1、have you heard the ____news about the earthquake there? a、appalled b、appalling c、appealed d、appealing
2、when she got on the stage to start the speech, she was so nervous and her mind went completely_____. a、blank b、black c、bracket d、blanket
3、bbc gave the story extensive ______ in the evening news. a、average b、coverage c、spreading d、sprawling
4、there are so many ____ in the dormitory, so i have to study in the library in the weekend. a、destructions b、distinctions c、distributions d、distractions
5、many people think it is necessary to ____ the news in the new law strictly. a、endow b、engage c、enforce d、endeavor
6、the spokesman had to ____some tricky questions from the reporters at the press conference. a、file b、fill c、filled d、filter
7、for quite a few days the police found it difficult to ____the body. a、classify b、identify c、justify d、specify
8、i made her cry but it was not ____. a、irrational b、intentional c、instructional d、instrumental
9、her___attempts to interview the president turned out to be fruitless. a、instant b、persistent c、consultant d、resistant
10、crimes are on the increase in the densely-______urban areas. a、popular b、populated c、popularized d、populous
11、our dean was one of the the earliest ______of the educaitonal reform, but later he changed his idea and was strongly against it. a、prophets b、protests c、protagonists d、protectionists
12、the family picuture was put in a ____position on the desk. a、promotional b、component c、prompt d、prominent
13、this amount of the salary increase, even not so much, is not to be ____at. a、snatched b、sniffed c、sneezed d、sneaked
14、please remain ____ and report any unattended luggage to the authorities. a、alarming b、alert c、warning d、detective
15、she felt a sudden ____ to scream at the sight of a snake. a、urge b、urgent c、urgency d、emergency
16、in spite of the diffuculites we always managed to ____back. a、brace b、bounce c、bound d、brand
17、if unemplyment contines to rise, social stability may be ___________. a、dangerous b、perilous c、endangered d、desperate
18、people have to _____noise pollution in big cities. a、live on b、live with c、live for d、live out
19、it ____ to save money while you can. a、makes sense b、gets sense c、takes sense d、does sense
20、i just want to _____on the couch for a few minutes before writing the report. a、stress out b、spray out c、spread out d、stretch out
21、her son's luggage was not only ______ hand-made clothes but also her profound maternal love. a、quivered with b、paled with c、packed with d、endowed with
22、genes are always_____ environmental factors to influence the development of children. a、combined with b、associated with c、packed with d、endowed wtih
23、more and more modern people, regardless of their gender, are fond of____ their friends about celebrities by means of mobile telecommunications. a、consisting with b、gossiping with c、associating with d、combining with
unit two conflicting ideas in higher education
test for unit 2
1、on a hot september afternoon, four hundred students crashed into a small classroom, looking for seats on the long rows that___ around like giant horseshoes. a、curved b、circled c、squared d、triangled
2、a soft murmur___across the room as students turned from side to side and whispered expressions of disbelief. a、rippled b、bubbled c、babbled d、spreaded
3、“but wait,” he quickly added, ___ his hands in the air as if to stop an ___ locomotive. a、thrust; oncoming b、thrusting; oncoming c、thrusting; on coming d、thrusted; oncoming
4、they speak of courses one must “___”, and their advisors help them “check off” those requirements. a、get off the way b、get in c、get out of the way d、get in the way
5、in the most extreme version of this thinking, students believe that schools exist merely to get you the right ___or degree. a、certificate b、certefacate c、sertificate d、certifikate
6、they ___ as meaningless anything about higher learning that doesn’t center on training someone to do a task that would make them money. a、dissmis b、dismiss c、refuse d、disagree
7、the world of ideas and scholarship becomes our oyster, and the possibilities become almost unlimited, at least as large as all of human___ and achievement throughout history. a、being b、intelligence c、endeavor d、beings
8、the most creative students used their college experience to engage and___ their minds, feeling both the freedom to do as they pleased and the responsibility to be organized. a、enlarge b、color c、rich d、stimulate
9、they understood education as a___ process in which they sought to grow the power of their minds, and that too influenced the kind of learning they attempted. a、developmental b、long c、slow d、hard
10、when the decision came to specialize it didn’t mean turning off all their other interests. ___it meant using everything they had learned to create in one or two primary areas. a、however b、but c、nevertheless d、rather
11、the damages are designed to compensate victims___ their direct losses. a、for b、on c、in d、at
12、the council has___ a ban on alcohol in city parks. a、issued b、imposed c、specialized d、publicized
13、i rely ___you for good advice a、in b、at c、on d、for
14、i would like now to ___upon the points raised in my introduction. a、expand b、enrich c、elaborate d、elaberate
15、before you begin to write, taking some time to outline your essay will help you organize your ideas and group them effectively throughout your writing. which of the following is not the role the outline plays in writing an essay. a、begins with the essay’s thesis statement; b、explains how you will develop the thesis statement in the main body of the essay; c、shows the organization of the essay; d、shows the details of the essay
16、this article ______ the problems of diseases connected with malnutrition. a、adapts b、addresses c、adheres d、adopts
17、he is really a caring and ______ man. a、comparative b、compassionate c、competabile d、competitive
18、a good teacher should know how to ______ students to succeed. a、stimulate b、speculate c、substitute d、sustain
19、the stranger ______ a package into tom's hand and run away. a、thrilled b、thrived c、threw d、thrust
20、safety regulations were not strictly obeyed in the factory, so this tragedy didn't happen ______. a、by contrast b、by turns c、by accident d、by definition