Classroom Exercise2

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第二单元测试题

1. The use of atomic energy will _____ the lives of coming generations.

A. revolve B. revolutionize C. resolve D. reserve

2. The doctor _____ me to the dangers of smoking.

A. informed B. alerted C. warned D. cautioned

3. All work and no play makes Jack a _____ boy.

A. monotonous B. boring C. tedious D. dull

4. The _____ domestic product of this year is two times as high as that of last year.

A. coarse B. crude C. gross D. raw

5. I may sense the enthusiasm from his youthful _____ voice.

A. vibrant B. shivering C. shaking D. vicious

6. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and from face to face.

A. change B. vary C. alter D. convert

7. The engineer explained the plane’s technical _____.

A. capacity B. capability C. ability D. competence

8. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods increases efficiency.

A. application B. applause C. applicant D. appliance

9. The army was poised _____ a major attack.

A. to B. for C. with D. on

10. Parents ____ some of their characteristics to their children.

A. transmit B. transplant C. transport D. transform

11. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operation on people who are ____ to heart attack.

A. infectious B. poised C. accessible D. prone

12. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how _____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.

A. prominent B. fabulous C. handsome D. graceful

13. They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations before making a decision.

A. erratic B. conscious C. cautious D. prompt

14. It is impossible to _____ with a person whose methods are completely opposed to your own.

A. contact B. connect C. cooperate D. incorporate

15. She _____ a little money from her grandfather abroad when he died two years ago.

A. acquired B. inherited C. owned D. received

16. Because of _____, the population of this country has been increasing fast.

A. immigrant B. immigration C. emigration D. migration

17. Domestic ____ such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines make housework much easier.

A. appliances B. equipment C. facilities D. installation

18. There were ten serious _____ in the train crash.

A. casualness B. casualties C. incidents D. accidents

19. The price of vegetables _____ according to the weather.

A. waves B. vibrates C. swings D. fluctuates

20. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes.

A. withdraw B. eliminate C. abandon D. diminish

21. The mechanic examined the car engine _____ but could find nothing wrong with it.

A. exactly B. thoroughly C. approximately D. precisely

22. If nothing is done to protect the environment, one million species that are alive today will have become _____.

A. distinct B. extinct C. distinguished D. extinguished

23. In the past few years, my brother has obtained a _____ return on his wise stock investment.

A. handsome B. lucrative C. beneficial D. profitable

24. After all, primitive man used his early stone tools for thousands of years, ___ without change.

A. consequently B. virtually C. approximately D. inevitably 25. Can you give me an _____ of how much it will cost to repair the car?

A. evaluation B. assessment C. appraisal D. estimate

26. He wanted to become a writer, but his father didn’t think it was a _____ profession.

A. respected B. respectful C. respective D. respectable

27. These studies will lead to an _____ of our knowledge of the Bronze Age.

A. extension B. expansion C. exaggeration D. extraction

28. As he spoke of his dead mother his voice began to ____ and tears came to his eyes.

A. tremble B. shiver C. vibrate D. wave

29. A couple of _____ readers wrote in to the paper pointing out the mistake.

A. alert B. sensible C. smart D. intelligent

30. She has many _____, including a sick husband and very little money.

A. challenges B. assignments C. requirements D. burdens

31. Some of the strongest anti-smoking campaigns try to completely ____ cigarette smoking.

A. eliminate B. blockade C. withstand D. transform

32. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis.

A. process B. project C. procedure D. prototype

33. The artist rented a large dirty attic, which he ______ into a studio.

A. rotated B. renewed C. modified D. converted

34. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _____ and asks them questions.

A. at length B. at random C. in essence D. in bulk