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第02练 Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
1. 【词汇过关】
在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
① In the play, love and ____________ (marry) are put under the microscope.
② He knew I was ____________ (energy) and dynamic and would get things done.
③ The government is pushing the changes through before the ____________ (elect).
④ There is a growing ____________ (tend) among employers to hire casual staff.
⑤ In the past few years, the number of people participating in the live broadcast has been increasing ____________ (sharp).
2. 【短语过关】
① 根据家庭的不同,我倾向于给出不同的答案。
I _____________ ____________ have a different answer, depending on the family.
② 为响应救济地震灾民的呼吁,几百万人慷慨相助。
Millions of people gave freely _________ ____________ _________ the appeal for the victims of the earthquake.
③ 我方希望贵方能指定我方做在我们国家的代理。
We should like to _________ ____________ _________ your agent in our country.
④ 这是一项艰巨的工作,但她这个人是能够顺利完成的。
It's a difficult job but she's the person to _________ ____________ _________.
⑤ 说实话,我害怕牙医怕得要死。
To tell the honest truth, dentists _________ ____________ _________ ____________.
3. 【语法过关】
用括号内单词的适当形式完成句子。
① He could hear someone _________ (move) around in the room above.
② With the crowds ____________ (cheer), they drove to the palace.
③ ___________ (hear) the news, they all jumped for joy.
④ ____________ (work) for a week, John finally managed to finish the task.
⑤ ____________ (ask) to finish an important task last night, I missed a wonderful party.
4. 【阅读过关】
In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African American in Hollywood to sign a longterm contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. During this period, African American actors were mostly limited to playing servants or African natives.
But this refusal also limited her movie career. Horne was generally only offered the role of a nightclub singer. Her characters did not interact with white characters in these movies. This way, her part could be cut from the version of the movie that pla