B4U2 Patience Cheng
1. He said he would _____ me to Mr. Li but actually he didn’t.
A. comment
B. suggest
C. command
D. recommend
[1].
2. We must bring our ideas into ____ with the laws of the objective external world.
A. correspondence
B. conflict
C. contact
D. relations
[2].
3. A 200-year-old building is very old _________ American history.
A. in terms of
B. in sight of
C. in view of
D. in spite of
[3].
4. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of
overpopulation is with us today.
A. inevitable
B. constant
C. overwhelming
D. potential
[4].
5. I thought his remark was highly____, given the circumstances.
A. appropriate
B. appreciative
C. approval
D. appreciable
[5].
6. On the crowded bus, he _____ his seat _____ an old man.
A. yielded…to
B. competed…with
C. provided…with
D. exchanged...with
[6]. 放弃,让位…于
7. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____ his arguments in favour of
the new theory.
A. to be based on
B. to base on
C. which to base on
D. on which to base
[7].
8. He was an elected ____ of the people.
A. representative
B. represent
C. representation
D. presentation
[8].
9. You shouldn’t expect immigrants to _______ into an alien culture immediately.
A. take
B. assimilate
C. accept
D. develop
[9]. 同化
10. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different ____.
A. personalities
B. performances
C. qualities
D. appearances
[10].
11. These distractions will cost you serious time if you don’t bypass them and
________ business immediately.
A. get around
B. get on
C. get down to
D. go back
[11].
12. It’s rather ____ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world
today.
A. embarrassing
B. misleading
C. boring
D. demanding
[12].
13. Young men were ____ in the art of handling horses.
A. tutored
B. toured
C. tolerated
D. tortured
[13].
14. Some fish have a greater _____ for acid water than others.
A. tolerance
B. resistance
C. dependence
D. persistence
[14]. 忍耐,忍受
15. The report you heard from the government spokesman _____ the facts. It is not
reliable.
A. retorted
B. extorted
C. distorted
D. distracted
[15]. 扭曲
16. The traditional way to ________ people of false beliefs is to provide them with
accurate information.
A. abuse
B. disabuse
C. accuse
D. inflict
[16]. 纠正
17. She has a great _____ for English teaching and students enjoy her class very
much.
A. kindness
B. friendliness
C. warmth
D. affection
[17]. 喜爱
18. Are you hesitant about revealing your _______ when you chat on the internet?
A. identification
B. identity
C. dignity
D. digital
[18].
19. The old lady ______ smilingly to be helped up the stairs.
A. rejected
B. declined
C. refused
D. denied
[19]. 拒绝,婉拒
20. He has been keeping ______ with her for more than two years.
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[20]. Keep company with 陪伴
21. The rain was heavy, (and) ______ the land was flooded.
A.consequently
B.however
C.whatever
D.but
[21].
22. A club is a place to make frequent ______with friends.
A.contract
B.contrast
C.content
D.contact
[22].
23. Are you ______ with your present salary?
A.content
B.context
C.satisfy
D.glad
[23]. 满意
24. The driver of a car should not take ______ at high speed.
A.drifts
B.pitches
C.curves
D.harnesses
[24]. 转弯
25. He displayed a complete lack of ______ and tact in dealing with his employer.
A. courtesy
B. curiosity
C. identity
D. hostility
[25].
26. The woman filed a lawsuit against her former husband because he did
nothing to ________ their children.
A. refer to
B.take up
C. hold up
D.provide for
[26]. 赡养
27. The boys__________ each other in that they both have ginger hair and round faces.
A. identify
B. resemble
C. compare
D. equal
[27].
28. The ______ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and
philosophers alike.
A. incompatible
B. exceeding
C. instantaneous
D. eternal
[28]. 永恒循环eternal cycle
29. When making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal.
A. surround
B.substance
C.stretch
D.substitute
[29].
30. He's the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other men's wives.
A. paying
B. saying
C. expressing
D. showing
[30]. 献媚
31. He was_______ of having asked such a silly question．
A.sorry
B.guilty
C.ashamed
D.miserable
[31].
32. Please do not _______ when somebody else is talking.
A. intend
B.interpret
C.interrupt
D.invest
[32].
33. He has _______ much time and energy for his invention.
A. contained
B. proceeded
C. consumed
D. paid
[33].
34. To some _______， Mary still does not understand this unit. But she herself does
not believe so.
A. extend
B. extent
C. part
D. content
[34]. 某种程度上
35. I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again.
A. grand
B. tame
C. granted
D. thumb
[35]. 想当然
36. The children performed a very _______ dance for their parents.
A. graceful
B. smart
C. precise.
D. successive
[36].
37. Only hotel guests have the _______ of using the private beach.
A. occasion
B. possibility
C. habit.
D. privilege
[37].
38. The old man did not seem to ______ much importance to the issue.
A. attach
B. detract
C. attack
D. trace
[38]. 不重视这个话题
39. ________ trust is the foundation leading to the success of a marriage.
A.Natural
B. Mutual
C. Romantic
D. Appropriate
[39]. 共同的
40. The civilization of ancient Greece can be ______to the rich culture of a small island
in Mediterranean during around 2000 B.C.
A. detracted
B. tracked
C. toiled
D. traced
[40]. 追溯到
41. In a democratic country, every citizen should be protected by the rights _________
in the Constitution.
A. growing out of B provided for C. written down D. laid for
[41]. 被规定
42. His wife is _______ finding faults with him, which makes him very angry
A. subsequently
B. ultimately
C. consequently
D. constantly
[42].
43. The girl is so cute that everyone wants to _____her chubby face.
A. strike
B. stroke
C. stumble
D. fumble
[43].a,打击,罢工; b, 轻抚; c,绊倒,踌躇 ; d,摸索
44. The ________ voice of the woman miraculously made the baby stop crying.
A. consuming
B. affecting
C. stroking
D. soothing
[44].
45. The doctor’s treatment of infertility by using cloning technology
is said to hurt the _____ of human beings.
A.dignity
B. obligation
C. scheme
D. sin
[45].
46. _______dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.
A．Although B Whatever C As D However
[46].
47. All ____is a continuous supply of fuel oil.
A. what is needed
B. that is needed
C. the thing needed
D. for their needs
[47]. All that = what
48. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until
Columbus found it ______________ in Cuba.
A． being cultivated B. been cultivated
C． having cultivated D. cultivating
[48].
49. Some women ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but
they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A. must make
B. should have made
C. would make
D. could have made
[49].
50. Splendid civilization existed in America ________ Europeans discovered the
Continent.
A．long since B long after C long before D long as [50].
题1 - 50 B2U1 1. The behavior of men as individuals is _________ from their behavior in a group. A) explicit B) separable C) distinct有区别的明显的D) definite √[1]. 【参考答案】：C 2. They are trying to ______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit. A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit开发 √[2]. 【参考答案】：D
3. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it _______ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. A) compacted B) restricted受限制的C) dispersed D) delayed √[3]. 【参考答案】：B 4. ___________ our sales forecasts we may begin to make a profit next year. A) On the basis of根据B) Owing to C) With regard to D) Concerning √[4]. 【参考答案】：A
5. The university departments have been ________ $600 000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning. A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded授予嘉奖 ×[5]. 【参考答案】：D 6. I know a(n) _______ young lady who would be an excellent cooperator for you. A) probable B) sustainable C) feasible D) eligible 合格的 √[6]. 【参考答案】：D
Vocabulary Unit2 Book2 my wonder you are, being a soft-hearted girl, so much ________ to have seen the film of murder that you stay excited overnight. A. dismayed B. frustrated C. thrilled D. comforted [1]. 【参考答案】：C 2. I don’t like you, yet I am ________ constantly(偏偏) to meet you every day I step into my workplace. A. guided B. doomed C. driven D. conducted [2]. 【参考答案】：B 3. Everyone attending the funeral ________ him for his bad argument with his wife over where to locate a grave. A. encouraged B. persuaded C. condemned D. assisted
[3]. 【参考答案】：C 4. To treat a(n) ________ leniently without principle will undermine the values on which our society runs smoothly. A. citizen B. servant C. employer D. criminal [4]. 【参考答案】：D 5. Her hobbies cover such a large ________ that I fear she can’t concentrate on her school work, yet my fear proves unnecessary. A. sphere B. condition C. globe D. kingdom [5]. 【参考答案】：A 6. If you ________ your son to so small a circle of friends, how can you expect him to grow into a man of open mind and high aim A. reduce B. control C. confine D. hinder [6]. 【参考答案】：C 7. Enough money raised for a cause of charity set me ________ dedicatedly toward building a school for those orphaned children. A. to work B. worked C. having worked D. working [7].
大学英语精读一作业（二）参考答案 注意：以下题目为样卷，实际考试中题目顺序可能会随电脑抽样有所调整，请注意看清题目再做选择。 单选：第1题（3分 第一部分：交际用语 1.Would you please give me a hand Sorry, I am very busy at the moment 2. Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long a time. It doesn't matter 3. Wish you a happy holiday. Thank you, the same to you. 4. What can I do for you, sir? I want a pair of shoes 5. Can I speak to Mr. Wang? Sorry, he is not in. 第二部分：阅读理解 6. What is a credit card? a card which you can use to buy things and pay for it later 7. What is NOT true about credit cards? They are issued by governments. 8. What is the average interest rate on credit cards in America? 13.50% 9. Late payments for credit cards can bring profit to _____. Banks 10. According to the passage, who can reduce people's credit limits? Banks 11. The method developed by some scientists in the United States can be used to _______. predict an earthquake 12. Why did the earthquake which hit southwestern China in May cause so many deaths? Both A and B. 13. What is California's San Andreas Fault famous for? Earthquakes 14. The Nature magazine is about_________? Science 15. What is NOT true about the experiments done by Fenglin Niu and his team? The experiments forced air out of small cracks in the rock. 16. Don't push, let's get on the bus_____. in turn 17. They have done ____ work these days. too much 18. You _____ do that, if you don't want to. needn't 19. He has got a bad cold. He ______ last night. couldn't have gone out 20. ______a chance, I can also finish that by myself. Given 第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分 21.18-year-old 22.But 23.spend https://www.doczj.com/doc/857107342.html,ter 25.biggest 26.until 27.to 28.instead 29.set up 30.running 简答
第一单元 1. Greed made the people _______ their resources despite the apparent danger. A. exhaust B. exhale C. exercise D. exclaim 2. If one thing happens and then another thing happens in ________, the second thing happens as a result of the first. A. result B. consequence C. effect D. sequence 3. We made progress on key ecological forestry projects, and ________ a total of 25.29 million hectares. A. deforested B. afforested C. exploited D. polluted 4. You must understand the________ of mathematics before we can proceed further. A. elements B. components C. ingredients D. compositions 5. It was very ________ of you to bring the umbrella. A. sensitive B. sensitivity C. sensible D. sensibility 6. In spite of Spanish origin, Brazil also has certain things which make her __________. A. specific B. species C. specialized D. distinctive 7. The power to change the general manager __________ in the board of directors. A. lives B. resides C. exists D. inhabits 8. The two words are similar in meaning, but there is __________ difference between them. A. subtle B. precise C. attentive D. strict 9. The house itself is not particularly to my mind, but I like its _________. A. setting B. environment C. circumstance D. surrounding 10. The rainwater in the street soon ________ in the warm sunshine. A. disappeared B. vanished C. faded D. evaporated 11. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, served as a vital _____ of milk. A. origin B. reserve C. resource D. source
大学英语精读二作业二参考答案 注意：以下题目为样卷，实际考试中题目顺序可能会随电脑抽样有所调整，请 注意看清题目再做选择。 第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 1.How would you like to mail it? 答案：By air mail, please 2.____________. You too! 答案：Merry Christmas! 3.Can I borrow your digital camera for a couple of days? 答案：Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey 4.I've just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake have been sold out! Oh, no! ________. 答案：I was looking forward to it 5.It's very thoughtful of you to give me a ride. -____________. 答案：My pleasure 第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分） Passage 1 Gail and Howard liked to travel. Every holiday they went to a different place. They were always careful when they left the house. They locked the doors and windows. Then Gail took the extra keys and left them with her mother. Gail and Howard spent two weeks camping in the mountains. They had a great time, but when they came home, all they wanted to do was to sleep. They both looked for the keys everywhere,
1. Finding a job in such a big company has always been _____ his wildest dreams. A)under B)over C)above D)beyond [1]. 2. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you _____, you will succeed in the end. A)hang up B)hang about C)hang in there D)hang over [2]. 3. Last year the advertising rate ______ by 20 percent. A)raised B)aroused C)arose D)rose [3]. 4. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late. A)mood B)temper C)mind D)passion [4]. 5. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ______ the new carpet. A)crash B)pollute C)spot D)stain [5].
6. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ____ so much noise. A)resist B)sustain C)tolerate D)undergo [6]. 7. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, _____ the color of his skin. A) with the exception of B) in the light of C) by virtue of D) regardless of [7]. 8. I hate people who __________ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before. A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse [8]. 9. He’s watching TV? He’s ________ to be cleaning his room. A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered [9].
阅读理解 Passage 1 Romantic love is one of the most enticing (迷人的) topics around. Just about every movie, TV show, and country-music song contains some element of romance. For many, romantic relationships are by far the most important in their lives. As a society, we long for intimacy. We grow up believing that if we "just meet the right person" we will be happy. This message is popularized by modern media. It is perhaps one of the most destructive messages around. Quentin Crisp says: "The consuming desire of most human beings is to deliberately plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature ..." When we feel unhappy it is natural to start searching for the cause of our distress. There is nothing wrong with this, but it becomes a problem when we start searching outside of ourselves. We are taught that if we are happily "coupled" we won't have problems. It is therefore natural to blame our partner for our "aloneness." The consequences of this belief are enormously self-destructive. Romantic love is exciting, but what happens when the romance wears off? Experts estimate that romantic sexual attractions last only 18 months to two years. Using love or sex as a drug will only prevent us from reaching maturity. We do need excitement and stimulation and joy and intimacy. But in mature love we are concerned with our loved one's joy and fulfillment. The satisfaction comes not from our own immediate gratification, but from the joy of giving to the other person, and watching them grow and thrive. If you are single, the best thing you can do to prepare for a life-long loving relationship is to work on getting your own needs met. The first thing to do is to start identifying what they are. For instance: you long for affection and need a hug. Have you thought of asking a friend to hug you? You will be amazed what will happen if you start asking people directly to meet your needs. You will get some negative responses, but for the most part you will find that people are happy to help you. Many of us were taught our needs are wrong. Our needs are not wrong. We get into difficulty when we try to meet our needs in indirect ways. It is not that we shouldn't enjoy the excitement of a new relationship or love interest; we get into difficulty when we think we will get all our needs met from this one "magical" person. 1. What does Quentin Crisp think of the popular search for happiness?____ [A] The search is not sensible. [B] The media should be responsible for the search. [C] You can surely find happiness without the help of some other person. [D] It is advisable to make such a search together with some other person. 2. When one is unhappy, he tends to ____. [A] make himself happily coupled with another [B] search for the cause of his distress inside himself [C] search for the cause of his distress with his partner [D] think it's his beloved one that causes his problems
Unit 5 1. Professor Wang has a strong view against video games and _______the closing of all the recreation facilities 休闲设施；娱乐设施for such games. A. assists协助 B. acknowledges承认 C. advocates主张 D. admits承 认 2. The movie is not ____ for the children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes. A. profound adj. 深厚的；意义深远的；渊博的 B. valid adj. 有效的，有根 据的；正当的 C. decent adj. 正派的；得体的；相当好的合宜的 D. upright adj. 正直的，诚实的；垂直的，直立的；笔直的；合乎正道的n. 垂直；竖立 3. They are trying to _____ the waste discharged排放 by the factory for profit. A. expose vt. 揭露，揭发；使曝光；显示 B. exhibit vt. 展览；显示；提 出（证据等）C. exhaust vt. 排出；耗尽；使精疲力尽；彻底探讨D. exploit vt. 开发，开拓；剥削；开采 4. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an ____ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations. A. inspirational B. educational C. excessive adj. 过多的，极度的；过分的 D. instantaneous adj. 瞬间的；即时的；猝发的 5. We can’t help being ____of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen from the office. A. skeptical adj. 怀疑的；怀疑论的，不可知论的 B. appreciative C. suspicious adj. 可疑的；怀疑的；多疑的D. tolerant 6. For three quarters of its span n. 跨度，跨距；范围on Earth, life evolved n. 进化了的v. 使逐步形成（evolve的过去分词）almost ____as micro-organisms. 微生物. A. precisely adv. 精确地；恰恰 B. instantly一…就,立即地 C. initially 最初,开头 D. exclusively adv. 唯一地；专有地；排外地 7. The secret agent间谍；特务concealed adj. 隐蔽的，隐匿的her real mission, therefore many local people were ____into thinking that she was a good person. A. betrayed v. 出卖，背叛 B. driven C. deceived D. convinced 8. When people become unemployed , it is ____ which is often worse than lack of wages. A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness 懒惰,,失业 D.inability无能力 9. In order to stimulate 刺激the domestic economy , the government has ______ to reduce imports. A. hesitated B. suggested C. resorted求助 D. pledged许诺保证 10. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ____, 77.2 years. A. rank B. span C. scale规模 D. scope
Unit 1 1.我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。It's wrong to hear our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because they will approach them as citizens very soon. 2.随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际商务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。With the passage of time we are inevitably increasing involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations. 3.我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be so. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 4.信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。Information is now immediately available. An average computer can store as much information as a small library dose. 5.那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个专门建造歌剧院的公司。That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They don't have any legal document that can certify they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatre. 6.这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do nor make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers. 7.国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善的话，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。The growth of GDP is not everything. It cannot be said that our country has been modernized unless the quality of our people's lives is really improved. 8．虽然那时候我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然很幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很多鱼、螃蟹、黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields. 9.只要给某一个人或某一群人以绝对权力，那这个人或这一群人就肯定会滥用权力，因为正如阿克顿勋爵说，“权力使人腐败，绝对权力绝对使人腐败。”Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 10.在我们国家，传统上都认为“万般皆下品，惟有读书高”。In traditional Chinese notion, school education was more important and useful than all other pursuits. 1.总理明天将赴纽约出席联合国会议。The premier is leaving for New York for a UN conference tomorrow. 2.在纽约期间他将会晤一些国家的政府首脑。He is to meet several heads of government during his stay in New York. 3.国庆长假期间你打算干什么？回家还是呆在校园里？What are you going to do during the long National Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?
UNIT 5 1. Michael put the cigarette to his lips and _____ in the smoke. A).puffed B).sucked C).terrified D).spit 【参考答案】：B 2. The students often _______themselves with socializing network like Renren or Facebook. A).amuse B).arouse C).accuse D).acronym √ 【参考答案】：A 【学生得分】：2.0 3. Could you _______ a nail into the wall to hang this picture up? A).buy B).purchase C).hammer D).borrow √ 【参考答案】：C 【学生得分】：2.0 4. My heart was ________ as I walked out onto the stage. A).pounding B).bleeding C).breaking D).fasting √ 【参考答案】：A 【学生得分】：2.0 5. I have no _______ for people who say they can't find work but are really just too lazy to look. A).amusement B).sympathy C).telepathy D).audience √ 【参考答案】：B 【学生得分】：2.0 6. A __________ is not just a part of a telephone but also the part of a radio or television that receives signals from the air. A).sign language B).symbol C).receiver D).receptionist √
第一阶段 作文 【作业要 求】: 命题作文 Directions:For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the given topic. Your composition should meet the word limit set by the test syllabus at this level. You should base your composition on the outlines provided and then type your composition in the box below.[题数：1；分数：15分；参考时间：30分0秒] 1. For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic On Keeping Pets. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below. 1. 有人喜欢养宠物，也有人反对养宠物，他们都有各自的道理 2. 我的看法 On Keeping Pets 【参考答案】： In almost every neighborhood, there are people who like
pets and people who don't. The former group of people think that pets are good and helpful companions. Some of them even go so far as saying that animals are also human, and their rights should be respected. Those who hate pets say that animals are noisy, dirty and dangerous. They think laws should be made to forbid people to keep dogs and cats in cities and towns. The different opinions on keeping pets, which reflect personal preferences, have caused many disputes and much unpleasantness among people who are close neighbors. Personally I do not like pets. But I think we should learn to respect the rights of pet lovers. We have no right to forbid people to keep pets in their homes, as long as the animals are properly taken care of and do not threaten the safety and peace of others. 翻译 【作业要 求】: 单句翻译（英译汉） Directions:In this section you are required to translate some English sentences into Chinese. Type your translation on the web page.[题数：10；分数：10分；参考时间：20分0秒] 1. A shortage of water in heavily populated agricultural areas will cause great hardship and starvation as crops fail.
V-2 Unit One I. V ocabulary and Structure 1. The buyer agreed in _________ to give a down payment at the signing of the contract. A. principal B. principle C. practice D. discipline 2. The _______ of communications is far greater than a hundred years ago. A. equipment B. instrument C. facilities D. faculty 3. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, ________ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A. in proportion to B. in reply to C. in relation to D. in contrast to 4. Two men and a woman were charged after the heroin _______ about $ 5 million was seized. A. worthwhile B. worthy of C. worth D. worthy 5 They took _______ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping. A. fruitful B. valid C. beneficial D. effective 6. I‘d _______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out 7. The people, who believe it is necessary to ________ to a rapidly changing society, believe the shifts in family structure are inevitable and positive. A. adapt B. adopt C. adhere D. anticipate 8. In a time of social reform, people‘s states of mind tend to keep ________ with the rapid changes of society. A. step B. pace C. progress D. touch 9. We are having less and less _______ of fresh water. A. source B. origin C. resources D. store 10. While admitting that this forest was _______ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry wolf. A. anyhow B. somewhere C. somewhat D. anyway 11 The road is laid ahead of him, a _______ grey line stretching to the horizon. A. continual B. continuous C. constant D. prolonged 12. There is a _______ rise this year in the number of babies born. A. comparable B. comparative C. compatible D. commentary 13 He was _______ from the whole class to represent them at the other school. A. picked on B. picked out C. picked up D. pick away 14. The Government has therefore agreed to pay authorities extra sums to ________ for their financial losses. A. make up B. turn up C. fill in D. lean on 15 Languages slowly but constantly ________ from older forms into new ones. A. revolve B. evolve C. involve D. resolve 16. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ________ . A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied 17 The bank gives a top _______ to those who have no house of their own for a loan. A. preference B. priority C. superiority D. prohibition 18. The United States must look out for the right of _______ citizens. A. its B. their C. ours D. we 19. ________ either he or his accountants going to claim for the loss? A. Are B. Were C. Is D. Does 20. So small _____ that the most powerful microscopes cannot detect them. A. are these particles B. were these particles C. these particles are D. these particles were II. Reading Comprehension Passage 1 The French education system is very different from the English one in its aims, its organization and its results. The French child too, the raw material of this education, is unlike I the English child and differences in the raw material may well account for differences in the processes employed.