Unit 1
1.…as Camille lashed northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico.A. strike violentlyB. pass byC. move slowlyD. stride
2.…gray clouds scudded in from the Gulf on the rising wind.A. go smoothlyB. go straight and fastC. go up and downD. go violently
3.…lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air.A. hit violentlyB. move lightly overC. go fast and quietlyD. move gradually away
4.One wall began crumbling on the marooned group.A. stay brave and alongB. leave hopefulC. stay helpless
D. leave helpless and alone
5.…and 709 small businesses were demolished or severely damaged.A. destroyB. reduceC. increaseD. beat
6.Richelieu Apartments were smashed apart as if by a gigantic fist, and 26 people perished.A. incarnateB. dieC. increaseD. submit
7.Debris flew as the living-room fireplace and its chimney collapsed.A. small individual partsB. completely good places
C. well preserved piecesD. scattered broken pieces
8.With two walls in their bedroom sanctuary beginning to disintegrate…A. a warm placeB. shelterC. a clean placeD. a harm place
9.Pop Koshak raged silently, frustrate d at not being able to do anything…A. discourage
B. bring about good resultC. come out fruitfullyD. worry about the result
10.We can prop it up with our heads and shoulders!A. supportB. placeC. suspendD. proposeUnit 3
1. However intricate the ways in which animals communicate with each other, they do not indulge in anything that deservesthe name of conversation.A. difficultB. complicatedC. invalidD. simple
2. Suddenly they see the moment for one of their best anecdotes, but in a flash the conversationhas moved on and the opportunity is lost.A. short amusing storyB. long tedious talkC. uninteresting writingD. exciting information
3. The conversation had swung from Australian convicts of the 19th century to the English peasants of the 12th century.A. criminalB. aggressorC. captainD. captor
4. Perhaps it is worth trying to speak it, but it should not be laid down as an edict, and made immune to change from below.
A. secureB. impureC. odorousD. revival
5. The phrase has always been used a little pejoratively and even facetiously by the lower classes.A. sharpB. distastefulC. contemptuousD. penetrating
6. The King’s English is a model—a rich and instructive one--but it ought not to be an ultimatum.A. the general opinion about the character, qualities, etc.B. state of being in demand
C. something that provokes or annoysD. final statement of conditions to be accepted
7. It was an Australian who had given her such a defi nition of “the King’s English,” which produced some rather tart remarksabout what one could expect from the descendants of convicts.A. differentB. sarcasticC. loadedD. special
8. One could have expected that it would be about then that the phrase would be coined.A. happenB. coincideC. comfortD. invent
9. After five centuries of growth, of tussling with the French of the Normans and the Angevins and the Plantagenets and atlast absorbing it, the conquered in the end conquering the conqueror. A. have a hard struggle or fight B. raise to a highergrade
C. come to a lower level or stateD. make the greatest possible use of
10. When E. M. Forster writes of “the sinister corridor of our age,” we sit up at th e vividness ofthe phrase, the force and even terror in the image.A. not pretendedB. suggesting evil
C. happening in the same timeD. giving ordersUnit 4
1. Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversionanywhere in the Americas.A. rebuildingB. successionC. destroyingD. salvage
2. Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.A. call forthB. take downC. put up
D. take the form of
3. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.A. order or directB. produceC. protectD. agree
4. We offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destructionunleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.A. swallow upB. consider aboutC. clean upD. imprint on
5. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts andcommerce.
A. cut into many small partsB. go round in circle
C. draw together into a small spaceD. put an end to; destroy
6. We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom.A. celebrateB. preserveC. orateD. help
7. …and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of these human rights to which this nation has always beencommittedA. showing
B. lazinessC. coverD. destruction
8. and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of these human rights to which this nation has always been committed…A. pledgeB. omitC. refrainD. repeat
9. …each generation of America ns has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty.A. evidenceB. witnessC. liberationD. trial
10. Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection andcontrol of arms…A. predictionB. warm speechC. expectationD. examinationUnit 5
1. “Can you mean,” I said incredulous ly, “that people are actually wearing raccoon coats again?”A. unbelievingB. increasingC. industriousD. unimproved
2. She was not yet of pin-up proportions but I felt sure that time would supply the lack she already had the makings.A. propertyB. portionsC. massagesD. dimensions
3. I reeled back, overcome with the infamy of it.A. being famous forB. being shamefulC. being honestD. being refused
4. “I’11 never do that again,” she promised contritely. “Are you mad at me?”A. sadB. honestC. penitentD. overjoyed
5. “Right!” I cried exultantly, “One hundred percent right.”A. triumphantB. foreignC. exhaustedD. overflowing
6. That Walter Pidgeon is so dreamy. I mean he fractures me.A. break.B. combineC. disagreeD. repeat
7. I had long coveted Polly Espy.A. surroundB. coverC. avoidD. desire
8. All right. Let’s try Contradictory Premises.A. take outB. be contrary toC. withdrawD. be relevant to
9. “Listen,” he said, clutching my arm eagerly.A. grasp tightlyB. hang looselyC. touch softlyD. hold lightly
10. Raccoon coats are unsanitary. They shed. They smell bad. They weight too much. They’reunsightly.A. invisibleB. uglyC. precipitate
D. provisionalUnit 6
1. Today Lysenko’s theory is discredited, and there is now only one genetics.A. doubtB. disgraceC. believeD. disappear
2. The world looks more homogenous because it is more homogeneous.A. phoneticB. uniformC. unidentifiedD. linguistic
3. It will reappear in different ways until it is not only accepted but universally regarded as an asset.A. storageB. priceC. benefitD. approval
4. But the idea of a world car was inevitable.A. preventableB. unavoidableC. unnecessaryD. doubtful
5. He is cosmopolitan.A. systematicalB. politicalC. identicalD. international
6. …machines soon generated propositions which evaded all tradition.A. explainB. exhaustC. avoidD. intrude
7. It has thus undermined an article of faith: the thingliness of things.A. implyB. weaken
C. emphasizeD. minimize
8. Reminiscing on the early work of Fancis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp…A. ReinforcingB. RecollectingC. RecoveringD. Responding
9. It was the automotive equivalent of the International Style.A. versionB. equalC. variationD. variety
10. The universalizing imperative of technology is irresistible.A. commandB. orderC. tendencyD. imperilUnit 8
1. The main features of craftsmanship have been very lucidly expressed.A. cleverlyB. reliablyC. obscurelyD. clearly
2. Man, being afraid of his newly won freedom, was obsessed by the need to subdue his doubts and fears by developing afeverish activity.A. cruelB. savageC. excitedD. rash
3. No wonder that this puts a premium on slovenly work, on slowdowns, and on other tricks to get the same pay check withless work.A. clean and tidyB. careful and cleanC. careless and untidyD. slow and neat
4. Most important of all, he hates himself, because he sees his life passing by, without making any sense beyond themomentary intoxication of success.
A. exhilarationB. extricationC. extinctionD. extraction
5. It is a hostility toward work which is much less conscious than our craving for laziness and inactivity.A. craftB. desireC. statueD. design
6. There are, of course, many useful and labor saving gadgets.A. applianceB. figureC. planD. handtool
7. The craftsman’s way of livelihood determines and infuses his entire mode of living.A. fillB. confuseC. containD. misuse
8. Work became, in Max Weber’s terms, the chief factor in a system of “inner-worldly asceticism,” an answer to man’s senseof aloneness and isolation.A. aestheticsB. self-denialC. self-criticismD. ascent
9. Work appears as something unnatural, a disagreeable, meaningless and stultifying condition of getting the pay check,devoid of dignity as well as of importance.A. stupidB. amazingC. not stimulatingD. not dull
10. P. Drucker, observing workers in the automobile industry, expresses this idea very succinctly.A. clearlyB. successfullyC. conciselyD. continuously
Unit 14
1. Those ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple, those T-shirts with a heart design proclaiming “I love New York,” aresigns, pathetic in their desperation, of how the mighty has fallen.A. possibleB. passionateC. pitifulD. annoying
2. New York was never a good convention city.A. customB. contentionC. conscienceD. consciousness
3. To win in New York is to be uneasy; to lose is to live in jostling proximity to the frustratedmajority.
A. appropriatenessB. closenessC. approximationD. distance
4. Nature constantly yields to man in New York: witness those fragile sidewalk trees gamely struggling against encroachingcement and petrol fumes.A. encompassingB. inducingC. invadingD. poisonous
5. A testing of oneself, a fear of giving in to the most banal and marketable of one’s talents, still draws many of the young toNew York.A. ordinaryB. excellentC. boringD. extraordinary
6. In both these roles it ratifies more than it creates. Wall Street will advance the millions to makea Hollywood movie only if convinced that a bestselling title or a star name will ensure its success.A. producesB. approvesC. opposesD. criticizes
7. New Your is a wounded city, declining in its amenities.
A. equipmentB. gadgetsC. facilitiesD. agreements
8. So much of well-to-do America now lives antiseptically in enclaves, tranquil and luxurious, that shut out the world.A. sereneB. noisyC. crowedD. transparent
9. To him New York- despite its faults, which her will impatiently concede (“so what else is new?”) — is the spoiler of all otherAmerican cities.A. concealB. admitC. contendD. condescend
10. The place constantly exasperates, at times exhilarates.A. excitesB. regetsC. deniesD. annoys
1. A B B D A B D B A A 3.B A A A C D B D A B4.C A A A D A D A B D5. A D B C A A D B A B
6.A B C B D C B B B C 8.D C C A B A A B C C14. C A B C A B C A B DUnit 1
1. She was prepared to ____________ the years of Jack’s jail sentence.2. Mountain gorillas are ___________ extinction.3. If we all ___________, we’ll have it finished in no time.
4. There’s a storm coming, so let’s ________________ the hatches.5. Her legs suddenly __________ and she fell to the floor.6. It is ____________ five hours to drive to the railway station.
7. She ___________, silenced by the look Kris gave her.8. The front room ____________ books and clothes.1. sit out2. on the verge of3. pitch in4. batten down5. gave way6. a good7. trailed away8. was strewn withUnit 3
1. He ________ his pocket and brought out a notebook.2. My children _____________________ home cooking.3. Just wait here. I’ll be back ___________.4. I’m afraid their relationship is ___________.
5. On icy roads, a four-wheel drive vehicle really ___________.6. Put yourself ___________ the person you are dealing with.1. delved into
2. turn their noses up at3. in a flash4. on the rocks5. comes into its own6. in the shoes ofUnit 4
1. The point __________ is whether you are willing to go abroad or not.2. Helen and Ruth are always ___________ about some little things.3. These results ____________ the coach’s skill and hard work.4. The leadership too often ____________ hard decisions.
5. The prosecution must prove ________ that the accused is guilty of the crime.
6. Prices _______________ change.
7. His family had _________ him ________ without a penny.
8. I would advise people to think very carefully about __________themselves ___ working on Sundays.1. at issue2. at odds
3. give a testimony to4. shrinks from5. beyond doubt6. are subject to7. cast…off8. committing…toUnit 5
1. I need to ____________ myself ________ the new regulations.2. Tom didn’t ___________ and told me straight away that I had failed.3. Do you see the point I’m ____________?
4. She’s only marrying him to _________________ his money.5. I’ve tried arguing, but it _____me_______.6. He had all the evidence ______________.
7. You _____________ tell us now—we’ll find out sooner or later.1. acquaint …with2. mince words3. getting at4. get her hands on5. got … nowhere6. at his finger tips7. might as wellUnit 6
1. Such behavior ____________ prejudices.2. He ____________________ that he has done this.
3. The forests _____________ deer, birds and squirrels.4. Ray and I ate our meal and _______________ the trip.
5. Is social inequality the inevitable ___________ economic freedom?6. Is that the best excuse you can ____________ ?1. springs from2. owes it to himself3. abound with4. reminisced about5. corollary of6. come up withUnit 8
1. Modern economies ________________ educated workers.2. His face was __________ any warmth or humour.3. The truth was known to no one _______________ herself.4. She ______________ the chance to speak to him in private.5. Doctors have to __________ themselves _________ their feelings.6. Gina had _______________ her family.
7. Take it easy before you go on stage to ________________!1. place a premium on2. devoid of3. other than4. longed for5. detach …from6. become alienated from7. put up a showUnit 14
1. They were already a political force to __________.2. The school is widely __________for its excellent teaching.3. The new building is_____________ its surroundings.
4. I ___________temptation and had a chocolate bar.
5. The job is great ___________salary, but it has its disadvantages.
6. He ________ himself ________ all human and lived alone in a remote area.7. The figures are not very good when ____________those of our competitors.8. I watched her walk down the road until she was __________by the darkness.9. He_______________the waiter to bring the bill.
10. She was___________her colleagues and regarded as an eccentric woman.1. be reckoned with2. looked up to3. out of phase with4. yielded to5. in terms of6. cut off … from7. measure up against
8. swallowed up 9. beckoned to 10. out of step with
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