江苏省自考英语泛读课后第一题

Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from this lesson

Unit One

1.It is often the case that the truth can be elicited through discussion.

2.The parents are amazed at the kid’s acquisition of self-control in the matter of fear.

3.Like other branches of science, history is now encumbered and hampered by its

own mass.

4.This statement is not consistent with what the chairman has announced at the

meeting.

5.If you had remained calm, the discussion might have been more temperate.

6.He repeated his assertion that it was his father who has deserted the family.

7.The students should behave in obedience to the rules and regulations of the

university.

8.Grandmother has been getting feebler lately，and she is confined to her bed all the

day.

9.Y ou may construe the statement of the politician in a number of different ways.

10.Professor Smith excels at imparting basic skills in language to his students.

Unit Two

1.Her singing evoked warm acclamations.

2.We were all bored by the lengthy speech of the lecturer.

3.For lack of money, the municipal government has to leave the construction of the

bridge unfinished.

4.He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the

scrutiny of a novelist.

5.The hero was an orphan adopted by his uncle.

6.At first glance, life at the boarding school seemed to belie all the bad things I had

heard about it.

7.Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.

8.Her impeccable pronunciation impressed everybody at the interview.

9.Budgetary concerns overrode all other considerations.

10.When we came to the top of the mountain, we beheld a beautiful vista before us.

Unit Three

1.He sat there deep in contemplation on the question of the purpose of life.

2.Having discussed this question, let us proceed to the next topic on the list.

3.There is decidedly a difference between the two philosophies of life.

4.I haven’t the vaguest idea of what they want.

5.In Britain an accused man is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty.

6.In my opinion, $10 is sufficient for the expenses of our journey to Suzhou.

7.From his tutor’s face glowing with satisfaction, undoubtedly you may know he

has put forward a convincing argument to successfully persuade us.

8.Does the Christina religion promise eternal life?

9.Please confine your remarks to the subject we are debating.

10.As the tide recede, we were able to explore the rocky pods on the beach.

Unit Four

1.Was the money honestly come by?

2.The police worked in conjunction with the army.

3.The sun is a luminous object because it is a source of light.

4.They boil down the syrup until it is very thick.

5.The good harvest sends the prices down.

6.The sea down there looks so inviting.

7.The speaker shouted and thumped the table.

8.The nice room makes you feel as snug as a bug in a rug.

9.Bob’s interest in astronomy was fired by the astronaut.

10.Mist stole over the valley.

Unit Five

1.Popular newspapers often offer a somewhat sensational view of the news.

2.The balloon was distended because of filling of hydrogen.

3.The most explosive eruptions are essentially blasts of steam that create spectacular

displays.

4.The grandma has undergone the agony of the cruel war.

5.The abnormal man was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies.