EXERCICES FOR UNIT 9, NEW HORRIZON COLLEGE ENGLISH
1. These figures are surprisingly high and they’ll have to be__________.
A) obtain B) maintain C) display D) verify
2. The _____with the most votes will be elected whether he or she wins more than half the votes or not.
A) sponsor B) candidate C) advocate D) opponent
3.That wealthy lady repeated demand on a premarital agreement greatly _______her future husband’s pride and ended up in
his refusal to get married. A) scratched B) bitten C) stuck D) stung
4. Her skin was dry after_____ to the wind during the trip.
A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion
5. She held her hand above her eyes to _______them from the sun.
A) avoid B) shade C) shield D) conceal
6. The company hired a __________to develop a new computer system.
A) guide B) cashier C) consultant D) assessor
7.They returned her cheque because she hadn’t put her ____on it.
A) signal B) symbol C) sign D) signature
8. The lawyer _____a previous case to support his argument.
A) referred B) recruited C) cited D) imported
9. Students have____greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty.
A) calls on B) calls for C)calls up D) calls up
10. Hoping that he might be able to __________some light on the problem, I asked Mario to look at the engine.
A) pitch B) project C) shed D) shade
11. What he said had some ___on our decision to move to another area of town.
A)connection B) association C) bearing D) reference
12.there’s some dispute over who actually wrote the play——nobody seems to know for sure.
A) debate B) dispute C) argument D) quarrel
13. She doesn’t usually shout; she must be under _____.
A) possiblity B) control C) influence D) pressure
14. He got the money by ______his brother’s signature on a cheque.
A) forging B) forming C) framing D) formatting
15. It manipulates the environment, and it is able to _____moral duties on those who are inclined to disregard them.
A) compel B)compass C) enforce D) reinforce
16. After the September 11 event, the United States________a domestic economic recession.
A) overlook B)underlook C) underwent D) withstood
17. She walked into the room with no more than a ______glance at the children standing outside.
A) relaxed B)casual C) indifferent D) flexible
18.The discussion is more neutral only in so far as it is assumed that the teaching curriculum is no-one’s responsibility_______.
A)in brief B)in sequence C)in short D)in particular
19. The fall in the cost of living is directly______to the drop in the oil price.
A)related B)dependent C)based D)associated
20.Before you start to ______. Make sure the road is clear ahead of you.
A)overtake B)overturn C)overrun D)overcome
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新视野大学英语第四册第九单元课后练习
1.The lawyer _______ that his client was innocent and didn’t murder the girl.
[A] told [B] contended [C] argued [D] struggled
2. The matter was finally settled because both sides made mutual _______.
[A] cooperation [B] complaint [C] competition [D] concessions
3. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he ______ his future.
[A] compared [B] regarded [C] expected [D] contemplated
4. I didn’t get the number of the car that knocked you over, as it was gone ______. All I know is that it’s a big, brown car.
[A] in a flash [B] in a sense [C] in a while [D] in a row
5. ________ his learning, he didn’t know how to cope with the situation.
[A] For that [B] Although [C] For all [D] Apart from
6. _______ their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note.
[A] In response to [B] Reply to [C] On terms with [D] With regard to
7. John never _____ his work ______ his family.
[A] put„off [B] put„away [C] put„on [D] put„before
8. Mary is greatly superior ______ her husband in education and sensitivity.
[A] with [B] to [C] on [D] above
9. His ideas on economy are exactly _______ mine.
[A] with regard to [B] in respect to [C] on terms with [D] in line with
10. It might be a good idea to ______ your beard before going to New York for the interview.
[A] tear off [B] put off [C] take off [D] shave off
11. It is difficult to convey ______ shades of meaning in a translation.
[A] fragile [B] delicate [C] mild [D] sensitive
12. During recent years, multimedia has _______ service in the teaching of foreign languages.
[A] come into [B] turn into [C] look into [D] take into
13. He apologized for his comments and said he had no intention of _______ the professor.
[A] offending [B] defending [C] arguing [D] complaining
14. His tired face suggested that he ______ really tired after the long walk.
[A] had been [B] was [C] be [D] should be
15. If you had enough money, what ______?
[A] will you buy [B] would you buy [C] would you have bought [D] will you have bought
16. To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.
[A] treatment [B] delivery [C] transmission [D] departure
17. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.
[A] take to [B] take out [C] take away [D] take on
18. The boy lay on the ground, his eyes ______ and his hands ______.
[A] closing; trembling [B] closed; trembling [C] closed; trembled [D] closing; trembled
19. The building project ______ next year is, I think, not easy ______ in time.
[A] being carried out; to complete [B] carried out; to be completed
[C] to be carried out; to complete [D] to be carried out; to be completed
20. We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.
[A] get across [B] get over [C] get away [D] get off
泛读Unit 8
1. “Can you give me a rough idea of what happened here without going into ________?” said Ann.
[A] retail [B] entail [C] curtail [D] detail
2. The doctor gave her an injection to ________ the pain.
[A] alleviate [B] elevate [C] allocate [D] accurate
3. It seems that living green is surprisingly easy and ________.
[A] horrible [B] adaptable [C] renewable [D] affordable
4. Last night he saw two dark ________ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.
[A] features [B] figures [C] sketches [D] images
5. The television is too loud; turn the ________ down.
[A] voice [B] sound [C] volume [D] vacuum
6. He was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as to his work.
[A] consistent [B] committed [C] content [D] engaged
7. When you're in Paris you can't help being ________ of the way the streets are kept clean.
[A] effective [B] relaxed [C] conscious [D] obvious
8. A man without patience is unfit for the work because it ________ patience and carefulness.
[A] calls on [B] calls for [C] calls up [D] calls back
9. This price will allow a good ________ of profit.
[A] bargain [B] margin [C] begin [D] benign
