Assignment Two
1. While he is still _______C________ about the purchase(购买), his business rivals(竞争对手) have already made a lot of money from it.
A) on his mind B) in one mind C) in two minds D) in mind
2. The only way ______C_______ the quality of the students should be stricter discipline and more challenging examinations, says the headmaster.
A) improving B) improve C) to improve(改进) D) improves
The way to do something
3 The economic(经济学) policies in China have ______B________ great changes in our life.
A) brought back(归还) B) brought about(导致) C) brought around(说服) D) brought over(推出)
4 Your composition(创作) is pretty good _____A________ grammar and spelling.
A) in terms of(按照,用…来说) B) at the rate of (以率) C) in the name of(以…的名义) D) in honor of(为纪念)
5 I report to my teacher every week to make sure that my efforts(努力) are made ______B________.
A) in the right forms B) in the right directions(向正确的方向)
C) in accurate ways D) in precise manners
6 Mankind will have to _______A_______ the sun’s rays as a source of energy.
A) harness(治理) B) present(现在) C) convey(表达,传递) D) contact(联系)
7 The damages(毁坏) to the building are _______C________ that it will cost a lot of money to repair it.
A) so B) thus C) such D) in
8 If Columbus(哥伦布) hadn’t discovered the New Continent(大陆), what ____D_______ America today ________________ very different.
A) were… would be B) is… should be C) is… were D) is… would be
9 A(n) _______B_______ record of any event is impossible. Different people will look at a happening from a different angle.
A) evident(明显的) B) precise(精确的) C) precious(珍贵的) D) brief(短暂的)
10 At the end of this week, she should _______A________ an essay to the teacher. Otherwise, she will have to retake the course.
A) submit B) hand C) devote(把…奉献给) D) offer
11 To his regret(遗憾), his request for a raise in salary(销售额) was finally _______B________.
A) turned away B) turned down(调低) C) turned over D) turned back(折回)
12 They _______A________ the mother ______________ the way she had trained her disabled child.
A) complimented …on (赞美) B) relived …of
C) talked …into D) presented …with
13 We ______C_________ the cost of the vacation and decided that we could afford it.
A) searched for B) left out C) worked out D) look over
14 The police were ________D_________ immediately after the disturbance(扰乱) began in the inner-city area.
A) run into(偶尔碰到) B) waited on(服侍) C) brought about(导致) D) sent for(召唤)
15 They spent the whole summer _______D_________ the buried(掩埋) treasure.(财富)
A) glancing over(扫视) B) running for(竞选) C) picking out(挑出) D) hunting for(追捕到)
16 I would like to rent(出租) an apartment----well-furnished(布置), comfortable and _______B________ in a safe location.
A) after all(终究) B) above all(在上方) C) for all(尽管,虽然) D) over all(超过)
17 ______B_______ Tony had to fulfill(实现) his American dream were vision(想象力), determination(决定), self-control and 24 precious(珍贵) hours a day.
A) Since B) All C) As D) That
18 Nowadays many teenagers(青少年) feel ________A________ to talk openly(直率的) with their parents due to the generation gap between them.
A) reluctant(不情愿的) B) innocent(天真的) C) appropriate(适当的) D) delighted(高兴)
19 She is terribly(可怕的) upset because her father, all of a sudden(突然), _______D________ last week.
A) passed off(发生) B) passed by(经过) C) passed down(传下去) D) passed away(去世)
20 There are fears(害怕) that the company’s traditions(传统) of service and quality will be _______A________ to achieve(完成) profit.(利润)
A) sacrificed(牺牲) B) reserved(保留) C) switched D) accomplished(达到目的)