Quiz for Unit 19
Name:______________Score: ________
I: Multiple choice:(40%)
1. In ,when he was in , he went to the south to seek his fortune.
A. the 1980s ; his twenties B. the 1980s; the twenties
C. 1980s; twenties D. 1980s; the twenties
2. --- Are you going to Beijing for a holiday? --- .
A. That all depends B. that’s nothing C. It doesn’t matter D. If you like
3. Not only good at sports ,but well in all her lessons.
A. is she; she also does B. she is ; she also does
C. is she ; does she also do D. she is ; does she also do
4. I can see ,there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.
A. As long as B. Just as C. As far as D. Even if
5. The schools are quite advanced teachers, so it has to engage teachers here and there.
A. lack of B. short for C. lack for D. short of
6. I am afraid I dare not speak in _____ public. -----Just have _____ try.
A. a; / B. the; a C. / ; a D. the; the
7. When trees are cut down, much of the ______ is washed away when it rains.
A. land B. ground C. soil D. field
8. It was in the lab _ was taken charge of by professor Black they did the experiment.
A. that ; where B. which; that C. whom; that D. which; where
9. the people have become masters of their country science can really serve the people.
A.It was that; when B. It was when; then C. It is only when; that D. It was only then; that
10. We’re living better .
A. year after year B. every year C. all the year round D. year by year
11. We have to be ______ and buy only what we can afford.
A. practical B. careful C. traditional D. acceptable
12. ______ that Taiwan is the largest island in China.
A. As is known B. As we known C. It is well known D. When is known
13. The boy became fatter and fatter each day and _______ made his parents sad.
A. which B. what C. he D. it
14. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _________.
A. who is he B. who it is C. who is it D. who he is
15. The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I before.
A. was having B. have C. have ever had D. had ever had
16. The conference had been held to discuss the effects of tourism ____ the wildlife in the area.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
17.. _______ of manpower is the main cause of the delay in the factory.
A. Shortage
B. Variety
C. Guide D. Experience
18. Some words have the same ________ for singular and plural
A. type B. form C. kind D. shape
19..---- You seemed to have been impressed by his songs.
--- Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing ______ his words that really impressed me. A. as well as B. rather than C. but also D. together with
20. As the bike is ______, there is no need for you to buy a new one.
A. in good condition B. in bad condition C. under good conditions D.under bad conditions
II: Word-transformation:(10%)
1. protect ______________(n.) 2. fertilise ______________(n.)
3. irrigate ______________(n.) 4. modern ______________(v.)
5. technology _____________(adj.) 6. gold ______________(adj.)
7. wisdom ______________(adj.) . 8. practice ______________(adj.)
9. discover ______________(n.) 10. garden ______________(v.)
III: Fill in the blanks with prepositions according to the learnt text. (10%)
1. It is ____ this arable land that the farmers produce food _____ the whole population of China.
2. _______ the early 1990s , scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production _________ harming the environment.
3. New techniques should increase agricultural production but also be friendly ______ the environment, not harmful _______ the environment.
4. Vegetables are protected _______ the wind, rain and insects in greenhouses, where the temperature is controlled ______ computers.
5. Jia Sixie’s book is a practical guide ______ farming, which tells people to do things ______ the right time of the year.
IV: Word-spelling(15%)
1. If the soil c___________ isn’t good enough, the farmers will try to improve it.
2. Now more and more people buy cars. So every year we i__________ millions of cars from abroad.
3. Luckily their computer company has developed a new m__________ of testing the virus.(病毒)
4.Don’t smoke so much; t__________ is harmful to your health.
5 They are busy p___________in the garden so that the flowers can grow better.
6. Spring is the season to s__________ the seeds.
7. We are going to have a meeting here. Will you r__________ all these desks?
8. A g__________is someone who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising.
9.An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an English p____________.
10 After a few tests the m____________software could be used on all computers.
V: Fill in the blanks with proper phrases:(15%)
| over time as far as a variety of stand for go against be known as have….effect on in other words be short of depend on bring in |
1. The environment becomes worse because man has done something that_____________ nature
2. Jack got a ‘d” in the last test____________________. he failed his exam again.
3. You can’t __________________ the trains, because they are always late..
4. Culture has greatly changed__________________, because much culture import this country
5. ________________ I know, Chairmao has been dead for nearly 30 years.
6. In order to improve our production, we must______________ advanced technical information
7. The letters “WTO” __________________ the World Trade Organization..
8. The computer has radiation(辐射). Working on computer all day long ____________our body.
9. Plastics can be used in_____________________ forms; they are very useful in our daily life.
10. The hospital__________________ nurses so it has to take in nurses everywhere.
VI: Correct the mistakes in the following (10%)
1. This was in the street that you came across me yesterday. _____________
2. Jia Sixie gave us a lot of advices on how to farm. _____________
3. Come to see me when is possible. _____________
4. Lu Xun is known for one of the greatest writers in China. _____________
5. He is a man that you can depend on him. He will never let you down. _____________
VII: Write a short passage about Modern Agriculture or Jia Sixie using about 50 words(10%)
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Key to the Quiz：
I: Multiple choice:
1—5: AAACD 6—10: CCBCD 11---15: ACDBC 16—20: BABBA
II: Word-transformation:
1. protection 2. fertilization 3. irrigation 4. modernize 5. technical
6. golden 7. wise 8. practical 9. discovery 10. garden
III: Fill in blanks with prepositions:
1. on… for 2. From… without 3. to… to.… 4. from…with 5. to…at
IV: Word-spelling:
1. condition 2. import 3. method 4. tobacco 5. ploughing
6. sow 7. remove 8. guide 9. proverb 10. modified
V: Fill in the blank with phrases:
1. goes against 2. in other words 3. depend on
4. over time 5. As far as 6. bring in \
7. stand for 8. will have bad effect on
9. a variety of 10. is short of
VI: Correct mistakes:
1—This—It 2. advices---advice 3. is---it is
4. for--- as 5. 去掉him
VII: 附加题: 略