Quiz Exercise 1 Directions:Choose the one that best complete the sentence. 1)His speech was so eloquent that all the birds were glad they had brought him,and nodded their heads approval of all he said. A)in B)at C)to D)on 2)The official in the tax office that the shopkeeper was innocent. A)contented C)contained B)consented agree D)contended 3)The new furniture does not to the design of the new room. A)conform C)condemn B)confine D)confirm 4)The employer is to ask for references. A)conceited C)condemned B)entitled D)despair 5)I am very」 of all the support you gave me. A)eloquent C)appreciative B)jealousy D)spoiled 6)Although they are sisters,they are the opposite of one another. A)very B)much C)little D)just 7)The rumors of an attack were later A)convinced C)conformed B)confirmed D)confined 8)His self-confidence was by repeated failures. A)underestimated C)undermanned B)underexposed D)undermined 9)I have you that it's not worthwhile to take the risk. A)secured C)assured B)ensured D)insured 10)The gun the monkeys and they all escaped. A)bothered C)overflowed B)impressed D)startled 11)Knowledge without common sense little. A)counts C)counts up B)counts on D)counts for 12)The police have all the other suspects,so only one now remains. A)reduced C)diminished B)eliminated D)removed 13)He's very to his pupil's need for encouragement and knows when to praise them. A)sensational C)sensible B)sensitive D)sensuous 14)Reading the newspaper one of my parents'life habits since they retired. A)become C)have become B)are becoming D)has become
Quiz Exercise 1 Directions: Choose the one that best complete the sentence. 1） His speech was so eloquent that all the birds were glad they had brought him, and nodded their heads ________ approval of all he said. A) in B) at C) to D) on 2) The official in the tax office ________ that the shopkeeper was innocent. A) contented C) contained B) consented agree D) contended 3) The new furniture does not ________ to the design of the new room. A) conform C) condemn B) confine D) confirm 4) The employer is ________ to ask for references. A) conceited C) condemned B) entitled D) despair 5) I am very ________ of all the support you gave me. A) eloquent C) appreciative B) jealousy D) spoiled 6) Although they are sisters, they are the ________ opposite of one another. A) very B) much C) little D) just 7) The rumors of an attack were later ________. A) convinced C) conformed B) confirmed D) confined 8) His self-confidence was ________ by repeated failures. A) underestimated C) undermanned B) underexposed D) undermined 9) I have ________ you that it's not worthwhile to take the risk. A) secured C) assured B) ensured D) insured 10) The gun ________ the monkeys and they all escaped. A) bothered C) overflowed B) impressed D) startled 11) Knowledge without common sense ________ little. A) counts C) counts up B) counts on D) counts for 12) The police have ________ all the other suspects, so only one now remains. A) reduced C) diminished B) eliminated D) removed 13) He's very ________ to his pupil's need for encouragement and knows when to praise them. A) sensational C) sensible B) sensitive D) sensuous 14) Reading the newspaper ________ one of my parents' life habits since they retired. A) become C) have become B) are becoming D) has become
15)My uncle was made his research work due to his ill health. A)giving up C)to give up B)given up D)give up 16)He will never the window this afternoon when he was playing football in the front yard. A)admit to break C)admit having broken B)admit to have broken D)admit him break 17)He has a very strange on life. A)interview C)outlook B)perspectives D)angle 18)They themselves that the accident was a million-to-one chance. A)reassured C)insured B)realized D)instructed 19)I my fear of flying by taking several short flights last month A)undermined C)confronted B)overcame D)challenged 20)There is noise on this I can hardly hear you. A)occasion B)connection C)case D)scene 21)If anything happened to the kids I'd never _myself. A)forgive C)threaten B)dismiss D)convince 22)These events are a major to the establishment of a peaceful settlement of the conflict. A)dismissal C)consequence B)grip D)setback 23)As a child,he was very to nose and throat infections. A)prone B)confined C)tend D)attached 24)I'm only just beginning to get over the severe I felt about losing my job. A)setback C)reversal B)rejection D)depression 25)I was not able to all I set out to do. A)accomplish C)attain B)plan D)establish Exercise 2 Directions:In this part,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank. A.Participate B.profound C.positive D.adversely E.enthusiastically F.Respond G.general H.sensitive I.detrimental J.Contrast It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people1.A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves,and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions.In2,the way people think about themselves has a3 effect on all areas of their lives. For instance,people who have a4 sense of self-worth or high self-esteem usually act with confidence.Because they have self-assurance,they do not need constant praise and
15) My uncle was made ________ his research work due to his ill health. A) giving up C) to give up B) given up D) give up 16) He will never ________ the window this afternoon when he was playing football in the front yard. A) admit to break C) admit having broken B) admit to have broken D) admit him break 17) He has a very strange ________ on life. A) interview C) outlook B) perspectives D) angle 18) They ________ themselves that the accident was a million-to-one chance. A) reassured C) insured B) realized D) instructed 19) I ________my fear of flying by taking several short flights last month. A) undermined C) confronted B) overcame D) challenged 20) There is noise on this ________. I can hardly hear you. A) occasion B) connection C) case D) scene 21) If anything happened to the kids I'd never ________ myself. A) forgive C) threaten B) dismiss D) convince 22) These events are a major ________ to the establishment of a peaceful settlement of the conflict. A) dismissal C) consequence B) grip D) setback 23) As a child, he was very ________ to nose and throat infections. A) prone B) confined C) tend D) attached 24) I'm only just beginning to get over the severe ________ I felt about losing my job. A) setback C) reversal B) rejection D) depression 25) I was not able to ________ all I set out to do. A) accomplish C) attain B) plan D) establish Exercise 2 Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank. A. Participate B. profound C. positive D. adversely E. enthusiastically F. Respond G. general H. sensitive I. detrimental J. Contrast It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people ___1___. A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In ___2___, the way people think about themselves has a ___3___ effect on all areas of their lives. For instance, people who have a ___4____ sense of self-worth or high self-esteem usually act with confidence. Because they have self-assurance, they do not need constant praise and
encouragement from others to feel good about themselves.Self-confident people 5 in life 6 and spontaneously.They are not affected by what others think they "should" do.People with high self-esteem are not hurt by criticism;they do not regard criticism as a personal attack.Instead,they view a criticism as a suggestion for improvement. In 7,shy people,having low self-esteem,are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others.They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing".Shy people are very 8 to criticism;they feel it confirms their inferiority.They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe they are unworthy of praise. Exercise 3 Directions:Listen to the following news and fill in the blanks. The study compared the mental health of college students to that of non-students the same age. About half of Americans age eighteen to twenty-four attend college.The information used in the study came from five thousand college-age men and women.They were questioned for a national survey between two thousand one and two thousand two.About two thousand of them were college students. The questioners were not doctors but trained interviewers.The questions were based on1 listed in a book widely used by doctors to identify mental disorders. The researchers found that twenty percent of college students abused alcohol--the most common disorder in that group.Personality disorders,like obsessive 2disorder,came next.The study says almost eighteen percent of college students appeared to have a personality disorder.That was true of about twenty-two percent of that not in college The college students were also less likely to have a 3 disorder,4 dependence or 5 disorder.And they were less likely to have used tobacco.But their risk of alcohol disorders was greater. The National Institutes of Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention helped pay for the study. Over all,the study found that almost half of all the college-age individuals showed signs of at least one 6 disorder.The researchers say this age group may be especially sensitive to disorders because of the great pressures of entering7.Yet they say only one-fourth sought treatment. Joseph Glenmullen is a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School who believes that psychiatric medications are overused.He told the Bloomberg news agency that the finding of a psychiatric disorder in about half of those studied "seems 8 high." He says it may represent what he called "a watering down of the 9 criteria such that they capture more people with 10 symptoms."What he is saying is that more people may be told they have a mental disorder because the definitions have been widened. And that's the VOA Special English Health Report.I'm Steve Ember
encouragement from others to feel good about themselves. Self-confident people ___5____ in life _____6____ and spontaneously. They are not affected by what others think they "should" do. People with high self-esteem are not hurt by criticism; they do not regard criticism as a personal attack. Instead, they view a criticism as a suggestion for improvement. In ___7___, shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing". Shy people are very ____8__ to criticism; they feel it confirms their inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe they are unworthy of praise. Exercise 3 Directions: Listen to the following news and fill in the blanks. The study compared the mental health of college students to that of non-students the same age. About half of Americans age eighteen to twenty-four attend college. The information used in the study came from five thousand college-age men and women. They were questioned for a national survey between two thousand one and two thousand two. About two thousand of them were college students. The questioners were not doctors but trained interviewers. The questions were based on ____1___ listed in a book widely used by doctors to identify mental disorders. The researchers found that twenty percent of college students abused alcohol -- the most common disorder in that group. Personality disorders, like obsessive ___2___ disorder, came next. The study says almost eighteen percent of college students appeared to have a personality disorder. That was true of about twenty-two percent of that not in college. The college students were also less likely to have a ___3___ disorder, ___4___ dependence or ___5___ disorder. And they were less likely to have used tobacco. But their risk of alcohol disorders was greater. The National Institutes of Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention helped pay for the study. Over all, the study found that almost half of all the college-age individuals showed signs of at least one ___6___ disorder. The researchers say this age group may be especially sensitive to disorders because of the great pressures of entering___7___ . Yet they say only one–fourth sought treatment. Joseph Glenmullen is a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School who believes that psychiatric medications are overused. He told the Bloomberg news agency that the finding of a psychiatric disorder in about half of those studied "seems ___8___ high." He says it may represent what he called "a wat ering down of the ___9___ criteria such that they capture more people with ___10___ symptoms.'' What he is saying is that more people may be told they have a mental disorder because the definitions have been widened. And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. I'm Steve Ember
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Keys Exercise 1 1-5 A D A B C 6-10 A B D C D 11-15 D B B D C 16-20 C C A B A 21-25 A D A D A Exercise 2 1-8 D G B C A E J H Exercise 3 1. symptoms 2.compulsive 3.drug-use 4.nicotine 5.bipolar 6. psychiatric 7.adulthood 8.extraordinarily 9.diagnostic 10milder