大学英语泛读教程4(第三版)期中期末试卷Reading Master 2_Final Exam B

A. Vocabulary

Directions: Choose the correct phrasal verb to compete the sentences. Each is used only one time.

1. The winner of the singing contest ______ to collect her prize on the stage.

2. At our annual meeting very few people ______ any new ideas.

3. The skydivers ______ the plane one by one to avoid any accidents.

4. My dad ______ drinking because his doctor told him he needed to be in better shape.

5. I was going to try jumping off the high diving board at our swimming pool but ______ at the last second.

6. Batman ______ his attackers by fighting them with his acrobatic skills.

7. The archaeologists ______ what they believed to be the ancient remains of an unknown king. Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences below. Each is used only one time.

8. My dream about my dog was so ______ I could almost smell his fur.

9. ______ drinking is considered to be very bad for one’s health.

10. The ______ of most fables is that they teach us some sort of moral at the end of each story.

11. Mars is said to be ______ because of its harsh environment.

12. According to the ______ of this meeting, we first need to discuss how to cut costs.

13. The circus performer completed the ______ of placing his head in a lion’s mouth.

14. The surgeon mentioned that the operation, while ______, was not impossible.

15. In the1980s, there was a dance ______ called the chicken dance which everyone loved.

B. Grammar

16. This juice is too sweet so it should be ______.

a. water down

b. watered down

c. watering down

d. waters down

17. Indian curry is a little ______ spicy for my taste and I try to avoid it.

a. so

b. such

c. too

d. enough

18. My roommate’s dirty laundry was ______ our apartment so I washed it for her.

a. stink up

b. stinks up

c. stunk up

d. stinking up

19. When I was a teenager I had major ______ with my favorite singer so I collected all his

pictures.

a. obsession

b. obsess

c. obsesses

d. obsessing

20. It is ______ good day today for a picnic.

a. quite

b. reasonable

c. absolutely

d. a rather

21. The car show this year was so ______ unimpressive that I went home early.

a. utter

b. utterance

c. utterly

d. uttering

22. The storm was so ______ powerful that many people were without electricity for days.

a. little

b. reasonably

c. wonderfully

d. devastatingly

23. ______ I graduate from university I have to start looking for a serious job.

a. While

b. As soon

c. Once

d. Until

24. I can’t drive a motorcycle _______ I have passed the driving examination.

a. when

b. until

c. while

d. by the time

25. ______ that the job was much too stressful for her, Celia decided to quit.

a. Feel

b. Feels

c. Felt

d. Feeling

26. ______ had a successful 20-year career in law, Mr. Brown retired.

a. Have

b. Has

c. Having

d. Been

27. Although video games are ______ for teenagers, many adults still enjoy playing them.

a. intend

b. intends

c. intended

d. intending

28. The memory stick ______ into place on the left side of my laptop.

a. click

b. clicks

c. clicked

d. clicking Directions: Change the sentences to their reduced relative clauses by crossing out the unnecessary words.

29. The dolphins that are being fed right now were born at this aquarium.

30. Anyone who is interested in joining the soccer club should come to the meeting this afternoon.