Test for Unit 19-Unit 20
Class____________ Name_______________
I. Multiple choice 40%
1. Victor doesn’t have ___ sense of ____ humor. If you joke with him, he may get very angry.
A. the; the B. a; the C. a; / D. /; /
2. You are not in good health, I think. You could improve your ____ by running every day.
A. position B. situation C. condition D. energy
3. —What can I do for you, sir?
I need a guide ____ Italy. I’m going there ____ a visit next week.
A. of ;for B. for ;on C. to ; for D. in; on
4. This is a ________ mistake among Chinese English learners.
A. common B. general C. normal D. popular
5. I think good use must be __ of the information from abroad to get our product sales increased.
A. taken B. made C. brought D. put
6. A kind of tomato was developed that was very different from any _________.
A. growing before B. to grow before
C. grown before D. to be grown before
7. To make as much use of the land as possible, two or more crops are planted each year _________.
A. how possible B. where possible
C. when possible D. whatever is possible
8. I thought her nice and honest _________ I met her.
A. first time B. for the first time
C. the first time D. by the first time
9．____ those college students come to see the old man who has no son or daughter. They find he grows weaker____.
A. Year after year; year by year B. Year by year; year after year
C. Year after year; year after year D. Year by year; year by year
10. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.
A. put B. to be putting C. to put D. putting
11.The audience are _________ crosstalk lovers.
A. most B. mostly
C. part D. partly
12. Not only _____ everything he had ____ away from him, but also his German citizenship.
A. did; taken B. was; to take C. was; taken D. did; took
13. He sang a number of songs, __________ by his wife at the piano.
A. composed B. compared C. accompanied D. companied
14. —You have made another mistake.
—I’m sorry, but I ____.
A. didn’t intend to B. didn’t intend
C. don’t intend D. don’t intend to
15. —Why didn’t you buy that pair of trousers?
—I disliked its pattern. Besides, the color didn’t ____me.
A. suit B. fit C. agree D. match
16. It is their clothes, make-up and the way ____ they walk ____ makes people laugh.
A. how; that B. that; that C. in which; which D. / which
17. The little girl ______out at night.
A. dares not go B. daren’t to go
C. dares not to go D. doesn’t dare to go
18. If the workers do the work in _______, they will be able to finish the work in a couple of _______.
A. couple; days B. couples; days
C. couple; day D. couples; day
19. I really appreciate ___________ to relax with you on this nice island.
A. to have had time B. having time
C. to have time D. to having time
20.A traffic policeman reported __________ an old lady risk __________ very fast
on the high way.
A. to see, to drive B. seeing, driving
C. to see, driving D. seeing, satisfied
II. Word spelling 10%
1.Today many vegetables are grown not in gardens but in g___________.
2.A good actor or actress can reach a wide a_____________.
3.C____________ are theatre plays that make people laugh.
4.In England a m____________ can marry couples in church.
5. The old man is polite and kind, in fact, he is a t__________ gentleman.
6. A__________, the two problems have a lot in common.
7. The girl has made r__________ progress in her English.
8. This medicine is hard to take as it is rather b__________.
9.In China a v___________ of GM watermelon will be seedless and there is GM rice.
10.A foreign visiting d_____________ is arriving at the airport at 5 p.m.. Would you like to meet them?
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the right word. 10%
| protection technique produce discover wise laugh cycle irrigate make amuse humor |
1. We like our Chinese teacher because he is very ____________. He is good at telling jokes and making classes fun.
2. The ___________ who got caught in the accident was finally rescued while his bicycle was smashed.
3. The clown is always good at _____________ the children who come to watch.
4. All the kids roared with ____________ because of the clown’s interesting performance.
5. All nations must get rare animals well _________________.
6. As his fields are on the slope, the farmer has to think out a way to solve the problem of _______________.
7. Right choices should ________________ about what methods to use for the fields.
8. The factory was built for the ______________ of cars.
9. Engineers are still facing some _______________ problems to build such a long bridge on the sea.
10. He showed great ____________ in what he said and did.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the right phrase. 10%
| be on good terms with look on…as depend on drive off go against date back to be angry with sb for have great effects on let…off in other words hold up |
1. Jane likes collecting stamps very much. In fact, her interest in it _____________ her school days.
2. Work on the building site has been _________________ by bad weather.
3. The girl _______________ her father ______ not letting her know the news earlier.
4. The boy was late. He tried to enter the classroom without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ____________ him. The head teacher was standing at the door.
5. He drove in the wrong lane, but the police _______him _______ as they were busy with the accident nearby.
6. The inventions of many electric appliances (电器)________________ people's life.
7. In old Egypt kings ____________ pyramids _________the symbol of their power.
8. I soon found that the work I was doing had been done by someone else. __________________, I was wasting my time.
9. The Robinsons have always ____________________________ their neighbors.
10. Some waste may be thrown into the sea, while others may be dumped more than 40 km from living places. What to do with the waste_______________ the nature of the materials.
V. Fill in the blanks with the right preposition. 4%
1. Scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production ________ harming the environment.
2. It is _____ this arable land that the farmers produce food_____ the whole population of China.
3. Jokes _____ speaking a foreign language, German ______ example, always work.
4. This kind of tomato was developed using a technique known_____ GM, which stands ____ “Genetically Modified”.
5. Frost caused heavy damage_______ the crops.
(2)句可改成It include advice _______ the following subjects: growing green vegetables and fruit trees, keeping cows, sheep and fish in lakes. There are also instructions _______ making wine.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences 6 %
1.Scientists started to develop new techniques to increase production from early 1990s. (用强调句型强调划线部分)
___________________________________________________________________.
2.It is on this arable land that the farmers produce food for the whole population of China. (改写成不强调的普通句)
____________________________________________________________________.
3. The boy who is running ahead of others is my cousin. (改成简单句)
____________________________________________________________________.
VII. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 20%
1. Chemical fertilizers may make plants growing well. 1. ____________
2. That is important for them to master science. 2.____________
3. He likes sleeping with the window opened. 3. ____________
4. Someone found the man lying on the ground died. 4. ____________
5. Was it Sunday that he got hurt in the accident? 5. ___________
6. Being a film star, so she does everything carefully not to damage her image.
6. ___________
7. Measures should be taken to protect the disease from spreading.
7. ____________
8. It are you and I who will be in charge of the work.
8. ___________
9. That he is interested in is how to get the bird to talk. 9. ___________
10. Fortunate, the 1989 earthquake didn’t happen in the center of town but 50 miles away. 10. __________
Answers
I. 1-5 CCCAB 6-10 CBCAD 11-15 BCCAA 16-20 BDBBB
II. 1 greenhouses 2. audience 3. Comedies 4. minister 5. typical
6. Actually 7. rapid 8. bitter 9. variety 10. delegation
III. 1. humorous 2. cyclist 3. amusing 4. laughter 5. protected
6. irrigation 7. be made 8. production 9. technical 10. wisdom
IV. 1. dates back to 2. held up 3. was angry with…for 4. went against
5. let…off 6. have great effects on 7. looked on…as
8. In other words 9. been on good terms with 10. depends on
V. 1. without 2. on, for 3. about…for 4. as, for 5. to
VI. 1. It was from early 1990s that scientists started to develop new techniques to increase production.
2. The farmers produce food for the whole population of China on this arable land.
3. The boy running ahead of others is my cousin.
VII. 1. growing—grow 2. That—It 3. opened—open 4. died—dead
5. 在Sunday 前加on 6. 去掉so 7. protect—prevent/stop
8. are—is 9. That—What 10. Fortunate--Fortunately