Quiz 6 Communication Problems I.Directions:Complete the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1)She has a fear going out in the dark. 2)All the children were laughing a clown ()who was pretending to eat a book. 3)I'm sorry,I'm not familiar your poetry. 4)The men built banks of earth to hold the rising flood waters. 5)It was a medical error which led the death of the patient. 6)Her face shone happiness and excitement. 7)What distinguishes our companyother companies is our excellent record of customer satisfaction. 8)Susan is responsible feeding the family dog. 9)Expressing our gratitude what we are given is a sign of good manners. 10)He gave her the good news a smile. 11)What he said resulted his being fired. 12)It seems that he has nothing to do the moment. 13)We were thinking about going to Germany,but the end we went to Austria. 14)The country is the verge of civil war. 15)The trouble the job is that the pay is too low. II.Directions:Give the antonyms of the following words. Column A Column B 1)understand 2)possible 3)familiar 4)interpret 5)supportive 6)clear 7)loving 8)common 9)combed 10)lead III.Directions:The following words in the box can be used both as nouns and verbs.Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.Change the form if necessary. trouble wonder cause guard sacrifice encounter conflict dread 1)If you can't pay the bill,you are going to be in
Quiz 6 Communication Problems I. Directions: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1） She has a fear _______ going out in the dark. 2） All the children were laughing _______a clown (小丑), who was pretending to eat a book. 3） I'm sorry, I'm not familiar _______your poetry. 4） The men built banks of earth to hold _______the rising flood waters. 5） It was a medical error which led _______the death of the patient. 6） Her face shone _______happiness and excitement. 7） What distinguishes our company _______other companies is our excellent record of customer satisfaction. 8） Susan is responsible _______feeding the family dog. 9） Expressing our gratitude _______what we are given is a sign of good manners. 10) He gave her the good news _______a smile. 11) What he said resulted _______his being fired. 12) It seems that he has nothing to do _______the moment. 13) We were thinking about going to Germany, but _______the end we went to Austria. 14) The country is _______the verge of civil war. 15) The trouble _______the job is that the pay is too low. II. Directions: Give the antonyms of the following words. Column A Column B 1) understand _______ 2) possible _______ 3) familiar _______ 4) interpret _______ 5) supportive _______ 6) clear _______ 7) loving _______ 8) common _______ 9) combed _______ 10) lead _______ III. Directions: The following words in the box can be used both as nouns and verbs. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. trouble wonder cause guard sacrifice encounter conflict dread 1) If you can't pay the bill, you are going to be in _______
2)His parents made a lot of to make sure he got a good education. 3)He managed to get past two prison and escape. 4)Her of being home alone made her extremely nervous. 5)This meeting will be the first between the party leaders since the election. 6)Can I you to close the door? T)Will this deadline(截止日期)for finishing the work you any problems? 8)He a promising career to look after his children. 9)I haven't seen Jim in years.I what he looks like now. 10)She has been the of all my troubles. 11)It is a that he is still alive after such a bad accident. 12)The results of the new research seem towith existing theories. 13)Before they had gone very far,they a woman selling flowers. 14)He's his driving test-he's sure he's going to fail 15)There is no one to the isolated (farms against possible attack. 16)Nations must not settle their differences by armed IV.Directions:Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word in brackets. 1)This is not a good title for a book-it's too(confuse) 2)There is no need to be.You have a lovely singing voice.(embarrass) 3)Some of the conclusions in the report were quite(surprise) 4)You're in a_mood(心情)this morning.(cheer) 5)He is a young singer;he will have a bright future.(promise) 6)It's that so many young players are coming onto the team.(encourage) 7)Climbing that high mountain was an for the hikers )(accomplish) 8)My for that woman grows daily.(admire) 9)Bill's nature often gets him into trouble at work.(emotion) 10)She put great _on beginning work immediately.(emphasize) 11)She gave a clear, account(叙述)of the attack.(fact) 12)I'm afraid I was about how much it would cost.(mistake) 13)She'd always worried about getting old,and the thought of being a old woman frightened her.(help) 14)The couple held hands as they watched the movie.(romance) 15)The children had a(n)about who should close the door.(argue) 16)Mary made a strong at the department store.(complain) 17)How can you be so _when you have an interview (in five minutes?(relax) 18)I asked him a question but he made no(respond) V.Directions:Listen to the following news and fill in the blanks. Amizade means friendship in Portuguese.It is also the name of a 1) organization in the United States that places volunteers in projects mostly in developing countries.Amizade's 2) director,Eric Hartman,thought of the idea in Brazil in nineteen ninety-four,which explains the Portuguese name
2) His parents made a lot of _______to make sure he got a good education. 3) He managed to get past two prison _______and escape. 4) Her _______of being home alone made her extremely nervous. 5) This meeting will be the first _______between the party leaders since the election. 6) Can I _______you to close the door? 7) Will this deadline (截止日期) for finishing the work _______you any problems? 8) He _______a promising career to look after his children. 9) I haven't seen Jim in years. I _______what he looks like now. 10) She has been the _______of all my troubles. 11) It is a _______that he is still alive after such a bad accident. 12) The results of the new research seem to _______with existing theories. 13) Before they had gone very far, they _______a woman selling flowers. 14) He's _______his driving test—he's sure he's going to fail. 15) There is no one to _______the isolated (偏僻) farms against possible attack. 16) Nations must not settle their differences by armed _______. IV. Directions: Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word in brackets. 1） This is not a good title for a book—it's too _______. (confuse) 2） There is no need to be _______. You have a lovely singing voice. (embarrass) 3） Some of the conclusions in the report were quite _______. (surprise) 4） You're in a _______mood (心情) this morning. (cheer) 5） He is a _______young singer; he will have a bright future. (promise) 6） It's _______that so many young players are coming onto the team. (encourage) 7） Climbing that high mountain was an _______for the hikers (远足者). (accomplish) 8） My _______for that woman grows daily. (admire) 9） Bill's _______nature often gets him into trouble at work. (emotion) 10）She put great _______on beginning work immediately. (emphasize) 11）She gave a clear, _______account (叙述) of the attack. (fact) 12）I'm afraid I was _______about how much it would cost. (mistake) 13）She'd always worried about getting old, and the thought of being a _______old woman frightened her. (help) 14）The _______couple held hands as they watched the movie. (romance) 15）The children had a(n) _______about who should close the door. (argue) 16）Mary made a strong _______at the department store. (complain) 17）How can you be so _______when you have an interview (面谈) in five minutes? (relax) 18）I asked him a question but he made no _______. (respond) V. Directions: Listen to the following news and fill in the blanks. Amizade means friendship in Portuguese. It is also the name of a 1) ________ organization in the United States that places volunteers in projects mostly in developing countries. Amizade's 2） ________ director, Eric Hartman, thought of the idea in Brazil in nineteen ninety-four, which explains the Portuguese name
The Amizade Global Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs placed three hundred volunteers in nine countries last year.These American university students and others worked in thirteen communities. Amizade works with local groups and 3) on service and learning projects.The local groups define and direct the projects.The volunteers learn about local culture and make friends as they work in the community. Amizade charges college students as much as ten thousand dollars for three months of experience. Volunteers generally provide labor and do things like teach and 4)at health centers. They can also do research.College students can earn work-study credits. 5) in programs have included a twelve-year-old boy and a man in his eighties. There are programs in Ghana,Tanzania,Brazil,Bolivia,Mexico and Jamaica.There are also programs in Germany,Poland,Northern Ireland and the United States. Recently,in Tanzania,thirteen Amizade volunteers worked on systems to harvest 6) from the roofs of homes.They worked on the project in the Karagwe area,in the northwestern part of the country.Eric Hartman,the director,described the water collection systems in blog 7) from Tanzania earlier this month. Rain falls on the metal roofs and flows into aluminum gutters.These gutters carry the water to a large collection tank on the side of the home. The rain harvesting systems mean that a family member no longer has to walk long 8) to get water.So there is more time for farming or schoolwork.The systems are 9) useful for those who are too sick to go a long way for water. In the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica,Amizade places volunteers with a local partner in the small community of Petersfield.The volunteers live with local families.They help children with schoolwork and computer skills.They also visit the sick and work on building,painting and other 10) projects in the community. And that's the VOA Special English Development Report,written by Jerilyn Watson.I'm Steve Ember
The Amizade Global Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs placed three hundred volunteers in nine countries last year. These American university students and others worked in thirteen communities. Amizade works with local groups and 3) ________ on service and learning projects. The local groups define and direct the projects. The volunteers learn about local culture and make friends as they work in the community. Amizade charges college students as much as ten thousand dollars for three months of experience. Volunteers generally provide labor and do things like teach and 4) ________ at health centers. They can also do research. College students can earn work-study credits. 5) ________ in programs have included a twelve-year-old boy and a man in his eighties. There are programs in Ghana, Tanzania, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico and Jamaica. There are also programs in Germany, Poland, Northern Ireland and the United States. Recently, in Tanzania, thirteen Amizade volunteers worked on systems to harvest 6) ________ from the roofs of homes. They worked on the project in the Karagwe area, in the northwestern part of the country. Eric Hartman, the director, described the water collection systems in blog 7) ________ from Tanzania earlier this month. Rain falls on the metal roofs and flows into aluminum gutters. These gutters carry the water to a large collection tank on the side of the home. The rain harvesting systems mean that a family member no longer has to walk long 8) ________ to get water. So there is more time for farming or schoolwork. The systems are 9) ________ useful for those who are too sick to go a long way for water. In the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica, Amizade places volunteers with a local partner in the small community of Petersfield. The volunteers live with local families. They help children with schoolwork and computer skills. They also visit the sick and work on building, painting and other 10) ________ projects in the community. And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I'm Steve Ember
Quiz 6 I 1)of 2)at 3)with 4)back 5)to 6)with 7)from 8)for 9)for 10)with 11)in 12)at 13)in 14)on 15)with Ⅱ 1)misunderstand 2)impossible 3)unfamiliar 4)misinterpret 5)unsupportive 6)unclear 7)unloving 8)uncommon 9)uncombed 10)mislead Ⅲ 1)trouble 2)sacrifices 3)guards 4)dread 5)encounter 6)trouble 7)cause 8)sacrificed 9)wonder 10)cause 11)wonder 12)conflict 13)encountered 14)dreading 15)guard 16)conflicts IV 1) confusing 2)embarrassed 3)surprising 4)cheerful 5)promising 6)encouraging 7)accomplishment 8)admiration 9)emotional 10)emphasis 11)factual 12)mistaken 13)helpless 14)romantic 15)argument 16)complaint 17)relaxed 18)response 1)service 2)executive 3)individuals 4)assist 5)Participants 6)rainwater 7)postings 8)distances 9)especially 10)restoration
Quiz 6 I 1)of 2)at 3)with 4)back 5)to 6)with 7)from 8) for 9) for 10)with 11)in 12)at 13)in 14)on 15)with II 1) misunderstand 2） impossible 3） unfamiliar 4） misinterpret 5） unsupportive 6）unclear 7） unloving 8） uncommon 9）uncombed 10） mislead III 1） trouble 2） sacrifices 3） guards 4） dread 5） encounter 6） trouble 7） cause 8） sacrificed 9） wonder 10） cause 11） wonder 12） conflict 13） encountered 14） dreading 15） guard 16） conflicts IV 1） confusing 2） embarrassed 3） surprising 4） cheerful 5） promising 6） encouraging 7） accomplishment 8） admiration 9） emotional 10） emphasis 11） factual 12） mistaken 13） helpless 14） romantic 15） argument 16） complaint 17） relaxed 18） response V 1) service 2) executive 3) individuals 4) assist 5) Participants 6) rainwater 7) postings 8) distances 9) especially 10) restoration
