英语综合教程3Unit2练习题

英语综合教程3Unit2练习题

Vocabulary

Ⅰ. Explain the underlined part in each ntence in your own

words.

1. He worked himlf to death, finally and precily, at 3:00

a.m. Sunday morning.

2. He was, however, one of six vice-presidents, and one of

three who might conceivably —if the

president died or retired soon enough –have moved to the

top spot.

3. He is survived by his wife, Helen, forty-eight years old, a

good woman of no particular marketable skills, who worked in

13.

Upper-intermediate English learners are often encouraged to

read the of English literature. 14.

The new business writing cour is oriented towards and

managers who want more individual attention and focud

training that will help them write with impact and effectiveness.

15.

Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given

words.

16. Gordon lives near his father and they are very clo.

(widow)

17. Her poignant style got on her boss ’s .(nervous)

18. A real Miss Evans does not allow any slightest mistakes in

her student ’s

compositions. (preci)

19. She resigned for the reason that she couldn ’t stand the

and unfriendliness in the

office. (compete)

20. All of our suppliers are suppod to ensure prompt of

orders. (execute)

21. The symposium will be over by a famous scholar.

(president)

22. Their problems started soon after they adopted the child.

(marry)

23. The movie is rated PG, so children under 15 who want to

e it had better be by

their parents. (company)

24.

Ⅳ. Fill in the blank in each ntence with an appropriate

phrasal verb or collocation taken

from the text.

25. The vere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a fatal

dia. Thousands of people in Asia it

in 2003.

26. Chine fans often have to to watch the live transmission

of European football matches.

27. Sometimes I don ’t understand Jeremy; he ems to

have hurt the feelings of everyone who

him including his wife.

28. I doubt that they are able to get the problems before the

deadline.

29. It was curious that the children should have their

grandparents easily from the old

photographs.

30. The doctors had virtually on him after his heart attack,

but he eventually recovered.

31. Mrs. Kim was thrilled to learn that her daughter the

opportunity of going abroad.

32. The governor reiterated that overas private funds

would not be the express

train project.

33.

1. board classic conceivably decead discreetly

2. executive grab obituary survive

Ⅵ. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.

’s understandable that people feel let down by a

government that said it would not bring taxes

down.

them to hold on a few conds until we get the rest

of the cartons unpacked.

smallest details can be insisted upon in a formal

contract.

guidance on grammar, refer to the appendices at the

back of the book.

you know what he was driving at when he said he

suspected some people were being disloyal?

breezed in as if he didn’t have a care in the world.

wonder the film is a huge success. It works up to a

thrilling climax.

students have been rearching tribes and tribal

customs that died out centuries ago.

42.

Grammar

Ⅰ. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: the prent

perfect or the prent perfect progressive.

43.I’m plead to say the team (play) well all ason.

recent years, the company (put) a lot of money into

developing advanced

technology.

(pull) down most of the hous in this street, but

they (not

touch) the old shop at the corner yet.

46.I (wait) for the prices of the hous to come down, but I

think I

(wait) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.

47.I (pick) ten pounds of strawberries! I (grow) strawberries

for years

but (never have) such a good crop before.

was lovely at eleven o’clock, but since then the sky (get)

steadily darker and the

wind (ri). I’m afraid the fine spell (come) to an end.

(be) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (look) for

a better

post but so far he (not find) any.

(fail) her driving test three times becau she’s so

bad at reversing. But she

51.(get) a bit better at it.

52.

Ⅱ. Choo “a” or “b” to end each ntence as you e it.

have been asking me .

visit them for ages, but I’ve never had the time

people on that little sandy island have been waving

handkerchiefs .

the last half hour

b. veral times

Ⅲ. Complete the following dialogue with the proper forms

of the verbs given.

A: Oh, there you are. I (wait for) you for half an hour. What

(you, do)?

B: I (shop). I (buy) a new hat. Do you like it?

A: It’s all right. I (meet) the Smiths’ son, Jack, while I (wait).

B: Yes, I know. Mrs. Smith told me. She (be) very proud of him.

She says he

(speak) French fluently.

A: How long (he, learn) it?

B: I’m not sure.

A:What (you, say)?

B: I said I’m not sure. I think he (study) French since he (be)

twelve.

A: Since when?

B: Since he was twelve. (you, go) deaf or something?

A: I can’t hear a word you (say). The noi of this traffic is

absolutely awful.

B: Yes, it is, (be) it? Goodness, I’m tired. I (walk) around the

shops for nearly three hours.

Ⅳ. Correct the errors, where found, in the following

ntences.

is always breaking things. She has been breaking her

glass twice this month.

2.I think Mike is the best player. Her won that race for years.

3.I have been teaching for 25 years and I can’t imagine

doing anything el.

he has been joining the army for only two months,

he is well adapted to the life there.

’re telling me. I’ve been knowing about it for a long

time.

6.I lost my address book. Have you en it anywhere?

has been looking nervous until I told him to sit down

and relax.

8.I’m sorry I’m late. Did you wait for a long time?

Ⅴ. Choo the right word or expression to connect the two

ntences.

1.I walked up the stairs cautiously. Even so/ Even though I

nearly fell twice.

has lived next door to us for years, yet/however we

hardly ever e him.

3.I understand you point of view. However, /Although I

don’t agree with it.

4.I got up very early. By contrast, /Nevertheless, I was still late

for work.

like beaches that have goo surf. For example, / Such as,

we like Hapuna and Rincon.

Carolina is mild in winter. In contrast, / On the other

hand, South Dakota is frigid.

wanted to fly to the moon. However, / Nevertheless,

he didn’t know how.

threshed the wheat. Also, / In addition, he hoed the corn.

Exercis for integrated skills

Ⅱ. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you

think appropriate. Americans average 25.1 working (1) per

person in working age per week, but the Germans average 18.6

hours. The average American works 46.2 weeks per year, (2) the

French average 40 weeks per year. Why do western Europeans

work so much (3) than Americans? Recent work argues that the

differences result (4) higher European tax rates, but the vast

empirical labor supply literature suggests that tax rates can (5)

only a small amount of the differences in hours between the U.S.

and Europe. Another popular view is that the differences are

explained (6) long-standing European ―culture,‖yet Europeans

worked more than Americans as (7) as the 1960s. We believe that

European labor market regulations, advocated by unions in

declining European industries who argued ―work less, work all‖

explain the bulk of the (8) between the U.S. and Europe. The

policies do not em to have incread employment, but they

may have had a more society-wide (9) on leisure patterns

becau of a social multiplier where the returns to leisure

increa as more people are (10) long vacations.