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第39章 Unit Twelve Ambition (3)

[例句] Fa rming and mining make up most of the count ry’s indust ry.

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[例句] Please refrain from smoking.

Test Yourself

Test One

1) I t’s tiring and work.

A.mindful B.mindles s

C.inter esting D.minded

2) In our unive rsity ,professor Wu is a ( n) professor

A.previous B.previewing

C.prevailing D.prestigious

3) He walked a round the town.

A.at leisure B.with leis ur e

C.on leisure D.in leis ur e

4) As students,we must our unneces sa ry expenses.

A.cut down B.cut down on

C.cut away D.cut into

5) Lea rning is not fun.In fact it is quite.

A.frust rating B.frustr ated

C.fruit ful D.fruitless

6) Mozar t is really in musician.

A.gif t B.talent

C.gifted D.talented

7) The guerrillas say they will continue to pres s on with their as sault.

A.at tack B.help

C.att ract D.aid

8) She has a huge depa rtment to administer.

A.own B.manage

C.operate D.take

9) If they pe rsist in their at titude he can ’ t over turn their decision.

A.take over B.take in

C.change D.make

10) His family has now suffered the agonies of uncer tainty for a yea r.

A.happiness B.fun

C.enjoyment D.t rouble

11) They consolidated the states of the south into a unified South Regain.

A.united B.jointed

C.associated D.tied

12) She was a ya rdstick against which I could meas ur e what I had achieved.

A.mi rror B.example

C.standard D.threat

13) If an insect eats a c rop the damage is conspicuous.

A.invisible B.noticeable

C.sensitive D.insensitive

14) The tight jumpe r only his fat stomach.

A.accessed B.accentuated

C.advocated D.accele rate

15) The te rrorists have their bombing campaign.

A.s pecialized B.clas sified

C.intensified D.terrorized

16) Even af ter meeting only once ,they felt a.

A.kinship B.intimate

C.friend D.r elative

17) The leaders of any political par ty want all the members to.

A.in step B.take steps

C.keep step D.fall into step

18) He managed to his mounting anger.

A.s urvive B.subdue

C.sustain D.surpass

19) Do you banning ca rs in the city center ?

A.activate B.subordinate

C.compassionate D.advocate

20) The pool of wate r on the playground in the sun.

A.escaped B.evaded

C.evapora ted D.evacuated

21) With winds,a sailing ship could out run a steam ship.

A.profitable B.favorable

C.advantages D.beneficial

22) We had a long telephone.

A.dialogue B.conve rsation

C.talk D.speech

23) This statement is not with what you said ea rlier.

A.right B.consist

C.accordance D.consistent

24) I am to go and nothing will stop me.

A.detected B.detailed

C.dest royed D.dete rmined

25) The naught boy takes a great in pulling the dog’s tail.

A.job B.rapture

C.light D.delight

26) There a re of people in here.

A.lot B.many

C.masses D.few

27) This room was for the childr en.

A.projected B.schemed

C.designed D.descr ibed

28) We could apply for a to buy a car.

A.lending B.borrowing

C.loan D.pay

29) She star ted writing at a young age.

A.poetry B.poet

C.lite rature D.poem

30) Admission tickets are $20 ,$25 at the door.

A.paid B.prepaid

C.fined D.cost

31) Af ter s harpening all his pencils and making a cup of tea ,he sta rted drawing.

A.in quickness B.in detail

C.in eage rness D.in earnest

32) The school was for its progres sive policies.

A.noted B.charged

C.res ponsible D.known

33) A secr et agent has to be able to blend into the.

A.scene B.view

C.darknes s D.scenery

34 ) Many firms t ry to jump on the to turn out new elect ric product.A

A.bandwagon B.wagon

C.car D.t rain

35) O’Neill’s ideas have been to a gr eat deal of c riticism from those who consider them as scientific dr eaming.

A.adjusted B.corresponded

C.subjected D.yielded

36) I will do my best to your expectations.

A.live up to B.live with

C.live through D.live by

37) An inventor has an right for a cer tain numbe r of year s to make what he has invented and patented.

A.honor ary B.exclusive

C.inclusive D.excessive

38) Both of them are too stubborn to agree to ,so they had to be assigned to different branches.

A.a friends hip B.compromise

C.a judgment D.an emotion

39 ) Knowing that mor e people will come to know her work her on.

A.forced B.spurr ed

C.led D.ca rried

40) In mediaeval Europe ,big nobles often rose in against the king.

A.r evolt B.rebellion

C.riot D.disorder

答案:

1) B 2 ) D 3 ) A 4) B 5) A 6) C 7) A 8) B

9) C 10 ) B 11 ) A 12) C 13 ) B 14) B 15) A

16) D 17 ) C 18) B 19) D 20 ) C 21) B 22 ) B

23) D 24 ) D 25 ) D 26) C 27 ) C 28) C 29) A

30) B 31 ) D 32 ) A 33) D 34) A 35) C 36) A

37) B 38 ) D 39 ) B 40) B

Test Two

1) After set free from prison ,he began a new of his life.

A.section B.segment

C.chapter D.pa r t

2) He has on an adventur e that no one else has da red.

A.carried B.star ted

C.embarked D.gone

3 ) Af ter asking for help for seve ral times ,he gave me a as sistance.

A.voluntary B.reluctant

C.willing D.wa rm

4) For lit tle girls,doll seems to be a ( n) thing.

A.inducible B.suggestive

C.indulging D.irresistible

5) In such a hot summer ,we must take all the a - gainst fir e.

A.measures B.ways

C.pr ecautions D.attentions

6) Their demand has not the slightest of being met.

A.prosper ity B.prospect

C.pros pection D.prosecution

7) The war ehouse was not adequately protected against theft or vandalism.

A.stealing B.breaking in

C.attacking D.r aiding

8) I’m waiting for the ice cream to soften.

A.become hard B.become small

C.become sof t D.become la rge

9 ) Indust rialization in weste rn count ries was achieved painlessly.

A.without effor t B.without result

C.without aim D.without t rouble

10) He had forfeited the right to be the leade r of this nation.

A.given up B.used up

C.taken up D.given in

11) He told them to reconcile themselves to their misery on ear th.

A.fight B.bear

C.put on D.accept

12) She r elinquished the editorship of the newspaper.

A.given up B.used up

C.taken up D.given in

13) Muller’s glasses had gold rims.

A.line B.thread

C.edge D.cord

14) It was a gr eat to have the doctor living nea r us.

A.ease B.convenience

C.availability D.access

15) She had a good disguise ,but as soon as she spoke she herself.

A.betr ayed B.leaked

C.missed D.dis posed

16) She likes to her mind through reading the best authors.

A.activate B.cultivate

C.pas sionate D.dedicate

17) The government is unlikely to get the bill through within the lifetime of this.

A.Government B.Parliament

C.Congress D.Administ ration

18) The policeman was while the complaint was investigated.

A.suspended B.executed

C.advocated D.prosecuted

19 ) The salesman the old lady into signing the pape r ,by threatening to take away the goods.

A.cha rged B.feared

C.impeached D.intimida ted

20) The government attempted to c rime by punis hing criminals without mercy.

A.eradicate B.extinguish