Test 1 for Unit One
Part 1 Choosing the right word
Please use the following list of words to fill in Blanks 1 to 10.
impromptu attendance inevitably steeply figure out
provision captive critical promotion mapped out
1. She had been physically hurt when she was dragged from the villa and she had been held (1) captive___ ever since.
2. I was too nervous to remember what I had said in the (2) impromptu____ speech.
3. In particular, we are very fortunate tonight to have the (3) _attendance___ of our friends with the Benson's Electronics Company, who came here all the way from Canada.
4. She has been highly (4) ___critical_ of many established institutions, such as the Senior Civil Service, Foreign Office, Bank of England, universities, and local governments.
5. Were such an invasion ever to happen, it would (5) inevitably____ lead to a world war involving the US anyway.defendant
6. Sometime I will need to (6) _figure out___ if I want to make a real career shift — such as to politics.
7. The modernization and globalization of a city should be based on the development of culture and (7)_promotion___ of harmony.
8. Her own future had been (8) mapped out____ by her wealthy and adoring parents, newly returned from India, and because it was so much to her liking she did not rebel.
9. The (9) provision____ shall apply to all patents existing at the time when it comes into effect.
10. In the next 20 years, life expectancy may well rise again, even more (10) _steeply___.
Please use the following list of words to fill in Blanks 11 to 20.
ambition obstacle productive impose figure out
feast humiliation lengthy captive on the back burner
1. They invited local Indians to a(n) (11) _feast___ to thank them for help in surviving their first year in America.
2. Therefore, you should also be prepared for (12) _lengthy___ negotiations.
3. The greatest (13) obstacle____ to economic progress in the last decade was mass unemployment.
4. All of these objects can be connected if you can (14) _figure out___ how they communicate.
5. "My one remaining (15) ambition____ is to win a championship medal and I'll keep on playing as long as my legs will carry me," he said.
6. A man whose parents were being held (16)captive____ had been forced to drive into a b
order checkpoint in a van with the bomb, which had failed to explode.
7. Research shows that employees who obtain satisfaction from their jobs are more (17) _productive___.
8. I can still remember the (18) humiliation____ I felt as I heard everyone laughing at me, and my brother laughing the loudest of all.
9. Parents should not (19) _impose___ their wishes on their children.
10. I'd like to put intern jobs (20) on the back burner ____ because my priority now is to work hard for the postgraduate entrance exam.
Part 2 Multiple choices
21.Mr Nicklin, a 48-year-old insurance manager, was kept ________________ for two years by the Saudis, who held him responsible for the debts of his American-owned firm.
A. captive B. capture C. bearer D. mortgage
22.The report notes that future inflation and the ________________ of market risk will increase.
A. frailty B. captivity C. uncertainty D. productivity
23.John joined the long queue and eventually after a(n) ________________ wait, reached the revenue table.
A. impromptu B. impressive C. provisional D. lengthy
24.In a pure market economy all ________ activities are privately owned, as opposed to being owned by the state.
A. productive B. promotional C. patent D. permanent
25.In general, landowners were expected to work the land and to increase ______________, but not to upset the ecological balance.
A. produce B. product C. production D. productivity
26.But they can't ____________ specific objectives and initiatives until they know where they are starting from.
A. figure on B. check out C. impose on D. map out
27.Although humans were not born with wings, they could ________________ how to make their own wings.
A. map onto B. figure out C. check out D. haul up
28.Our ________________ Threat Protection is a unique set of technologies that protect against identity theft, confidential data leakage and all Internet threats.
A. Twofold B. Twice C. Dimensional D. Triple
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