高一英语跟踪练习 2

I. Grammar
1. The 1920s ushered in the era of the motor car, thus greatly __________ (reduce)
the amount of time it took people to travel to work.
2. Taobao.com has begun selling tickets online for international flights, __________
(aim) to cut the market share of Ctrip.com and other competitors.
3. __________ (stand) in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a
New iPad.
4. __________ (spend) nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel.
5. Employees might feel unsafe in the current jobs, thus __________ (keep) an eye
on what is new in the job market is of great importance to them.
6. He got up late and hurried to his office, __________ (leave) the breakfast
untouched.
7. _______________ (explain) it many times, I still can’t make Tom understand
what I said.
8. _______________ (not complete) the project, they decided to stay there for
another week.
9. Nancy, ______________ (struggle) for about half a year to apply for a job as an
airline hostess, finally took a position at a shopping center.
10. __________ (spend) almost my entire professional life researching black holes, I
finally came up with a better understanding of them.
II. Vocabulary

A. fine B. fancied C. fat D. fame E. fever

F. failure G. film H. firm I. figured
1. They were purchasing more healthy fish and less _______.
2. A _______ in the computer system caused by a mechanical fault led to the terrible
accident.
3. Angie waited in a _______ of excitement.
4. The sculptor _______ the girl in clay.
5. Cover with plastic _______ and refrigerate for 24 hours.
6. Scientists are now able to measure _______ distinctions between levels of sleep
depth.
7. The equipment must rest on horizontal and _______ ground.
8. She _______ herself as a singer but she didn’t have a very good voice.
III. Translation
我对面的座位是空的。（face）

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