1、1. Who can name the animals that inhabit the polar ice caps? Your answer Correct answer inhabit inhabit 2. It was very decent of Florence to shake Victorias hand after she lost the competition. Your answer Correct answer decent decent 3. A terrible snowstorm forced the mountain climbers to turn arou
2、nd when they were only a few hundred feet from the summit . Your answer Correct answer summit summit 4. What do you think was Marks motive for starting the fight? Your answer Correct answer motive motive 5. You should never use water to try to extinguish a grease fire in the kitchen. Your answer Cor
3、rect answer extinguish extinguish 6. When was the last time you saw someone perform a genuinely selfless action, with no personal motivations? Your answer Correct answer selfless selfless 7. Despite his best efforts, the scandal continued to dominate the news headlines during his time in office. You
4、r answer Correct answer dominate dominate 8. Albert Einstein is often considered a(n) dominate because his scientific work was so groundbreaking and original. Your answer Correct answer dominate genius 9. Can you imagine a(n) scenario in which we get out of this alive? Your answer Correct answer sce
5、nario scenario 10. Im worried about my son; he wakes up every night with the same nightmare . Your answer Correct answer nightmare nightmare 11. The ability to compromise is one of the most important leadership qualities that I know. Your answer Correct answer leadership leadership 12. Firefighters
6、and police officers show bravery on a daily basis as part of their jobs. Your answer Correct answer bravery bravery 13. The plane crash was a(n) tragedy , but the media coverage of it was even worse. Your answer Correct answer tragedy tragedy 14. Laughter is a(n) unconscious reaction at a funeral. Y
7、our answer Correct answer unconscious uncommon 15. The rock fell thirty steps on the mountain trail before hitting Jake on the head and knocking him unconscious . Your answer Correct answer unconscious unconscious 16. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the entire community pulled together for suppo
8、rt. Your answer Correct answer aftermath aftermath 17. Louis is a(n) longtime supporter of that charity; hes been donating money to them for years. Your answer Correct answer longtime longtime 18. As part of her managerial responsibilities, Sheila has to oversee four employees. Your answer Correct a
9、nswer oversee oversee 19. My gratitude for your support extends well beyond a simple “thank you“. Your answer Correct answer gratitude gratitude 20. We all thought he was innocent until we heard the witnesss testimony in court. Your answer Correct answer testimony testimony Section B: Complete each
10、sentence with a suitable word. 21. Her grades this year are on par with her classmates. Your answer Correct answer with with 22. I dont believe him; did you pick up on the tone of his voice? Your answer Correct answer up up 23. Why is it that we cant all agree on which movie to see this weekend? You
11、r answer Correct answer that that 24. The truck came out of nowhere and crashed into the side of the bus. Your answer Correct answer out out 25. His donation to the charity, generous though it was, was still only a drop in the bucket. Your answer Correct answer though though 26. His disappointing pe
12、rformance really let down the entire team. Your answer Correct answer down down 27. Firefighters are usually the first people on the scene of an accident. Your answer Correct answer of of 28. Im not sure if I can run in the race; Ive been out of action for a long time. Your answer Correct answer out
13、 out 29. Her room is a complete mess with clothes all over the place. Your answer Correct answer over over 30. If they can make it though this difficult time, they should be able to move forward just fine. Your answer Correct answer though through Natural disasters such as earthquakes can cause (31)
14、 massive amounts of damage. They cause people to lose their homes, their possessions, or even their lives. In a word, they can be downright (32) tragic . However, after such disasters strike is often a time of unbelievable (33) bravery and courage. Earthquakes and hurricanes may cause the worst thin
15、gs to happen, but they also bring out the best in people. In 2005, one of the worst hurricanes in recent memory formed over the Gulf of Mexico and moved over the southeastern United States. Known as Hurricane Katrina, it was devastating for many major cities, especially New Orleans, and the people w
16、ho lived there. While some people managed to (34) evacuate and find safety outside of the city, many did not. Unfortunately, they were left (35) homeless when the floods filled the streets and drowned their houses. It is hard to use too many (36) superlative words to describe Katrina. It was one of
17、the worst storms in history. It caused the deaths of more than a thousand people. It displaced tens of thousands more. Still, there was an enormous (37) turnout of people who wanted to help. These people certainly deserve our (38) admiration and respect. In the days following the storm, details of w
18、hat happened were all over the news. There were hundreds of (39) correspondents from all over the world in New Orleans to cover the story. Between the journalists telling this story to the world and the thousands of ordinary people who wanted to help those affected by the storm, the lives of New Orl
19、eanss residents were made a little more (40) humane . Your answer Correct answer (31) massive massive (32) tragic tragic (33) bravery bravery (34) evacuate evacuate (35) homeless homeless (36) superlative superlative (37) turnout turnout (38) admiration admiration (39) correspondents correspondents
20、(40) humane humane Unit7 . My parents always taught me to _ in the face of adversity. A. perseverance B. severe C. severance D. persevere 2. Could you please _ the plant so its not in front of the television? A. punctuate B. actuate C. situate D. fluctuate 3. The Prime Ministers speech will be remem
21、bered as one of the most _ speeches ever given. A. historic B. history C. historical D. historian 4. Shelley had the _ of being ahead of her time; she shouldve been born fifty years from now. A. fortune B. misfortune C. fortunate D. misfortunate 5. Mark can run a five-kilometre race pretty fast, but
22、 do you think he could _ that speed for an entire marathon? A. extend B. protect C. sustain D. prolong 6. If you _ David from the equation, do you still think his team could win the championship? A. detract B. distract C. protract D. subtract 7. She was, _, one of the smartest students Ive ever taug
23、ht. A. incident B. incidence C. incidental D. incidentally 8. Do you think its just a _ that the car breaks down every time Sheila drives it? A. coincidence B. coincident C. coincidental D. coincidentally 9. My mother has _ memory she only remembers what she wants to remember. A. defective B. correc
24、tive C. selective D. elective 10. Its hard to believe how _ people are until you see the helplessness of a newborn baby. A. unlucky B. vulnerable C. insignificant D. functional 11. In order to make cookies, you need to _ together a lot of ingredients. A. merge B. blend C. mingle D. unite 12. His fir
25、st novel was a failure, but his four _ books were instant bestsellers. A. successive B. preceding C. simultaneous D. subsequent 13. Ive never felt so _ as when I saw the Himalayas and looked up at Mount Qomolangma. A. insignificant B. vulnerable C. fortunate D. amazing 14. Dr Carter was _ a genius s
26、ince no one else could replicate his work. A. evidently B. evident C. evidence D. evidential 15. Would you please turn off your cell phones for the _ of the flight? A. session B. preservation C. duration D. termination 16. My daughter has been sick and kept me awake for three _ nights. A. consecutiv
27、e B. subsequent C. succeeding D. adjacent 17. William takes pride in his ability to _ his parents plans when he doesnt agree with them. A. frustrating B. frustration C. frustrate D. frustrated 18. Call the doctor! Nancy is _, and I dont know what to do! A. non-response B. non-responsible C. non-resp
28、onding D. non-responsive 19. There is a high _ that we will get five inches of snow tonight. A. probability B. chance C. odds D. possibility 20. Robots are now a reality, but they still arent very _ to be useful. A. function B. functional C. functioning D. functionary Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word. 21. Please pay attention to the weather while youre driving; I dont want you to get stuck out in a storm. Your answer Correct answer while while 22. If only I had paid attention in class, I wouldnt have failed the exam. Your answer Correct answer only only
