课后练习 Unit 7

Quiz to Unit 7 1. Vocabulary Section A    Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. (1) boom (2) hold up (3) envelop (4) maintenance (5) pertinent (6) tip off (7) run down (8) span (9) all of a sudden (10) back up (11) for nothing (12) reflect on (13) settle for (14) wage   1. The river Thames is __________ by many bridges. 2. The oil market is enjoying a __________. 3. All that preparation was __________ because the visit was cancelled. 4. The remarks are not __________ to the matter we are discussing. 5. __________, the bridge collapsed. 6. I need some time to __________ your offer. 7. The government __________ a campaign against sex discrimination in industry. 8. He's taking classes in car __________. 9. The teacher __________ excellent models of composition for her class to imitate. 10. Susan __________ the club because the girls wouldn't let her join. Section B Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. The ________ writer made up fairy tales. A. imaginary      B. imaginative      C. imaginable        D. imagined 2. Man is ________. Only those who devote themselves to the cause of justice will be remembered for ever. A. fatal            B. mortal          C. moral            D. lethal 3. California ________ when gold was discovered there. A. forwarded      B. advanced        C. made progress    D. boomed 4. Pollution ________ a threat to the continued existence of this species. A. brings          B. takes            C. causes            D. poses 5. I ________ of the way he behaved at the meeting. A. disapproved    B. condemned      C. disagreed          D. objected 6. I did not know what to do, but then an idea suddenly ________ me. A. occurred to      B. occurred        C. happened to        D. flashed to 7. Before there were factories, people used to ________ wool into cloth in their own homes. A. spin            B. weave          C. sew              D. manufacture 8. The car, as we know it, is on the way out, because its exhaust ________ a threat to the environment. A. originates        B. offends          C. poses            D. paralyzes 9. After years of time, the once famous poet sank into ________. A. obscurity      B. obscure          C. clarity            D. security 10. The ________ of the trees in the water was very clear. A. mirror          B. reflection        C, shadow          D. shade 11. His fatness ________ him unable to touch his toes. A. renders        B. causes          C, becomes          D. allows 12. I was told that the sweater would not ________ in the wash but it has. A. dwindle        B. shrink          C. decrease          D. contract 13. The fire was the worst ________ ever to hit the town. A. accident        B. incident          C. event            D. disaster 14. Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also ________ of Swedish people. A. specific        B. peculiar          C. characteristic      D. particular 15. Many people complain of the rapid ________ of modem life. A. rate            B. speed            C. pace              D. growth 16. What I am trying to do is to ________ why your condition has not improved. A. look for        B. find out          C. search for        D. get in 17. Sometimes you have to make a ________ to get what you want. A. sacrifice        B. profit            C. loss              D. victim 18. Camping ________ include a tent, a sleeping bag, a rucksack, a stove, and so on. A. equipment      B. facilities          C. instruments        D. devices 19. His manner ________ my attention. A. searched        B. kept            C. arrested          D. attended 20. Everyone else was killed in the accident. I was the only one to ________. A. alive            B. outlive          C. survive            D. relive 2. Structure Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. The official has promised that the project ________ in June. A. was going to be completed            B. is to complete