第一章 单元测试

1、单选题:
As the gender barriers ________, the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century. 
选项:
A:crumbling          
B:crush     
C:crushed
D:crumbled      
答案: 【crumbled      

2、单选题:
With the data collected each year, the owner of the shop can _____ customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance. 
选项:
A:discerning     
B:consider
C:discern    
D:concern     
答案: 【discern    

3、单选题:
His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to reach but to _______ his personal goals.    
选项:
A:surpassing    
B:surpass  
C:surprise    
D:surpassed   
答案: 【surpass  

4、单选题:
He is a man with a(n) ______ business sense. He has built his initial investment into a substantial and even excessively large fortune.
选项:
A:shrewd   
B:shine
C:showing      
D:show    
答案: 【shrewd   

5、单选题:
The ______ of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s. 
选项:
A:conversion   
B:converse   
C:conversation   
D:considerate
答案: 【conversion   

6、单选题:
I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to _______ the scientific facts in such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.  
选项:
A:discuss
B:distorting   
C:distort    
D:distorted  
答案: 【distort    

7、单选题:
Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as ______ as a man in his forties. 
选项:
A:radiant     
B:radiate   
C:radiating   
D:radiation
答案: 【radiant     

8、单选题:
French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but _______ code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind.     
选项:
A:incent       
B:inside   
C:incident  
D:ingenious
答案: 【ingenious

9、单选题:
The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they got ______ and didn't know what to say.
选项:
A:stump   
B:stamp
C:stumping  
D:stumped  
答案: 【stumped  

10、单选题:
This newly established university supports the ______ that a more diverse higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning. 
选项:
A:pose   
B:posing
C:position   
D:proposition   
答案: 【proposition   

第二章 单元测试

1、单选题:
We need to improve the quality of education so that our children will not leave school _______ in literary and reasoning skills.   
选项:
A:deprive    
B:deficiency   
C:deficient   
D:deprived
答案: 【deficient   

2、单选题:
In a society governed by the rule of law, every citizen is subject to possible ______ if he violates the law. 
选项:
A:prosecute   
B:prosecuting
C:prosecution 
D:prospect  
答案: 【prosecution 

3、单选题:
The pay gap between average workers and top corporate officers has led to public ______ as executives receive large packages despite falling share prices. 
选项:
A:outstanding  
B:outing
C:outrun  
D:outrage  
答案: 【outrage  

4、单选题:
The delicious meal ________ our hunger and made us feel warm again after having walked in the snow all day.
选项:
A:appeased    
B:appeasing      
C:please   
D:pleasing
答案: 【appeased    

5、单选题:
The military insists on ________ in many areas, for example, dress and haircut, with the primary objective of promoting group unity. 
选项:
A:conformity    
B:conform  
C:connect
D:conforming   
答案: 【conformity    

6、单选题:
My daughter used to play with the dog by taking a(n) _______ of its hair and then spending a long time rubbing, combing and twisting it.     
选项:
A:standing  
B:strand   
C:stood
D:stand  
答案: 【strand   

7、单选题:
When she left for the party, she took great care to make her necklace and shoes _______ her dress.  
选项:
A:compliment
B:completing     
C:complement    
D:complete   
答案: 【complement    

8、单选题:
It was necessary to provide living places for _______ immigrants passing through the area on their way to more permanent dwellings.  
选项:
A:transmitting     
B:transcend  
C:transient   
D:transmit    
答案: 【transient   

9、单选题:
They had just moved in, so they needed to buy a number of kitchen _______, including a microwave oven, a toaster, and a coffee maker.  
选项:
A:appliances    
B:appliance    
C:apply   
D:appearance
答案: 【appliances    

10、单选题:
She wanted a beautiful and elegant _______ to attend the wedding of a friend, but couldn't find anything satisfactory in the nearby shops. 
选项:
A:outing     
B:outfit     
C:outside   
D:outgoing
答案: 【outfit     

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