第三次作业及答案

Vocabulary and Structure

I. Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: From the four choices given under each sentence, choose the ONE that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or expression.

1.This failure shaped his attitude to study.

A. formed

B. adjusted

C. framed

D. designed

2.You should avoid eating fat meat, pork in particular.

A. especially

B. partially

C. in fact

D. in full

3.The printing press turns out a thousand books an hour.

A. writes

B. carries

C. proves

D. produces

4.Notice how lifeless the description is in this paragraph.

A. vital

B. vigorous

C. dead

D. dull

5.The red flag looks more beautiful against the blue sky.

A. in contrast to

B. in opposition to

C. in protest of

D. in support of

6.He promised to help me if I was in trouble and never once was I disappointed.

A. he never gave me any help

B. he did what he said

C. he only helped me once

D. he disappointed me just once

7.Early in April the city elections were due.

A. sufficient

B. attributable

C. expected to happen

D. required to return

8.Old memories awoke in her when she read the letter.

A. alerted her

B. came back to her

C. appeared in her mind

D. opened her eyes

9.Now let’s deal with the events in historical sequence.

A. causes

B. happenings

C. succession

D. transition

10.A man who is cruel to animals should be held in contempt.

A. should be looked down upon

B. should be held in respect

C. should show disrespect

D. should be punished cruelly

11.When he was at middle school, he had a calling to become a doctor.

A. career

B. profession

C. screaming

D. passion

12.We found it very hard to translate what is in the painting into words.

A. turn…into a different language

B. express…in proper words

C. reproduce…in other words

D. explain…in a differen t language

13.He had a large body of facts to prove his statements.

A. system

B. number

C. amount

D. quality

14.Before you enter the contest, you must take the measure of your contestants.

A. know well

B. take the sizes of

C. grow to the sizes of

D. evaluate properly

15.We were very disappointed. He was flat against his promise.

A. positively

B. completely

C. evenly

D. particularly

Section B

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.