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课时达标训练(十九)
Section Ⅲ Using Language, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. They often entertain (entertainment) friends on weekends.
2. As a result, we must spare no effort to solve the problem of gender inequality (equal).
3. The movie won nine Academy Awards, including (include) Best Picture.
4. Her daily (day) life involved meeting lots of people.
5. They are determined to make contributions (contribute) to public safety.
6. He was a victim of racial (race) prejudice.
7. The firm is too small to contest (contest) with large international companies.
8. There are four strings (string) on a violin.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
consist of; be popular with; build up; carry out; have an influence on
1. That's why he is popular with his students and colleagues.
2. The enemy are building up their offensive capacity along the border.
3. The operator has to be able to carry out routine maintenance of the machine.
4. He says the midterm elections could have an influence on his decision.
5. Our class consists of 20 boys and 15 girls.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
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I recently met with an old friend who I hadn't seen for two years. She looked tired and was talking in a loud voice. She is a headhunter (猎头), and had just finished interviewing a candidate but failed to impress him.
Then she started to complain about her health problem. One year ago, she began to notice a ringing (嗡嗡声) in her ears. She went to hospital and was told that her problem might have resulted from stress. The doctor gave her pills for her nerves.
At night, she has to listen to loud music to quiet the noise in her head and fall asleep. Her life has become a twopoint routine of work and home. Even while she was vacationing in Thailand, she found herself searching for the right candidate.
She suffers from the same workaholic (醉心于工作的) depression as another friend who works for an advertising company. This friend has to work overtime almost every day. If she's lucky, she can leave at 9:00 p.m.; otherwise it's midnight. For her, working