新视野第四册Unit 4-quiz

Unit 4
I. Multiple Choices
1. The class remained ____ when the teacher asked a formidable question.
A) clumsy B) deaf
C) dumb D) still
2. The captured criminals were ____ in chains through the streets.
A) exhibited B) displayed
C) paraded D) revealed
3. As a summary, the long story was ____ into a few sentences.
A) condensed B) condemned
C) concealed D) concentrated
4. She took an ____ course in cooking before her marriage.
A) integral B) intentional
C) intensive D) intense
5. Deeply cursed with prison life, the prisoners became ____ for breakout.
A) discarded B) disappointed
C) intensive D) desperate
6. Being very hungry, she gave the two dishes a thorough ____.
A) script B) click
C) lick D) scrape
7. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of ____.
A) reservation B) recreation
C) reversion D) recession
8. Be careful with a cat. It may ____ you if you make it angry.
A) punch B) scrape
C) tear D) scratch
9. He ____ much of his time in learning the new language.
A) invested B) involved
C) invented D) integrated
10. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they
had more at ____
A) danger B) stake
C) loss D) threat
11. The ____ on this apartment runs out in a year’s time.
A) treaty B) lease
C) agenda D) deadline
12. He has put his car entirely at our ____ for the holiday.
A) usage B) application
C) disposition D) disposal
13. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year
was optimistic. They expected increased tax ____.
A) efficiency B) privileges
C) revenues D) validity
14. If you ____ in taking this attitude, we’ll have to ask you to leave.
A) persist B) insist
C) resist D) assist
15. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was ____ behind
as usual.
A) declining B) delaying
C) lacking D) lagging
16. Communication is the process of ____ a message from a source to an audience
via a channel.
A) transmitting B) submitting
C) transforming D) switching
17. The computer has become smaller and cheaper and ____ more available to a
greater number of people.
A) yet B) hence
C) still D) nevertheless
18. Take one ____ of this cough-mixture three times a day.
A) therapy B) prescription
C) injection D) dose
19. John Smith is the New York Times ____ at Beijing.
A) resident B) correspondent
C) ambassador D) applicant
20. Today, many ____ products have replaced natural ones.
A) practical B) compound
C) raw D) synthetic
21. Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.
A) crucial B) competitive
C) acute D) satisfactory
22. It would be wise to ____ your property against storm damage.
A) ensure B) insure
C) integrate D) guarantee
23. The Main Street is the ____ stop for this bus route.
A) end B) closing
C) terminal D) concluding
24. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ____ to the health
service.
A) assessment B) assignment
C) exception D) access
25. Very few scientists ____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A) come up with B) come out
C) come round D) come up to
26. After she qualified as a lawyer, she decided to specialize ____ contract law.
A) on B) in
C) with D) of
27. A prime minister cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely perso nal matters.
A) devote B) reserve
C) concentrate D) spare
28. The whole idea ____ from a casual remark.
A) evolved B) involved
C) generated D) adapted
29. There are not many teachers who are strong ____ of traditional methods in
English teaching.
A) sponsors B) contributors
C) advocates D) performers
30. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country: ____ is this more true than in Europe.
A) hardly B) little
C) seldom D) nowhere
II. Sentence rewriting
1. Combine the following sentences using “rather than”.
1) Concentrate on indoor delights and you’ll be much better appreciated. Don’t
concentrate on outdoor fights.
2) They argue that their products should be developed on the basis of need.
Products should not be developed on the basis of profit.
2. Translation
1) We've produced twice _______________________. 今年我们生产的棉花比十年
前多了一倍。

2) This dictionary is _____________________________.这本词典的厚度是你从图
书馆借的那本（厚度）的5倍。

3) That ‘s partly due to the fact that __________________________.(拉丁美洲电话
客户的通话时间是北美客户的二至四倍)。

III. Cloze
We are living in the age of a telecommunications revolution. In order to keep from getting ___1___, many developing countries are making an intensive effort to strengthen their telecommunications infrastructure. This will help them
___2___the developed countries. It was, after all, advanced telecommunications ___3___gave some countries an economic advantage ___4___others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are ___5__ improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get___6___to the Web.
They are installing advanced optical fibers. These fibers, a millimeter in __7___, can bring the information superhighway to their door. The ___8___investments that countries like Vietnam are making may seem too great because they still lack basic ___9___ like electricity and water. However, government officials say that these moves are ___10___. They are also confident that their countries will ___11___ the benefits. They will benefit from having more ___12___and
up-to-date telecommunications equipment and gaining more ___13___. One Vietnamese leader said, "It is understandable that people want to ___14___ their immediate problems first. Still, our entire future is ___15___. People don't
always understand the ___16___of the problem, though." He continued, "There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if we
continue to use such old equipment, the ___17___ between us and the
developed world will continue to widen. ___18___have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal ___19___ those they see in the developed world." It will not be far ___20___ they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.
1. A) left out B) left alone C) left behind D) left off
2. A) get involved in B)catch up with C) make up for D) stand up to
3. A) what B) where C) which D) that
4. A) than B) with C) over D)above
5. A) looking into B) looking up C) looking to D)looking for
6. A)assistance B) approval C) asset D) access
7. A) length B) round C) diameter D) circle
8. A) partial B) initial C) potential D) influential
9. A) standards B) appliances C) conveniences D) utilities
10. A) magic B) temporary C) logic D) strategic
11. A) reap B) sustain C) derive D)assign
12. A) available B) comparable C) reliable D) considerable
13. A) revenues B) inputs C) payments D) arrangement
14. A) accomplish B) complete C) master D) tackle
15. A) at odds B) at stake C) for certain D) by accident
16. A) length B) volume C) breath D) strength
17. A) hole B) gap C) space D) extend
18. A) Sacrifice B) Costs C) Attributions D) Prices
19. A) in B) with C) to D) on
20. A) While B) since C) when D) where。