华中师范大学网络教育学院《综合英语（2）》练习测试题库及答案I. VocabularyExercise 1Direction: Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):1. A decision will not ____________ until the next meeting.2. That building is dangerous. It ought to ____________ down before it falls down.3. When you go through Customs, your luggage may _________by a customs officer.4. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to ______________ up at 6.30.5. Her new book will probably _____________ into a number of foreign languages.6. If you kicked a policeman, you'd _____________.7. Police are looking for the missing boy. He can't ____________ anywhere.8. Do you think that less money should _____________ on arms?Exercise 2Direction: fill in the blanks with the words proper form.1. It is known that any criminal will not escape in the end. (punish)2. Every coin has two sides. Therefore we should try to look at the bright side of it and try to avoid all its . (advantage)3. Such qualities as honesty, bravery, loyalty and , are necessary for a real gentleman. (generous)4. It’s to see a film that isn’t full of sex and violence. (refresh)5. The signing of this treaty is a moment with great in our nation's history. (solemn)6. It is a serious social problem that more and more old people are heard to be ___________by their own children. (treat)7. With the development of technology, the price of many products is decreasing rapidly. (digit)8. Since childhood I’ve been fond of reading stories, which provides room forimagination. (legend)9. Even a little child knows how important is for a person living in today’s world.(popular)10. Mark is such an guy that all his dorm mates dislike him and try to avoidbeing together with him whenever possible. (offense)Exercise 3Direction: Fill in each blank with a phrase from the box in its proper form.1. Keep the surface dirt by putting a cover over it.2. Children were usually to school on Sunday mornings by their parents.3. You shouldn't have your mother because she did all these just for your sake.4. He was arrested by the police because he couldn't the fact that the money was found in his house.5. Steve is completely Beijing opera although he's been in China for only three months.6. He lost his way in the mountain and in the end it was a hunter passing by who .7. We should try to this good opportunity and make a great fortune.8. The bombing of Hiroshima the nuclear age.9. The mountain is thick mist, which makes it even more mystical.10. He dropped out of' school at the age of 15, and from then on he began to histime everyday.Exercise 4Direction: Choose a word or a phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.1. A ___________ statement is a false and malicious one meant to harm a person's reputation.A. slanderousB. flatteringC. ill-naturedD. critical2. Computers can help students ___________ objects that are difficult or impossible to view, such as human anatomy, molecular structures, or complex geometrical objects.A. dramatizeB. visualizeC. realizeD. organize3. This famous businessman ___________ most of the profits from his business to various charities after his success.A. donatedB. distributedC. dischargedD. designated4. In his most celebrated book, the author describes his experience in an unknown country against ___________ obstacles environment and weather, brutal enemies, and failure of supplies.A. discriminatingB. disgustingC. dishearteningD. disregarding5. Beverly Hills is known for the ___________ homes of film and television personalities and contains many fashionable shops.A. pricelessB. luxuriousC. pleasurableD. precious6. When people are physically ___________ a drug, they suffer ill physical effects if they stop taking the drug.A. absorbed inB. accepted byC. addicted toD. attracted to7. Within three months after birth, babies begin to show a preference for complex and ___________ stimuli as opposed to simple and familiar stimuli.A. commonB. normalC. strangeD. novel8. The oldest known systems of education in history had two characteristics in common: they taught religion, and they ___________ the traditions of the people.A. developedB. encouragedC. forwardedD. promoted9. Though unsuccessful, steam-powered models of airplanes made by the English inventor Henson in 1847 were ___________, as many later models generally followed his design.A. encouragingB. instructiveC. promisingD. victorious10. With the increasing consciousness of self health care, millions of Chinese people ___________in a variety of daily physical exercises ranging from the traditional shadow boxing to the modern aerobics.A. competeB. participateC. playD. shareExercise 51. People who lose their way in a desert often suffer from _______ thirst and hunger, in addition to extreme anxiety.A. painfulB. tormentingC. colossalD. unperceived2. During times of war or economic _______ many people convert their wealth into precious stones, which are transportable and more easily sold.A. distractionB. disturbanceC. tremorD. vibration3. In Victoria, Australia, in 1850, miners became _____ with the high cost of mining licenses and restrictions on their right to search for gold.A. amazedB. confusedC. irritatedD. puzzled4. The debate centered on the fear that a rapidly growing population would put a(n) _______ strain on the finite capacity of he earth to provide recourses.A. intolerableB. moderateC. negotiableD. controllable5. A winter _______ technique in mammals is a slowing of the physiological process, including reduction of body temperature.A. continuationB. enduranceC. existenceD. survival6. The sprinkler system installed in building is usually activated by heat from a fire, and the sprinkler heads then ______ water over the fire area.A. dischargeB. pourC. give awayD. throw7. Concerned with the worldwide pollution problems, people from all walks of life are struggling to ______ the impact of human activity on the natural world.A. decreaseB. degradeC. lessenD. lower8. Beginning from the 1960s in the West, more and more women with children have joined the work force, and the popularity of preschool educational programs has______ increased.A. fixedlyB. regularlyC. stablyD. steadily9. Fire insurance and accident insurance companies made efforts to _____ safety rules and to educate the public.A. dictateB. enforceC. observeD. regulate10. The sky is bright because small particles in the air ______ sunlight.A. directB. guideC. scatterD. transportExercise 61. During our holiday in Venice we went on a few _______ to places nearby.A. voyagesB. tripsC. journeysD. travels2. When writing an academic paper, always quote your _______, i.e., give the names of books, people, etc. used as sources for facts.A. sourcesB. authoritiesC. namesD. information3. The government is trying to ________ drug trafficking.A. wipe offB. wipe downC. wipe outD. wipe away4. I prefer drinking _______ coke, because I want to lose some weight.A. classicalB. sweetenedC. normalD. diet5. Qualifications are not absolutely ________, but some previous experience is useful.A. basicB. essentialC. fundamentalD. elementary6. If students want to enlarge their vocabulary, it is advisable to make a careful study of the ________ words when they come across a new word.A. alliedB. combinedC. linkedD. related7. Harry was ________ by the President as the Security Adviser for the government.A. askedB. designatedC. electedD. given8. Your work is ________, but I'm sure you could do better.A. enoughB. sufficientC. adequateD. appropriate9. Many Islamic governments attempt to _________ private access to western satellite broadcasts in fear of foreign cultural infiltration.A. confineB. controlC. preventD. restrict10. Plants draw minerals and other _________ from the soil.A. foodB. nutrientsC. nutritionD. materialsII. Sentence StructureExercise 1Direction: Combine each pair of sentences into one, using one or two nominal clauses introduced by "that" or "what".Example: Father would be back next week. The news cheered us up.The news that Father would be back next week cheered us up.1. He had been dismissed. We were surprised by the news.2. The murderer came into the house through the window. The police found the evidence.3. Tony made a suggestion. We should not stay up late every day.4. At once we made the decision. We two would go to help Chenming with her family chores.5. Her husband had been killed in the accident. She was taken aback by the news.6. I could not climb the hill. I told him that.7. Their daughter would get married on 20 April. They told us that.8. Jenny wanted to ride a bike. She didn't want to take a bus.Exercise 2Direction: Combine each pair or group of the following sentences into one, using a relative clause.1. The people are of my own age. I like them most.2. Ruth admires Mr. Mosia. She offers to be his helper in his lab.3. John never combed his hair. It was always untidy.4. Lucy is only 17 years old. She will get married soon. The news shocked all of us.5. Mary's blouse is light yellow. It is easy to get dirty.6. Chen is a librarian. She can speak English like a native speaker. She is the only oneamong the librarians. I haven't met a second one like her.7. Mr. Green is a professor. He is very learned. I haven't met a second one like him.8. You did a lot of things. They annoyed your mother. Do you know that?III. Use of EnglishExercise 1Direction: Put the sentences into right order1) The following sentences go together to form an invitation. Put them in the right order and in three paragraphs.March 21, 2007Dear Tom,1. The first person they wish to invite is you, my childhood pal.2. We'll be expecting you any time after six.3. My parents are giving a dinner party to mark the occasion.4. Imagine, there are already twenty long years behind me!5. See you then.6. Next Monday is my 20th birthday.7. No wonder I feel old!8. Indeed, all of those twenty years are more or less associated with you.Yours,Dick2) The following sentences go together to form an invitation. Put them in the right order and add linking words where necessary.March 28, 2007Dear Matti,1. We hope you're interested in coming.2. I'm sure we'll have a good time.3. We're having a Folk Dance Evening next Saturday, at 7 p.m., at the Recreation Hall.4. You're Finnish, maybe you can teach us some of your folk dances.5. We'll be seeing you!6. Annettee, Hans, Maria and Pedro are also coming.7. On the other hand, some of our minority nationality students will also show us how they dance.Lingling3) Put the following sentences in the right order to form a note of condolence.7 September, 2007Dear Mark,1. Her image in the Charity Bazaar two weeks ago still remains fresh in our mind.2. Please accept our profoundest condolences.3. However, this is life.4. Your grandma's sudden passing away indeed caught us quite unprepared emotionally.5. We were shocked at the sad news in the newspaper this morning.6. It is a great loss to all who knew her.Helen and Tony4) 20 March, 2007Dear Meili,1. It reminded me of your English studies.2. I hope it will be helpful to you.3. I happened to come across this "Student's Dictionary of English Phrasal Verbs" at the Foreign Language Book Store this morning.4. And I have wanted to do something to help make your studies easier for you.5. Here it is as a reward for your hard work.6. I have always appreciated your work style, so earnest and meticulous.Love,Aunt MabelExercise 2Direction: Complete the following dialog.1) Situation: Jack is a student from the United States. He is interested in table tennis but he finds it difficult to play. He asks Xiaoqiang to be his coach.Jack: Yesterday I went to see a ping-pong match. I understand that__________________.Xiaoqiang: Yes. Lots of us can play it.Jack: I'm sorry I can't play ping-pong at all. I wonder if _________________. Xiaoqiang: With pleasure, just name the day.Jack: You know, _________________, and I found that it was difficult to hit back the ball in the proper way.Xiaoqiang: Of course you __________________. At the beginning, you must be careful with every movement.Jack: I thought __________________, but this wasn't the case at all!Xiaoqiang: Then _________________?Jack: I felt frustrated!Xiaoqiang: It was absolutely unnecessary. I used to be very clumsy, but I'm a fairly good player now.Jack: Good! Then __________________.2) Complete the following dialogs. In each one, politely refuse the request and give a reason for your refusal.1. A: ______________________ type these letters by tomorrow afternoon?B: ______________________.2. A: ______________________ baby-sit for me tonight.B: ______________________.3. A: ______________________ play on the basketball team next Sunday?B: ______________________.4. A: ______________________ cleaning the windows for me?B: ______________________.5. A: ______________________ working overtime next weekend?B: ______________________.3) Situation: Hua and Yao are college students. They are discussing the question of students working their way through college. They have different views.Hua: Have you seen the poster?Yao: ____________________________?Hua: The one asking for an English teacher to teach in the spare time school of the plant near the university.Yao: ____________________________.Hua: Are you interested in teaching English three nights a week?Yao: ____________________________.Hua: No? Are you that busy? But you can rearrange your study schedule and crowd more working hours into your weekend.Yao: ____________________ that I should devote my whole time to my studies. Hua: But __________________________. Teaching reinforces our classroom learning.Yao: You may be right, but ___________________________________.Hua: Yes. I think you can. Just _____________________ that we can be on our own financially!Yao: That sound tempting. Perhaps _____________________________.4) Complete the following, using appropriate invitations and responses.1. A: I was wondering if you'd care to ____________________________________. B: ___________________________________________. (asks for further details)A: ___________________________________________________. (gives details) B: ___________________________________. (refuses politely and gives excuse) 2. A: Would you like to ________________________________________________? B: ___________________________________. (refuses politely and gives excuse) 3. A: ___________________________________________ play tennis this evening? B: ___________________________________________. (refuses, giving excuse) 4. A: I was wondering if you felt like _____________________________________. B: ____________________________________. (turns it down and gives excuse) A: _____________________________________________. (suggests alternative) B: _______________________________________________________. (accepts) 5. A: Would you like to ______________________________ some time next week? B: __________________________________. (accepts but asks for further details) A: ___________________________________________________. (gives details) B: _______________________________________________________. (accepts) 6. A: ______________________________________________ tomorrow afternoon. B: _____________________________________. (politely refuses, giving excuse) A: _____________________________________________. (suggests alternative) B: ________________________________________________________. (agrees) 5) situation: The city transport is getting worse and worse, resulting in a number of serious accidents. Du and Su, two teachers, discuss the problem and Du presents his views on its improvement.Du: Have you noticed that the city transport is getting worse and worse every day? Su: ___________________________! Who can help not noticing it?Du: The trouble is that pedestrians _____________________________ rules.Su: That's right, every day we see __________________________________.Du: That's just because nobody cares _______________________________.Su: What can we do about them?Du: I think, to begin with, we should _________________________________. Su: ___________________________________________________________? Du: To persuade people to cross the streets ___________________________.Su: If they don't listen, ____________________________________________? Du: Then ask them _______________________________________________. Su: A fine?Du: Yes. Then they'll remember to think twice before they violate any regulation. Su: I think _______________________________________________________.6)1. From such a distance, John can't _________________________________.2. Kate is completely ____________ by ______________________________.3. The more he tries to explain, _____________________________________.4. Marie __________________________________________ into blank No.5.5. The thing is, _________________________________ where to put them all.6. Who, me? __________________________ what the picture is about, either.7. I'm not sure. I __________________________________________ in 1980.8. I ______________. Perhaps _____________________________________.9. I'm definitely __________________. I wonder _______________________.10. If ___________________ I might __________________________7) 1. Even if I see a snake,________________________________________________.2. No matter how terrifying the rats are, ___________________________________.3. Even if I cannot go to college, _________________________________________.4. Even if he knows that it is dangerous in the woods, ________________________.5. My dictionary is so old ______________________________________________.6. I must hurry up so that _______________________________________________.7. No matter what happens, _____________________________________________.8. She was acting so foolishly at the party _________________________________.9. He wants to enter a language school so that ______________________________.10. She was such a brilliant scientist _______________________________________.8) 1. I had hardly put on my clothes when____________________________________.2. They had hardly reached the terminal when ______________________________.3. John had hardly switched the radio on when ______________________________.4. The old woman had hardly taken the chair into the garden when ______________.5. Miss Parish had hardly stepped into the office when _______________________.6. The patient had hardly taken the medicine when __________________________.7. Mr. Black had hardly begun to speak when ______________________________.8. The doctor had hardly got into the emergency room when ___________________.9) 1. A: _________ if your bike had broken down on the way to school yesterday?B: _________.2. A: ________ if you had failed your entrance exams to your present college?B: _________.3. A: What would you have done if _____________________?B: __________________ hidden under the table until it was safe to come out.4. You have just taken an English exam that went badly. What should or couldyou have done to get a better result? And why didn't you do these things? Use as many different expressions as possible.1). I _______________________ but ________________.2). I _______________________ but ________________.3). I _______________________ but ________________.4). I _______________________ but ________________.10) Complete the following sentences with nominal clauses using your own ideas. 1. Father was making a snow man with my brother. Mother was preparing "jiaozi", humming.My little sister was busy with her toy baby, a New Year present. It seemed______________________________________.2. A: Are you going to the performance?B: It all depends on _____________________________. If Wang Wenjin comes, I am sure to go.3. A: What am I supposed to do now?B: You should stay here, but it doesn't matter ________________________________.4. The policemen found it puzzling ______________________, for neither the lock nor any of the windows had been broken.5. A: How did you get the special stamps?B: It just happened ______________________________ when I passed the post office.11) Situation: Li is interested in travelling by plane. Li tells the reasons to Yu, a friend of hers.Li: If you are taking a trip, how will you travel?Yu: I'll sail on a ship. It's _______________________________ .Li: You can't do this unless _____________________________ .Yu: But sailing on a ship is one way to relax!Li: I prefer to travel ___________________________________ .Yu: ________________________________________________?Li: Not necessarily. We also hear of ______________________ .Yu: You may be right.Li: Besides, nowdays the giant jet planes are _______________ .Yu: Do they really travel very fast?Li: Yes, of course. These planes can cover the distance from Guangzhou to Beijing in ________________________________________________.Yu: Do people get air sick?Li: Few people do. The planes always travel at a very great altitude, so the ride is seldom bumpy.Yu: Well, __________________________________________ .12) Situation: Li and Ai are classmates. Li's grandfather drinks heavily. Li talks about this problem with Ai. They try to find a way to rid Li's grandfather of this bad habit. Li: I'm worried about my grandpa.Ai: __________________________________________?Li: He drinks before dinner every day.Ai: _________________________________. It helps the blood circulation, doesn't it? Li: Yes, but he drinks a bit too much, and before lunch too.Ai: ___________________________________________?Li: Hard liquor, of course.Ai: ___________________________________________! His health will be ruined!Li: My grandma has tried to __________________________________________.Ai: Why not show him some books on _____________________________________? Li: That's a good idea! Where _________________________________________? Ai: I have one. I'll ___________________________________________.Li: Thanks a lot.Ai: ________________________________________________.13) Situation: Bao and Guo are classmates. Guo is from Anhui Province. He is introducing some products of Anhui to Bao.Bao: _______________? You speak perfect Beijing dialect.Guo: _______________, but I'm from Anhui.Bao: Anhui? But _____________________. I know very little about Anhui. It's nextto Jiangsu, that I know.Guo: Our province is very rich ____________________.Bao: What are ____________________________?Guo: For one thing, rice is plentiful and so are other agricultural products like peanuts and sesame.Bao: _______________, it reminds me that bamboo shoots are also well-known. My aunt brought us some last year when_______________.Guo: Does your aunt often go there on business?Bao: Yes. What else __________________________?Guo: Since you're interested in calligraphy, ask her ________________ for calligraphy.Bao: Good! I'll remember that.Guo: And she can bring you some Chinese inksticks too. Anhui inkstick___________________.Bao: I mustn't forget that either. Thank you ___________________.Guo: And I can bring you some of the things you need when I come back from my vacation.Bao: ________________________. Thank you.14) Situation: Ruth and Lucy are college students. They are talking about space travel and the adventures involved in such travels.Ruth: Would you like to travel on a space shuttle?Lucy: Yes, Then I should __________________ astronaut.Ruth: Of course, you should know something about space travel, for example, how to _____________________________________________________________________.Lucy: _______________________ to look at our earth 300 miles above it!Ruth: _______________________ the earth appears blue in colour and looks exactly like a globe.Lucy: I won't be satisfied with only orbiting the earth.Ruth: ______________________________ ?Lucy: Go to the moon.Ruth: But there's nothing on it, only ___________________.Lucy: Still, I'd like to be the first ______________________.Ruth: I'd like to travel much farther.Lucy: _______________________?Ruth: To Mercury, to see what it is like under the thick layer of cloud that surround it. Lucy: You're _____________________.Ruth: Aren't we both?15) Situation: John, a student from the U.S.A., has just come back for a trip. He recalls an incident on a train from Chongqing to Beijing which greatly moved him. He tells Paul, a roommate of his, about it.John: On my way here, an incident on the train moved me greatly.Paul: ____________________?John: When we got on the train from Chongqing, it was very crowded.Paul: (expresses deduction) Considering the hot weather, ______________________. John: You bet it was! An elderly lady suddenly slid down from her seat.Paul: ____________________?John: At first nobody knew what to do with her.Paul: (expresses surprise) Didn't _____________________________?John: Yes, the guard on duty immediately called for help on the mike.Paul: (expresses appreciation) ______________________!John: Soon two doctors came to help.Paul: ______________________ next?John: They carried the old lady to the guard's room and gave her first aid. It seems she just had a sunstroke.Paul: ____________________?John: Soon she was better and was able to get off at Kaifeng.IV. TranslationExercise 1Direction: Sentence Translation1. 他是经理的儿子，但光凭这一点，他是没有资格批评我们的工作的。
