Unit 13
1. examine, check, test
(1) He ____ the papers again and again to be sure all the answers were correct.
(2) Don’t be ready to accept an idea before you ____ it.
(3) She ____ all her furniture to find her camera gone.
2. energy, strength, force
(1) He works out on the playground every day and he is full of ____.
(2) Being hungry, I don’t have ____ to lift this stone now.
(3) I think you shouldn’t settle this problem by ____.
(4) Don’t you know everyone has his ____ and weaknesses?
3. keep up with, catch up with, come up with
(1) However fast you run, I can ____ you.
(2) Who ____ this plan? It was so reasonable.
4. make a choice, make a decision
(1) Facing so many shirts, I can’t ____ which one to buy.
(2) You should ____ whether to go there or not.
5. sleepy, sleeping, asleep
(1) The mother looked at the ____ baby, smiling.
(2) He was too ____ to open his eyes.
(3) He fell ____ as soon as he went to bed.
6. now and then, here and there
(1) When you do some reading, you should look up ____ to protect your eyes.
(2) He looked for his lost pen ____ but still couldn’t find it.
7. brain, head, mind
(1) As we all know, the ____ is the organ of thought.
(2) Suddenly, a strange idea came into his ____.
(3) The naughty boy went by, holding his ____ very high.
key:1.(1)examined (2)test (3)checked 2.(1)energy(2)strength (3)force (4)strengths 3.(1)keep up with/catch up with/come up with (2)came up with 4.(1)make a decision (2)make a choice5.(1)sleeping (2)sleepy (3)asleep 6.(1)now and then (2)here and there 7.(1)brain (2)mind (3)head
Unit 14
1. dress up, dress like
(1) This ball is very important, so you should ____ for it.
(2) At the party, she was ____ a bride.
2. symbol, mark, sign
(1) As we all know, a pigeon is the ____ of peace.
(2) It is well-known that a dark cloud is a ____ of rain.
(3) You can make a ____ where you have a question.
3. argument, quarrel
(1) He doesn’t like his wife and often has a ____ with her.
(2) Not agreeing with each other; they had a heated ____.
4. nation, country, state
(1) On New Year’s Day, the president spoke on TV to the whole ____.
(2) In China, all land belongs to the ____.
(3) The soldiers fought bravely for their ____.
5. similar, familiar
(1) This picture is ____ to that one, so I can’t tell them apart.
(2) The ____ music reminded me of my hard childhood.
6. celebration, congratulation
(1) On National Day, we will hold a great ____.
(2)——My son was admitted into Beijing University.
——____.
7. respect, admire
(1) You have a good father, and I ____ you very much.
(2) As students, we should ____ our teachers.
8. gift, present
(1) Mary, here is a ____ for you. Take it.
(2) I don’t know where the ____ to him is.
9. take in, take up, take out
(1) The girl is so simple that it is easy for her to be ____.
(2) Don’t be worried; I won’t ____ too much room.
(3) It is a fine day today, so ____ your brother and have a good time.
key:1.(1)dress up (2)dressed like 2.(1)symbol (2)sign (3)mark 3.(1)quarrel (2)argument 4.(1)nation (2)state (3)country 5.(1)similar (2)familiar 6.(1)celebration(2)Congratulations 7.(1)admire (2)respect 8.(1)present (2)gift 9.(1)taken in (2)take up (3)take out
Unit 15
1. recognize, know
(1) There are so many pens here, and I can’t ____ which one is mine.
(2) When did you begin to ____ him?
2. explain, introduce
(1) This text is very difficult; please ____ it to us word by word.
(2) Now, I would like to ____ myself to you now.
3. call on, call in, call up
(1) You don’t need to come to see me, you can ____ me ____.
(2) ____ the students, we are about to have a meeting inside.
(3) The leaders of our school often ____ us to study hard.
4. lovely, lively, likely
(1) She is a ____ girl and I like her very much.
(2) It is ____ that he will come this evening.
(3) Mr. Zhang’s lessons are ____ and interesting.
5. pay off, pay for
(1) I felt very glad, because I had ____ all my debts.
(2) I know I have to ____ the damage.
6. at most, at least
(1) He doesn’t look so young; he is ____ twenty-five years old.
(2) Sorry, I have ____ ten yuan, so I can’t lend you any.
7. attend, join in
(1) I will ____ an important meeting this afternoon.
(2) He asked me to ____ their discussion, but I refused.
8. silly, stupid, foolish
(1) Don’t ask our teachers such ____ questions any longer.
(2) He is very ____ and can’t learn his subjects well.
(3) It is very ____ of you to believe in such a liar.
9. act out, act as
(1) If you visit our city, I’ll ____ your guide.
(2) Don’t say it in words; you can ____ it ____.
10. besides, beside
(1) I’ll buy some food. ____ I’ll buy some clothes.
(2) There is a small garden ____ our school.
11. quality, quantity
(1) Don’t you know you have wasted a large ____ of time in playing computer games?
(2) We should raise the ____ of our products so that more people will buy them.
key:1.(1)recognize (2)know2.(1)explain(2)introduce3.(1)call, up (2)Call in (3)call on 4.(1)lovely(2)likely(3)lively5.(1)paid off(2)pay for 6.(1)at least(2)at most7.(1)attend (2)join in8.(1)silly(2)stupid (3)foolish 9.(1)act as(2)act, out10.(1)Besides (2)beside11.(1)quantity (2)quality
Unit 16
1. advantage, disadvantage
(1) When doing heavy work, a woman has some ____.
(2) As we all know, when playing basketball, a tall man has some ____.
2. a number of, the number of
(1) ____ students in our class have passed the exam very smoothly.
(2) ____ girls in our school is more than two thousand.
3. a great deal of, a good many
(1) You have wasted ____ time. What a pity!
(2) There are ____ new books in our library.
4. pick out, pick up
(1) He saw a wallet lying on the ground, so he ____ it ____.
(2) Here are a few pens; you can ____ one from them.
5. test, text
(1) You had better ____ the truth of the matter as soon as possible.
(2) This ____ is very difficult for us to understand.
6. doubt, question
(1) He studies very hard and it is no ____ that he is good at all the subjects.
(2) I think that it is a difficult ____ to answer.
7. view, scene, sight
(1) Suddenly he caught ____ of a flying plane.
(2) When he opened the door, he saw a terrible ____: everything was in disorder.
(3) To tell you the truth, the ____ of our school are very beautiful.
key:1.(1)disadvantages (2)advantages 2.(1)A number of (2)The number of 3.(1)a great deal of(2)a good many 4.(1)picked, up (2)pick out 5.(1)test (2)text 6.(1)doubt (2)question 7.(1)sight(2)scene (3)views
Unit 17
1. around the corner, at the corner
(1) There is a supermarket ____.
(2) It is December 20th now, and the Christmas Day is ____.
2. threaten, frighten
(1) The man ____ me that he would kill me.
(2) At that time, the terrible tiger ____ the little girl.
3. die down, die out, die of, die from
(1) It is said that this kind of animal has ____.
(2) The fire ____ and the room was getting cold.
(3) Ten years ago, his father ____ heart attack.
(4) Many people ____ traffic accidents every year.
4. somehow, anyway
(1) It’s getting dark, but ____ I must finish my work.
(2) This problem is not difficult, but ____ I just can’t work it out.
5. climate, weather
(1) As we all know, the ____ of our country is warm.
(2) Today’s ____ is really very fine.
6. promise, permit
(1) My parents ____ me to play computer games at weekends.
(2) He ____ me to go there the following day, but he didn’t.
key:1.(1)at the corner(2)around the corner2.(1)threatened (2)frightened3.(1)died out(2)died down(3)died of(4)die from4.(1)anyway(2)somehow5.(1)climate (2)weather 6.(1)permit(2)promised