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1、Unit8Part 1 Multiple ChoicesDirections: Choose the best answer from choices A, B, C and D to replace the underlined word in the sentences.1. In Red Rock Valley the road is bordered by gigantic rocks.A. extremely large B. ugly C. strange D. crudeThey kept extolling my managerial skillsA. praising B.

2、criticizing C. blaming D. laughing atThe above penalties may be imposed simultaneously.A. spontaneously B. at the same time C. subsequently D. at the momentIt is inconceivable that their new product could be so popular in such a short time!A. difficult B. unimaginable C. fascinating D. improbableFor

3、 the first time he realized that eating was something more than a utilitarian function.A. enjoyable B. tolerable C. practical D. bitterOpposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building.A. destroyed B. set up C. put down C. hoistedReading a good book is like

4、 talking with a lofty person.A. kind B. tall C. hospitable D. nobleCandidates vow to defend the middle class and accuse their opponents of betraying itA. pledge B. declare C. claim D. agree2. She was indignant with him for beating his little brother.A. dissatisfied B. angry C. disappointed D. disuni

5、ted3. When he saw what his opponent had done, he punished him in an amusing way.A. partner B. friend C. rival D. companion4. He was most indignant me when I suggested he might try a little harder.A. atB. withC. toD. about5. Lady Thatcher had just published her.A. memoir B. memoirs C. memo D. memoria

6、l6. The scene is so beautiful that it my power of description.A. exceeds B. surpasses C. outstrip D. transcends7. The beauty of the construction has another medium of communications, abridge on a road, into a tourist sight.A. transferred B. transmitted C. transformed D. transported8. Finally, archit

7、ecture can give us a of paradise on earth.A. vision B. insightC. lookD. signKeys: 1-10AABBCBDABC11-15BBDCAPart 2 Error CorrectionPeople at the party are embarrassed (A)when Frank gets drunk (B) and makes an exhibit (C) of himself (D).1. In contrast, only one in ten women (A) said they had experience

8、d love at the first sight (B). Most waited until at least the sixth date (C) before deciding whether or not they had found the Yeal thinq7D)If they could be used (A) to warn of an approaching enemy (B) or bring citizens to important qatherinqs (C), so much so better (D).2. He had a point (A), for th

9、e Tower so dominated Paris (B) it could be seen from anywhere (C) in the city, except from outside (D) one of its restaurants.3. Surpassing in height (A) by many a modern utilitarian tower, by chimneys (B), antennas and skyscrapers (C), it is still the Tower of Towers (D).Key:1-5 C B D D APart 3 Wor

10、d transformationTheir great achievement was to hold the country together and to repel all efforts of external forces to China, (member)1. The rise in unemployment will inevitably weigh on consumersentiment.(relent)The economy continued to signs of decline in September. (exhibition)2. He was from Wes

11、ton Hospital to Frenchay. (transfer)5.of events is relative (simultaneous)6. A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been(conceive).7. Why dont you take the(initiate)and ask him out?8. We must consider how best to(utility )what resources we have.9. The review of his new book included a lot of(criticize)and not much praise.10. Even though I have played chess for years, you still made a very worthy(oppose).Keys:1-5 dismember relentlessexhibit transferredSimultaneity6-10 inconceivable initiative utilize criticism opponent