英语综合教程3Unit2练习题
Vocabulary
Ⅰ. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.
1. He worked himself to death, finally and precisely, at 3: Sunday morning.
2. He was, however, one of six vice-presidents, and one of three who might conceivably —if theunderstandable
president died or retired soon enough –have moved to the top spot.
3. He is survived by his wife, Helen, forty-eight years old, a good woman of no particular marketable skills, who worked in an office before marrying and mothering.
4. In the day and a half before the funeral, he went around the neighborhood researching his father,
asking the neighbors what he was like.
5. Phil was a Type A, a heart-attack natural.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form.
6.
7.
The woman her husband by nine years. 8.
The plot of the novel the reader. 9.
Not wanting to draw any attention, Roy went into the lecture hall. 10.
We learned about her father by reading his in The Times. 11.
I do not understand how the arranged marriage could work out in the more traditional societies. 12.
The old couple plans to some students from the university. 13.
Upper-intermediate English learners are often encouraged to read the of English literature. 14.
The new business writing course is oriented towards and managers who want more individual attention and focused training that will help them write with impact and effectiveness. 15.
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
16. Gordon lives near his father and they are very close. (widow)
17. Her poignant style got on her boss ’s .(nervous)
18. A real Miss Evans does not allow any slightest mistakes in her student ’s
compositions. (precise)
19. She resigned for the reason that she couldn ’t stand the and unfriendliness in the
office. (compete)
20. All of our suppliers are supposed to ensure prompt of orders. (execute)
21. The symposium will be over by a famous scholar. (president)
22. Their problems started soon after they adopted the child. (marry)
23. The movie is rated PG, so children under 15 who want to see it had better be by
their parents. (company)
24.
Ⅳ. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken
from the text.
25. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a fatal disease. Thousands of people in Asia it
in 2003.
26. Chinese fans often have to to watch the live transmission of European football matches.
27. Sometimes I don ’t understand Jeremy; he seems to have hurt the feelings of everyone who
him including his wife.
28. I doubt that they are able to get the problems before the deadline.
29. It was curious that the children should have their grandparents easily from the old
photographs.
30. The doctors had virtually on him after his heart attack, but he eventually recovered.
31. Mrs. Kim was thrilled to learn that her daughter the opportunity of going abroad.
32. The governor reiterated that overseas private funds would not be the express
train project.
33.
1. board classic conceivably deceased discreetly
2. executive grab obituary survive
Ⅵ. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.
34.It’s understandable that people feel let down by a government that said it would not bring taxes
down.
35.Tell them to hold on a few seconds until we get the rest of the cartons unpacked.
36.The smallest details can be insisted upon in a formal contract.
37.For guidance on grammar, refer to the appendices at the back of the book.
38.Do you know what he was driving at when he said he suspected some people were being disloyal?
39.He breezed in as if he didn’t have a care in the world.
40.No wonder the film is a huge success. It works up to a thrilling climax.
41.The students have been researching tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
42.
Grammar
Ⅰ. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.
43.I’m pleased to say the team (play) well all season.
44.In recent years, the company (put) a lot of money into developing advanced
technology.
45.They (pull) down most of the houses in this street, but they (not
touch) the old shop at the corner yet.
46.I (wait) for the prices of the houses to come down, but I think I

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