) laid off c) laid down d) laid out27. there are several possible explanations for the greater job stability in japan _ the great job mobility in the united states. a) contrary to b) in regard

12、to c) in contrast to d) with respect to28. gasoline is processed from _ oil. a) raw b) rough c) crude d) tough29. new york _ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. a) ranked b) occupied c) arranged d) classified30. after reading the _ of the play, the director ma

13、de several changes. a) scrape b) catalog c) category d) scriptunit 31. we have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of _ materials. a) primitive b) rough c) original d) raw2. the social security system provides _ for retired citizens. a) wages b) pensions c) profits d) rewards

14、3. it is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _ free medical care. a) entitled to b) involved in c) associated with d) assigned to4. although she was not very rich, she was quite _ with her money. a) noble b) flexible c) liberal d) liable5. he received a letter of thanks for his _

15、of books to the shakespeare library. a) publication b) donation c) acquisition d) quotation6. the bus ran over the cliff because its _ failed. a) brakes b) controls c) gears d) signals7. not long ago, a government official whom i know very well was _ a bribery. a) related to b) involved in c) includ

16、ed in d) subjected to8. they put in the highest _ for the house. a) currency b) proposal c) bid d) purchase9. a good hunting dog is _ to every sound and movement in the field. a) alert b) aware c) cautious d) nervous10. this diploma _ that you have completed high school. a) proves b) certifies c) se

17、cures d) approves11. he was accused of _ vital secrets to the enemy. a) leaking b) loosening c) relieving d) issuing12. only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _ this phenomenon. a) account for b) count on c) account of d) count for13. at the end of his trial, he was _ of murder.

18、a) convicted b) convinced c) sentenced d) condemned14. most flowers will not _ without sunshine. a) cultivate b) boom c) sustain d) thrive15. the company has an employee _ of everyone working for them. a) profile b) acquaintance c) administration d) acknowledgement16. when mary paid the bill, she wa

19、s given a _ for her money. a) cheque b) ticket c) receipt d) label17. there is a whole _ of bills waiting to be paid. a) stock b) stack c) number d) sequence18. the members of the club _ a plane to take them on holiday to france. a) assembled b) dominated c) monitored d) chartered19. frankfurt, germ

20、any, is in one of the most _ populated regions of western europe. a) densely b) vastly c) enormously d) largely20. hes well known in the _ of foreign affairs. a) settlement b) operation c) realm d) scope21. she _ the sports page to find out who had won the game. a) plunged b) perceived c) sketched d

21、) skimmed22. the lighting of the christmas tree was the _ of the evening. a) peak b) boom c) summit d) highlight23. we didnt like the color of the curtains, and so we _ them a beautiful dark green. a) soaked b) sketched c) dyed d) dipped24. bruce stephen gripped the _ wheel hard as the car bounced u

22、p and down. a) stirring b) driving c) steering d) rotating25. years of heavy burden and hard work made him _ at his early forties. a) lower b) lean c) stoop d) bow26. niagara falls is a great tourist _, drawing millions of visitors every year. a) attention b) attraction c) appointment d) arrangement

23、27. he _ for the day when he would see his hometown again. a) desired b) counted c) longed d) urged28. the insurance company paid him $ 10,000 in _ after his accident. a) installment b) compensation c) substitution d) commitment29. the noise _ until she couldnt stand it any longer. a) set up b) rang

24、 up c) built up d) called up30. they _ for a progressive cause and died willingly. a) bled b) wounded c) devoted d) departedunit 5test yourselfmultiple choice1. it took him several months to _ the wild horse.a) tend b) cultivate c) breed d) tame2. i dont think it was an accident. he did it on _.a) c

25、hoice b) purpose c) intention d) design3. the manager _ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand.a) passed b) copied c) dictated d) declared4. he was of _ birth; his parents had no money and lived poorly.a) humble b) harsh c) wicked d) wrecked5. on the way to school, there was no

26、 shelter from the rain, so the students were soaked _.a) wet b) to the skin c) on the skin d) over6. the smoke from the burning building almost _ the firemen and forced them to wear masks.a) blocked b) provoked c) choked d) stroked7. he smiled again with an air of _ contentment and said, “its the fi

27、rst time ive ever done what i wanted to do.”a) supreme b) superficial c) supplementaryd) superior8. we might say that _ has been done when a mans innocence and guilt has been proved beyond doubt.a) judgmentb) jury c) justice d) wrong9. he has given all the facts at great _ so that you may judge for

28、yourself.a) detail b) extent c) degree d) length10. she hasnt found an apartment yet; shes staying with her aunt _. a) for a long time b) for the first timec) for the time being d) from time to time11. on receiving sound waves, our eardrums _ and cause minute electrical signals to be sent to the bra

29、in.a) shiverb) shake c) vibrated) tremble12. coal and petroleum are called _ substances, because they are the remains of living things.a) superbb) organic c) vigorousd) rotten13. preservatives (防腐劑) are added to bread to keep it from getting _.a) static b) stained c) stabled) stale14. here were cycl

30、es of industrial prosperity which always collapsed into industrial _.a) boomsb) nightmares c) depressionsd) disadvantages15. all men or women, young or old, short or tall, should not _ any form of discrimination, because sooner or later we are all likely to fall victim to this dangerous practice. a)

31、 resist b) sustain c) undergod) tolerate16. generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they _ to violence to escape.a) resortb) appeal c) proceedd) incline17. in the end, a _ of six men and six women deliberated four days and found him guilty of murder.a) panelb) jury c) courtd) legislation

32、18. although his _ ideas were difficult to understand, i managed to go through the whole book.a) abstract b) practical c) concrete d) superficial19. during a visit to the forbidden city, she was heard to _ “its so beautiful” three times. a) have grasped b) have grippedc) have claimed d) have exclaim

33、ed20. this meat is rather tough; you have to _ it for a long time.a) chew b) bite c) eatd) swallow21. we cannot judge a person simply on the _ of his education.a) conditionb) basis c) principled) base22. dont let the child play with scissors _ he cuts himself. a) only if b) in case c) now thatd) so

34、that23. id grown _ of the place and it was difficult to leave.a) considerateb) accustomed c) attachedd) fond24. he had no qualifications; _, he got the job. a) butb) nevertheless c) despited) instead25. dont forget to _ the letter before you post it.a) stick b) fasten c) seald) enclose26. the child

35、got a _ from his mother for being rude.a) slipb) strap c) snap d) slap27. the bond of true affection had pulled ussix very different men from six very different countriesacross antarctica; we proved in the end that we werent very different _.a) after allb) as usual c) in particulard) for all28. the

36、couple separated because they were not _.a) compatibleb) equivalent c) consistentd) uniform29. he made several interesting discoveries when he _ a monkey recently. a) experimented on b) tried on c) experimented with d) tried with30. their specialities _ from chinese literature, history and philosoph

37、y to law, sciences, and traditional chinese medicine. a) alterb) separate c) ranged) differ unit 61. i said i would do it and i _ my promise. a) stand up to b) stand for c) stand by d) stand up for2. mr. morgan can be very sad _, though in public he is extremely cheerful. a) by oneself b) in person

38、c) in private d) as individual3. color-blind people often find it difficult to _ between blue and green. a) separateb) distinguish c) compared) contrast4. keeping what belongs to another _ to stealing. a) appliesb) accounts c) attaches d) amounts5. the time taken on your journey, together with your

39、_, will enable you to calculate how far you have travelled. a) distanceb) rate c) speedd) motion6. the newly-built science building seems _ enough to last a hundred years. a) staticb) sophisticated c) steadyd) substantial7. helen groups all people into two _: those she likes and those she dislikes.

40、a) specimens b) categories c) catalogsd) sectors8. fry rejected the accepted _ of behavior and married one of his servants. a) hintb) code c) signald) advice9. we couldnt see much because there was only a _ light in the room. a) delicateb) disguised c) depressed d) dim10. the truck driver was proved

41、 _ of the crime. a) indifferent b) independent c) innocentd) inevitable11. his argument does not suggest that mankind can _ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources. a) resortb) grant c) affordd) entitle12. he takes a 10% _ on all the sales he makes: if he sells goods worth $100 he gets

42、$10. a) portionb) proportion c) concessiond) commission13. putting in a new window will _ cutting away part of the roof. a) includeb) involve c) containd) comprise14. the authorities _ tourists from visiting the secret factory. a) bangedb) bound c) bonded d) banned15. there are certain _ on which yo

43、u must interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something. a) conditionsb) occasions c) situationsd) environments16. we had to _ a lot of noise when the children were at home. a) go in forb) hold on to c) put up withd) keep pace with17. the new regulation does not _ until the first of march.

44、a) take into effectb) get into effect c) put into effectd) go into effect18. after dinner, the two men _ into the study where they could talk freely. a) retired b) restored c) restrainedd) resigned19. tom could not _ the last problem on the arithmetic test. a) fill out b) figure out c) find outd) fi

45、lter out20. adam has a good position and will pay you back _. a) lastly b) inevitably c) eventuallyd) equally21. the careless man received a ticket for speeding. he _ have driven so fast. a) cant b) shouldnt c) wouldntd) mustnt 22. while crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they

46、 _ by wild animals. a) should be attackedb) must be attacked c) had been attackedd) would be attacked23. anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _ to the outside world. a) having been lostb) losing c) to be lost d) lost24. they always give the vacant seats to _ comes first. a) whoeve

47、rb) who? c) whomeverd) whom25. he said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _ by then.? a) would have arrived b) should arrive c) must have arrived d) would arrive 26. such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _ them. a) would have discovered b) discov

48、ered c) will discover d) discovers 27. if i _ harder at school, i would be sitting in a comfortable office now. a) workedb) had worked c) were to workd) were working28. _ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.? a) becauseb) sincec) for d) while 29. professor wang, _ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.? a)