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Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only ONE word to fill in each blank. 1.
Thoreau didn't hate
2. Cold, as a rule, doesn't bother them but they will not
toleratesolitude, instead, he got inspiration from it. prolonged (延长) wetness, particularly during the
winter. 3.
All of these festivals were regarded as \"when all ordinary work stopped. 4.
It had been a very hard frost, the path was very that night was particularly cold. 5.
Good looks are a more profitable talent and hard work. 6.
The Canadian trader had a fine load of hunting trip. 7.
In praising movies for classroom use, he has an grind; he sells motion picture equipment.
axefurscommodityslipperyholy\" occasions , and in Hollywood than to sell after his to
8. Barbara had so many things to do that she could not do
justiceto her lessons. 9.
If you see him, please give my him.
10. Bitter experiences can lead to the maturity of a person, so tears are part
and 11.
Einstein became the high relativity. 12.
There was a feeling of gloom (忧郁) and
depressionpriestparcelapologiesfor not having written to of growing up. of physics for his theory of in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.
13. Be careful while communicating with the person, as he has an enormous
egoas well as tremendous ambition. 14.
A snow fell, heavily blanket of white. 15.
I'll ask at the post office what the United States.
postagepowderingthe trees and the ground with a is on a letter to the 16.
The horse pawedthe dust of the ground impatiently while waiting for its master.
17. In the hotel lounge (休息厅) an awful chamber orchestra was
sawingaway under a lot of imitation palm leaves.
18. If you see your small child trying to hurt a playmate, pull her away firmly
without 19.
Horses have a need to chewslappingand find something else to interest her. , and a diet that provides sufficient pasture (牧场) or hay will satisfy this need. 20.
Words are only essential to put across more and intellectual ideas.
21. There is no general nature in common to those things, and any idea we
have is never general or thing. 22.
In the follow it.
23. An English romantic poet, William Wordsworth found his
abstractabstractabstractconcepts , but always of some particular , we approve of the Golden Rule, \"Do onto others as you would have them do onto you\
inspirationin the lake district scenery.
24. After she had panted for a moment in the fresh air, she had a brilliant
inspiration.
25. One mark of a writer's greatness is that different minds can find in him
different
26. Annoyingly, youngsters were playing games in the lifts, and we had to
resortinspirations. to the stairs. 27.
What is clear is that when people do ends meet, their anxieties increase. 28.
In the last
resortresortto credit to make we shall have to borrow the money, though I hope that it will not be necessary. 29.
The electric lamps went out so we had to light the room.
30. In order to catch and hold students' attention, the teacher sometimes
resortedresortto candles to to certain tricks. 介词填空 1.
Sarah differs fromher sister Katie in that the former is talkative and the latter is reserved.
2. As an absent-minded person, he always finds himself pawing
throughthe messy desk looking for something he wants. 3.
The parents' interfering ways spring fromthe desire to see their daughter comfortably married. 4.
New college graduates would like to room
withothers so as to meet their limited entry-level salaries. 5.
Whenever she runs accrossthe corridor to seek help from her neighbors, they always give her a hand. 6.
Againstall odds, Alan and his roommate didn't slap each other around, instead, they became friends in the end. 7.
Thoreau was referred of solitude.
8. The beginning of university life usually fills the freshmen with the
excitement of being
awaytoas the American high priest in a brand new environment. 9.
The solitary explorer ventured
outamong the wild animals to tame that unknown area.
10. In spite of her roommate's complaints, she turned
upthe volume on the radio. 11.
The two countries went to war
overa small piece of land that they both claimed as their own.
12. The announcement came as ministers tried to head
offcriticism that the reforms fail to meet the expected results.
13. You will have to speak to both of them quickly if you want to head
offa nasty disagreement.
14. Prior to this decision the authorities had in a number of cases
resorted toviolence to prevent people from seeking refuge (庇护) in the embassies of various Western countries. 15.
Employers therefore resorted markets.
16. The change will not endure another election defeat; if Labor loses
tothe reduction of costs, most particularly in wages, in order to compete in world
next time the party will probably tear 17.
The roommate's distress tore him to feel depressed himself. 18.
The parents began to give up onapart. apart, and he started him becoming the little genius that they had always hoped he'd turn out to be!
19. This made it all the harder for the doctor to treat the patient and he
might give up
20. We need to check whether our decisions are made on the basis of
making our resources available to others before we strike
outonthe treatment for this reason. independently. 21.
He decided to leave the company to strike own as a writer. 22.
I persuaded her to remain silent forouton his the time being by promising to find out everything I could. 23.
Sarah has to room with her identical twin Katie time being until she finds a place of her own.
forthe 24.
Throughout the book, each opinion is backed careful studies or everyday examples.
25. When he came back from the business trip, he found the
correspondence had been backing days.
26. After lying in a hot bath for an unusually long time, he stretched
outupupby for several on the bed, eyes closed, hoping that the pains would go away. 27.
He took off his shoes and stretched himself
outon the bed once he reached home, tired from a whole day's work. 28.
Within a community, we seek outfor our companions, those whose thinking is similar to our own. 29.
One task for them will be to seek elsewhere. 30.
She had tasted the fear of being cast bitter taste in her mouth.
outoutand assess projects suitable for joint ventures with companies or investors
, and it left a 31.
\"Cast outthis slave woman with her son,\" she commands Abraham, \"for the son of this slave woman shall not be here with my son Isaac.\"
Part 3 Replacement
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Directions: Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with expressions or phrases using the key word(s) supplied in brackets. Please take care to use the right word form and keep the original meaning. 1.
Richard Baxter gave a short account of his life in these words, \"Weakness and pain helped me to study how to live;
beginning with necessities, I proceeded by degrees, and now I am going to see that for which I have lived and studied.\" (sum) Replacement: 2.
In fact, the situation in Los Angeles scared him a little and for the first six months he barely took the risk of going out of the house alone. (venture) Replacement: 3.
He'd been unconscious for so long that doctors had stopped hoping for his recovery. (give) Replacement: 4.
It wasn't an accident. He did it intentionally. (purpose) Replacement: 5.
The company is increasing wages in an attempt to prevent a strike. (head)
on purposehad given up onventured out summed up Replacement: 6.
head off I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some for the possibility I might need some. (case) Replacement:
in case 7.
For the moment, these two girls seem to be getting along much better. (time) Replacement: 8.
I had to use violence to get my money back. (resort) Replacement: 9.
We are afraid our department has been destroyed by silly quarrels. (tear) Replacement:
10. His desperate need to be loved is caused by a deep sense of insecurity. (spring) Replacement:
For the time be resort to has been torn a springs from Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.
________ in his reading that Susan hadn't dared to make a
sound.
A. So was he absorbed
B. So absorbed he was
C. So absorbed was he
D. So he was absorbed 2.
The firm decided after a board meeting that the old machinery in the factories ________ with. A. do away
B. be done away
C. has done away
D. has been done away 3.
I'd rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. You should take a break first. A. not do
B. don't do
C. didn't do
D. won't do 4.
I must tell you that you ________ in your red overcoat the
other night.
A. look so handsome
B. are looking so handsome
C. looked so handsome
D. were looked so handsome 5.
Professor Brown, together with three lecturers, ________ attending a meeting on energy now. A. is B. are C. was D. were 6.
The important role played by women in ________ used to be considered \"a man's world\" began to have effects on attitudes to the English language. A. which B. what C. that D. how
7. John spoke through a microphone so that he ________ in every room. A. could hear
B. had been heard
C. could be heard
D. heard
8.
B. It is harmful to health to smoke
C. That smoking is harmful to one's health
D. Smoking is harmful to health 9.
The dictionary is to the student ________ the tool is to the worker. A. what B. that C. as if
D. though
10. The government is believed to be considering ______ a law
________ is a fact many smokers choose to ignore. A. To smoke is harmful to health
making it a crime to import any kind of weapon. A. to pass
B. passed
C. have passed
D. passing
11. ________ you go on the earth, there is always gravity to keep
you from falling off. A. When
B. Wherever
C. Since
D. Because
12. Don't worry about your son's illness. What he really needs is
________ a few days' rest. A. nothing but
B. anything but
C. something but
D. everything but
13. ________, they have boldly undertaken the construction of a
26-story building. A. As they are young
B. Young as they are
C. They are as young
D. As young as they are
14. I did not mean ________ anything, but those apples looked so
good I couldn't resist ________ one. A. to eat; trying
B. to eat; to trying
C. eating; to try
D. eating; to trying
15. Tim cannot but ________ his supervisor to help him solve the
difficulty he has in doing his project. A. to ask B. ask
C. asking
D. asked
16. The revolutionary fighter would rather die with his head high
than _____ with his knees bent. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived
17. We were greatly encouraged by the news of China _______
another man-made satellite. A. to have launched
B. to launch
C. launched
D. having launched
18. ________ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don't agree
that they can't be solved. A. Suppose
B. Because
C. While D. Until
19. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of
communication _______ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. A. in that
B. in which
C. in order that
D. so that
20. ________ for your laziness, you could have finished the
assignment by now. A. Had it not been
B. Weren't it
C. It were not
D. Had not it been
Part 5 Cloze (with four choices provided)
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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given for each blank. Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.
Americans love to camp. It is 1.
estimatedthat a
majority of them go camping. On average about once a year Americans 2.
abandontheir concrete jungle in cities to enter the nation's forests to live for at least a few days. Often, they go out in 3. searchwhereof a mountain pond. they can have some
They go into the forest 4. peace and quiet. It is there that they can give themselves to the 5. inspiritionof solitude.
To live alone might be one 6.
characteristicof an American hero. They reject company 7.
rather thanlive with it. And so, like these heroes, Americans go off to camp. They make their preparations for weeks and even months 8. request time 9. offin advance. They from work. Then they buy needanything that might come in 10. . They pack it all: their favorite tea kettle, cups and saucers, noodles, the axe to chop wood for a fire—no stove would be more 11.
convenient, and more. Their kids aren't very sointerested in nature, 12. campers find ways to keep them entertained. They might 13.
throwa small television into this collection of things. While camping outside the noisy cities, they are close to nature and can 14.
stretch outtheir soul to their satisfaction. They can come and go as they please without 15.
apology. They can 16. stay uplate and enjoy reading the whole night. They also can move at their own 17.
pace. Hence, the urban existence has 18. the forest for the weekend. People crept intowonderwould 19. if anyone is left in the city. After all, here they are. It may not be where they expected to be, but for the time being they might 20.
as wellcall it home. Anyway, there is no place like home.
Questions 21 to 40 are based on the following passage.
I am going to break up with my wife, Becky. I am going to join millions of those who are not married. In that group with me
are people who are either 21. divorcedor widowed. Also, there with me are people who have never 22.
committedsolitude. I will simply live a life of 23. within this tiny house in the city where no lumpone can disturb me. There is a 24. now. And I 25. crying. 26. perform
put onAspressin my throat back tears to keep from I sit feeling sorry for myself, I
small tasks around my home. I 27.
some water to cook some noodles. Then I
depressedpourrealize I am too 28. the kettle to 29.
to eat. I then simply lift myself some more tea.
cureHowever, tea is not enough to 30. need
people?
No.
And,
my sadness I?
A
31.
and I reach for the pint of wine in the cupboard. Did Thoreau
why
should
solitaryescapeexistence is best. It is the only way to 32. the pain in this life. Why should I fear being Being
alone
has
served
as
33.
alone?
inspirationfor poetry. It has also helped in
sincephilosophy 34. early time. When people
thoughtsbegan writing down their 35. , they have
enjoyed their time alone. I do not have a(n) 36.
isolatedspot of my own in the countryside. I do not recordhave a pond to sit beside and 37. to visit me in this city.
my
observations, but I have my computer and no one ever seems
The phone rings and I pick it up. It is Becky. She is offering her
38.
apology. It was all just a big 39.
. Should I tell her that I am a lone Absolutelymisreportingwolf without need for her? 40. not! What kind of fool would choose a life alone?
也许具有重大意义的是这样一个事实：她挑战了自己雇主的决定，并出乎意料地赢了官司。(against all odds)
What is perhaps of great importance is the fact that she challenged the decision of her employer and won the case against all odds.
怪罪别人对他来说很普通，不管是有理由还是无理由，他经常采用这种手段。(resort to) Blaming the other person is common for him and he often resorts to it, whether justified or not 多年来这个地区被武装冲突弄得四分五裂。(tear apart) For years, the region has been torn apart by armed conflicts
更重要的是他应该明白它们都是由相同的错误所造成的：对这个问题的理解不全面。(spring from) More important, he should see that they all spring from the same error: incomplete understanding of the question
我所认识的那些结婚的人结局都不幸福。(end up)
All the people I know who have married have ended up unhappy. 那些试卷太难了，最后她放弃做这些试卷。(give up on) The papers were too difficult and she finally gave up on them.
不一会她四周摆放着许多礼物，有她父母送的一件昂贵针织套衫，她小外甥送的一小盒糖果。(range from... to)
Soon she was surrounded by a lot of gifts, ranging from an expensive sweater from her parents to a small packet of sweets from her youngest nephew. 他们确定自己独立闯天下的时机终于成熟了。(strike out) The time was finally ripe, they decided, to strike out on their own.
虽然他对那件事有颇为不同的看法，可是眼下会接受总的主张。(for the time being)
He had rather different views on the matter, but would accept the general proposals for the time being.
交通事故之后他回到了家，伸展着身子躺在床上，双眼紧闭，希望这仅是一个噩梦。(stretch out) After the traffic accident, he went home and stretched out on the bed, eyes closed, hoping that it was only a terrible dream.
For only when one is able to discriminate between what must be discarded and what should be kept as valuable for the future will one also be able to decide whether one is ready to strike out in a new direction consciously and positively
因为只有在我们能够区分什么是必须摈弃的东西，什么是未来有价值应该保存的东西时， 我们才能够确定我们是否一切就绪准备朝一个新的方向有意识地、积极地独立开创。
Rather than trouble to put the poetry he creates in his own handwriting, the poet usually asks his family members or assistant to write it down while he dictates
那位诗人一般并不自己费神将创作的诗歌写下来，而是向家人或助手口述，由他们写下来。
They make up a strange couple: the husband eats only organically produced vegetables and believes all living things are holy, while the wife likes wearing fur and enjoys seafood.
这是一对奇怪的夫妻，丈夫只吃天然蔬菜产品，认为所有生物都是神圣的，而妻子却爱穿皮草，吃海鲜。
Shoba's friends put up bets on whether she, an independent and achieving Indian girl, will marry the man arranged by her parents
莎芭的朋友们打赌，她一个独立富有成就的印度女孩会不会嫁给她父母为她选定的人
When personalities of people living in the same dorm don't mix, the excitement of being away at college can quickly grow stale
同寝室的人性格不合，则离家上大学的那种兴奋感会很快变得淡然乏味。
His friend urged him to take a rest for a change, as he was getting stale after ten years' work there.
他朋友敦促他休息，换换环境，干了十年，他呆在那儿越来越没劲了。
Ram's father had supported his wife's career even though he belonged to a generation of Indian men who expected their wives to stay at home.
兰姆的父亲属于期望妻子在家呆着的那一代印度人。即使如此，他仍然很支持妻子的职业生涯。 Only after a person learns to resolve conflicts by turning big problems into small problems and small problems into no problems at all can he live happily with others.
一个人只有学会化解矛盾，把大事化小，小事化了，才能和他人愉快地住在一起。
Many things about AIDS are uncertain but the more you know about it, the less you will be afraid, and you could become a very good friend to people who have to live with this problem对艾滋病还有许多不确定的东西，可是你越了解它，你的害怕就越少，并且你会成为那些不得不承受这个问题的人的好友。
The less teaching experience they have had, the more they want to learn and the harder they work.
他们的教学经验越少，他们就越想学，也就越努力工作
1.
B. it raises his position as a man
C. it makes him enjoy meaningful conversations
D. it gets him out of trouble 2.
The statement that \"ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly\" suggests that ________.
A. most of the human conversations are inspiring and instructive
The significance of man's speaking ability is that ________. A. it proves his existence as a man
B. most of the human conversations are as irritating as the noise made by a fly
C. most of the human conversations can be dismissed as meaningless
D. most of the human conversations can be regarded as the effective activities 3.
B. feels reluctant to join in the conversation
C. fails to communicate anything new to others in the conversation
D. misunderstands others' meanings in the conversation 4.
In the author's opinion, the introduction of weather as a conversational opening indicates ________. A. the ignorance of the conversationalist
B. the start of an acceptable conversation
C. the coming of something new
D. the boring nature of the conversation 5.
Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
A. At a dinner party, everyone prefers to talk like a mosquito.
B. People despise meaningless conversations.
C. People take pride in their roles as conversationalists.
D. One can always learn something useful from conversation.
According to the passage, a man will look silly if he ________. A. makes mistakes in the conversation
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