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Quiz—Lesson 1
I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow: 1. intricate
A. difficult B. complicated C. invalid D. simple 2. anecdote
A. short amusing story B. long tedious talk C. uninteresting writing D. exciting information 3. affirmation
A. negative conversation B. Possibility C. positive statement D. affection 4. churl
A. soldier B. bishop C. naturalist D. peasant 5. convict
A. criminal B. aggressor C. captain D. Captor 6. intercept
A. stop between starting-point and destination B. arrive at the conclusion
C. write words expressing respect D. prevent from being seen 7. denial
A. piece of open land B. accepting an invitation C. refusing a request D. teaching good behavior 8. delve
A. give oneself up B. clasp carefully C. search carefully and deeply D. look down upon 9. immune
A. secure B. impure C. odorous D. revival 10. facetious
A. unimportant B. very superficial C. hideous D. not serious 11. sinister
A. not pretended B. suggesting evil C. happening in the same time D. giving orders 12. pejorative
A. sharp B. distasteful C. contemptuous D. penetrating 13. ultimatum
A. the general opinion about the character, qualities, etc. B. state of being in demand
C. something that provokes or annoys
D. final statement of conditions to be accepted 14. tussle
A. have a hard struggle or fight B. raise to a higher grade
C. come to a lower level or state D. make the greatest possible use of 15. scamper
A. move onward smoothly B. drop down directly
C. run quickly and playfully D. walk forward and backward 16. edict
高级英语 Advanced English 2
Quiz—Lesson 1
A. order B. article C. painting D. newspaper 17. tart
A. different B. sarcastic C. loaded D. special 18. coin
A. happen B. coincide C. comfort D. invent 19. dominance
A. ruling class B. manageable domain C. controlling power D. religious establishment 20. salon
A. a regular held fashionable gathering B. a big luxurious car
C. a grand comfortable hotel D. a large public drinking place 21. sociable
A. gregarious B. collective C. common D. ordinary 22. deserve
A. to take away B. to last long C. to help with D. to be worthy of 23. sparkle
A. strike B. glitter C. climb D. flow 24. opportunity
A. an opposing force B. a favourable place C. a chance for advancement D. a difficult situation 25. indulged
A. gratify B. involve C. interrupt D. Gratitude 26. gossip
A. glory B. rumor C. private fact D. personal things 27. prose
A. imitation B. copying C. writing D. drawing 28. punctuate
A. insert occasionally B. not to emphasize C. act instantly D. interrupt periodically 29. recess
A. accepted quantity B. the act of receiving C. secluded place D. secrete new 30. pressing
A. urgent B. immediate C. refusing D. interacting
II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the word is given:
1. ordinary c________
2. jumping from one thing to another d________ 3. soldier armed with a musket m________ 4. very close friend or associate i________
5. flow slowly, turning here and there m________ 6. using or involving two languages b________
7. farmyard birds of any kind, such as hens, ducks, etc. p________ 8. person in an unimportant position working for sb. else u________
高级英语 Advanced English 2
Quiz—Lesson 1
9. magical or mysterious power or process of transforming one thing into another a________
10. state, quality of being snobbish s________
11. person with the legal right to receive a title, property, when the owner dies h________
12. mocking remark j________
13. greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant s________ 14. to object to, especially in a formal statement p________
15. a person, an animal, or a plant whose descent can be traced to a particular individual or group d________
16. a force that tends to oppose or retard motion r________ 17. an enclosure for swine s________ 18. the meat of a calf v________
19. a narrow fissure in rock or a break in friendly relations r________ 20. something that separates or holds apart b________
21. to attempt to overthrow the authority of the state or rebel r________ 22. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse a________
23. treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice d________
24. physical or mental strength, energy, or force v________ 25. to declare free of blame; absolve j________
III. Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Put a “T” if the statement is true, and put an “F” if the statement is false.
1. The Norman lords turned up their noses at rabbit, because the rabbit was not changed into lapin.
2. A good conversation has no focus at all.
3. The rulers of the Angevins and the Plantagenets spoke French.
4. The author agrees with what Auden said that all a writer needs is a pen, plenty of paper and “the best dictionaries he can afford.”
5. Even the most educated and the most literate people do not use the King’s English all the time in conversation.
6. The author is in favor of bilingual education.
7. There exists in the working people, different from the Saxon peasants, a spirit of opposition to the cultural authority of the ruling class.
8. Looking up the dictionary in the middle of a conversation will settle the argument in the conversation, which will make the conversation goes freely.
9. People who ruin the conversation by talking sense are just like chimpanzees, who are not able to have conversation.
10. The language of Dr. Caius should be more vigorous, direct and straightforward. IV. Translation:
1. 给我1000元钱我也不愿处于你的地位。
_____________________________________________________________________ 2. 随着T型福特汽车的成功，汽车工业受到了应有的重视。
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高级英语 Advanced English 2
Quiz—Lesson 1
3. 我们把访问时间缩短了一周
_____________________________________________________________________ 4. 他把他的成功归功于父母在早年给他的良好教育。
_____________________________________________________________________ 5. 我讨厌人们那种对爵士乐不屑一顾的文人般的势利作风。
_____________________________________________________________________ 6. 我们应该鼓励大学生服务于农业、能源、水利、交通、电力、通讯、教育和国防等重要行业和部门。
_____________________________________________________________________ 7. 国家教育部敦促：政府各部门、研究机构、企业及其他单位尽可能为求职大学生创造更多的就业机会和更好的工作条件。
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8. 近几年来，粮食丰收及农村经济的全面发展在保证农业产品的充分供给、控制通货膨胀、改善经济条件以及促进国民经济的顺利发展等方面起了重要作用。 _____________________________________________________________________
Key
I. 1-5: BACDA 6-10: ACCAD 11-15: BCDAC 16-20: ABDCA 21-25: ADBCA 26-30: BCDCA
II.1. commonplace 2. desultory 3. musketeer 4. intimate 5. meander 6. bilingual 7. poultry 8. underlings 9. alchemy 10. snobbery 11. heir 12. jeer 13. supreme 14. protest 15. descendant 16. resistance 17. sty 18. veal 19. rift 20. barrier 21. revolt 22. abuse 23. discrimination 24. vigor 25. justify III. 1-5 FFTFT 6-10 TFFTF
IV. 1. I wouldn’t be in your shoes for a thousand yuan.
2. With the success of the Model T Ford, the automobile industry came into its own. 3. We clipped our visit by a week.
4. He owed his success to the good upbringing his parents had given him.
5. I’m bored with the intellectual snobbery of people who turn up their noses at jazz. 6. We should encourage university graduates to serve in important sectors and departments: agriculture, energy, water conservancy, transportation, electric power, telecommunication, education and national defense.
7. The Ministry of Education urged government departments, institutes, enterprises and other units to try in every possible means to create more job opportunities and better conditions for job-hunting students.
8. Good grain harvests in recent years and the all-round development of the rural economy have played a vital role in ensuring adequate supplies of farm products, reining inflation, improving economic conditions, and promoting sound growth of the national economy as a whole.
高级英语 Advanced English 2