Unit 2 综合训练

Grammar.(语法)

Directions：After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word ；for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Here are four letters about the readers’ experiences and opinions regarding tutorial centers. Letter 1 says that tutorial centers are helpful. The fees are reasonable and the reader's English (1)_________(improve) greatly with the help of the qualified, sincere and kind teachers. The tutorial center has given the reader a lot of confidence in (2)_________(use) English. In the

second letter, the reader feels cheated. He says that the tutorial center aims at making money (3) _________paying for good teachers to help improve the trainees5 English. In his opinion，it is (4)_________(good) to spend more time on school work than to waste money at a “money-making” tutorial center. In Letter 3 the reader (5)_________(force) to attend a tutorial center by his parents. He thinks the course is useless. The teachers are boring and teach (6)_________, so the reader often sleeps or reads comics during the class and sometimes goes to a video arcade instead. In the fourth letter, the reader experienced both good and bad tutorial centers. In the first center, the reader learned nothing and left (7)_________a month. Then as a

result of the reader's friends* recommendation, she enrolled on a course at another center. Here, she felt good. Therefore she thinks we must do some detective work (8)we enrol.

(1)_________ (2)_________(3)_________ (4)_________

(5)_________ (6)_________ (7)_________ (8)_________

(B)

Tea, which originates in China, is consumed around the world more than any other drink except water. Tea (1)_________(regard) as a health drink that makes one live longer. Both green and black teas are claimed (2)_________(be) effective for preventing deadly diseases. But

there is one point people need to be aware of—tea (3)_________not be drunk along with meals, (4) _________ an element contained in tea can interfere with the body’s absorption of iron.

Tea (5)_________(serve) differently according to local customs in different countries. The Chinese put loose tea in teapots, add boiling water, and serve it in teacups. In England people use teabags and mugs. Afternoon tea is (6)_________time-honoured tradition. In Japan, a tea ceremony is often held while people are drinking tea. Guests follow strict rules set up then and the tea (7)_________(use) is a powdered green tea. (8)_________still practiced today，'the tea ceremony may not be as popular as it used to be.

(1)_________(2)_________ (3)_________ (4)_________

(5)_________(6)_________ (7)_________ (8)_________

Part Three Reading and Writing ；

I . Reading Comprehension.(阅读理解。）

Section A

Directions ：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

My sisters and I had fine dreams of a home in the city, but when the Alcott family found itself in a____1_____house at the South End with not a tree in sight, only a backyard to play in, and ___2______ money to buy and of the good things before us, we children all rebelled(反叛) and