Unit 1
I.Complete the words according to the initials.
1.When his uncle died, he received many letters and calls of s____________.
2.Tony is s____________ the guidebook for information about Hawaii, where he will travel soon.
3.There were strong winds a____________ by heavy rain last night.
4.India d____________
independence in 1947.
5.I hope they don’t ask e____________ questions, for I will be e____________ at them.
6.They had a d____________ that I attend their wedding.
7.Rita couldn’t provide a s____________ excuse for his absence.
8.I am so e____________ of your getting an extra day’s holiday.
9.The rainforest is disappearing at an a____________ rate.
10.They were accused of interfering in China’s
internal a____________.
II.Choose the right phrases to fill in the blanks, and change the form if necessary.
(set off, turn around, more than ,test out, smooth away, ring up)
1.How many people __________________ while I was out.
2.They were ________________ happy to see us come back from the expedition.
3.Then he or she has to dig the mine out without __________ it __________.
4.__________________ many times, robots like the one described in the science
fiction have now came into use.
5.__________________ , I saw an old friend of mine, whom I haven’t seen for years.
III.Translation.
1.You’d better _______ _______ (留出,储存)some money in case of future use.
2.He stared _______ _______ (羡慕地) at Robert’s new car.
3.He’s got _______ _______ (许多) work to do this morning.
IV.Complete the following to make similar sentences by filling in each blank with a proper word.
1.He claimed that he was innocent.
He ________ himself ________ ________ innocent.
2.They broke off their marriage two years ago.
They ________ ________ two years ago.
Answer Sheet
I. 1. sympathy 2. scanning
3. accompanied 4. declared
5. embarrassing/ embarrassed
6. desire
7. satisfactory/satisfying
8. envious 9. alarming
10. affairs
II. 1. rang up 2. more than
3.
setting off
4. (Having been) tested out
5. Turning around
III. 1. set aside
2. with envy
3. amounts of/ piles of/ lots of
IV. 1. declared… to be
2. got divorced
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