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

A. Vocabulary

Directions:Use the words from the box to complete sentences 1 to 10. Each is used one time.

1. A dog owner can easily _______________ their pet by taking a walk with them every day.

2. The cabbage in our refrigerator had become _______________ after sitting in there for weeks.

3. The class leader took the _______________ and told her classmates that they were using their

smartphones too much during their lessons.

4. A good _______________ to cutting your spending is to stop buying coffee every morning at

Starbucks.

5. The doctor told me I had to _______________ my eating habits if I was serious about losing

weight.

6. Military service is _______________ in some countries unless you are registered in college or

university.

7. Although the moon is _______________, this has not stopped humans from exploring it for its

resources.

8. A count ry’s balance of imports to exports is a(n) _______________ of a healthy economy.

9. Driving your car at a high velocity on city streets is a(n) _______________ of the traffic laws.

10. The actor’s _______________ attitude at the hotel made the staff think he was a terrible guest.

Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the following.

11. In the U.S., the right to own guns is ______ protected.

a. monotonously

b. pompously

c. irreversibly

d. constitutionally

12. Police action on the protesters was ______ since all of them were unarmed.

a. unjustified

b. scrapped

c. monotonous

d. slipped

13. Trevor’s job at the factory was so ______ that he decided to go back to school.

a. monotonous

b. leaked

c. feasible

d. notorious

14. Patty was so ______ with her Spanish studies that she began to dream in Spanish.

a. scrapped

b. outmoded

c. engrossed

d. prevalent

15. The ______ at a hardware store includes drills, nails and shovels among other things.

a. champion

b. merchandise

c. twinge

d. fertility

16. We had a good ______ when we learned that Jacob had decided to join the circus.

a. decay

b. bureaucracy

c. chuckle

d. indicator

17. Although the company’s plan was ______, they still needed to convince investors to finance the

project.

a. constitutional

b. wasted

c. laid-back

d. feasible

18. After two days of not smoking, my dad’s ______ broke down and he started up again.

a. chuckle

b. willpower

c. carcass

d. corruption

19. Hackers are ______ for breaking into company computer systems and causing much damage.

a. notorious

b. unprecedented

c. drastic

d. sharp

20. Dentists always advise that tooth ______ can be prevented by daily brushing and flossing.

a. accountability

b. metropolis

c. decay

d. trim

21. There is a recent ______ for teens to wear colorful neon T-shirts.

a. alarm

b. trend

c. game

d. reason

22. Jessica ______ very hard ______ learning French, so it is no surprise that she went to study in

Paris.

a. worked / off

b. worked / at

c. worked / out

d. worked / into

23. The undercover detective ______ the gang members by pretending he was one of them.

a. reported back

b. picked up

c. looked through

d. spied on

24. My grandpa was a ______ kick-boxer when he was in teens and even won a few titles.

a. champion

b. biometric

c. prevalent

d. unprecedented

25. The bad investment was ______ as a loss for the company.

a. staked on

b. ridden on

c. shaken off

d. written off

26. The movie star was ______ by scandal and his inability to keep silent when he should have.

a. ruined

b. spoke

c. disproved

d. improved

27. We ______ to our new office, but it needed a little more lighting and some plants.

a. passed through

b. settled in

c. let in

d. sent back

28. There is a drugstore ______ my apartment so I can get medication easily if I get sick.

a. backward

b. back

c. nearby

d. near

29. The law was ______ because it was, so unpopular with the public.

a. rescinded

b. overthrown

c. rigged

d. passed

30. Professor Stone is so ______ that he doesn’t even take attendance of his classes.

a. laid-back

b. altruistic

c. vindictive

d. egoistic