新视野第四册Unit 4-quiz

Unit 4I. Multiple Choices1. The class remained ____ when the teacher asked a formidable question.A) clumsy B) deafC) dumb D) still2. The captured criminals were ____ in chains through the streets.A) exhibited B) displayedC) paraded D) revealed3. As a summary, the long story was ____ into a few sentences.A) condensed B) condemnedC) concealed D) concentrated4. She took an ____ course in cooking before her marriage.A) integral B) intentionalC) intensive D) intense5. Deeply cursed with prison life, the prisoners became ____ for breakout.A) discarded B) disappointedC) intensive D) desperate6. Being very hungry, she gave the two dishes a thorough ____.A) script B) clickC) lick D) scrape7. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of ____.A) reservation B) recreationC) reversion D) recession8. Be careful with a cat. It may ____ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrapeC) tear D) scratch9. He ____ much of his time in learning the new language.A) invested B) involvedC) invented D) integrated10. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because theyhad more at ____A) danger B) stakeC) loss D) threat11. The ____ on this apartment runs out in a year’s time.A) treaty B) leaseC) agenda D) deadline12. He has put his car entirely at our ____ for the holiday.A) usage B) applicationC) disposition D) disposal13. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next yearwas optimistic. They expected increased tax ____.A) efficiency B) privilegesC) revenues D) validity14. If you ____ in taking this attitude, we’ll have to ask you to leave.A) persist B) insistC) resist D) assist15. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was ____ behindas usual.A) declining B) delayingC) lacking D) lagging16. Communication is the process of ____ a message from a source to an audiencevia a channel.A) transmitting B) submittingC) transforming D) switching17. The computer has become smaller and cheaper and ____ more available to agreater number of people.A) yet B) henceC) still D) nevertheless18. Take one ____ of this cough-mixture three times a day.A) therapy B) prescriptionC) injection D) dose19. John Smith is the New York Times ____ at Beijing.A) resident B) correspondentC) ambassador D) applicant20. Today, many ____ products have replaced natural ones.A) practical B) compoundC) raw D) synthetic21. Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.A) crucial B) competitiveC) acute D) satisfactory22. It would be wise to ____ your property against storm damage.A) ensure B) insureC) integrate D) guarantee23. The Main Street is the ____ stop for this bus route.A) end B) closingC) terminal D) concluding24. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ____ to the healthservice.A) assessment B) assignmentC) exception D) access25. Very few scientists ____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.A) come up with B) come outC) come round D) come up to26. After she qualified as a lawyer, she decided to specialize ____ contract law.A) on B) inC) with D) of27. A prime minister cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely perso nal matters.A) devote B) reserveC) concentrate D) spare28. The whole idea ____ from a casual remark.A) evolved B) involvedC) generated D) adapted29. There are not many teachers who are strong ____ of traditional methods inEnglish teaching.A) sponsors B) contributorsC) advocates D) performers30. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country: ____ is this more true than in Europe.A) hardly B) littleC) seldom D) nowhereII. Sentence rewriting1. Combine the following sentences using “rather than”.1) Concentrate on indoor delights and you’ll be much better appreciated. Don’tconcentrate on outdoor fights.2) They argue that their products should be developed on the basis of need.Products should not be developed on the basis of profit.2. Translation1) We've produced twice _______________________. 今年我们生产的棉花比十年前多了一倍。

2) This dictionary is _____________________________.这本词典的厚度是你从图书馆借的那本（厚度）的5倍。

3) That ‘s partly due to the fact that __________________________.(拉丁美洲电话客户的通话时间是北美客户的二至四倍)。

III. ClozeWe are living in the age of a telecommunications revolution. In order to keep from getting ___1___, many developing countries are making an intensive effort to strengthen their telecommunications infrastructure. This will help them___2___the developed countries. It was, after all, advanced telecommunications ___3___gave some countries an economic advantage ___4___others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are ___5__ improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get___6___to the Web.They are installing advanced optical fibers. These fibers, a millimeter in __7___, can bring the information superhighway to their door. The ___8___investments that countries like Vietnam are making may seem too great because they still lack basic ___9___ like electricity and water. However, government officials say that these moves are ___10___. They are also confident that their countries will ___11___ the benefits. They will benefit from having more ___12___andup-to-date telecommunications equipment and gaining more ___13___. One Vietnamese leader said, "It is understandable that people want to ___14___ their immediate problems first. Still, our entire future is ___15___. People don'talways understand the ___16___of the problem, though." He continued, "There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if wecontinue to use such old equipment, the ___17___ between us and thedeveloped world will continue to widen. ___18___have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal ___19___ those they see in the developed world." It will not be far ___20___ they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.1. A) left out B) left alone C) left behind D) left off2. A) get involved in B)catch up with C) make up for D) stand up to3. A) what B) where C) which D) that4. A) than B) with C) over D)above5. A) looking into B) looking up C) looking to D)looking for6. A)assistance B) approval C) asset D) access7. A) length B) round C) diameter D) circle8. A) partial B) initial C) potential D) influential9. A) standards B) appliances C) conveniences D) utilities10. A) magic B) temporary C) logic D) strategic11. A) reap B) sustain C) derive D)assign12. A) available B) comparable C) reliable D) considerable13. A) revenues B) inputs C) payments D) arrangement14. A) accomplish B) complete C) master D) tackle15. A) at odds B) at stake C) for certain D) by accident16. A) length B) volume C) breath D) strength17. A) hole B) gap C) space D) extend18. A) Sacrifice B) Costs C) Attributions D) Prices19. A) in B) with C) to D) on20. A) While B) since C) when D) where。