教材4第4课quiz

Quiz 4

1. Directions:Read the sentences carefully and choose the word or phrase that is closest in

meaning to each word underlined.

1) The servant was dismissed for being lazy and dishonest.

A. neglected

B. ignored

C. fired

D. sent

2) He tried his best to mask his enmity (敌意) under an appearance of friendliness.

A. face

B. conceal

C. reveal

D. present

3) It rained practically all night.

A. almost

B. mostly

C. really

D. actually

4) Regular exercise is vital for your health.

A. fatal

B. energetic

C. important

D. relevant

5) Let’s move to the next item on the agenda.

A. paper

B. plan

C. project

D. work

6) She has been a ppointed to solve the problem.

A. chosen

B. applied

C. asked

D. demanded

7) Mere words won’t help.

A. Many

B. True

C. Real

D. Only

8) She withdrew her eyes from the terrible sight.

A. took over

B. took up

C. took away

D. took down

9) It’s often difficult to discern the truth of an event from the newspaper stories.

A. understand

B. distinguish

C. find

D. get

10) The flavor of most foods can be enhanced by good cooking.

A. improved

B. raised

C. changed

D. forced

11) In order to avoid students’ utter reliance on teachers, students should be taught how to learn

instead of what to learn.

A. independence

B. dispensation

C. dependence

D. confidence

12) Young children need stimulation.

A. praise

B. challenges

C. understanding

D. help

2. Directions:Choose the appropriate words to complete the following sentences. Change the

form if necessary.

1) manual menu mental metal

A. Is it made of wood or ____________?

B. We are sure a lot of this ____________ work will be done by machine before long.

C. Those who suffer an illness of the mind should be sent to ____________ hospitals.

D. The man ordered the most expensive items on the ____________ to show his generosity.

2) adapt adopt

A. This machine has been specially ____________ for underwater use.

B. This novel has been ____________ for radio from the Russian original.

C. He is their ____________ son.

D. All three teams ____________ different approaches to the problem.

3) award reward

A. She showed us the athletic ____________ she had won at the national sports meet.

B. He announced a(n) ____________ of $50,000 for information about the runaway.

4) incident accident business issue event

A. I raised a new ____________ at the meeting, which aroused a heated discussion.

B. A(n) ____________ prevented him from playing football for the rest of his life.

C. That’s his ____________ and no one else’s.

D. She told us about some of the amusing ____________ during her summer holidays.

E. The tourist guide lists the major ____________ in the town throughout the year.

3. Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets.

1) 我再也没有见到过他，也没有收到过他的信。(nor)

2) 为了和平我们必须坚持斗争。(for the sake of)

3) 我丝毫不明白这位作者在说些什么。(not…in the least)

4) 有些事情的含义你只有事后回想时才能完全意识到。(in retrospect)

5) 在我国，针灸疗法从古代起就有了。(date back to)

6) 这些爆炸肯定发生在我们离开之后，因为我们什么也没听见。(subsequent to)

7) 你有与此职位相关的经验吗？(be relevant to)

8) 作为一名运动员，他的最终目标是代表他的国家(参赛)。(ultimate goal)