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Quiz—Lesson 2

高级英语 Advanced English 2 I. Choose the right word or expression equal to the word given blow:

1. bier

A. a platform with a coffin on it B. a platform with a person on it

C. a platform with a piece of wood D. a platform with the burial tools

2. derelict

A. delicious B. discharged C. deserted D. distressed

3. hummock

A. a dry stretched desert B. a smooth huge plain

C. a steep high mountain D. a low rounded hill

4. undifferentiated A. insistent B. consistent C. persistent D. resistent

5. sidle

A. walk in a cautious way B. walk in a strange way

C. walk in a fast way D. walk in a careless way

6. stow

A. take away B. put away C. hide away D. get away

7. infest

A. move in a disgustful manner B. gather in an awful manner

C. spread in a troublesome manner D. behave in a strange manner

8. frenzied

A. unexpectedly happy B. uncontrollably excited

C. unanticipatedly angry D. unpreparedly surprised

9. clamour

A. loudly demand B. generously offer

C. decisively give D. hesitantly suspend

10. wring

A. squeeze B. write C. drive D. hit

11. desolate

A. separate B. deserted C. destitute D. liberal

12. plight

A. difficult situation B. awkward occasion

C. special circumstance D. miserable condition

Quiz—Lesson 2

高级英语 Advanced English 2 13. infuriate

A. soothe B. compose C. exasperate D. appease

14. hack

A. cut roughly B. carve slowly C. strike carefully D. hit violently

15. nibble

A. gulp the whole B. take small bits

C. eat large pieces D. swallow bit by bit

16. ghetto

A. asylum B. community C. neighborhood D. flat

17. navvy

A. a farmer B. a soldier C. a sailor D. a laborer

18. garrison

A. grain stock B. military camp C. training venue D. study centre

19. rag

A. a sheet of paper B. a scrap of cloth C. a stack of hay D. a pane of glass

20. stork

A. small bird with black feather B. huge bird with long neck

C. large bird with long stout bills D. white bird with short feet

II. Choose the right word to fill in the blank of the sentence.

1. plight 2. desolate 3. register 4. wring 5. undifferentiated

6. hack 7. clamour 8. warp 9. grope 10. hummocky

11. stow 12. frenzied 13. derelict 14. infest 15. mummified

1. The news report said that about 23 _________ cars were fished out of the canal this

afternoon.

2. I entered the room and began to _________for the light switch in the dark.

3. Mark told me that he was married last week but I'm afraid it didn't _________ in

my mind.

4. The church he stayed for 20 years was small and _________ in the early morning

sunlight.

5. The old man wanted the boys to _________ down that apple trees because they

were thought to be unsafe. Quiz—Lesson 2

高级英语 Advanced English 2

6. The leaders of the NGOs were much concerned over the _________ of the refugees

in different countries.

7. After getting on aboard, the passengers were requested to _________ their

baggage in the lockers above the seats.

8. The dog jumped at the intruder with _________ barks.

9. The _________ from the public for the resignation of the mayor grew louder each

day.

10. The professor said that PDF is an _________ blob of content that's hard to

navigate.

11. We noticed that the burying-ground was merely a huge waste of hilly or

_________ earth, just like a deserted building - lot.

12. The policeman shouted: “If I had you in my hands, I would _________ your

neck!”

13. The beautiful beetles were placed next to the hearts after their bodies were

_________.

14. The doctor asked us to watch out for fleas and ticks that may _________ our pets.

15. When we entered the store, to our surprise that the damp wood began to _______ .

III. Proof-reading exercise: correct the error

George Orwell was an English novelist and journalist.

His work is marked by clarity, intelligent and wisdom, 1.__________

awareness of social injustice, opposition for totalitarianism, 2.__________

and commitment to democratic socialism. Considered perhaps

the 20th century's best chronicler of England culture, Orwell

wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction but journalism. 3.__________

He is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.__________

(1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945), which

together has sold more copies than any two books by 5. __________

any other 20th-century author. His book is called Homage to 6. __________

Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the

Spanish Civil War, is widely acclaimed as his great essays

on politic, literature, language and culture. In 2008, 7. __________