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UNIT 2 VALUES
I. Key words &
phrases
aboard
reserve
cheerful
retire
cultivate
reward
deserve
scholarship
discount
stock
liable
replace
local
involve
loyalty
confront
qualify
crisis
remote
blend in
throw one
’
s weight around
get away with
call in
make up
in one
’
s opinion
by/from all accounts of
one
’
s choice
lay down
appeal to
take on
hold to
steer clear of
Additional Vocabulary
a
dinner jacket
餐服
get ideas
into the system
集思广益
a college
scholarship fund
大学奖学金基金
plain
folks
普通百姓
better
off
境况好起来
pickup truck
轻便货车
come
aboard
入伙,加盟
reward
success
褒奖成功
celebrity
hunters
名人追星族
shooting
season
狩猎季节
come into
contact with
与…交往
dime
store
廉价商店
stock
options
优先认股权
disaster
relief fund
灾难救助基金
the
sleepy town square
冷清的市政广场
executive pep rally
行政人员鼓劲会
II
.
Vocabulary &
Structure
1. If I cheat in the
examination, do you think I might _____ it?
A. get over B. get away
with C. get over with D. get through
2. I have _____ a table for dinner
since there are large crowds of people on Saturday
evenings.
A. reserved B.
deserved C. preserved D.
presided
3. After his first CD made a
hit, he has become a star ______.
A. in
the long run B. at run C.
on the run D. on run
4. Lelin
admitted ______ ashamed for having broken his
aunt
’
s vase.
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A. to feel B. to
be feeling C. of feeling D. to
feeling
5. His skills ______ him for
the job.
A. qualified B.
entitled C. contributed D.
attributed
6. John ______ to lose
because he cheated.
A. determined
B. deserved C. was deserved D.
deserted
7. There are altogether five
______ in the news program on
today
’
s radio.
A.
titles B. headlines C. head
news D. headings
8. Ever since
she ______, she has been promoted twice for her
outstanding ability.
A. has come abroad
B. came aboard C. has come aboard D. came
abroad
9. Do your parents ______ the
idea that only sons can support them when they
become old?
A. hold on B. hold
up C. hold back D. hold to
10. Their Chinese teacher made special
efforts to ______ their interest in literatures.
A. train B. cultivate
C. progress D. rise
11. I
______ the right to make my own decision.
A. preserve B. conserve
C. reserve D. reverse
12.
Companies routinely give a two-week vacation to
the ______ who have completed their first
year of service.
A.
employers B. employees C. hirers
D. loanees
13. It was not an accident
that Robert kicked his cousin, He did it _____.
A. with attention B. on purpose
C. by proposal D. for pretending
14. The system was redesigned to
embrace the network and eventually ______ it in a
profitable
direction.
A.
adapt B. control C.
install D. steer
15.
Some people are more ______ to sea-sickness.
A. inclined B. liable
C. likely D. apt
16. Dogs
are often praised for their ______; they almost
never abandon their masters.
A. faith
B. loyalty C. trust D.
trustfulness
17. The girl was ______ a
shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large
department store.
A. preliminary
B. presumable C. formally D.
formerly
18. Most people tend to think
they are so efficient at their job that they are
______.
A. inaccessible B.
impossible C. immovable D.
irreplaceable
19. Putting in a new
window will ______ cutting away part of the roof.
A. contain B. comprise
C. include D. involve
20.
Another big issue ______ the new republic is the
problem of the education of its citizens.
A. confining B. confirming
C. conforming D. confronting
21. He does not ______ as a teacher of
English as his pronunciation is terrible.
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A. equal
B. match C. qualify
D. fit
22. At first, my grandfather
didn
’
t ____ of my
father
’
s marriage.
A. agree B. approve
C. appeal D. admit
23.
The ages of children in the Hope primary school
_______ from 7 to 14.
A. altered
B. ranged C. separated
D. distinguished
24. The driver held
the ______ wheel hard as the car bounced up and
down.
A. stirring B. driving
C. steering D. revolving
25. They ______ in spite of the fact
that it rained cats and dogs.
A.
carried out B. carried off
C. carried on D.
carried forward
26. I always ______
the conviction that intelligence plus diligence
can lead to success.
A. get to
B. see to C. lead to
D. hold to
27. Mr. Wilson said that he
did not want to ______any further
responsibilities.
A. take on
B. get on C. put on
D. look up
28. The family was put into
a hard situation when the parents were both laid
_____.
A. off B.
aside C. out
D. down
29. As a newly-appointed
manager, he was not sure whether he could ______
in with his
colleagues.
A.
mix B. get
C. blend D. stay
30.
They have arranged for the best doctor to ______
his pneumonia as the patient was advanced
in years.
A. cure
B. heal C. recover
D. treat
31. I've never been there but
it is,______ , a lovely place.
A. by
the way B. by all accounts
C. on the way D. in
the way
32. The sports meet is ______
to be postponed until next week because of the bad
weather.
A. desirable B.
responsible C. liable
D. reliable
33. He has to be ______
from one office to another to get the permit to
open a take-away
restaurant.
A. on and off B. in the long
run C. on end D. on the run
34. Always remember to carry our
passport, money and the ______ with you while you
are
travelling abroad.
A.
alike B. likely
C. like D. likeness
35. This book has been the best-seller
recently, but it is out of ______ for
the time being.
A. stock
B. stuff C. reach
D. hand
36. The officer is to
be________ for his efforts with promotion to the
rank of inspector.
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A. awarded B. rewarded
C. punished D. praised
37. She is now ______ from public life
and has gone abroad.
A. leaving
B. entering C. retiring
D. staying
38. He did well and ______
all that happened to him.
A. was worth
B. was worthy C. deserved
D. deserving
39. Peter's aunt is used
to a simple way of living. No wonder she doesn't
want to _______ so
much money on food
or clothing.
A. pay
B. cost C. take
D. spend
40. The _______ lawyer thinks
it good for health to walk up the stairs to his
office on the fifth
floor.
A. 50 year old B.
50-year-old C. 50-years-old
D. 50-year old
41. ______, the speaker
interrupted his lecture.
A. Drowned by
noise
B. Drowning by the noise
C. His voice was drowned by the noise
D. Because his voice was drowned by the
noise
42. ______ he happens to be, John
can make himself at home.
A. Whenever
B. Wherever C. Whatever
D. However
43. In a museum, you'd
better keep your mouth ______, your eyes open.
A. shutting B. to
shut C. shut
D. being shut
44. His English ______
rapidly since he entered the university.
A. has been improved B. had been
improved C. is improved D. was
improved
45. The police were wondering
how the criminal managed to ______ from prison.
A. escape B.
escaping C. to escape
D. escaped
46. As weather is fine, he
decides to ______ the picnic.
A. join
B. join in C. take part
D. participate
47. The neighbors were
disgusted at the way _______ he talked to his old
father.
A. that
B. which C. how
D. what
48. He doesn't need to look for
another job because his family is _______ off.
A. good B.
well C. rich
D. wealthy
49. To produce one pound of
honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance equal
to
_________ around the world.
A. two times as much as B. twice that
of C. twice
D. double those
50. By 1995 my hometown
had become ____ industrial city in the province.
A. the third largest B. one of
the three largest C. a third largest D. the
three largest
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Ⅲ
. CET 4
Vocabulary
1.
By
the time he arrives in Beijing, we ______ here for
two days.
A. will have stayed
B. shall stay C. have been staying
D. have stayed
2.
According to the American federal
government, residents of Hawaii have the longest
life
______: 77.2 years.
A.
rank B. span
C. scale D. scope
3.
The millions
of calculations involved, had they been done by
hand, all practical value ______
by the
time they were finished.
A. had lost
B. would have lost C. would lose
D. should have lost
4.
As a public relations officer, he is
said ______ some very influential people.
A. to know B. to be
knowing C. to have been knowing D. to
have known
5.
Our
hopes _______ and fell in the same instant.
A. arose B.
raised C. rose
D. aroused
6.
With the development in science and
technology man can make various flowers _______
before their time.
A. be
bloomed B. bloom C.
bloomed D. blooming
7.
A season
ticket _______ the holder to make as many journeys
as he wishes within the stated
period
of time,
A. entitles
B. grants C. presents
D. promises
8.
_______ in the office had a mistake,
and the firm regretted causing the customer
inconvenience.
A. Someone
B. Some C. Anyone
D. One
9.
In
recent years much more emphasis has been put
_______ developing the
students
’
productive skills.
A. onto
B. in C. over
D. on
10.
Only a
selected number of landladies in the neighborhood
have been allowed by the
university to
take in ______.
A. residents
B. lodgers C. settlers
D. inhabitants
11.
The fire was finally brought under
control, but not ______ extensive damage had been
caused.
A. before
B. since C. after
D. as
12.
Purchasing the new production line will
be a deal ______ for the company.
A.
forceful B. tremendous
C. favorite D. profitable
13.
Rod is
determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it
means standing in a queue all night.
A.
as if B. even if
C. provided D. whatever
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14.
We hadn
’
t met for
20 years, but I recognized her ______ I saw her.
A. the moment B. for the
moment C. the moment when D. at the
moment when
15.
Though he was born and brought up in
America, he can speak _______ Chinese.
A. fluid B.
smooth C. fluent
D. flowing
16.
Government reports, examination
compositions, legal documents and most business
letters
are the main situations _______
formal language is used.
A. in which
B. at what C. on which
D. in that
17.
It
is necessary that the course in general science
______ before the chemistry course.
A.
is to take B. to be taken
C. be taken D. is taken
18.
If the
building project ______ by the end of this month
is delayed, the construction company
will be fined.
A. being
completed B. is completed
C. to be completed D. completed
19.
He wrote an
article criticizing the Greek poet and won ______
and a scholarship.
A. faith
B. status C. fame
D. courage
20.
Jack wishes that he _______ business
instead of history when he was in university.
A. studied B.
study C. had been
studying D. had studied
21.
The older New
England villages have changed relatively little
_______ a gas station or two in
recent
decades.
A. except for
B. in addition to C. except
D. besides
22.
The Car Club
couldn
’
t _______ to meet the
demands of all its members.
A. assume
B. ensure C. guarantee
D. confirm
23.
Extensive reporting on television has
helped to ______ interest in a wide variety of
sports and
activities.
A.
assemble B. generate
C. yield D. gather
24.
The president
promised to keep all the board members ______ of
how the negotiations were
going on.
A. inform B.
informing C. be
informed D. informed
25.
Eating too
much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high
blood pressure.
A. attribute to
B. attend to C.
contribute to D. devote to
26.
All the tasks
______ ahead of time, they decided to go on
holiday for a week.
A. been fulfilled
B. having been fulfilled
C. were
fulfilled
D. had been fulfilled
27.
This article ______ more attention to
the problem of cultural interference in foreign
language
teaching and learning.
A. cares for B.
applies for C. allows for
D. calls for
28._____ he arrives
before I get back., please ask him to wait.
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