1、Unit 11. Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n) solution to our most difficult problem! ingeniousYour answer Correct answer ingenious ingenious 2. For me, the biggest to becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills. obstacleYour answer Correct answer obstacle obstacle 3. I have no idea how much time si
2、nce she leftI fell asleep. elapsedYour answer Correct answer elapsed elapsed 4. After college, I travelled through Europe, and the most thing I saw was the impressiveEiffel Tower in Paris. Your answer Correct answer impressive impressive 5. , which of the following events happened first? Chronologic
3、allyYour answer Correct answer Chronologically Chronologically 6. Steve is one of the most people I know; he wants to own his own business by ambitiousthe time hes 25. Your answer Correct answer ambitious ambitious 7. Jack still acts like a(n) and thinks everything is a game. adolescentYour answer C
4、orrect answer adolescent adolescent 8. A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and what he thinks is skipboring. Your answer Correct answer skip skip 9. After his plane landed, the prime minister gave a(n) speech about global impromptuwarming. Your answer Correct answer impromptu impr
5、omptu 10. I told my parents I wanted to take a year off before going to college, and my suggestion surprisingly met with little . resistanceYour answer Correct answer resistance resistance 11. The world was shocked by the death of the young singer. untimelyYour answer Correct answer untimely untimel
6、y 12. “How dare you a direct order? Youre a soldier now!“ defyYour answer Correct answer defy defy 13. She was disfigured by the fire, but it soon came to represent her permanentlydetermination to succeed in life. Your answer Correct answer permanently permanently 14. During the World Cup, in class
7、was down because everyone stayed at home attendanceto watch television. Your answer Correct answer attendance attendance 15. I had five exams last weekit was like one long, nightmare. continuousYour answer Correct answer continuous continuous 16. Normally, we one vote to each member, but this is a s
8、pecial case. allotYour answer Correct answer allot allot 17. I can remember feeling very insecure when I was young; I was desperate for my classmates . acceptanceYour answer Correct answer acceptance acceptance 18. Her final year of school was marked by considerable as she tried to figure uncertaint
9、yout what to do next. Your answer Correct answer uncertainty uncertainty 19. Ive tried working in the morning, but I find that Im most late at night. productiveYour answer Correct answer productive productive 20. Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to his beliefs on someone else. impose
10、Your answer Correct answer impose impose Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21. We dont have the budget to do everything, so Im afraid your plan will have to go the back burner. onYour answer Correct answer on on 22. All I need is some peace and quiet, and Ill be able to figure a
11、 solution. outYour answer Correct answer out out 23. Brace yourself some bad news, this doesnt look good. forYour answer Correct answer for for 24. Its all down you! Dont let us down! toYour answer Correct answer to to 25. The new evidence creates a lot of uncertainty who really reached America firs
12、t. aboutYour answer Correct answer about about 26. Im only a law school studentIm hardly any position to help you with your legal inproblems. Your answer Correct answer in in 27. In the back my mind, I have my doubts about whether hes right for the job. ofYour answer Correct answer of of 28. He is h
13、aving a shot cooking his own dinner. atYour answer Correct answer at at 29. Jessica had her life mapped since she was a little girl: college, marriage, children, outcareer. Your answer Correct answer out out 30. Quick, cram the bag the bed! underYour answer Correct answer under under Your answer Cor
14、rect answer (31) promotion promotion (32) transition transition (33) sidelines sidelines (34) lengthy lengthy (35) rear rear (36) dwellers dwellers (37) mortgage mortgage (38) finite finite (39) budding budding (40) coastal coastal 41. Which of the following is a rite of passage that helped the writ
15、er to become less shy? A. Attending high school. B. Reading many books. C. Attending college. D. Planning a great adventure. 42. In which paragraph does the author compare his desire to read to hunger? A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 4. D. Paragraph 5. 43. Which of the following would m
16、ake the best title for this passage? A. A Painfully Shy Child B. My College Life C. Travels with Greg D. Breaking Out of My Shell 44. “It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified.“ What does the writer mean by this statement? A. He wasnt nervous at all. B. He was mildly
17、nervous. C. He was as nervous as usual. D. He was extraordinarily nervous. 45. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage? A. Jack London wrote exciting stories. B. Jack London wrote dull stories. C. Jack London wasnt a famous writer. D. Jack London was the writers favourite wr
18、iter. Unit 2Section A: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.1. When was the last time you were in _ with your childhood friends? A. context B. contact C. control D. content 2. Like a boat at sea, his mind started to _ when he wasnt interested. A. float B. soar C. sink D. drift 3. Mrs Jones
19、didnt trust Jack, so she was very _ to let him cut her grass. A. reluctant B. reluctantly C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically 4. My house seems to be in a _ state of disrepairsomething is always broken! A. perpetually B. perpetual C. perpetuity D. perpetuate 5. The problem needs to be looked at from
20、 a historical _ . A. prospective B. directive C. perspective D. executive 6. Dr. Carter has written _ about the brain and its influence on our emotions. A. extensively B. intensively C. extensive D. intensive 7. The accident of last week _ a review of school safety policy. A. prompted B. prompt C. p
21、rompting D. prompts 8. I am easily _ by ice cream, so its probably the best if I dont look at the dessert menu. A. tempt B. tempts C. tempting D. tempted 9. Wouldnt it be _ if we didnt need to worry about money? A. predictable B. marvellous C. astonishing D. depressing 10. Researchers claim that the
22、re is a _ link between caffeine and headaches. A. definite B. definitely C. definition D. defined 11. Its incredible to see how newborn babies are completely _ on other people for everything. A. depending B. dependence C. dependent D. dependents 12. The criminal devised an _ plan to escape from pris
23、on. A. intrinsic B. intricate C. intrepid D. intrusive 13. The court brought a _ against the escaped prisoner. A. persecution B. persecute C. prosecution D. prosecute 14. Thank you for the offer to stay for dinner, but we dont want to _. A. pose B. compose C. propose D. impose 15. Pedros friends organized a friendly _ to help him deal with his alcohol abuse. A. contravention B. invention
