A. regular B. prevailing C. objected D. approved
10. The attack on defenseless civilians was an isolated which will not
happen again.
A. incident B. event C. accident D. thing
11. Your mother was at home while you were children，mine went out
to work.
A. therefore B. whereas C. when D. since
12. Don??t at people like that; you might upset them.
A. glance B. glare C. stare D. peer
13. She started to be affected by the ghostly she could feel in the
house.
A. existence B. presence C. haunt D. devil
14. He celebrated by opening a bottle of his champagne.
A. favorite B. smelt C. delicious D. sticky
15. He didn??t to tell his mother what had happened in school.
A. adventure B. promise C. predict D. venture
16. He explained unconvincingly that the company was paying for
everything.
A. somehow B. whatsoever C. however D. somewhat
17. The skin on her cheeks and around her eyes was beginning to.
A. fold B. line C. wrinkle D. crack
18. He is a minister attached to the prime minister??s off ice.
A. little B. junior C. middle D. high
19. He suggests，，that we donate money to the children in the
mountainous area.
A. among many things B. among few things
C. among other things D. among a lot of things
20. We can??t solve this problem simply by throwing money it.
A. in B. at C. over D. for
Ⅱ. Choose a suitable word from the groups to complete the following
sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1. require acquire request demand
require to need or make necessary
acquire to get for oneself by one??s own work or skill
request to ask or demand for something politely
demand to claim as if by right; to call for
( 1 ) The headteacher an explanation of why the boys had behaved
badly during lessons.
( 2) Visitors are not to walk on the grass.
( 3) Please call this number if you any further information.
( 4) He a knowledge of the language by careful study.
2. stare glance glimpse
stare look f ixed with wide-open eyes，as in wonder or fear
glance to give a quick look
glimpse to obtain a brief ，incomplete view
( 1) I thought I Mary at the station this morning.
( 2) He up from his book as I passed.
) She at the open wound in horror.
Ⅲ. Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.
clean up move in come of come to know
throw...at establish...as (be) ignorant about/ of
among other things day after day by chance
1. Nothing much will their silly talk.
2. I her after I lived with her for hal f a year.
3. You??d better not immediately after the decoration.
4. We the whole day yesterday and now our dormitory looks nice.
5. He himself a dependable sources of information.
6. Many teenagers are surprisingly current politics.
7. The woman beat the boy who a stone her dog.
8. She took care of the old woman without any complaint.
9. Professor Smith，，has shown us a new approach to the problem.
10. I got this job completely - I happened to be in the right place at
the right time.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Decide whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or
antonyms. If they are synonyms，circle the S. If they are
antonyms ，circle the A.
1. establish prove S A
2. favorite best-loved S A
3. prevailing uncommon S A
4. nasty unkind S A
5. perfect excellent S A
6. creep crawl S A
7. impulsive cautious S A
8. presence absence S A
9. liberal narrow-minded S A
10. assignment commission S A
Ⅱ. Study the collocations with“ think” and rewrite the following
sentences ，using the following phrases.
think out think over think up think of...as
think nothing of think highly of think about/ of
1. He chewed at the end of his pencil ，considering the next problem in a
detailed way.
2. The prisoners tried to invent a plan for escape.
3. He regards it as usual to walk four miles to work and back every day.
4. Your offer is very attractive but I need to consider it seriously before I can
let you know my decision.
5. I have a good opinion of Tom who has personality，integrity and vitality.
6. I remembered you immediately when they said that they wanted someone
who could speak English.
7. We all consider Mary a fashion model as she has a wonderful figure.
Ⅲ. Verb + one??s way
Write down the meaning of the following phrases.
1. battle one??s way
2. elbow one??s way
3. push one??s way
4. shoulder one??s way
5. worm one??s way
6. feel one??s way
7.make one??s way
. snake one??s way
9. force one??s way
Ⅳ. Word-building
A. Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart.
1. His in God gave him hope during difficult times.
2. There are always a lot of expenses when you go on foreign trips.
3. Reducing the size of classes may improve standards.
4. The suspect has a of arson attacks in school.
5. One certainly hopes to gain a little as one grows older.
6. I??ll give you her address and you can write to her.
7. The mayor said that he did not consider that a public enquiry would
any purpose.
8. She played the part of an upper-class English woman to.
9. He??s got the to walk into a room of strangers and immediately
start a conversation.
10. Seeing him again was a real for me.
unit Seven
Text B
Ⅰ.Match the verbs from Column A with their objects from Column B.
A B
1. lower A. distance
2. have B. information
3. keep C. displeasure
4. change D. response
5.make E. voice
6. give F. meeting
7. lack G. complaint
8. dominate H. students
9. communicate I. chance
10. please J. grade
Ⅱ. Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the
words in brackets.
1. There is very little ( communicate) between mother and daughter.
2. Employees have publicly criticized the company??s plans，much to the
(please) of the government.
3. Local politicians have accused the government of ( competent) in
failing to restore public services after the earthquake.
4. Scientists believe that ( substitute ) of metals by new composite
materials still has a long way to go.
5. The police have been criticized for being ( sensitivity ) to
complaints from the public.
6. She retired from her job at 55 and now live a li fe of ( easy ) in
London.
7. It is hoped that the opening of two new factories will add to the economic
( vital).
8. Surely a diplomatic solution is (prefer) to war.
9. We had a wonderfully ( respond) audience for last night??s performance
.
10. Her disappointing exam results are entirely due to her (attend) in
class.
Ⅲ. There are 10 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.