Quiz 1 Leisure Activities 1.Directions:Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. 1.The children at the end of the song. A.congratulated B.persisted C.snapped D.applauded 2.He plays a Russian spy in the comedy "Sleepers" A.drama B.fiction C.opera D.script 3.The guides the tourists together at the hotel gate. A.accumulated B.collected C.assembled D.resembled 4.The little boy's cryinghis parents. A.thrilled B.shattered C.broke D.embarrassed 5.The murderer was and sent to jail A.charged B.convicted C.accused D.committed 6.The boy often imagined himself before a clapping audience. A.perform B.to perform C.performing D.performed 7.It is for this reason so many readers like to bury their heads in an old fashioned detective story with a safe and predictable ending. A.why B.for which C.that D.for that 8.Agatha Christie's world is not quite a real world, is one of the reasons why her books have not become dated. A.that B.it C.in which D.which 9.Contemporary crime writers explore a world of crime that is much darker than imagined by Agatha Christie. A.wherever B.whichever C.anything D.nothing 10.When you're the boss you can your own rules. A.make out B.make up C.make for D.make 11.Why do you interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop? A.take on B.subject to C.persist in D.submit to 12.Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable to his career. A.assume B.detect C.consume D.resume 2. Directions:Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. 1.Ellen's with pop music is astonishing.(familiar) 2.The little boy's fascination with bees developed into an_ (obsess) 3.There is a of qualified English teachers in many schools.(short) 4.Privately they thought the idea .(laugh) 5.They used to be so rich that they had a driver,a cook and a (garden) 6.The of Christie's books shows no sign of going away.(popular) 7.I knew you were going to say that-you're so_ .(predict) 8.The crime escaped for many years.(detect) 9.We are very_ about what we let the children watch on TV.(select) 10.The latest bomb attacks served as a reminder of the truth that wars are conducted for
Quiz 1 Leisure Activities 1. Directions: Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The children ______ at the end of the song. A. congratulated B. persisted C. snapped D. applauded 2. He plays a Russian spy in the comedy _______ "Sleepers". A. drama B. fiction C. opera D. script 3. The guides _____ the tourists together at the hotel gate. A. accumulated B. collected C. assembled D. resembled 4. The little boy's crying _____ his parents. A. thrilled B. shattered C. broke D. embarrassed 5. The murderer was _____ and sent to jail. A. charged B. convicted C. accused D. committed 6. The boy often imagined himself ______ before a clapping audience. A. perform B. to perform C. performing D. performed 7. It is for this reason _____ so many readers like to bury their heads in an old fashioned detective story with a safe and predictable ending. A. why B. for which C. that D. for that 8. Agatha Christie's world is not quite a real world, _____ is one of the reasons why her books have not become dated. A. that B. it C. in which D. which 9. Contemporary crime writers explore a world of crime that is much darker than _____ imagined by Agatha Christie. A. wherever B. whichever C. anything D. nothing 10. When you're the boss you can _____ your own rules. A. make out B. make up C. make for D. make 11. Why do you _________ interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop? A. take on B. subject to C. persist in D. submit to 12. Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable to _____ his career. A. assume B. detect C. consume D. resume 2. Directions: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. 1. Ellen's with pop music is astonishing. (familiar) 2. The little boy's fascination with bees developed into an . (obsess) 3. There is a of qualified English teachers in many schools. (short) 4. Privately they thought the idea .(laugh) 5. They used to be so rich that they had a driver, a cook and a . (garden) 6. The of Christie's books shows no sign of going away. (popular) 7. I knew you were going to say that—you're so . (predict) 8. The crime escaped for many years. (detect) 9. We are very about what we let the children watch on TV. (select) 10. The latest bomb attacks served as a reminder of the truth that wars are conducted for
political purposes.(universe) 3.Directions:Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1.In his article,he compared the parks of London the lungs of the human body. 2.Have you been in contact your brother recently? 3.After the students put up Christmas decorations,the classroom took a holiday appearance. 4.You'll catch to the job after you've been here a while. 5.The old lady slipped and fellher back. 6.He was driving a luxurious car completeair conditioning,telephone and bar. 7.The idea of living in the countryside didn't appealher at all. 8.He hoped that trying out the jokes his family would help him feel more comfortable than doing the same thing in public. 9.Their reaction ranged anger to humiliation 10.He was stopped outside the shop and put arrest. Key to Quiz 1 1.DACDB CCDCB CD 2.1)familiarity 2)obsession 3)shortage 4)laughable 5)gardener 6)popularity 7)predictable 8)detection 9)selective 10)universal 3.1)to 2)with 3)on 4)on 5)on6)with 7)to 8)with 9)from 10)under 1.BBC NEWS The Boat Race Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain,and there has always been a great 1)between the two 2)_ But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race.The 2006 Boat Race will take place on 2nd April,and will be the 152nd race 3) Both universities are located near rivers,and rowing is a popular and 4) sport. The very first race took place in 1829,when a Cambridge student 5) a school-friend studying at Oxford.Ever since,the defeated team from the previous year challenges the 6)_ to a rematch.The only times when no Boat Races took place were during the Firs and Second World Wars. The race is between two 7) of eight oarsmen,each led by a cox,who steers, and gives commands to the rowers.Since 1836,the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue-Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue.As a result,the rowers are known as the Blues. The Boat Race was 8)_ held on the River Thames at Westminster in central London,but due to 9) it was moved to further upstream near Putney,in South West London,and the course is just under 5 miles long The average race time is 20 minutes,but the record is just over 16 minutes. Over the years that the two universities have gone head-to-head on the river,Oxford have
political purposes. (universe) 3. Directions: Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1. In his article, he compared the parks of London the lungs of the human body. 2. Have you been in contact your brother recently? 3. After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom took a holiday appearance. 4. You'll catch to the job after you've been here a while. 5. The old lady slipped and fell her back. 6. He was driving a luxurious car complete air conditioning, telephone and bar. 7. The idea of living in the countryside didn't appeal her at all. 8. He hoped that trying out the jokes his family would help him feel more comfortable than doing the same thing in public. 9. Their reaction ranged anger to humiliation. 10. He was stopped outside the shop and put arrest. Key to Quiz 1 1. DACDB CCDCB CD 2. 1) familiarity 2) obsession 3) shortage 4) laughable 5) gardener 6)popularity 7) predictable 8) detection 9) selective 10) universal 3. 1) to 2) with 3) on 4) on 5) on 6) with 7) to 8) with 9) from 10) under 1. BBC NEWS: The Boat Race Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain, and there has always been a great 1)_________ between the two 2)______________. But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race. The 2006 Boat Race will take place on 2nd April, and will be the 152nd race 3)___________. Both universities are located near rivers, and rowing is a popular and 4)___________ sport. The very first race took place in 1829, when a Cambridge student 5)_____________ a school-friend studying at Oxford. Ever since, the defeated team from the previous year challenges the 6)____________ to a rematch. The only times when no Boat Races took place were during the Firs and Second World Wars. The race is between two 7)___________ of eight oarsmen, each led by a cox, who steers, and gives commands to the rowers. Since 1836, the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue – Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue. As a result, the rowers are known as the Blues. The Boat Race was 8)____________ held on the River Thames at Westminster in central London, but due to 9)______________, it was moved to further upstream near Putney, in South West London, and the course is just under 5 miles long. The average race time is 20 minutes, but the record is just over 16 minutes. Over the years that the two universities have gone head-to-head on the river, Oxford have
won 70 times,and Cambridge have had 77 wins.Only once there was a dead heat.There have been three occasions when one of the boats sank and forfeited the race. The race is a very popular 10) event,with around 250,000 people going to the Thames to watch,and several million more watching on television. The training for the race is very tough,and rowers start practising in September in order to try to win a place on the Blue Boats.Those who don't quite make the grade become the reserve team,who race before the main teams on race day.Who will win this year? Key: 1)rivalry 2)institutions 3)of its kind 4)prestigious 5)challenged 6)opposition 7)crews 8)initially 9)overcrowding 10)spectator Vocabulary: rivalry竞争对手 of its kind此类 prestigious享誉高的 opposition对手 crews划艇队员 institutions（牛津和剑桥)大学：机构 rowing划船 challenged挑战 rematch再次比赛 oarsmen划桨人 initially开始：最初 upstream逆流 head-to-head并驾齐驱 forfeited弃权；放弃 make the grade拔尖 overcrowding过分拥挤的 record纪录 a dead heat同时抵达终点 spectator观赏者
won 70 times, and Cambridge have had 77 wins. Only once there was a dead heat. There have been three occasions when one of the boats sank and forfeited the race. The race is a very popular10)_____________ event, with around 250,000 people going to the Thames to watch, and several million more watching on television. The training for the race is very tough, and rowers start practising in September in order to try to win a place on the Blue Boats. Those who don’t quite make the grade become the reserve team, who race before the main teams on race day. Who will win this year? Key: 1) rivalry 2) institutions 3) of its kind 4) prestigious 5) challenged 6) opposition 7) crews 8) initially 9) overcrowding 10) spectator Vocabulary: rivalry 竞争对手 of its kind 此类 prestigious 享誉高的 opposition 对手 crews 划艇队员 institutions （牛津和剑桥）大学；机构 rowing 划船 challenged 挑战 rematch 再次比赛 oarsmen 划桨人 initially 开始；最初 upstream 逆流 head-to-head 并驾齐驱 forfeited 弃权;放弃 make the grade 拔尖 overcrowding 过分拥挤的 record 纪录 a dead heat 同时抵达终点 spectator 观赏者
