A. Vocabulary
Directions: Choo the correct phrasal verb to compete the ntences. Each is ud only one time.
jumped off scared off dug up put forward gave up chickened out stood up |
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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 becau 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 cond.
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: Choo a word from the box to complete the ntences below. Each is ud only one time.
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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 ______ becau 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.
食品召回管理办法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. obssion b. obss c. obss d. obssing
20. It is ______ good day today for a picnic.
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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 rious job.
a. While b. As soon c. Once d. Until
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24. I can’t drive a motorcycle _______ I have pasd 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
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28. The memory stick ______ into place on the left side of my laptop.
积极地英文 a. click b. clicks c. clicked d. clicking
Directions: Change the ntences to their reduced relative claus by crossing out the unnecessary words.
29. The dolphins that are being fed right now were born at this aquarium.
和从前不一样30. Anyone who is interested in joining the soccer club should come to the meeting this afternoon.
C. Reading Comprehension
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Directions: Read the excerpt from Parkour: The Spirit of Freedom in Unit 8 of the textbook and answer the questions that follow.
When David Belle was a young man, he wasn’t particularly interested in sports. What bothered the Frenchman was the regulated and overly competitive way most sports are played. Disillusioned, he quit the sports clubs in arch of something el.
David had always known his father Raymond had been renowned for acts of incredible athleticism and daring as a young man working for the Paris Fire Brigade, a renowned military unit. As he grew older, David became intrigued by newspaper clippings and tales of his father’s exploits. He decided to pick Belle, Sr.’s brain. Raymond’s approach to physical fitness has been born out of necessity. Born in Vietnam to a French father and a Vietname mother, Raymond Belle had been orphaned at the age of ven and taken to a children’s home run by the army. Having to depend on himlf he became obsd with developing his strength and agility and would sneak out of the orphanage at night and practice on the obstacle cour. He also developed his own cours, which included jumping from branch to branch in trees like a nimble, referring to his training as “parcours.” His aim was to be physically prepared for any obstacle that might be in his pa
交换链接th. Raymond cited the pioneering physical educator and theorist Georges Hébert as an influence. Hébert had promoted a “natural method” of fitness training consisting of ten fundamental skills, such as running, jumping, climbing and crawling.
