I ) Vocabulary.
1. The____ cats that are still
found in some remote places are distantly related to our friendly domestic
companions.
A. savage B. wild
C. fierce D. untamed
2. He says he would write an English
course book if he could find a(n)____ to deal with the less interesting parts.
A. accomplice B. collaborator C. confederate D. partner
3. A force of desperate men
burst out of the besieged city and ____the army that had surrounded them.
A. won B.
defeated C. broke down D. submitted
4. There is often so much
traffic on the main thoroughfares that motorists may be able to travel faster
on ______roads.
A. subordinate B. minor
C. district D. local
5. Most people were no longer
listening to his long ______story.
A. boring B. tiring
C. annoying D. weary
6. The forecast predicted
______weather with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is just what we
have had.
A. variable B. various
C. differing D. fluctuating
7. The bus company apparently
ignores the many ______about unpunctuality and overcrowding of buses.
A. reclamations B. claims
C. objections D. complaints
8. The prisoner ______that he
had assaulted a policeman.
A. refused B. rejected
C. contradicted D. denied
9. Nobody has been able to
explain the ______of this commonly-used expression.
A. reason B. starting-point C. cause
D. origin
10. The dog felt very ______when
his owners left the house, dressed for a long walk.
A. disillusioned B. disappointed C. deceived
D. cheated
Key:
1B
2B 3B 4B 5A 6D 7A 8D 9D 10B
I )
Transformation work: rewrite
each of the following sentences by using the underlined word(s), the word(s)
should not be changed in any form
1.
I didn’t see the carnival procession this year.
miss
2.
It would have been better if he had worn thicker clothes.
should
3.
He gave me permission to publish his memoirs.
agree
4.
He advised me to return home as soon as possible.
suggest
5.
They both said hello when they met.
greet
6.
I shall not travel to Paris
postpone
7.
Perhaps he didn’t hear what you said.
might
8.
He works in his garden most of the day.
spend
9.
He described his flat to me.
like
10.
I was going to answer his question when there was a knock at the door.
prevent
Key:
1.
I missed seeing the Carnival procession this year.
2.
She should have worn thicker cloths.
3.
He agreed my publishing memoirs.
4.
He suggested my returning home as soon as possible.
5.
They greeted with each other when they met.
6.
I’m postponing my journey to Paris
7.
He might not have heard what you said.
8.
He spends most of the day working in his garden.
9.
He told me what his flat was like.
10.
A knocked at the door prevented my answering his question.
