Exercises for Unit 2

1. Exercises for Unit 2 Multiple Choices: 1. Although he has had no formal education, he is one of the _______businessmen in the company. A. shrewdest B. sternest C. nastiest D. alertest 2. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ______ his opinion. A. struck at B. strove for C. stuck to D. stood for 3. The sick man was _______ to be operated for detachment of the retina (角膜). A. pointed B. poisoned C. poised D. poked

2. Exercises for Unit 2 4. The person who ______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise. A. manufactured B. generated C. originated D. speculated 5. With prices _____so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget. A. vibrating B. fluctuating C. fluttering D. swinging 6. A lot of old people had difficulty in _______ the old currency into the new. A. conveying B. converting C. convicting D. conversing

3. Exercises for Unit 2 7. The naïve girl has a _______ personality. A. magic B. magnify C. magnetic D. majestic 8. _____, antique oriental rugs are enjoying a wave of worldwide prosperity. A. Presently B. Pricelessly C. Princely D. Principally 9. The new factory was built for the ____ of European furniture. A. manifest B. maneuver C. manual D. manufacture

4. Exercises for Unit 2 10. Near the marshes the air was filled with a strange-smelling _______. A. vapid B. vantage C. vapor D. vary 11. They are considering buying the house before the prices ______. A. start up B. make up C. cut up D. go up 12. The Indonesian government alerted people _____ the danger of another tsunami. A. of B. at C. to D. for

5. Exercises for Unit 2 13. The preacher’s ________ voice put me to sleep. A. monologue B. monotonous C. monopoly D. monstrous 14. He made a _____ mistake but refused to admit it. A. great B. gorgeous C. gigantic D. gross 15. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _______ to be a great disappointment. A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned down

6. Exercises for Unit 2 16. The establishment of the People’s Republic of China begins a new _____ in history. A. satellite B. sanction C. episode D. epoch 17. When I said goodbye to her, she _______ the door. A. saw me at B. set me off C. sent me to D. showed me to 18. Everyone dreams of finding employment with a _______ business. A. lubricate B. lucrative C. imaginary D. imaginative

7. Exercises for Unit 2 19. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _____ the new carpet. A. crash B. pollute C. spot D. stain 20. Illness tends to be _______ with a rise in temperature. A. complied B. conformed C. correlated D. coincided 21. The government is trying its best to _______ bureaucracy. A. diminish B. emigrate C. preclude D. eliminate

8. Exercises for Unit 2 22. The opposition ______ another attack on the government. A. molded B. mounted C. mopped D. mourned 23. They are going to _______ the new plan with the old. A. incorporate B. intrigued C. merge D. unify 24. The date of the dinner party is still __________. A. on the air B. on airs C. in the air D. in the open air

9. Exercises for Unit 2 25. By moving the radar around slowly in circles, we can ________ the surroundings. A. explore B. expose C. exploit D. expand 26. These areas rely on agriculture almost ________, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development. A. frequently B. respectively C. incredibly D. exclusively 27. Drugs opened up the ________ to hopelessness for her A. highway B. highlight C. portal D. mortal

10. Exercises for Unit 2 28. The young man came to the party with a large ____ of red roses in his hand. A. bump B. bunch C. bulk D. burden 29. Both parties promised to ______ the contract to be signed the following day. A. keep with B. tangle with C. adhere to D. devote to 30. This street used to be a narrow ________. A. land B. lane C. line D. limp

11. Key to Exercises for Unit 2 • 1~5 ACBCB • 6~10 BCADC • 11~15 DCBDC • 16~20 DDBDC • 21~25 DBACA • 26~30 DABCB