新课标大学英语精读课后习题完型填词

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It isn’t easy to make the(1)__________from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult(2)_________on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career is going to(3)__________. Many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when(4)__________how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange phychological effect. As the days pass, they begin to feel(5)__________from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard(6)__________interviews as if they were not very important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they(7)_________to old habits, start seeing old friengs, and, in many cases, become dependent again on their parents.

Unit 2

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When I lived in Britain, one of my favourite radio programmes was called“Desert Island Discs”.The format was always the same:Guest celebrities were asked to imagine they had been washed ashore on a desert island, and had to choose nine books—(1)__________the Bible and Shakespeare, which they were already provided with—to take with them to the island, to help them(2)__________the physical and mental isolation. I sometimes like to think which books I would take.(3)_________like most people, I don’t have much time for reading, and I could(4)_________dozens of books which I have never read but which I would like to. It’s an opportunity I have(5)_________all my life, in fact. But what would I choose?Mostly, novels, probably, but I wouldn’t(6)_________to include a volume or two of poetry.………………

Unit 3

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At a time of global(1)_________, when stock markets are falling across the world, we should never(2)__________the ability of fashion designers to surprise us by bringing sunshine into people’s lives, and avoiding the(3)__________trend of gloom and pessimism. This is certainly true of the fashion industry in Brazil. In 2009, when the effects of the financial situation were(4)________almost everywhere, top designers launched a(n)(5)__________new collection combining high hemlines, low necklines, and lots of colour. As one commentator wrote,“Y ou can call it a(n)(6)__________decision if you like, but it’s also a question of Brazilians doing what comes naturally to them.

Unit 4

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If you’re going to study in the UK, a bank account is(1)___________. That’s because for(2)___________involving large sums of money you need to pay by bank transfer, or by cheque. It’s(3)___________obvious you can’t carry large amounts of cash around with you all the time. So you need to choose a bank. And that’s not easy, because these days you hear more(4)__________than appreciation of the services they provide. They all spend a lot of money on(5)____________trying to attract students, whom they see as an investment for their own future. Some of them offer(6)__________free gifts like designer T-shirt or stylish pens to secure your custom. But don’t be(7)___________by these offers. A(n)(8)___________customer is someone who knows they can rely on their bank to(9)____________them when conditions change, and not to(10)___________to tell them when interest rates on overdrafts or credit card repayments have been increased.

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When Simon V entura became the host of the ItalianTV soccer programme, a lot of people(1)____________at the decision. What could a woman do in such a(n)(2)____________male-dominated world? They argued. But the (3)____________behind the choice of Simona as the new presenter soon became apparent. Rather than change to fit the programme-there is nothing(4)____________about her—she created a new, more modern show, the(5)__________aim of which is to entertain the whole family. The old style, lenthy and rather technical analyses of football matches, has been replaced by a lively TV programme, which is(6)_____________guest celebrities, dancers and singers…………

Unit 6

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Churchill believed that he was(1)__________to lead his country. He fought as a soldier in World War I and led the country to victory in World War II. It seems ironic that a leader of such(2)_____________as Churchill could not count on the(3)____________of voters in 1945. However, in a(4)____________country, electors cannot be(5)__________, and he had to(6)____________political defent after military victory, and went once more to his countyr(7)___________hartwell.

Unit 7

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When the(1)___________of workmen arrived, the(2)___________was in a poor state of repair. They began by(3)_____________electricity and then(4)____________the various pieces of a modern kitchen with all the best(5)_____________such as a washing machine and refrigerator. The walls were rather(6)___________after years of neglect, so they used a(n)(7)____________to make them smooth again. Finally, they(8)____________it with table, chairs, sofas and beds, until the house was as comfortable as it used to be.