(1)Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriated form.
dilemma  pandemonium  collapsed  facade    dread    feverishly  automatically  staple  hybrid  tilt  to a degree
1.She was in a _______as to whether to marry Paul,who was poor but smart,or Charles,who was rich but ugly.
2.Isabel appeared to be momentarily over by the heat and _____into the nearest chair.
3.There was a sheer_____in the dance hall when someone shouted “Fire!”.
4. ______he sets to work,and by the end of the day he had composed the whole concerto.
5.Although they put up a ___of honesty,I knew that they were involved in various criminal activities.
6.He always ________asking them for their rent money because he knew it would end in a
n argument.
7.At first, you may find it difficult to follow the procedure,but soon you ’ll be doing it ______.
8.Potatoes,broccli,cabbages are the ____ winter vegetables in the northern part of the country.
9.It can be said that the Internet is a ____ system of art and technology.
10.The table top suddenly _____ and all the plates and glasses crashed onto the floor.
11.Golding’s novels is ______ experimental in style.
1.Dilemma:a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice.
2.collapsed
3.pandemonium:a state of wild and noisy disorder
4. feverishly:excitedly
5.facade(注：c下有个撇哈。）
6.dreaded :fear
7.automatically
8.staple:chief;principal
9.hybrid:consisting of or coming from a mixture of two or more things.
10.tilted:cause to slope
11.to a degree:有点
(2)Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1.The spacecraft______through the atmosphere at a speed of 17,000mph.(descent)
2. Frogs can search for food underwater,____  from birds of gray.(hide)
tilt
3. The committee has made four specific _____ of the government’s transportation policy.(critical)
4. The country is trying to move from a centrally planned _____ to one basically geared to the needs of the market.(economic)
5.We are looking for an experienced journalist to join the news teams.The salary is _______.(negotiate)
6.The _____ of the house was the only thing that made them hesitate about buying it.(remote)
7.The men stood in front of the bar ______ to the argument that was going on across the road.(indifference)
8.The honeymoon period was soon followed by the usual _____ with day-to-day reality.(disillusion)
9.The collar of his jacket had been _____when an extra layer of cloth.(stiff)
1. descended  2.hidden  3. criticism  4.economy 5.negotiable  6.remoteness  7.indifferent 8.disillusionment 9.stiffened
(3)Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.
1.Don’t let yourself be persuaded into buying things that you don’t really want.
A.cheated into  B.talked into  C.made into  D.misled into
2.There were gasps of amazement when the fireworks started.
A.bursts    B.hushes    C.outbreaks  D.sudden and short breaths
3.Neva waded into the water and then started swimming across the river.
A.plunged into B.dived into C.walked into D.jumped into
4. I’m awfully sorry to have delayed answering your letter because of pressure work.
A.prolonged  B.stopped  C.postponed  D.slowed
vt. 使延期，延缓；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面 vi. 延缓；延缓发作
5.Far away,but distinct,was the dark shape of a boat.
A.blurred(啰嗦）      B.vague    C.clear       D.unambiguous
6.I advised that the president should choose a few key issues to concentrate on.（n. （水等的）流出( issue的名词复数 )；出口；放出；（特别重要或大众关注的）问题 ）
A.things  B.subjects C.questions  D.points
7.Even the governor’s most loyal supporters have misgivings about changes to the education system.
A.have misjudgement about      B.have no ideas about
C.have misinterpretation about    D.are not sure about
8.She was not given to staying out late,so we were very worried about her.
A.was not permitted to stay        B.was not willing to stay
C.was not justified to stay        D.didn’t usually stay
9.Although business is improving ,we cannot afford to be complacent----there is still a lot of hard work to be done.
A.satisfied  B.proud  C.conceited  D.big-headed
10.He tried to steer the conversation away from such dangerous topics.
A.control         B.start        C.carry on      D.hold
11.Jerking her coat from the hook,she rushed out of the door.
A.Taking        B.pulling     C.grabbing    D.Catching

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