超星 - unit 4 exercise 1 - 查题吧

填空题

III. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.presumably pierce grip segment griminevitable potent incidentally conviction solemncommence induce reckon equip1. When every student imagines that every other student is working harder and doing better, stress is the ___ result.2. It is my firm _ that violence is never a reasonable solution to conflict.3. Everyone jumped up when a _ scream suddenly broke the silence.4. In many cultures a memorial service is a joyful celebration, not a _ event.5. The recession has put increasing pressure on the job market, so employment prospects for this year’s graduates are unfortunately rather _.6. If you keep too firm a _ on your children, they’ll never learn to think for themselves.7. I don’t know what _ Alfred to read your letter. _ he thought it was addressed to him.8. What are you thinking of!? This medicine is much too _ for a small child!9. A large _ of the population — __ at about 20% — still takes spirit-worship (神灵崇拜) seriously.10. Before going on a camping trip, it’s wise to make sure you’re well _ for a wide range of emergencies.11. As soon as the director left the room, Sam _ to entertain us with his wild stories.12. I talked to Alice last week — ___, has she returned the book you lent her? I’d like to borrow it, if you don’t mind.

填空题

Now complete the following sentences with the correct forms of verbs chosen from the list below. Pay attention to the words marked with an asterisk, which are new syllabus words.beautify clarify classify exemplifyhorrifyidentify intensify personify purify simplify1 The water here has to be ___ before you can drink it.2. I’m so familiar with the students that I can _ them by their footsteps.3. As the pressures on students continue to _, more and more of them are suffering from problems with their health.4. The bystanders were _ as they watched the car spin out of control and crash into a school bus.5. There are still arguments about whether bacteria (细菌) should be _ as animals or plants.6. The story of Linda and Barbara _ the way peer pressure and self-induced pressure are intertwined.7. Merely putting up posters of movie stars in the dormitory and cafeteria is not what the campaign to _ our campus is about.8. The government is planning to ___ the tax laws so that they’re easier for people to understand.

简答题

IV. Rescue these sentences! Our underachieving student tried to use an expression from the text in each of the following sentences, but he got all the prepositions or adverbs mixed up — and this time he’s made other mistakes as well. Correct all the sentences, using expressions from the text, then put definitions or synonyms of the corrected expressions in the spaces provided.1 The professor is often seen strolling around the campus * at deep night.correct form:____definition:_2 In a crowded dormitory it’s especially important to considerate for other people’s needs and feelings.correct form: definition:_3 The end of the movie didn’t surprise me — I knew all away who the murderer was.correct form: synonym:_4 After her husband’s death, fearsome for what the future would bring, Barbara closed the family business and went to work in a bank.correct form: synonym:_5 Please excuse my irritability. I’ve been around too many pressures at work lately.correct form: definition:_6 None of Lucy’s usual methods for attracting attention were work for the professor.correct form: synonym:_7 It’s hard conceiving in a culture where smell or touch are more important than sight.correct form: synonym:_8 If he doesn’t find some time to relax a little, I’m afraid he’s going to *bug it up.correct form: synonym:_____

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