3. conversation conversion talk chat
4. alley answer response reply
5. startled shocked surprised divorced
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. A large part of human activity particularly in relation to the environment is
conditions or events. (CET 6 : 1995/ 6)
A. in response to B. in favor of
C. in contrast to D. in excess of
2. Great as Newton was，many of his ideas today and are being
modified by the work of scientists of our time. (CET 4: 1997/ 1)
A. are to challenge B.may be challenged
C. have been challenged D. are challenging
3. There is a picture on the page.
A. precedent B. precious C. precise D. previous
4. I my dear husband; he didn??t hear me come in.
A. startled B. dashed C. puzzled D. stirred
5. Cosmetics，rarely noted today for any dangerous properties，have been
for serious health problems in the past.
A. responsibility B. responsible
C. its responsibility D. the responsible
6. The club will new members the f irst week in September. ( CET
6 : 2002/ 1)
A. enroll B. subscribe C. absorb D. register
7. We should stop discussing minor details and come.
A. no doubt B. to the point C. out of place D. all the way
8. The running wagon suddenly at the edge of the cliff.
A. halted B. stopped C. ceased D. discontinued
9. I didn??t like the offer so I.
A. accepted it B. refuted it
C. objected to it D. turned it down
10. Most of us were deeply impressed by his highly designing.
A. plain B. original C. obvious D. firm
11. Are taxis allowed to drive in the bus ?
A. path B. alley C. lane D. route
12. My job is to supervise people who are to me.
A. junior B. senior C. prior D. younger
13. As he didn??t like the TV play，he another program.
A. switched to B. turned on C. changed into D. converted to
14. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert it means standing
in a queue all night. (CET 4: 2001/ 6 )
A. as if B. even i f C. provided D. whatever
15. The far wall could be to make the room bigger.
A. knocked out B. knocked down
C. knocked off D. knocked up
16. These books two classes: f iction and non- fiction.
A. fall for B. fall apart C. fall into D. fall down
17. I should like to rent a house ，modern，comfortable and in a quiet
neighbourhood. (CET 4: 1990/ 1)
A. all in all B. above all C. after all D. over all
18. It was unwise of him to the unreliable data in his speech.
A. keep to B. refer to C. point to D. add to
19. Some animals have developed a wide variety of ways to winter
condition.
A. come up with B. hold pace with
C. cope with D. deal with
20. I??ll you at your office at 9: 00 o??clock tomorrow morning.
A. call on B. come across C. meet with D. run into
Ⅱ. Choose the most suitable word or words from the groups to complete
the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in
meaning.
1. road path street lane alley
road a prepared way for traveling with horses or vehicles
path a way suitable to be traveled only by foot passengers or by animals
street a road in some centre of habitation，when it passes between houses
or dwellings
lane one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided
by painted lines to keep traff ic apart
alley a narrow street between or behind buildings，not usu. used by cars
( 1) Cars in the fast were travelling at over 80 miles an hour.
( 2) And being a dead end，the led to nowhere else.
( 3) There are far more cars on the now than there used to be.
( 4) There??s a branch of the store in almost every high in Britain.
( 5) Mrs. Smith was singing as she came up the garden.
2. grasp seize snatch grab
grasp to hold f irmly; to completely understand a fact or an idea，esp. a
complicated one
seize to get hold of or get control of suddenly and forcibly
snatch to seize quickly，abruptly，sometimes，surreptitiously (鬼鬼祟祟地)
grab to seize roughly and unscrupulously ( 肆无忌惮地) ( often
interchangeable with“snatch”)
1) At that time ，we did not fully the signif icance of what had
happened.
( 2) A young boy pushed her over and her purse as she fell.
( 3) According to the report，Mason the gun from a f riend.
( 4) Rebel soldiers attacked the island，the capital and arresting
government officials.
( 5) The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to large and
quick-moving prey，mainly squid or fish.
( 6) Authorities have over 200 pounds of marijuana since Feb. 1.
Ⅲ. Replace the underlined parts in the following sentences with words or
expressions from the text that best keep the original meaning.
1. Working hours must not be over 42 hours a week.
2. He works for a small company making aluminum products.
3. Some children find it difficult to talk to grown-ups.
4. The land was returned to its first owner.
5. One of his arguments against the plan was that it would cost too much.
6. Research shows that over 81% of the teachers are dissatisfied with their
salary.
7. Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a stop.
8. The exhibition has received a positive reaction from visitors.
9. Leave it to me. I can deal with it.
10. We agreed never to mention the matter again.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Correct the mistakes in the underlined parts.
1. Although she didn??t mention any names，everyone knew who she was
referring from.
2. Throughout their marriage my parents disagreed to whether to stay in their
hometown or not.
3. She had to get some rest or she was going to take apart.
4. We travel forth and back all the time between Canada and England.
5. He had fame ，money，and everything that goes along them.
6. There has been a startled increase in the numbers of homeless people.
7. You can enjoy a sport without joining in a club or belonging to a team.
8. He was run over by at least twelve wagons before the train was brought
through an halt.
9. Jones has handled with a wide variety of criminal cases.
10. I don??t know why you??re so concerned; above all，it isn??t your problem.
Ⅱ. Study the following phrases with“all”and then fill in the blanks
with them.
above all used to say that something is more important than anything else
after all in spite of what one thought was true or expected to happen
at all used for emphasis when you are saying or asking whether
something is even slightly true ，especially after words such as
“any”,“anything”,“anyone”，or“nothing”
for all in spite of a particular fact
in all including everything or everybody
1. Union leaders announced that they would，，take part in the
national conference.
2. Max is hardworking，cheerful，and honest.
