英语quiz

《英语quiz.2》答案和翻译

Quiz 1

Section1:

1. keeping up with the rest of the class.

2. none of us expected the chairman to turn up

3. as was to be expected4. an art as it is a science

5. could have made a good salary.

Section2:

1. Some parents spoil their children, so much so that they never ask them to do any

housework.

2. On the one hand, we have good reason to feel pleased with our progress. On the

other hand, we mustn’t get complacent.

3. Assuming that we all work at the same rate, we will finish the job by the end of

March.

4. In primary and middle schools, greater priority should be given to the education for

students’ all–round development in a bid to shift the basic education from

examination-oriented education to quality-oriented one.

5. In retrospect, it is the wrong time to set up a new data processing center in this city

3 years ago.

Quiz 2

Section1:

1. to have no access2. to students’ being late for

3. ranges/varies from 50 cents to $44. to reserve a table for

5. to make trouble

Section2:

1. This newly-appointed personnel manager is, by/from all accounts, very easy to

approach. He tries to blend in with all employees and never throws his weight

around.

2. The college has laid down a reward system to encourage students to fully develop

their talents. Only in this way, can they lead a useful life in the future.

3. Uncle majored in Chemistry in university, and, in his spare time, he laid emphasis

on cultivating his interests in other fields, which turned out to be very beneficial to

the development of his future career.

4. He impressed me as a humble man, but the way he spoke in the party the other day

stunned me.

5. He was on the run since the moment he came aboard. By/from all accounts, her

devotion and loyalty to the company deserved promotion.

Quiz 3

Section1:

1. at intervals2. injure himself

3. busy preparing for4. had to be operated manually

5. needn’t have borrowed it from the bank.

Section2: 1. John has become a wealthy man for he knows better than to invest all his money in

one company’s stock.

2. Whatever happens on campus, he will call his mother first, which makes her happy.

3. Jeff loves to listen to Rock & Roll after school, but the noisy music severely

disturbs his neighbors’ rest.

4. When a term is coming to an end, it is rather difficult for a student preparing for the

final exams to have a desk to himself.

5. I felt ashamed of myself when I heard that she was out of hospital and keen to go

back to work.

Quiz 4

Section1:

1. shall have left for2. is often a very time-consuming job

3. something was done/some measures were taken

4. overcame it/got over it5. in the way

Section2:

1. Even with the help of a dictionary, this sentence is difficult to understand.

2. For a person can not speak a word of foreign language life in abroad is hard to

imagine .

3. This book is of great value to historians .

4. You place me in (something of) a dilemma, I really don’t know whether to accept

your invitation or not. .

5. The government is carrying on an anti-corruption campaign so as to restore

people’s confidence in it .

Quiz 5

Section1:

1. had interrupted me2. It is because she is too inexperienced

3. caught him cheating me4. did not work in the same office

5. was finally called off/cancelled because of the bad weather

Section2:

1. The evidence that the US Central Intelligence Agency has obtained bears out their

claims that Bin Laden is closely related to the September 11 terrorist attack in the

U.S.A.

2. How can you expect her to work out such a complicated math problem? She is

merely a child.

3. Many people expressed their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country.

4. On Jan. 1, 2002, banks have made adequate preparations for the introduction of

Euro, the new common currency in 12 countries in European Union.

5. The core of the problem is their objection to educational reform.

Quiz 6

Section1:

1. will be doing/conducting the experiment2. has a strong influence on

3. would not have finished so early4. wondering about his real purpose

5. attempts to escape being fined

Section2: 1. Barbara applied for a job in many a multi- national corporation and got the post as a

CEO finally fortunately.

2. An efficient secretary should get her act together at first.

3. Everyone wants to achieve a lot in their business. while it’s well known it is not a

piece of cake to get the top of your business without sweat, hard – working and

diligence .

4. On arriving home from school, I combed the pages of the fashion magazine I just

bought when I remembered I should turn in my paper next day and had to give up

my sweet.