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Test for Unit 41a 1.True 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. True 7. False 8. False 9. True 10. Trueb 1. True 2. False 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. True 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. False2a Have you ever stood in front of a large group11. audience 12. professional 13. concert 14. nervous 15. circus 16. comedians 17. personalities 18. stunt 19. well-paid 20. dangerousb Note-taking is a very complex skill.11. essential 12. organize 13. pace 14. reduce 15. shortening 16. minimum 17. appropriate 18. abbreviations 19. columns 20. personal3a Before planes made regular Atlantic crossing, 31213b Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying 34123c It all started in Atlanta. That was the first time I saw her 21431d When you close your eyes and try to think of the shape of your own body, 13124 Vocabulary1. The new terms of the contract have been __________ after three rounds of serious negotiation. A) adapted B) adoptedC) affected D) afforded2. He has been writing articles for the travel __________ in Washington Post ever since he graduated from the university. A) orbit B) volumeC) circle D) column3. The __________ of life in the remote village has hardly changed though the population has greatly increased. A) mode B) targetC) measure D) wisdom4. The students' interest in taking summer English programs abroad __________ because of the serious situation. A) faded in B) faded onC) faded out D) faded up5. We need to __________ all the animals with the disease so that the others are not infected. A) revolve B) existC) abolish D) isolate6. Under the new __________ , it would be possible to pay for the professional serviceson installment. A) department B) arrangementC) commitment D) achievement7. A movie with a very __________ plot and world-famous stars usually attracts an audience of millions. A) complicated B) advocatedC) sophisticated D) indicated8. Because of heavy commitment, some employees in the company __________ at 10 pm these days. A) knock down B) knock onC) knock off D) knock over9. Several projects have been suggested to __________ the gigantic object to the roof of the building, but in vain. A) construct B) accumulateC) decline D) heave10. The __________ of the drugs was spotted by the police and fifteen smugglers were arrested. A) district B) localityC) region D) coast11. Scientists usually have the power of __________ of the things in their natural surroundings. A) determination B) resolutionC) observation D) recommendation12. The flight was delayed __________ the terrible weather and the passengers had to stay in the airport lounge for the night. A) on behalf of B) on account of C) in favor of D) in honor of13. To defend the motherland is the __________ glory of all the soldiers and the citizens. A) subtle B) energeticC) delicate D) supreme14. In the United States, a lot of __________ soldiers of the World War II used the government financial aid to go to college. A) veteran B) innocentC) absurd D) intelligent15. Many people got a company __________ from their former employers when they retired.A) premium B) allowanceC) pension D) discount16. The economy in Asia is in a __________ condition after many years' painstaking efforts in a series of reforms. A) generous B) stableC) apparent D) sincere17. Foreigners wishing to work in Britain have to go through the complicated __________ of getting a work permit. A) extent B) contentC) process D) measure18. We regret to inform you that we have to decline your invitation because of a __________ appointment. A) constant B) normalC) previous D) former19. His outstanding __________ in the final competition proved that he was a convincing winner. A) behavior B) performanceC) activity D) personality20. His theory is abstract; __________ , most people cannot figure out what it is really about. A) in other words B) of other wordsC) on other words D) with other words21. He applied for the position of sales manager for several times, only to receive a(n) __________ refusal. A) guilty B) ignorantC) apt D) vital22. I __________ a slight change in his attitude toward the case, but I didn't lose confidence. A) detected B) witnessedC) conveyed D) attained23. That life on the deserted island is lived or __________ largely depends on how you look at it. A) charged B) enduredC) preserved D) declined24. According to Professor Sanders, political __________ is a slow process and patience is what people should have first. A) interference B) circumstanceC) prominence D) evolution25. He took it __________ that the reduced prices would bring about the increase of the sale of the company's products. A) in granted B) for grantedC) on granted D) with granted26. The residents couldn't bear the heavy taxes __________ on them, so finally they decided to rebel. A) proposed B) supposedC) imposed D) opposed27. Although you are not hungry now, I'm sure that after the exercises you will __________ an appetite. A) work up B) put upC) take up D) get up28. An amount of money will be deducted from the salary and put into an account for retirement ___________. A) mansion B) pensionC) compensation D) suspension29. This experiment shows that even the smartest, most extraordinary robots, like human beings, can become __________ in some situations. A) enabled B) isolated C) adopted D) disabled30. Mary and Betty have been friends since primary school and now they are __________ in interest and tastes. A) alike B) unlikeC) like D) familiar31. The situation in Iraq now is rather __________ and even experts are not certain about its future. A) involved B) tangledC) complicated D) complex32. When I'm upset or angry, I would rather be __________ instead of staying witha group of people or even friends. A) put aside B) left aloneC) knocked off D) knocked down33. In order to get more evidence, they kept the man under close __________ and finally found a clue. A) reflection B) complexionC) suspension D) observation34. It is reported that teenagers from single-parent families are likely to __________ themselves from other people rather than staying with others. A) disable B) isolate C) associate D) dispose35. According to a survey, a large proportion of men do not __________ women who havea higher education background or earn more money than them. A) go for B) stand for C) work for D) get by36. The old houses in this district are to be __________ to make way for skyscrapers.A) knocked off B) put asideC) knocked down D) left alone37. As time goes by, with little progress being made, the students' enthusiasm for learning English ___________. A) comes around B) fades outC) disposes of D) passes away38. Without much thought, they decided to discard the traditional methods that have been in use for years and __________ new ones. A) adapt B) appointC) adopt D) affect39. Several villagers claim that they have __________ a UFO and can even describe the landing scene in great detail. A) caught sight of B) got hold ofC) took care of D) make arrangement for40. The chief executive resigned yesterday __________ health problems, which causeda fall in the stock market. A) on behalf of B) on account ofC) in case of D) for the sake of41. The economic situation in that country is rather good, for markets are flourishing and prices are ___________. A) steady B) constantC) reliable D) stable42. The factory was fined $20,000 because it had __________ of all the waste in the river, which caused the death of the fish in the river. A) disproved B) disposed C) consisted D) proposed43. We can't deny that in the __________ of man's evolution, labor has played an important role. A) possession B) progressC) procession D) process44. The old woman was small and thin and only God knows what she had to __________ each time she did a wash! A) suffer B) ensureC) endure D) affect45. These new shoes are __________ to slip on wet grounds, so I couldn't go very fast.A) capable B) aptC) able D) reliable46. Henry was appointed deputy manager on the __________ of the chief executive. A) recommendation B) protectionC) commission D) approval47. The 1960s saw a change in the form and content of movie treating subjects that, for many years, were considered ___________. A) oppressed B) confinedC) denied D) prohibited48. I feel much more optimistic about our ability to face and solve the problems which __________ our civilization. A) confront B) punishC) reject D) ignore49. My father __________ behind the curtain and kept watching me for an hour or two on that Christmas day when I was crying in the stable. A) left B) hidC) concealed D) covered50. We were kept completely __________ concerning their plan of launching a surpriseattack on us. A) in the open B) on the airC) in the dark D) in touchAnswer:1. B2. D3. A4. C5. D6. B7. A8. C9. D 10. B 11. C 12.B 13. D 14. A 15.C 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. A23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. B 33.D 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. B 43. D44. C 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. CStructure1. The Joneses are __________ people in the town where 90 percent of the population live below the average level. A) the much richest B) much the richestC) the by far richest D) by far the richest2. I wrote him a letter and suggested __________ more time to see original movies so as to improve his English. A) to find B) his findingC) to have found D) having found3. I'm sorry I have lost your home address; otherwise, I __________ on you the other day. A) would call B) would have calledC) had called D) was calling4. When they reached the station, the train had still not arrived, so they __________.A) needn't have hurried B) needn't to hurryC) didn't need to hurry D) didn't need hurrying5. Education, in the large sense, begins __________ a man's birth and doesn't end until he dies. A) in B) toC) on D) with6. Good writing can frequently be identified by its clarity, its ability to pleasea reader, and also __________ grammatical errors. A) its free from B) its freedom fromC) it is free of D) its quality of being free from7. George Washington was __________ in his belief that only the right kind of education could solve major social problems. A) nothing but isolating B) nothing but isolated C) anything but isolated D) anything but isolating8. This flight doesn't go __________ to Rome; it goes by way of Paris and that is why it takes a few more hours. A) steadily B) directC) rightly D) steady9. ___________ of the grassland dwellers of the North American continent is the antelope, or pronghorn. A) Typical is B) The typicalC) It is typical D) Typical10. It is not uncommon for there __________ problems of communication between the old and the young. A) to be B) isC) should be D) beingAnswer:1. D2. B3. B4. A5. D6. D7. C8. B9. D 10. A。