Quiz 3 (unit 6-8)
1. There are interesting ___A____ between the two wars, although they were of a very different nature.
  A. parallels                B. paraphrases       
C. paragraphs              D. partakes
2. This project would ____C______ a huge increase in defense spending.
3 d  A. result                        B. assure     
C. entail                        D. accomplish
3. The experts’ messages sometimes get ___C___ because the newspapers have their own interests to serve.
  A. polarized        B. conformed      C. Distorted扭曲    D. imposed
4. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly ____C____ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.
  A. exploited                    B. controversial   
C. inexhaustible 用之不竭的in-exhaustible    D. remarkable
5. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time _____A____ some import ant museums and buildings.
  A. visiting                      B. traveling   
C. watching                    D. touring
6. ____C___ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.
A. None        B. Both            C. Neither          D. All
7. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of w
eapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the __A__.
A .latter                        B. latest       
C. later                        D. last 
8. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, __C_traffic delays.
A. acknowledging                B. affording     
C .allowing for将…计算在内                     D. accounting for 
9. The neighbors do not consider him quite _____D_____ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.
  A. respectful                    B. respected       
C. respective                    D. respectable
10. She was sanding outside in the snow, _B___ with cold.
A. spinning                      B. Shivering颤抖，哆嗦（因寒冷恐惧激动等）     
C. shaking                      D. staggering
11. She is openly ___A____ of the idea that girls are in any way weaker than men.
  A. scornful    B. proud        C. sorrowful      D. afraid
12. There was a ____D____ conversation between deaf-and-dumb people who communicated by sign language.
  A. quiet      B. peaceful      C. still        D. silent
13. The facts added together to build up a theory which was ___B____.
  A. nonchalant            B. indisputable
  C. immeasurable          D. nonadjustable
14. We realized that he was under great _____B____, so we took no notice of his bad temper.
A. excitement                    B. stress       
  C. crisis                          D. nervousness 
15. It is an offence to show ____D____ against people of different races.
  A. distinction                    B. difference   
C. separation                    D. discrimination
16. The couple has donated a not ____A____ amount of money to the foundation.
  A. inconsiderable                B. inconsiderate 
C. inaccurate                    D. incomparable
17. On the road motorists should be aware of cyclists and be __C__ towards them.
A. considerable                B. considering     
C. considerate                D. considered
18. The new minister ____B___ in her belief that wiping out poverty should be on the top of agenda of the government.
A. resisted        B. persisted        C. insisted        D. consisted
19. The report was informative, but it was somewhat spoilt by bad ___C___.
  A. word    B. vocabulary      C. diction        D. language
20. High school ____B____ grew because more and more students regarded
additional schooling as the key to succeeding in an industrialized society.
  A. participation            B. attendance     
C. partaking                D. involvement
21. capacity                a. make sb. decide to do sth. esp. sth. that seems unwise
22. endeavor                b. be at the top of
23. instinctively              c. eagerness to do sth.
24. in vain                  d. thinking oneself better than others
25. induce                  e. in a way to behave calmly and seem not to worry or care about anything

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