英语练习

Quiz 2 I. Directions: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1. She has a fear ________ going out in the dark. 2. All the children were laughing ________ a clown (小丑), who was pretending to eat a book. 3. I'm sorry, I'm not familiar ________ your poetry. 4. The men built banks of earth to hold ________ the rising flood waters. 5. It was a medical error which led ________ the death of the patient. 6. Her face shone ________ happiness and excitement. 7. What distinguishes our company ________ other companies is our excellent record of customer satisfaction. 8. Susan is responsible ________ feeding the family dog. 9. Expressing our gratitude ________ what we are given is a sign of good manners. 10. He gave her the good news ________ a smile. 11. What he said resulted ________ his being fired. 12. It seems that he has nothing to do ________ the moment. 13. We were thinking about going to Germany, but ________ the end we went to Austria. 14. The country is ________ the verge of civil war. 15. The trouble ________ the job is that the pay is too low. II. Directions: Give the antonyms of the following words. Column A Column B 1) understand ________________ 2) possible ________________ 3) familiar ________________ 4) interpret ________________ 5) supportive ________________ 6) clear ________________ 7) loving ________________ 8) common ________________ 9) combed ________________ 10) lead ________________ III. Directions: The following words in the box can be used both as nouns and verbs. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. trouble wonder cause dread sacrifice encounter conflict guard 1. If you can't pay the bill, you are going to be in _____________. 2. His parents made a lot of __________ to make sure he got a good education. 3. He managed to get past two prison ________ and escape. 4. Her ________ of being home alone made her extremely nervous. 5. This meeting will be the first ________ between the party leaders since the election. 6. Can I ________ you to close the door? 7. Will this deadline (截止日期) for finishing the work ________ you any problems? 8. He ________ a promising career to look after his children. 9. I haven't seen Jim in years. I ________ what he looks like now. 10. She has been the ________ of all my troubles. 11. It is a ________ that he is still alive after such a bad accident. 12. The results of the new research seem to ________ with existing theories. 13. Before they had gone very far, they ________ a woman selling flowers. 14. He's ________ his driving test—he's sure he's going to fail. 15. There is no one to ________ the isolated (偏僻) farms against possible attack. 16. Nations must not settle their differences by armed ________. IV. Directions: Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word in brackets. 1. This is not a good title for a book—it's too _____________. (confuse) 2. There is no need to be _____________. You have a lovely singing voice. (embarrass) 3. Some of the conclusions in the report were quite _____________. (surprise) 4. You're in a _____________ mood (心情) this morning. (cheer) 5. He is a _____________ young singer; he will have a bright future. (promise) 6. It's _____________ that so many young players are coming onto the team. (encourage) 7. Climbing that high mountain was a(n) _____________ for the hikers (远足者). (accomplish) 8. My _____________ for that woman grows daily. (admire) 9. Bill's _____________ nature often gets him into trouble at work. (emotion) 10. She put great _____________ on beginning work immediately. (emphasize) 11. She gave a clear, _____________ account (叙述) of the attack. (fact) 12. I'm afraid I was _____________ about how much it would cost. (mistake) 13. She'd always worried about getting old, and the thought of being a _______ old woman frightened her. (help) 14. The _____________ couple held hands as they watched the movie. (romance) 15. The children had a(n) _____________ about who should close the door. (argue) 16. Mary made a strong _____________ at the department store. (complain) 17. How can you be so _____________ when you have an interview (面谈) in five minutes? (relax) 18. I asked him a question but he made no _____________. (respond)