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Exercises for Unit 1

Exercises for Unit 1. I. Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

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Exercises for Unit 1

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  1. Exercises for Unit 1 I. Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. The battle of Waterloo was ________ to Napoleon because he was totally defeated and was not able to build up his armies again. A. clashing B. striking C. devastating D. assaulting C

  2. A 2. Despite his ____ literary style, this young man earned the acknowledgement of professional critics. A. raw B. fierce C. bleak D. offensive 3. It might be another _____ year for this company if it fails to come up with any effective reform policies. A. limp B. bleak C. offensive D. devastating 4. McDonald’s is about to ______ a new advertising campaign to promote its new hamburger. A. stretch B. hunch C. render D. launch B D

  3. C 5. The United States’ military showed the world its _____ when it completed its war with Iraq in just two months. A. empire B. conquest C. might D. alliance 6. The National SAFE KIDS Foundation/Association ______ for fire safety, car safety and home safety to both adults and children. A. reckons B. renders C. campaigns D. launch 7. The Spanish ______ of South America was both long and deadly. A. conquest B. stroke C. exile D. casualty C A

  4. A 8. _____ in Iraq, the United States has turned to the United Nations for help, embraced diplomacy with North Korea and only reluctantly sent small numbers of US troops to help a West African peacekeeping mission in Liberia. A. Bogged down B. Reckoned with C. Engaged with D. caught off 9. He had to _____ himself in his writing these days as the deadline was one week earlier than he thought A. engage B. render C. reckon D. devastate 10. He ___________ and invested his money in the volatile US stock exchange rather than buying stable US treasury bonds. A. took a toll B. pressed ahead C. took a gamble D. got bogged down A C

  5. A 11.Slowed by sickness and starvation, the army _______ toward the battle front. A. pressed on B. took a gamble C. reckoned with D. took a toll 12.During World War Two, lots of Jews ____ for neutral ports in order to avoid persecution by the Nazis. A. launched B. engaged C. bogged D. fled 13.Don’t jump at the first opportunity. It’s better to ___ your time and wait for a better offer. A. bide B. retreat C. bog D. siege D A

  6. B 14.Stuck by the snow storm, the captain had to suspend the march and ______ his men with the villagers. A. feed B. quarter C. tatter D. abdicate 15.This seminar seems to be _______ on and on and it just won’t end. A. pressing B. fleeing C. rendering D. dragging 16.With one _______ of the visa officer’s pen, my application to America was rejected. A. stroke B. stretch C. toll D. casualty D A

  7. A 17.I have to walk with a ____ because I hurt my ankle in training yesterday. A. limp B. tactic C. stroke D. exile 18.Some people are still wondering why and how the United States of America was ________ guard by the terrorist attack of Sept. 11. A. bogged down B. pressed on C. caught off D. reckoned with 19. The chairman was forced to bring the meeting to a ____ because there was too much arguing in the room. A. border B. stroke C. tide D. halt C D

  8. D 20. There are many Chinese idioms that cannot be _______ into English. A. reckoned B. bided C. launched D. rendered 21. You had better throw away the fish - What an _______ smell! A. devastating B. swollen C. tattered D. offensive 22. Napoleon’s army suffered heavy ________ in the battle of Russia. A. tactics B. severity C. casualties D. alliances D C

  9. C 23. The United States government is committed to turning the _____ against malaria, which claims the life of an African child every 30 seconds. A. bide B. counterattack C. tide D. conquest 24. Darkness is ________ in on us. We’ve never felt so helpless and desperate. A. retreating B. pressing C. taking D. closing 25. With no food, the hikers, who lost their way in the desert, were driven to _________. A. desperation B. declaration C. severity D. casualty D A

  10. A 26. Before the _____ ended, the citizens were almost starving. A. siege B. stroke C. tide D. conquest 27. Though the president is an idiot, he is in command of the most powerful military on earth and is therefore someone to be ________ with. A. devastated B. reckoned C. scorched D. rendered 28. The war took a heavy ______ of the nation’s population. A.occupation B. alliance C. toll D. invasion B C

  11. retreat from II. Directions: Please fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from Text A: • As the manager of the company, you should not ______ ______ your responsibility in the affair. 2. The girl’s attention was __________ by the display of the new shoes in the shop windows and has no time to __________ in our talk. 3. The talk between the two countries was _________ _________ in political and economic issues because of the great difference. engaged engage bogged down

  12. take a gamble • We are unwilling to _____ _____ _____ opening a restaurant in this part of the city. • It is believed that illegal search is a(n)___________of people’s civil rights. • The criminal who was still drinking in a pub was _____ _____ _____ when the policemen rushed in and arrested him. invasion caught off guard

  13. drag on • Time seems to ______ ______ when you have nothing to do. • Tom always daydreams that he could make a fortune_____ ______ ______. • The old engineer ___________ the young workers not only in words , but also by deeds. at a stroke instructed

  14. casualties • The war between the two countries produced many __________ in both sides. • In order to finish the task in time, we have to _____ _____ in the face of difficulties. • It is _____ today. Put on your scarf and gloves before you go out. press on raw

  15. III. Translation • 就这次交通事故而言, 驾驶员粗心大意是造成事故的主要原因. The carelessness of the driver is the main cause in the case of this traffic accident. • 人们终于明白以牺牲环境来发展经济是多么愚蠢. It is finally realized how foolish it is to develop our economy at the cost of environment.

  16. 3. 由于质量低劣,这项工程被停了下来. The project was brought to a halt because of its poor quality. 4. 由于他在战斗中的英雄行为, 他被人们认为是最勇敢的战士之一. Because of (thanks to) his heroic deeds in the war, he was reckoned as one of the bravest soldiers. • 在处理这些问题时,必须考虑时间,天气以及资金等因素. The factors such as time, weather and funds must be reckoned with when we deal with these problems.

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