Test Yourself

Test Y ourself (Unit 5-8)
Part I. Dialogue (10’)
1. Matching Dialogue (1’×5＝5’)
Directions: In this section, there are 5 dialogues with the first sentences in column A and the second ones in column B. Please match them by drawing a line.
A B
1) Do you think it’s a good idea? a. Thank you.
2) Are you sure about that? b. Y es, I know that, thanks.
3)Ｉdo envy you. Y ou’re so beautiful. c. I’m sure.
4) Is that right, please? d. Excellent.
5) Has somebody told you (that) the e. Y es, you’re quite right.
train’s delayed by the heavy fog?
2. Open Dialogue (1’×5＝5’)
Directions: Finish the following dialogues in an appropriate way.
1) —Do you approve?
—(这正是我的看法).
2) —Are you certain about that?
—(我百分之百肯定).
3) —Y ou really look sharp today.
—(非常谢谢你这么说).
4) —Would that be correct?
—(是的，这是对的).
5) —Have you got any idea about computers?
—(我要知道就好了).
Part II. V ocabulary: (20’)
1. Multiple Choice (1’×10＝10’)
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one that complete the sentences.
1) My garden as far as the river.
A. extend
B. extends
C. reach
D. reaches
2) Britain is behind Japan in developing modern .
A. technologist
B. technologic
C. technology
D. tutor
3) There are several ways of the problem.
A. approaching
B. nearing
C. reaching
D. anwsering
4) He often speaks a few remarks.
A. campus
B. comfort
C. convenient
D. conventional
5) This island is only by boat.
A. reflet
B. accessible
C. recite
D. measure
6) I'm just going to check in these books at the .
A. bookstore
B. library.
C. market
D. street
7) The fortune-teller that I would marry a doctor.
A. think
B. believe
C. suppose
D. predicted
8) The workers are trying their best to productivity.
A. increase
B. access
C. remember
D. enlarge
9) How are you going to get through the ?
A. reflet
B. accessible
C. assignment
D. measure
10) Don't hesitate; seize the first that comes along!
A. chance
B. opportunity
C. change
D. occasion
2. Word Choice (1’×10＝10’)
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. Choose the best word from 15 listed in the chart to complete the sentences.
curiosity benefit gratitude organize awareness
campaign persuade celebrate resolution display
adopt terrify giggle starvation coexist
1) Sarah has been enlisted to the party.
2) I wish to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt to you again.
3) Deep of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.
4) Just to satisfy my , how much did you pay for your car?
5) He made a to read something profitable for one hour every day.
6) This project is of great to everyone.
7) There are so many fancy cars on here that I don't know which to buy.
8) Can you her out of her foolish plans?
9) We went to the church to Christmas Eve.
10) That politician won the presidential election and became the President.
Part III. Error Correction: (1’×10＝10’)
Directions: There are 10 incorrect sentences in this section. Y ou may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correct forms in the blanks provided.
1) His parents have suffered ill health for some years.
2) Alcohol contribute to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.
3) I’ve had no time to prepare to this meeting, so I’ll have to play it by ear.
4) Too much work and too little rest often led to illness.
5) It took me a very long time to getting over the shock of her death.
6) Would you like to share your feelings to the group?
7) His character is very different his wife’s.
8) He was pointed at a chair, signaling her to sit.
9) Rather than risking breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything.
10) I can drop you of at your place.
Part IV. Translation: (20’)
1. Translate the following English into Chinese. (2’×10＝20’)
1) I know no more English than I know Japanese.
2) That little boy is more lazy than stupid.
3) Did you use to play basketball at school?
4) No one will eat the food; it might (just) as well be thrown away.
5) Y ou should have given her more money.
2. Translate the following Chinese into English. (2’×10＝20’)
1) 由于负责, 雇员们加班工作。

2) 他每次帮我都想占我便宜。

3) 该协会致力于推动世界和平事业。

4) 该队的成功在很大程度上是由於她的努力。

5) 预言似乎已经实现了。

Part V. Reading Comprehension (30’)
1. Fast Reading (2’×5＝10’)
Directions: There are 4 short passages in this section. Each passage is followed by at least one question or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer.
Passage 1:
First read the following questions.
1) The Saver return ticket is NOT valid for .
A. Saturdays C. Sundays
B. any public holidays D. certain peak trains.
2) There are no reductions on Saver return tickets for children under the age of .
A. seven
B. sixteen
C. thirty-one
D. fifty
Now scan passage one below and answer questions.
SA VER
The Saver return is our most flexible leisure ticket. It can be used on all trains on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. On Mondays and Fridays it can be used on most trains except some peak trains.
CONDITIONS OF TRA VEL
--Y ou must book your ticket at least seven full days before you start your journey.
-- Y ou must return within thirty-one days.
-- Break of journey is not allowed.
-- There are no reductions on Saver return tickets for children under the age of sixteen.
-- Saver return tickets are only available for journeys over fifty miles.
Passage 2
First read the following questions.
3). The passage informs you how to_________.
A. complain about your credit card
B. apply for a credit card
C. report the loss of a credit card
D. pay for your credit card
Now scan passage one below and answer questions.
Our system for sorting out anything to do with credit cards is as thorough as that for any other problem. However, they are dealt with by a separate part of the bank.
To begin with, please detail your complaint in writing to: The Senior Manager, Card Services, Essex House. Southchurch A venue, Southend-on-Sea, ESSEX SM99 4PL.
We will do our best to reach agreement with you. Please note that if your problem conc erns your Bank Payment Card, you should contact your local branch.
Passage 3
First read the following questions.
4). The passage is mainly about __________.
A. public debate C. friendship
B. environment D. life styles
Now scan passage one below and answer questions.
Friends of the Earth
We intend to generate among all people a sense of personal responsibility for the environment in which we live.
We intend to make the crucial environmental issues the subject of widespread and well informed public debate.
We intend to campaign against specific projects which damage the environment of squander our resources, and fight for their correction with every legal means at our disposal.
But above all we intend to campaign for the universal adoption of sustainable life styles. Passage 4
First read the following questions.
5). Persons who cannot see, hear, or speak are able to communicate through .
A. gesturing C. handshaking
B. smelling D. hand-stroking
Now scan passage one below and answer questions.
The means of communication are too numerous and varied for systematic classification; therefore, the analysis must begin with the means of receiving communication. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch, such as by handshaking or backslapping, although a highly developed system of hand-stroking has enabled blind, deaf, and dumb persons to communicate intelligently. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoken language.
2. Reading in Depth: (2’×10＝20’)
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer.
Passage 1
Why do we cry? Crying makes sense i f smoke gets in your eyes or if you’re cutting onions. The tears protect your vision. But what good is emotional crying?
Crying often seems to make people feel better when they are sad or upset. A scientist in St. Paul, Minnesota, is investigating the reason for this. Dr. William Frey studied the behavior of a group of people when they cried; 85 percent of the women and 73 percent of the men said they felt better after crying.
Frey believes that emotional weeping helps to reduce suffering by ridding the body of harmful chemicals. Such chemicals, he believes, are produced during stress. The chemicals can raise blood pressure, harm digestion, and increase the heartbeat.
To test his theory, Frey has been collecting sad tears, drop by drop. He pays men and women to watch sad movies and catch their own tears in a test tube. He has found that about 60 percent of the viewers will cry if the theater is dark and they aren’t crowded close together. During the movies, Frey also records signs of stress, such as fast heartbeat and high blood pressure, to see if crying reduces these.
1) Feeling better after crying seems related to ______.
A. cutting onions
B. sad movies
C. the body’s chemistry
D. difference between men and women
2) According to Frey, crying can protect the body by ______.
A. easing stress
B. reducing blood pressure
C. getting rid of chemicals
D. all of the above
3). If Frey’s theory is correct, tears from sadness and tears from cutting onions will show ______.
A. similarities
B. stress
C. differences
D. harmful chemicals
4). Details in the passage suggest that Frey’s theory is ______.
A. true
B. false
C. not proven
D. unreasonable
5). Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Chemicals produced during weeping cause high blood pressure.
B. Chemicals produced during weeping harm digestion.
C. Chemicals produced during weeping increase heartbeat.
D. Chemicals produced during weeping harm eyes.
Passage 2
In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly taken an interest in the bicycle as if it were a startling new invention. Annual bike sales doubled between 1960 and 1970, and there are nearly 70 million bikes in the United States today. That’s more than two for every three automobiles.
Of course, the bike has been around for more than 150 years, and this isn’t America’s first bicycle boom(兴旺). A wave of bike enthusiasm swept the land in the late 1800s and bicycle production hit two million units in 1897. Then with the coming of the auto, bicycling declined, and for decades remained popular only with children and a few adults.
Now, national concern with air pollution and physical fitness has brought the bike back to the forefront ― particularly with adults. More than eight million bikes were sold in the United States last year and a third of them went to adults. The year before, only 15 percent of new bike sales were for adults.
1). In the United States, the bicycle is______.
A. becoming popular again C. popular chiefly with children
B. creating traffic problems D. replacing the family car
2). According to the passage, there are ______.
A. more bicycles than automobiles in the United States
B. more automobiles than bicycles in the United States
C. as many bicycles as automobiles in the United States
D. fewer automobiles than bicycles in the United States
3).We can infer from the passage that Americans are ______.
A. quick to follow the example of others
B. interested in comfort and luxury
C. concerned with the quality of their lives
D. easy to accept new things
4). Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. More and more adults are beginning to accept bicycles.
B. The bicycle has been existing for more than 150 years.
C. The automobile once affected bicycle production.
D. Americans have found the bicycle a better means of transportation.
5). It can be concluded that if people continue to concern themselves with air pollution and physical fitness______.
A. stricter air standard will be enforced
B. Americans will enjoy better health
C. fewer automobiles will be sold
D. bicycle sales will continue to rise
Part VI. Cloze (10’)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 1 you money or can add to the cost.
Take the 2 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the 3 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest
4 price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive
5 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well
6 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.
So what principles should you adopt when you go out shopping?
If you 7 your home, your car or any valuable possession in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long 8 .
Before you buy a new appliance, talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular 9 .
Before you buy an expensive item, or a service, do check the price and 10 is on offer. If possible, choose from three items or three estimates.
1) A. save B. preserve C. raise D. retain
2) A. easy B. single C. simple D. similar
3) A. proper B. best C. reasonable D. most
4) A. for B. with C. in D. on
5) A. mode B. copy C. sampleD. model
6) A. cause B. make C. leave D. prove
7) A. reserve B. decorate C. store D. keep
8) A. run B. interval C. period D. time
9) A. function B. purpose C. goal D. task
10) A. what B. which C. that D. this。