Unit 14 Freedom fighters
一. 单项选择
1. She was _______ for helping the murderer to escape.
A. searched B. brought C. arrested D. caught
2. He was interested in politics long before he was old enough to _____.
A. vote B. choose C. elect D. register
3. Regardless _____ our mistakes, the teacher corrected our thesis patiently.
A. in B. of C. for D. about
4. In western countries, the young people are more independent _____ their parents.
A. from B. of C. off D. to
5. As we joined the big crowd I got _____ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed
6. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time I _____ that evening.
A. interrupted B. was interrupted C. had interrupted D. had been interrupted
7. Their parents _____ them to drink.
A. prohibit B. forbid C. ignore D. block
8. Tom worked hard and _____ his classmates.
A. set an example to B. make an example of
C. followed the example of D. let this be an example to
9. I _____ that she _____ here soon.
A. suppose; coming B. demand; come C. demand; comes D. believe; to come
10. I _____ to write to you, but something always kept me.
A. intend B. am going C. plan D. meant
11. The proposal seems quite good, but I can’t easily _____ without all the facts.
A. join B. judge C. say D. speak
12. The American soldiers _____ with the British in the war against Germany.
A. joined hands B. changed hands
C. raised their hands D. lived from hand to mouth
13. The police are treating his death _____ a case of murder.
A. of B. to C. with D. as
14. This information does not _____ what I was told yesterday.
A. fit in with B. fit on C. fit up D. fit into
15. The students gave _____ to their pleasure over the new building.
A. voice B. thought C. rise D. place

二. 完形填空
Alice: Tom, my English teacher Miss Jones says my vocabulary is too 16 . She 17 me to read more after 18 . But I think I can just go and memorize words in the dictionary. That’s a shortcut.
Tom: You’d better not 19 that. 20 able to spell a word doesn’t mean you can use it correctly. You need context （上下文）to decide the 21 meaning of a new word. And only after seeing it used in different contexts 22 really feel at ease in using it.
Alice: The dictionary explains the exact meaning of words, 23 ?
Tom: Right, but English words have different meanings. 24 the word ‘set’ for example. This 25 word 58 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participial adjective. How do you know 26 choose without the context?
Alice: Tom, you don’t mean every English word has 27 many meanings!
Tom: Of course not! ‘set’ is the word 28 the most meanings.
Alice: I see what you mean, Tom. Maybe I should 29 Miss Jones’ advice.
Tom: You 30 should, Alice.
Alice: Sometimes I’m a bit 31 because there are so many words in the English language.
Tom: It’s true 32 English holds the record as the language with the greatest number of words 790,000. 33 , linguists （语言学家）have estimated that no one uses more than 60,000 of these in a lifetime of writing and speaking, and only 5,000 words in conversation. Alice, work hard . Where there is a will, there is a way, I’ll lend 34 , Alice.
Alice: All right, Tom. I’ll try my 35 .
16. A. limit B. limiting C. limited D. rich
17. A. advices B. advises C. persuades D. suggests
18. A. class B. the class C. supper D. rising
19. A. try B. sure C. believe D. depend
20. A. Be B. Being C. Can be D. You
21. A. true B. just C. all D. exact
22. A. we will B. we can C. can we D. do we
23. A. do you B. do they C. does it D. doesn’t it
24. A. Take B. Let
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