新标准大学英语综合教程4Unittest3答案
Unit test 3 Part I: Vocabulary and Structure Section A: Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 1. Throughout history, many people have attempted to find the _ secret to success, but relatively few have actually done it. a. elusive b. evasive c. illusory d. eloquent 2. It was hard for Cynthia to remain uninvolved with the controversy since she is such a _ part of the company. a. visibility b. risible c. visible d. visibly 3. “Officer Clarke, in the best interest of the case, please consider absolutely everything to be at your _.“ a. dispose b. disposal c. disposing d. disposed 4. The mountain climbers demonstrated a(n) _ feat of selflessness when they turned around to help an injured stranger. a. advantageous b. gorgeous c. outrageous d. courageous 5. Many movie stars are notorious for wearing excessive amounts of expensive _. a. jewellery b. jewels c. jewelers d. jewelling 6. Her novel successfully _ an entire generation of young women to believe they could be whatever they wanted. a. emboldened b. embittered c. empowered d. embroidered 7. I'm not really a _ of pop culture trends, so can you explain that reference to me? a. flower b. follower c. fellow d. fallowing 8. We just moved into town so we're still a little _. a. unsettling b. settlers c. settled d. unsettled 9. The movie is fantastic, but you'll need to _ your disbelief toward the end. a. upend b. suspend c. depend d. misspend 10. Don't _ Jack's determination to do whatever it takes to win. a. underestimate b. overestimate c. estimate d. misestimate 11. As judge, I _ over this courtroom and have the final say on all matters. a. preside b. reside c. presume d. resume 12. Please stay back! This is a _ area! a. constricted b. districted c. restricted d. unrestricted 13. The moon shone down and cast a _ glow over the entire field. a. luminosity b. luminous c. luminal d. luminously 14. The state dinner is a _ affair, so please dress appropriately. a. distinctive b. respectable c. dramatic d. formal 15. Stock prices rose _ after the company publically announced its new product. a. dramatically b. magically c. loosely d. exclusively 16. The colonists began to form a _ in response to the unfair taxes. a. rebel b. rebellion c. rebellious d. rebelling 17. After striking the iceberg, the ship quickly sank into the _ depths. a. skinny b. preppy c. murky d. baggy 18. I'm not a good typist, so I find it easier to _ all of my emails. a. dictate b. elucidate c. explicate d. exacerbate 19. To accommodate increased traffic, city planners are going to expand the _of the highway. a. length b. height c. depth d. width 20. Let's be proactive and do something instead of just watching the situation _. a. ameliorate b. collaborate c. deteriorate d. elaborate Section B: Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb. 21. Things didn't quite turn ou t the way I expected, but I'm still happy with the result. Your answerCorrect answerout out 22. You can't fool me; I'm wise t o the way things work around here. Your answerCorrect answerto to 23. My question sparked of f much discussion in the group about right versus wrong. Your answerCorrect answeroff off 24. They didn't know it, but they were playing right i n t o our hands the whole time. Your answerCorrect answerinto into 25. Leslie broke d own her argument into three main points. Your answerCorrect answerdown down 26. It was pure luck that we chanced up on the fossilized remains of the dinosaur. Your answerCorrect answerupon upon 27. Our town was named af t er the explorer who first discovered the nearby waterfall. Your answerCorrect answerafter after 28. After the ship sank, wreckage washed u p on shore for weeks. Your answerCorrect answerup up 29. Some of the oldest headstones in the graveyard were completely worn away so we couldn't tell whom they belonged to. Your answerCorrect answeraway away 30. The novel revolves ar ound a protagonist who is searching for a lost city of gold. Your answerCorrect answeraround around Part II: Banked Cloze Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage. Everyone's always told me that I should be a model. I have to admit, it does sound like it would be a(n) (31)uns t a bl elifestyle with lots of traveling, parties, and beautiful people. I think it could also be a great opportunity to assert my (32)i n di vi du al i t yand creativity. However, at my age, I'm not sure I have the experience or (33)c r ed en t i al sto start a modeling career. It takes more than a(n) (34)s t un ni ngface to be a model. You must have a(n) (35)gl a mo r o uspersonality and always be ready to take risks and explore the unknown. You also need to have near infinite patience. Many people are under the impression that the fashion and modeling
