1.
Complete the following sentences with appropriate words. Change the form if necessary.
entertain entertaining entertainment entertainer
A I couldn’t put down the ______ novel.
B The bride’s parents arranged for the ______ at the reception.
C We ______ a group of exchange students from Japan.
D John has wanted to be an ______ ever since he was young.
正确答案:
1. entertaining
2. entertainment
3. entertained
4. Entertainer
2.
recognize recognizable recognition
A Bill is ______ from the many movies he has appeared in.
B I ______ the man who tried to mug (抢劫) me.
C The witness’ ______ of David led to his arrest.
正确答案:
1. recognizable
2. recognized
3. Recognition
3.
tempt temptation tempting
A The display of fresh fruit looked ______.
B Tom had to struggle against the ______ to spend more money than he earned.
C I tried to ______ my co-worker to leave work early.
正确答案:
1. tempting
2. temptation
3. Tempt
4.
reason (n. & v.) reasonable reasoning (n.)
A The student ______ thoughtfully before answering the question.
B My English teacher showed me why my ______ was faulty.
C I’m sure there’s a perfectly ______ explanation for his absence.
D Let me give you one ______ why the work of these researchers is so vital.
正确答案:
1. reasoned
2. reasoning
3. reasonable
4. Reason
5.
clergymananalyze analysis analytical analyst
A The lab technician ______ the blood samples.
B The ______ methods of the investigator revealed the identity of the murderer.
C The market ______ was fired because he didn’t foresee the drop in stock prices.
D The initial ______ is more important than any subsequent examination.
正确答案:
1. analyzed
2. analytical
3. analyst
4. Analysis
6.
value (n. & v.) valuable valuation
A Max learned a ______ lesson from his costly mistake at work.
B The jewelry ______ revealed my diamond to be a fake (赝品).
C John ______ the companionship of his trusty dog.
D The show had poor ______ entertainment for children.
正确答案:
1. valuable
2. valuation
3. valued
4. Value
7.
humor humorous humorless humorist
A The book was written by the American ______ Garrison Keillor.
B I have a good sense ______ of and I like to use it to make people laugh.
C The ______ story drew a roar of laughter from the crowd.
D She struggled through the difficult and ______ article.
正确答案:
1. humorist
2. humor
3. humorous
4. Humorless
8.
understand understanding misunderstand understandable
A It’s ______ that Mary was promoted because she works so hard.
B The two former enemies reached a(n) ______ and shook hands.
C I ______ your concern about the situation.
D I ______ you because you didn’t speak loudly enough.
正确答案:
1. understandable
2. understanding
3. understand
4. Misunderstood
9.
Complete the following passage with appropriate words.
directly answer entertained mischief end contacted selectively followed
capacity extent response sense individually mutual successful
A couple had two little boys, 8 and 10 years of age, who were excessively mischievous.
The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be certain that if any 1) ______ occurred in their town, their two young sons were involved in some 2) ______. The parents were at their wit’s 3) ______ as to what to do about their sons’ behavior.
The parents heard that a clergyman in town had been 4) ______ in disciplining children, so they 5) ______ him, and he agreed to give it his best shot (尽全力去做). He asked to see the boys 6) ______, so the 8-year-old was sent to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?”
The boy made no 7) ______, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God?”
Again the boy made no attempt to 8) ______, so the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face, “WHERE IS GOD?”
At that, the boy bolted from the room, ran 9) ______ home, and slammed himself in his closet. His older brother 10) ______ him into the closet and said, “What happened?”
The younger brother replied, “We are in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it!”
正确答案:
1. mischief
2. sense
3. end
4. successful
5. contacted
6. individually
7. response
8. answer
9. directly
10. followed
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