大一英语期末复习

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1.I’ve always envied painters and poets-I have no artistic ability at all.

2.He’s struggling to overcome his fear of flying, but he still panics

sometimes when he has to board a plane.

3.She held her newborn baby with infinite tenderness.

4.The whole nation was plunged into profound grief when Princess

Diana died in an accident.

5.The volunteers’mission is to work with the police to reduce crime on

the streets of New Y ork.

6.The city id planning a public campaign to awaken people to the

problem of noise pollution.

7.He was knocked unconscious by a stone, and after I revived him, he

didn’t recognize me.

8.Once their books are open, A students don’t let anything distract them

from their studies.

9.Amanda wasn’t feeling well that day but she performed in the play

with her accustomed ease.

10.W hen you feel overwhelmed by the complications of life in the city,

it’s good to retreat to the countryside for a few days.

11.I n times of war, people usually buy and store more food as a

precaution against shortages.

12.T he closing of the cigarette factory had disastrous effects on the

town’s economy.

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1.Please label all the boxes clearly so that we’ll know which ones are

ours and which belong to you.

2.I t’s not a simple question. Many different factors have converged to

create the current crisis.

3.I can never repay my parents for the many sacrifices they made for

me.

4.Research shows that humor and fear are two effective ways to

motivate students.

5.At first tea was produced only in china; it was later transplanted to

India and Japan.

6.The sight of the animals suffering so horrified him that he vowed

never to visit zoo again.

7.A mother’s bond with her newborn baby is an infinitely deep one that

noting can replace.

8.In Australia, women constitute51% of the population, but occupy

only 19% of the managerial positions.

9.Thousands of striking workers surged into the city square, demanding

higher wages and better working conditions.

10.T here was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two

countries became rivals and went to war.

11.M ary resents having to go to work while her husband sits about the

house all day.

12.N ot all of the author’s recommendations for improving students’

performance at school are logical.

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1.We expected Ellen to do well, but when she got straight A’s she

surpassed all our expectations.

2.Y ou made a good decision, and I thought approved of it.

3.They arrived at the stadium three hours early to ensure that they’d get

good seats.

4.The company is now thriving thanks to the skillful management and

outstanding technology.

5.The directors’disagreement rapidly escalated into a fight, so the

meeting became more exciting than anyone had expected.

6.As a junior member of the school’s teaching staff, Janet didn’t feel

qualified to discuss the issue with the principal.

7.The 20-year-old tennis player’s dream is to represent China at the

next Olympics.

8.It was becoming apparent that the elderly chemist’s skills were no

longer needed.

9.I don’t understand how you can justify spending money on space

exploration when there are hungry children in the world.