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Quiz 1, Book II
Class______
Student No. _________________
Name__________________
I. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.(30 points)
( )1. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _______ to traffic. A. inaccessible B. inadequate C. unavailable D. inevitable ( )2. The class has a/an ______ of 27 students. A. enrollment B. faculty C. staff D. record
( )3. Their _______ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue. A. belief B. assumption C. faith D. suggestion ( )4. She _______ useful knowledge of the English by careful study. A. acquire B. gained C. picked up D. earned
( )5. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores. A. ready B. approachable C. probable D. available
( )6. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before. A. normal B. average C. usual D. general ( )7. The club will ______ new members the first week in September. A. enroll B. suscribe C. absorb D. register
( )8. Mr. Anderson presided ______ the board meeting on behalf of the Chairman. A. at B. during C. on D. in
( )9. There were many who believe that the use of force ______ political ends can never be justified. A. in search of B. in pursuit of C. in view of D. in light of
( )10. Try not to say anything harmful to her. She is a very ______ person. [TEM-4: 1994] A. sensible B. sensitive C. tough D. reasonable
( )11. This article will be ______ too difficult for you, but that one is ______ easy and the right level for you. A. rather…rather B. fairly…rather C. rather…fairly D. fairly…fairly ( )12. ______ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing. A. To look B. Looking at C. Looked at D. To be looked at ( )13. The experiment requires more money than ______. A. have been put in B. being put in C. has been put in D. to be put in
( )14. My sister and her friend just have a cat fight and they are not ______ to each other. A. speaking B. talking C. telling D. saying ( )15. Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays—it seems to ______ in the end. A. average in B. average to C. average D. average out ( )16. They said that they would ______ no more trees are cut from now on. A. see what B. see to what C. see to it that D. see to it what
( )17. Look out for such end-of-year sales. These shops are ______ to trick you ______ buying what you don’t need. A. after…of B. out…of C. after…into D. out…into ( )18. It was ______ of them to withdraw their troops from that area. A. sensitive B. sensational C. sentimental D. sensible ( )19. At one time, a(n) ______ person was one who could sigh his or her name. A. literal B. literary C. literate D. Illiterate
( )20. The ever-increasing juvenile crimes are largely due to the fact that the youngsters are ______ too many violent movies. A. revealed B. exposed C. revealed against D. exposed to ( )21. A large number of refugees living in dire conditions call for urgent ______ aid. A. human B. humane C. humanitarian D. humanity
( )22. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before. A. normal B. average C. usual D. General ( )23. The public was shocked by the ______ crime committed by this teenager. A. sensitive B. sensational C. sentimental D. sensible
( )24. If you want to clarify the fact, you need two witnesses to ______ that this is your signature. A. notify B. certify C. assure D. assume ( )25. Relying on his ______, the doctor cured the seemingly incurable patient. A. approach B. confidence C. faith D. expertise
( )26. He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss, he decided that a 5% raise would have to ______. A. suffice B. modify C. gratify D. delight
( )27. In engineering projects, a laser beam is often used to ______ the hardest substances. A. grind B. penetrate C. concentrate D. melt
( )28. Dr. Hill has just received an invitation from Washington University to join the ______ as a full-time professor. A. committee B. association C. institution D. faculty
( )29. His speech rambled for half an hour, but the ______ of what he had said was that too many people has too little money. A. material B. substance C. essence D. content
( )30. I wish I hadn’t been so busy yesterday, otherwise I ______ you with the cleaning. A. will have helped B. should help C. could have helped D. could help
II. Complete the following article with words from the groups listed below. (10 points)
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. ___31___ along reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ___32___ student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of ___33___, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned ___34___ brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning the material assigned. When research is ___35___, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the student’s responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain ___36___ a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students to be able to exhaust the reference ___37___ in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students not be ___38___ dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. ___39___, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either ___40___ a professor during office hours or make an appointment.
( )31. A. If ( )32. A. poor ( )33. A. fun ( )34. A. by
( )35. A. collected ( )36. A. when ( )37. A. selections ( )38. A. too
( )39. A. However ( )40. A. greet
B. Although B. ideal B. work B. in
B. distributed B. that
B. collections B. such
B. Therefore B. annoy
C. Because C. average C. learning C. for
C. assigned C. what C. sources C. much
C. Furthermore C. approach
D. Since
D. disappointed D. prize D. with D. finished D. how D. Origins D. more
D. Nevertheless D. attach
III. Fill in the blanks with the derivatives of the words given in brackets. Use the right form.(10 points) 41. The man has _______________________ income for a comfortable retirement. (suffice) 42. He nearly died of ______________________ on the cold mountain. (expose)
43. You must realize that it is ______________________ that has cramped your progress. (arrogant) 44. After the election, the coalition (联盟)____________________. (fragment)
45. A degree in English does not ____________________ you to teach English. (qualification)
46. Second language ____________________ or second language learning is the process by which people learn a second language in addition to their native language(s). (acquire)
47. Drug Controllers will be appointed from those holding the position of pharmaceutical technicians; they shall be examined, and a ____________________ will be issued. (certify)
48. Eyewitness ____________________ is one of the most powerful and effective tools available to police and prosecutors. Time after time, it convinces juries of the guilt of a suspect. (identity)
49. ____________________ vegetable garden soil should be done before planting and again midway through the growing season. (fertile)
50. Any time you question the witness's truthfulness, you are ____________________ questioning his or her personal integrity. (imply)
IV. Translate the following Chinese/English phrases into English/Chinese. (10 points) 51. 刚从研究生院毕业 ___________________________________________________________ 52. 还算高深的思想 ___________________________________________________________ 53. 带给你基本的满足 ___________________________________________________________ 54. 作为一家之主 ___________________________________________________________ 55. 不该来上大学 ___________________________________________________________ 56. may it always suffice ___________________________________________________________ 57. put it this way ___________________________________________________________ 58. one of the earliest disasters ___________________________________________________________ 59. has no real existence ___________________________________________________________ 60. part of the student body ___________________________________________________________ V. Put the following Chinese sentences into English, using the expressions given. (15 points) 61. 兹证明王华现就读于西南财经大学四年制本科。自2009年9月入校以来该生一直在我校经贸外语学院英语专业学习。
______________ ______________ ______________ 62. 谁也不可能在没有别人帮助的情况下完成大学学业。我们在老师的课堂上汲取知识，从图书馆的书籍中增加阅历，也在朋友圈中了解同龄人的思想。
______________ ______________ ______________ 63. 倘若你过于封闭自己，或者过于傲慢地自以为是，而不能接受别人的关心或劝告，那么你就既无法享受友情的欢愉，也无法为他人创造快乐。
______________ ______________ ______________ 64. 你要怎样利用大学光阴？是简单的追求写有“文学学士”的一纸文凭？还是为毕业后一份有用的职业去一心装备自己？
______________ ______________ ______________ 65. 我们都可能在重要场合紧张，老师亦是如此。很有可能每位老师都有过在上课时忘词的经历。 ______________ ______________ ______________ VI. Paraphrase the following 5 sentences, using plain and simple English words. (15 points)
66. Will you be presiding over a family that maintains some contact with the great democratic intellect?
______________ ______________ ______________ 67. It would certify that he had specialized in pharmacy, but it would further certify that he had been exposed to some of the ideas mankind has generated within its history.
______________ ______________ ______________ 68. Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannot be said that they went to college; rather the college went through them-without making contact.
______________ ______________ ______________ 69. You will see to it that the cyanide stays out of the aspirin, that the bull doesn’t jump the fence, or that your client doesn’t go to electric chair as a result of your incompetence.
______________ ______________ ______________ 70. The faculty, by its very existence, says implicitly: “We have been aided by many people, and by many books, in our attempt to make ourselves some sort of storehouse of human experience.”
______________ ______________ ______________ VII. Answer the following questions briefly with the information you have learned from the text. (10 points)
71. Why did the boy go to the writer’s office one day? What was his problem?
______________ ______________ ______________ 72. According to the writer, what is the difference between a university and a technical school?
______________ ______________ ______________ 73. How does the writer think a person should spend the time when he is neither working nor sleeping?
______________ ______________ ______________ 74. What is the purpose of a university, in the writer’s view?
______________ ______________ ______________ 75. How does the writer support his argument “books are man’s peculiar accomplishment”?
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