第一单元1. Since the other side had taken ________ action, we had no choice butto defend ourselves.A. attentiveB. respectiveC. offensiveD. passive2. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933, and started afull-scale________ of China.A. invasionB. collisionC. erosionD. eruption3.Timmy's question caught Jean ________guard, and she told him the se-cret before she knew it.A. offB. onC. againstD. in4. Ireland ________ beautiful beaches, great restaurants and friendly locals.A. composesB. comprisesC. boomsD. boasts5. All her hard work ________ in the end, and she finally passed the exam.A. paid backB. paid offC. paid outD. paid up6. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ________ ground and air attacks.A. withstandB. withdrawC. withholdD. wither7. If you ________, you manage to resist an enemy or opponent in difficult circumstances and refuse to give in.A. hold outB. hold upC. hold backD. hold on8. Both companies are worried about losing business in the face of ________ competition.A. rigidB. stiffC. tightD. swift9. Under the state of ________, the police could arrest suspects without charges or warrants.A. surroundingB. circulationC. occupationD. siege10. The law will apply equally to men and women except in the ________of maternity leave.A. presenceB. caseC. circumstanceD. name11. The three smaller parties have forged an ________against the government.A. alloyB. allegianceC. ambitionD. alliance12..What was needed, he said, was ________ action to halt what he called these savage crimes.A. relativeB. aggressiveC. decisiveD. negative13.It is ________ that all documents presented are authentic and easily verifiable.A. trivialB. crucialC. especialD.controversial14.. The two governments have agreed to ________ in a comprehensive dialogue to resolve the problem.A. dealB. participateC. engageD. involve 15．By computerizing we could, at a ________, improve efficiency and reduce costs.A. hitB. strokeC. strikeD. tap 16．She was widely ________ to be the best actress of her generation.A. assumedB. claimedC. reckonedD. responded17. North Carolina sustained more ________ than any other state duringthe Civil War.A. damagesB. casualtiesC. ruinsD. ashes18. Oil is an important ________ material which can be processed into manydifferent products, including plastics.A. crudeB. primitiveC. rawD. original19. These tests were so seriously flawed as to ________ the results meaningless.A. urgeB. tendC. tenderD. render20. The ________ of the space shuttle was delayed for 24 hours because of bad weather.A. plungeB. launchC. liftD. soar√ [11].第二单元1.Suggestions from the survey have been into the final design.A. instilledB. incorporatedC. condensedD. probed2. Massive investment is needed to the production process.A. disruptB. assembleC. reinforceD. automate3.Drivers who park their cars illegally, particularly traffic flow,deserve to be punished.A. constructingB. destructingC. obstructingD. destroying4. The children's excitement is as Christmas gets nearer.A. countingB. mountingC. discountingD. accounting5.The company is to launch its new advertising campaign.A. poisedB. posedC. proposedD. propelled6. The clear message of the scientific reports is that there should be acut in car use.A. dynamicB. drasticC. fantasticD. historic7. They were accurate in their prediction that he would change herlife .A. violentlyB. literallyC. drasticallyD. virtually8. Stress levels and heart disease are strongly .A. cohabitedB. correlatedC. cooperatedD. coexisted9. The whole station seemed to as the express train rushed through.A. vibrateB. shiverC. trembleD. sway10. A person's income is the money they earn before tax is deductedfrom it.A. netB. grossC. roughD. entire1. An anonymous letter police to the possibility of a terrorist attackat the airport.A. informedB. avertedC. alertedD. reminded2.Thousands of ex-army officers have found jobs in private securityfirms.A. progressiveB. aggressiveC. lucrativeD. imperative3. The routine was the same every day, with nothing to relievethe .A. monotonyB. autonomyC. strainD. diversity4. The document our company’s recycling policy.A. outnumbersB. outlinesC. outweighsD. outlives5. She questioned whether it was to stimulate investment in theseregions.A. flexibleB. feasibleC. feebleD. fertile6. He wants his ministers to concentrate on policy, not on drawingit up.A. complementingB. implementingC. compressingD. cementing7. India has always been one of the most religiously countries.A. converseB. reverseC. diverseD. various8. He entered the United States in 1988 as a resident because of hismarriage to a U.S. citizen.A. perpetualB. migrantC. registeredD. permanent9. Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the of thepopulation of this town.A. equivalentB. relevantC. quantityD. equality10.A key task is to get pupils to for themselves the relationshipbetween success and effort.A. conceiveB. perceiveC. witnessD. penetrate第三单元1.We're hoping to get somewhere in the of £70 000 for our house.A. downtownB. neighborhoodC. vicinityD. phase2. Suddenly she was rich her wildest dreams.A. overB. inC. beyondD. on3. As a reporter, I was paid to into other people's lives.A. pierceB. penetrateC. peerD. pry4. Although she often disagreed with me, she was always .A. courageousB. courteousC. advantageousD. spontaneous5.They found the jungle virtually .A. impenetrableB. impressiveC. implicitD. immune6.In her bright yellow coat, she was easily in the crowd.A. variableB. justifiableC. reliableD. identifiable7. Economists emphasize quantities -- the number of jobs, theper capita income(国民平均收入).9．The story should act as a warning to other buyers.A. respectiveB. prosperousC. prospectiveD. passive10. He decided to up on his initial research and write a book.A. traceB. pursueC. followD. set1.We're hoping to get somewhere in the of £70 000 for our house.A. downtownB. neighborhoodC. vicinityD. phase2. Suddenly she was rich her wildest dreams.A. overB. inC. beyondD. on3. As a reporter, I was paid to into other people's lives.A. pierceB. penetrateC. peerD. pry4. Although she often disagreed with me, she was always .A. courageousB. courteousC. advantageousD. spontaneous5.They found the jungle virtually .A. impenetrableB. impressiveC. implicitD. immune6.In her bright yellow coat, she was easily in the crowd.A. variableB. justifiableC. reliableD. identifiable7. Economists emphasize quantities -- the number of jobs, theper capita income(国民平均收入).9．The story should act as a warning to other buyers.A. respectiveB. prosperousC. prospectiveD. passive10. He decided to up on his initial research and write a book.A. traceB. pursueC. followD. set第四单元11. Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical[A] appliances12. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ____ the terms of the contract[C] in accordance with13. At the beginning of each course, the teacher should give a very ____ explanation of his plan for this course. [A] comprehensive14. The Space Age ____ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the former Soviet Union[D] commenced15. A bad cold ____ him to his bed last week[B] confined16. It is high time that you ____ the test paper and ____ it in.[B] finished, handed17. Her parents wanted to change her mind so they tried to ____ her to their way of thinking[A] convert18. In the early 1990s various measures were ____ to encourage savings, stimulate investment and motivate workers' effort[A] implemented19. I wouldn't ____ to interfere. Instead, I let my students make their own decisions. [B] presume20. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed ____ in China's particular situation[C] feasible21. At first the institute refused to buy the instruments, but this decision was ____ revised. [D] subsequently22. Provided that my expenses ____, I will go with you for the investigation next week[A] are paid for23. Let us hope that ____ a nuclear war, the human beings might survive[A] in the event of24. All the year she has been ____ between optimism and despair.[C] fluctuating25. The scientists at the University of Bern in Switzerland have useda weakened virus that is not ____ and has proved safe and effective.[A] infectious第五单元1. We wanted to book a hotel room in July but there were no .A. facilitiesB. accommodationsC. vacanciesD. reserves 2．The two presidents have had talks about the current crisis.A. candidB. humidC. cautiousD. alert3. The of the nation’s gold wealth for the benefit of a foreign powerinstilled in Brazilians a protective attitude toward mineral reserves.A. dispositionB. dissipationC. dispersionD. dispense4.The child had a weak and was always ill.A. compositionB. circulationC. constitutionD. coordination5. No matter how often they , their welcome never wears out.A. pull upB. let upC. throw upD. turn up6. I was a little taken at the directness of the question.A. onB. awayC. abackD. off7. They deliberately do something that will make it difficult to discover whoreally a particular crime, for example, destroying evidence orlying to the police.A. pursuedB. performedC. conductedD. committed 8．Mishka got some nail scissors and started carefully his fingernails.A. choppingB. trimmingC. carvingD. polishing 9．Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.A. opaque(不透明)B. visibleC. transparentD. crystal10. He his drink, staring intensely at me.A. sippedB. suckedC. digestedD. chewed。