新课标模块1 Unit 4 Earthquake 词汇过关检测

Vocabulary Quiz for Unit 4

Ex. 1 Fill in the blanks with proper words.

1. He smokes heavily. Even his clothes are _____________.

2. It was the second air _____________ in this country in less than two months.

3. A bus fell down from the bridge, five people dead and another eight ______________.

4. Many buildings were _____________ in the big fire.

5. That woman scientist will give a ______________ in the hall this afternoon.

6. The engines are driven by _______________.

7. The goods were transported by ____________________ from Beijing to Hangzhou.

8. Paying regular bills such as gas and ____________________ is much easier in this way.

9. An eight-month-old baby girl was the only ______________ of a car crash that killed both

her parents.

10. The 1986 nuclear（核的）____________________ in Chernobyl spread radiation（辐射）worldwide.

11. They were standing under the ____________ of a huge tree.

12. Our “Gold” credit card only charges 8.5 _______________ interest.

13. He was prepared even to die in order to defend the ________________ of his family.

14. Everyone stood up as the ______________ entered the courtroom.

15. The lake was rapidly turning brown and _____________ from the factory wastes.

Ex.2 Choose a proper word from the given words of each group to complete the sentences.

A. hurt / injure / wound / harm

1. Five people were killed and many others were seriously _____________ in the attack.

2. Any scandal（丑闻）will certainly ______________ the company’s reputation (=fame).

3. Nick’s _______________ his back, and the doctor says he will have to rest for a few

weeks.

4. The bomb killed eleven people and ___________________ 55. 5. Put the stick down, Terry. You might __________ someone with it.

B. get ready / prepare / prepare for

1. Mother is busy ____________ us lunch in the kitchen.

2. The doctor told the nurses to _____________ the operation at once.

3. We are all ______________ to do anything for the people.

4. Will you help me ______________ the party?

5. Please ________________ by seven tomorrow morning.

C. right away / right now / just now

1. We must be off _________________. It’s eight already.

2. She is cooking her meal _________________.

3. Don’t talk about his ________________.

4. He was there _________________.

5. Do it _________________!

D. damage / destroy / ruin

1. Her heart was slightly ______________ as a result of her long illness.

2. A storm came down and ______________ the crops.

3. His life _______________ by drink.

4. Fire ________________ several stores in the business district.

5. All his hopes ________________.

E. rescue / save

1. The doctor finally _______________ the child’s life.

2. He was ______________ from imprisonment.

3. We ________________ from the sinking ship by a passing fishing boat.

Ex. 3 Complete the following sentences, using the proper forms of the words given.

1. The explanation made the whole house __________________.

2. Ed was playing his music so loud that the whole house __________________.

3. It’s a game in which children by ________________ balloons by sitting on them.

4. Don’t use harsh soap to wash your face. It _____________ your skin.

5. Many elderly people ________________ themselves in their own homes, for example, by

slipping in the bath.

6. Milk is heated for few seconds __________________ bacteria（细菌）.

7. Twenty-one old people had ___________ by boat from their homes.

8. Students _________________ leaflets to everyone on the street.

9. They just _________________ (it) from somewhere.

10. In a marriage, you need ____________________ one another.

Ex. 4 Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks.

1. 救生艇来得太晚了，只有很少人在那次洪水中幸存下来。

Life boats came too late and only a few people __________________.

2. 我们班上有三分之二的学生通过了高考。

_____________________________________ in our class passed the college entrance

examination.

3. 地震过后，全城到处断壁残垣。

An earthquake left the whole town ______________________.

4. 我们为我们的运动员们在奥运会上的表现感到自豪。

We ______________________________ the performance of our sportsmen and

sportswomen in the Olympic Games.

5. 我们只有能过艰苦的工作才能取得更大的进步。 quake, ruin, burst, honour, injure, destroy, rescue,

shake, give out, dig out _____________ by hard work ___________________ make much progress.

Ex. 5 Complete the following passage with proper words. Initial letters are given to help you.

Several days before July 28, 1976, many s___________ things happened in Tangshan.

They were signs for the e____________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think

m____________ of these. At 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to s____________, which

d____________ the city. Many people, including workers and doctors, came to r____________