Unit three

1. You must take the __B___ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.

     A) primitive       B) preliminary   C) primary              D) practicable

2. How can you best ___B___ in your students the speech habits of the English language?

    A) civilize                        B) cultivate    C) evolve                       D) train

3. After three hours of heated debate, the __C___ bill was passed by a narrow majority .

     A) virtual          B) universal     C) controversial    D) substantial

4. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so ___A__ that nothing had been omitted.

    A) comprehensive                B) integrated     C) redundant      D) productive

5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a __A___ way of greeting.

    A) conventional                  B) conservative    C) constant         D) convenient

6. If you ___D__ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.

   A) overtake          B) fix    C) highlight                D) suspend

7. I am afraid that you have to alter your __C___ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

    A) indifferent                B) distressing    C) optimistic         D) pessimistic

8. Stamping on any country’s national flag is an __C___ to its people.

   A) inflation              B) ingredient     C) insult       D) invasion

9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the ___D__ of hearing.

    A) organ                B) possession   C) conduct            D) faculty

10. If you ___D__ bright sunlight _____ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.

     A) expose … to    B) concentrate … on    C) aim … at             D) focus … on

11. The manufacturers refused to take all ___B__ for damage caused by misuse.

     A) duty                       B) responsibility   C) obligation          D) share

12. The noise was so faint that you had to ___C___ your ears to hear it.

     A) stir          B) strengthen    C) strain   D) stride

13. We’ve done our ___B___ to make the process as simple as possible.

     A) terminal                  B) utmost    C) extreme            D) supreme

14. What he said was too ___B___ for me to understand.

     A) compound              B) complex    C) comprehensive              D) conventional

15. Their products are frequently overpriced and __B__ in quality. 　　
A) influential              B) inferior    C) superior                 D) subordinate

16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect __C___ so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery.      A) control                  B) order  C) harmony                 D) action

17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a __A___ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

      A) delicate                 B) considerate    C) precise                     D) sensitive

18. If your baby is losing weight, you should ___B__ your doctor promptly.

     A) advocate                B) consult   C) enquire               D) investigate

19. I have worked on three __C___ Saturdays.

     A) continuous             B) consistent   C) successive             D) regular

20. With the introduction of __C___ technology, information flows faster than it ever did.

     A) involved                 B) complicated   C) sophisticated              D) complex

21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was __D___ behind as usual.

      A) declining               B) delaying     C) lacking                 D) lagging

22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial __D___ will be conducted by computer.

     A) transformations     B) transmissions   C) transitions        D) transactions

23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed __C___ in China’s particular situation.

     A) useful                    B) available    C) feasible                  D) desirable

24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, __D___ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.

 A) in proportion to       B) in reply to   C) in relation to          D) in contrast to

25. We ___A__ the cook because her cooking was so poor.

      A) dismissed             B) deserted   C) resigned                   D) withdrew

26. Dogs are often praised for their __B____; they almost never abandon their masters.

      A) faith                     B) loyalty     C) trust                D) truthfulness

27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _D____ those events do not interfere with their studies.     A) lest    B) though   C) unless   D) provided

28. We must  __A___ these trash ideas.    A) discard     B) dispose    C) discharge       D) dismiss

29. She can run 100 me30. Young children soon __D__ words they hear their elders use.

       A) put forward     B) look forward to  C) turn up       D) pick up

30. Young children soon __D__ words they hear their elders use.

     A) put forward    B) look forward to     C) turn up           D) pick up

Unite 6

1. Since many insects have already become __B__ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide.

    A) active               B) resistant    C) tough                     D) gradual

2. It is a type of desert bush that can _C___ extremes of temperature.

    A) adapt                      B) withdraw    C) withstand            D) shade

3. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make __C__ judgments.

    A) sensitive                   B) sentimental    C) sensible                     D) sensational

4. Whenever he writes to his parents, he _A___ a cheque with his letter.

    A) encloses                   B) contains    C) reserves                 D) invests

5. You should save your work often as a __B__ against computer failure.

     A) sanction                 B) precaution  C) shield                D) shelter

6. It took millions of years for order to grow out of the _C___ of the universe.

    A) adjustment        B) change    C) chaos               D) profile

7. According to the weather _D___, it’s going to be fine today.

    A) prediction                 B) indication    C) provision                     D) forecast

8. Accidents are of frequent __D__ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here.

    A) arrival               B) proportion     C) scale                D) occurrence

9. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty __B__ it.

    A) inspecting                B) detecting    C) touching               D) contacting

10. There is need to check the __B__ of the report.

       A) frequency       B) accuracy   C) emergency               D) efficiency

11. The old man did not seem to attach any importance __A__ the question.

      A) to              B) with      C) towards        D) for

12. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all __C__ our seat belts.

      A) tied               B) locked     C) fastened      D) closed

13. Professor Collins was _D___ of the latest developments in physics because he had been in hospital for several months.      A) unconscious          B) negative   C) robbed              D) ignorant

14. It has been revealed that some government leaders __C__ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.      A) employ           B) take  C) abuse       D) overlook

15. Fertilizer will __B__ the growth of these tomato plants.

　  A) accomplish B) accelerate     C) accumulate              D) account

16. Years of __D__ labor had hardened his muscles.  A) survival     B) mental  C) restless   D) manual

17. Very few plants will __A__ without water.   A) flourish     B) fade  C) stem   D) cultivate

18. We rarely perceive more than a minute __C__ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.     A) fiction  B) function   C) fraction    D) fragment

19. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be _D___.

     A) sustained                B) contained    C) maintained            D) retained

20. The police will give you a ticket if you __D__ the speed limit.

      A) break                   B) reject    C) suspend                     D) exceed

21. The wise man exercises __D__ in his behavior and enjoyments.

      A) limitation              B) interest    C) restriction         D) restraint

22. When Jack was eighteen he __A__ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.

      A) took to                 B) took for   C) took up                    D) took on

23. Which is the most expensive _B___ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

      A) in place of            B) in terms of    C) by means of              D) by way of

24. The survival of civilization, as we know, is _B___ threat.

      A) within                  B) under    C) towards                     D) upon

25. George took __D__ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.

      A) chance                 B) effect    C) occasion                    D) advantage

Unit 7

2. They are two dollars each but if you buy ten, you get a __A___ of ten per cent.

    A) discount                 B) recession    C) depression           D) discharge

3. Money ___C__ as it goes from person to person.

    A) speaks                     B) scatters   C) circulates                  D) distributes

4. His hope ___B__ when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck.

    A) highlighted        B) soared    C) inspired                    D) flourished

5. I bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house. The manager of the store promised to make a prompt _A____.     A) delivery          B) relay    C) supply        D) transport

6. He __D___ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.

    A) distributed         B) discharged    C) spread                D) sprayed

7. His company went ___C__ after he failed in the business.

    A) decent                     B) negative  C) bankrupt                    D) acute

8. She always makes notes in the __C___ of a book.

    A) border                     B) blank    C) margin                      D) edge

9. A new spaceship was ___D__ at Cape Kennedy yesterday.

    A) motivated                 B) released    C) transmitted             D) launched

10. Don’t ___B__ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

       A) relieve      B) release    C) relate            D) retain

11. The noise was caused by a dog __A___ a cat through the garden.

      A) chasing          B) following   C) catching      D) fighting

12. Although the two players are __C___ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.

      A) partners                B) enemies    C) rivals D) companions

13. We can ___A__ the possibility of total loss from our calculations.

      A) exclude                B) prevent    C) excuse                   D) discard

14. I felt __D___ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech.

       A) fatigued                     B) tired    C) exhausted             D) bored

15. The two friends said goodbye and then went their ___D__ ways.

　  A) relevant                    B) relative   C) reluctant                    D) respective

16. They __A___ the flood after a heroic fight lasting five days and four nights.

　  A) conquered         B) combated    C) won                    D) withdrew

17. Two men were __C___ a large log over the rough ground with the help of a rope.

　  A) pushing                    B) drawing    C) dragging          D) carrying

18. They claimed that ___B__ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.

     A) sufficiently             B) approximately    C) considerably          D) properly

19. Everyone ___D__ around quietly to avoid waking the baby.

     A) cracked                  B) crashed    C) crawled                  D) crept

20. Lower taxes would ___C__ investment and help economic growth.

      A) harness                B) highlight    C) spur               D) soar

21. John always arrives on time. He’s so __C___.

      A) rapid                    B) timely   C) punctual               D) likely

22. What’s the Chinese ___C__ for the English word “refer”?

      A) equality                B) equal    C) equivalent            D) equation

23. The soldier was __C___ of running away when the enemy attacked.

      A) scolded                B) charged    C) accused                  D) punished

24. She _D____ all criticism and calmly went on with the project.

      A) smashed up          B) left off    C) hung up                   D) shrugged off

25. Success now seemed very remote and Bernard felt __A___.

      A) pessimistic           B) optimistic    C) positive                D) objective

26. This is ___D__ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.

      A) by rights               B) by itself    C) by oneself        D) by far

27. The price of beer __B___ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

      A) altered                  B) ranged    C) separated           D) differed

28. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _A____ this phenomenon.

      A) account for           B) count on    C) account of             D) count for

29. On his back the man carried a heavy __B___ of old clothes.

      A) bulk                     B) bundle    C) stock                D) mass

30. There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living ___D__.

      A) mark                    B) grade   C) indication              D) index