第一章 单元测试

1、单选题：
Now the president ________ that inflation was a much more serious threat to the sliding national economy and that what was needed was a much tighter control of the money supply and the budget deficit.（ ）
选项：
A:proclaimed
B:sustained
C:supported
D:exclaimed
答案: 【proclaimed】

2、单选题：
The average life ________ for Americans is now more than 74 years because of their more active lifestyles and good medical care for senior citizens. （ ）
选项：
A:Potential
B:span
C:expectation
D:length
答案: 【span】

3、单选题：
You will have to ________ yourself to a completely new life in college because it’s a lot different from high school.（ ）
选项：
A:thrust
B:apply
C:appeal
D:adjust
答案: 【adjust】

4、单选题：
Mr. Collins argues that it is unrealistic for his secretary to do anything for any real purpose before she has reached the level of ________ with computers.（ ）
选项：
A:sufficiencyt
B:deficiency
C:accuracy
D:proficiency
答案: 【proficiency】

5、单选题：
It was ________ the efforts made by the two sides that the intense conflicts have given way to cooperation in the end.（ ）
选项：
A:since
B:owe to
C:because
D:due to
答案: 【due to】

6、单选题：
Repeated failures lead to success and prove to be ________ to us as we experiment every day to find out the right way of doing things.（ ）
选项：
A:substantial
B:potential
C:influential
D:beneficial
答案: 【beneficial】

7、单选题：
Though having been living in the States for more than 10 years, she still has a ________ British accent when she talks.（ ）
选项：
A:distinctive
B:narrative
C:sensitive
D:representative
答案: 【distinctive】

8、单选题：
I don’t like going to these magnificent restaurants. There are always a lot of people; ________, it’s too expensive and takes too long to get the seat.（ ）
选项：
A:moreover
B:nevertheless
C:therefore
D:somehow
答案: 【moreover】

9、单选题：
The combination of virtual and traditional learning will ________ the scope of every lesson and increase the students’ interest.（ ）
选项：
A:exhaust
B:explore
C:expand
D:exceed
答案: 【expand】

10、单选题：
There are many well-known professors in our university, of which he is the most ________ one in his specialized field.（ ）
选项：
A:disgraceful
B:distinguished
C:distrustful
D:different
答案: 【distinguished】

第二章 单元测试

1、单选题：
During economic crisis, people don’t feel safe to __________ their money in any financial program recommended even by banks with good reputations.（ ）
选项：
A:invest
B:save
C:reserve
D:entrust
答案: 【invest】

2、单选题：
Curious tourists, visitors, and newspaper reporters from every corner of the world were __________ upon the small place where Steve Jobs was born.（ ）
选项：
A:descending
B:pouring
C:plunging
D:falling
答案: 【descending】

3、单选题：
The continual source of our strength was our mutual trust and respect and time will __________ what we feel about each other.（ ）
选项：
A:admit
B:guarantee
C:secure
D:confirm
答案: 【confirm】

4、单选题：
You have to be __________ and cancel your marriage plan without any hesitation if you think that he is not reliable and responsible.（ ）
选项：
A:fantastic
B:romantic
C:realistic
D:optimistic
答案: 【realistic】

5、单选题：
While animals aren’t people, he says it is __________ to make the inference that an effect found in rats may also apply to humans.（ ）
选项：
A:practical
B:logical
C:typical
D:radical
答案: 【logical】

6、单选题：
What is somewhat encouraging is that all participants from the European Union now sense the pressure of working toward __________ to the debt crisis.（ ）
选项：
A:evolutions
B:foundations
C:solutions
D:donations
答案: 【solutions】

7、单选题：
The quality of the faculty and graduate students, combined with a(n) __________ scientific atmosphere, makes the university a unique place to pursue graduate study.（ ）
选项：
A:understanding
B:corresponding
C:demanding
D:outstanding
答案: 【outstanding】

8、单选题：
The new government has decided to invest more to create jobs, expand education, __________ health care, and reduce taxes by adopting a series of new policies.（ ）
选项：
A:revise
B:release
C:reform
D:reduce
答案: 【reform】

9、单选题：
World War II, the most __________ war in history, was a disaster for humankind, in which about 60 million people lost their lives.（ ）
选项：
A:competitive
B:objective
C:destructive
D:representative
答案: 【destructive】

10、单选题：
Opinion polls are now beginning to show the consensus about the __________ that high unemployment is probably to stay.（ ）
选项：
A:aspect
B:prosperity
C:prospect
D:scope
答案: 【prospect】