Quiz for Unit 2,3,5

I. Vocabulary (20 items altogether, 1 point each and 20points total)

Directions:Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in
each sentence without changing its original meaning.
1. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked in my hands and the car swerved violently to
the right.
A.turned B. bent C. trembled D. stiffened
2. Don’t let yourself persuaded into buying things that you don’t really want.
A.cheated B. convince C. made D. tell
3. The footprints are quite distinct; they must be fresh.
A.different B. noticeable C. unclear D. new
4. Middle-aged folks work out in gyms and jog down the street, trying to delay the
effects of aging.
A. prolong B. stopped C. postponed D. slowed
5. When Dave and I were young, we begged and pleaded for the “right” clothes.
A.ask for urgently B. suggest C. order D. demand
6. It means resenting your parents and their way of life one minute and then feeling
you will never be as good or as accomplished as they are.
A.being angry with B. being grateful to C. being against D. being for
7. It’s no wonder that, despite their carefree façade, they are often confused,
uncertain, and troubled by all the unknowns in their future.
A.Normal B. colorful C. peaceful D. cheerful
8. We pressed the buzzer in our cabin and a steward arrived instantly.
A. easily B.immediately C. finally D. quickly
9. She consoled me during my survivor’s anguish, but what she wouldn’t tolerate
— and here’s the important thing — was me feeling sorry for myself.
A.told B. depressed B. inspired D. comforted
10. How to handle a stroke is how to handle life.
A. hold B. help C. treat D. take care of
11. While I was going through it, Anne endured my moods but didn’t allow me to
complain.
A.make B.bear C. insist D. support
12. I spent the next two weeks  anguishing about whether I'd made the right
decision.
A.hoping B. expecting C. being angry D. feeling painful
13. He gazed with longing and apprehension into the future.
A.wonder B. hope C. desire D. Curiosity
14. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked in my hands and the car swerved violently to
the right.
A. bump B. hit C. turned C. stopped
15. The rain seemed to be slackening a bit now, and I rolled down the window all the
way to watch.

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 A. became slower B. stopped C. became stronger D. fastened
16. When this area of our life is threatened we become fearful and disillusioned.
A. disappointed B. depressed C. cold D. hopeful
17. Those steps were a gauge of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to
continue living.
A. mark B. symbol C. sign D. measure
18. A warning device must be installed to alert you if the system stops working
properly.
A.set up B. checked C. repaired D. disassembled
19.In the midst of writing my latest book, My Stoke of Luck, I had an epiphany,
inspired by my wife.
A.in the middle of B. in the front of C. at the back of D. after
20. This year the company has been trying to penetrate new markets
A. create B. enter into C. defeat D. form

III. Blank Filling

A. Direction: Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.(20 blanks altogether,
1 point each and 20 points total)
21. Being young means trying on new selves by taking up _____ different
crowds.with
22. _______ way of contrast, forty is sanity.(By)
23. Life has taught me that I, not they, am responsible _____ who I am. ( for)
24. He's too serious and dedicated, wrapped up _________ his career. (in)
25. A country s future prosperity depends, ______ a degree, upon the quality of
education of its people.(to)
26. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on _____ his sanity
and his wife and his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps. (to)
27. The door opened and a little girl stood there, peering______ me.(at)
28. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
(with)
29. The traditional postal services are now referred ______almost mockingly as
“snail mail.”(to )
30. Food is essential ____ life. (to)
31. Since then, we've entered _____ a partnership.(into)
32. Our home was a split-level affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage
33. Mary met up ________ her student on the street of a foreign country. (with)
34. Some people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives.
35. Others feel they are_________the mercy of fate. ( at )
36. No matter what I weighed, though, I was never satisfied_____ the way I looked.(
with)
38. The man held on _________ his sanity and his wife and his home and his job
because of 14 miserable steps. (to)
39. Kassa looked into her and locker and ignored the cold feeling of fear that swept

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________ her.(over)
40.He has some mobility in his legs and can walk ______ the aid of a walking
stick.with

B.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in the
brackets. (40 blanks altogether, 1 point each and 40 points total)
41. The team worked ________ to the November deadline.(feverish)feverishly
42. Being older is________ to being younger in another way.(prefer)preferable
43. When I asked her about where she wanted the meeting to be held, she didn’t
express any particular ____________. (prefer) preference
44. Mozart’s _______with piano started when he was a baby.(obsess) obsession
45. She has got this ____________ fear of losing control, so she never shows her
emotions. (obsess) obsessive
46. People under a lot of stress at work will often experience___________, irritability
and a loss of confidence. (mood) moodiness
47. The apartment is really too small, but it’s___________for the time being.(tolerate)
tolerable
48. In the end, the company and its investors came to a mutually__________
arrangement.(benefit) beneficial
49. Working with the mentally handicapped can be a__________ and rewarding
experience.(satisfy) satisfactory
50. The committee has made four specific_________of the government’s
transportation policy. (criticize) criticism
51. I have already made many of the ____________ decisions that confront those just
starting out. (criticize)critical
52. We've both suffered_______of guilt over what happened.(agonize) agonies/agony
53. The headmaster _______ those naughty students’ behavior.(tolerate) tolerated
54. They were___________ on having a contract for the work.( insist)insistent
55. Yesterday's unemployment figures were as__________as those of the previous 22
months.( depress) depressing
56. The only_________ for the team is that they get a chance to play the game again.
( console) consolation
57. The progressive Chinese intellectuals in the early days of the 20th century drew

much of their ___________from the revolutionary ideas flooding out of Europe at that
time.(inspire) inspiration
58. Three people were killed in a head-on ______ between a bus and a car. (collide)

collision

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59. Doctors depend on accurate ___________tools.( diagnosis) diagnostic
60. Then suddenly, despite all their___________ they broke the agreement and signed
a deal with a rival company. (assure) assurance
13. A heavy concentration of the drug may produce dizziness or even__________.
(unconscious ) unconsciousness
52.A lot of people make the__________ that poverty only exists in the Third World.
(assume) assumption
53. ___________ and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike .
（indifferent) indifference
54.Why don't you vote - how can you be so __________to what is going on?
(indifference) indifferent
55.The most immediate problem is organized crime and its __________of the security
forces. (penetrate) penetration 
56. Despite increasing physical __________, he continued to write stories.(frail)
frailty
57. About 40% of the country's population is __________ with the disease.
(afflict)afflicted
58. Now he was in deep _________ for the loss of his brother. (afflict) affliction
59.His teacher praised him for the__________ of his report.(excellent) excellence
60.Central authority has been_________weakened since the outbreak of the civil war.
(progress)  progressively
61.One prominent symptom of the disease is__________loss of memory. ( progress)
progressive
62.There is widespread________with the present government.(disillusion)
disillusionment
63.As she grew older, Laura became increasingly disillusioned with politics.
(disillusion) disillusioned
64.I’m _______to tiredness in summer. (incline) inclined
65.Neither of my children showed the slightest ________ to follow me into
journalism.(incline)inclination

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IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English by using one of the
expressions given in the box. (5 blanks altogether, 3 point each and 15 points
total)

faced with, a man of…; given that; in an effort to; dismiss

67.鉴于房价在过去 12 个月中开始明显放缓，他也不认为有什么值得担忧的地
方。
He also doesn't see much cause for concern given that home prices have begun to
slow significantly over the past 12 months.

87.互联网的发明极大的方便了我们生活中几乎所有方面，包括教育、娱乐和购
物等。
The invention of the Internet has greatly facilitated almost every aspect of our life,
including education, entertainment, and shopping.

88.你可能以为走在这里的是一位充满了勇气和力量的人。
You might think that here walked a man of courage and strength.

在那部电影里，那个亿万富翁面临着两难选择——和妻子离婚，让她分走他半
个金融帝国，或者冒着被警方发现的危险把她谋杀掉。

In the movie that billionaire was faced with a dilemma — either divorces his wife,
who would then carve out half of his financial empire, or murders her at the risk of
being found out by the police.

90. 可能会有过路司机停下的念头立即被打消。
The thought that a passing motorist might stop was dismissed at once.
评分标准:
1．小错误（拼写、大小写、数字、标点符号等）每处扣 0.25 分。
2．大错误（动词的时态、语态、语气、习惯搭配、词性错误，用词不当等）每
处扣 0.5 分。

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3．所给词组未用或用错，扣 1 分。
4．句子不完整或句法结构有严重错误，扣 2 分。