Quiz 41. Directions:Read the sentences carefully and choose the word or phrase that is closest inmeaning to each word underlined.1) The servant was dismissed for being lazy and dishonest.A. neglectedB. ignoredC. firedD. sent2) He tried his best to mask his enmity (敌意) under an appearance of friendliness.A. faceB. concealC. revealD. present3) It rained practically all night.A. almostB. mostlyC. reallyD. actually4) Regular exercise is vital for your health.A. fatalB. energeticC. importantD. relevant5) Let’s move to the next item on the agenda.A. paperB. planC. projectD. work6) She has been a ppointed to solve the problem.A. chosenB. appliedC. askedD. demanded7) Mere words won’t help.A. ManyB. TrueC. RealD. Only8) She withdrew her eyes from the terrible sight.A. took overB. took upC. took awayD. took down9) It’s often difficult to discern the truth of an event from the newspaper stories.A. understandB. distinguishC. findD. get10) The flavor of most foods can be enhanced by good cooking.A. improvedB. raisedC. changedD. forced11) In order to avoid students’ utter reliance on teachers, students should be taught how to learninstead of what to learn.A. independenceB. dispensationC. dependenceD. confidence12) Young children need stimulation.A. praiseB. challengesC. understandingD. help2. Directions:Choose the appropriate words to complete the following sentences. Change theform if necessary.1) manual menu mental metalA. Is it made of wood or ____________?B. We are sure a lot of this ____________ work will be done by machine before long.C. Those who suffer an illness of the mind should be sent to ____________ hospitals.D. The man ordered the most expensive items on the ____________ to show his generosity.2) adapt adoptA. This machine has been specially ____________ for underwater use.B. This novel has been ____________ for radio from the Russian original.C. He is their ____________ son.D. All three teams ____________ different approaches to the problem.3) award rewardA. She showed us the athletic ____________ she had won at the national sports meet.B. He announced a(n) ____________ of $50,000 for information about the runaway.4) incident accident business issue eventA. I raised a new ____________ at the meeting, which aroused a heated discussion.B. A(n) ____________ prevented him from playing football for the rest of his life.C. That’s his ____________ and no one else’s.D. She told us about some of the amusing ____________ during her summer holidays.E. The tourist guide lists the major ____________ in the town throughout the year.3. Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets.1) 我再也没有见到过他，也没有收到过他的信。
(nor)2) 为了和平我们必须坚持斗争。
(for the sake of)3) 我丝毫不明白这位作者在说些什么。
(not…in the least)4) 有些事情的含义你只有事后回想时才能完全意识到。
(in retrospect)5) 在我国，针灸疗法从古代起就有了。
(date back to)6) 这些爆炸肯定发生在我们离开之后，因为我们什么也没听见。
(subsequent to)7) 你有与此职位相关的经验吗？(be relevant to)8) 作为一名运动员，他的最终目标是代表他的国家(参赛)。
(ultimate goal)Key to Quiz 4:1. 1) Cneglect与ignore都是指“忽略，忽视”；只有fire有“解雇”的意思；而send指“发送，派往”。
2) B句意为：他尽最大的努力把敌意隐藏在友善的外表之下。
conceal 掩盖，隐藏；reveal 显露；present 呈现。
3) A句意为：几乎整夜都在下雨。
4) C句意为：常锻炼对你的身体健康很重要。
fatal 致命的；relevant 有关的(一般跟to)。
5) B句意为：让我们讨论日程中的下一项。
6) A句意为：她被指定去解决问题。
7) D句意为：光说不做无济于事。
8) C句意为：她移开视线不去看那可怕的景象。
take over 接管，接受；take up 拿起；take away 拿去，移开；take down 记录。
9) B句意为：要从报纸的报道去辨明一个事件的真实性是困难的。
10) A句意为：好的厨艺可以使大多数食物的口味鲜美。
11) C句意为：为了避免学生完全依靠老师，老师应该教学生如何去学而不是学什么。
12) B句意为：小孩需要激励。
2. 1) A. metal B. manual C. mental D. menu2) A. adapted B. adapted C. adopted D. adopted3) A. award(s) B. reward4) A. issue B. accident C. business D. incidents E. events3. 1) I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.2) For the sake of peace, we must keep up our struggle.3) I do not understand in the least what this author is trying to say.4) There are things that you only become totally conscious of in retrospect.5) In China, acupuncture dates back to ancient times.6) Those explosions must have been subsequent to our departure, because we didn’t hearanything.7)What experience do you have that is relevant to this position?8) His ultimate goal as an athlete is to represent his country.。