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Unit 2
Reading and Thinking习题检测
基础达标
一、用单词的适当形式完成句子
1.I’m not sure whether they will find the (solve) to the problem.
2.The department denies (responsible)for what occurred.
3.Modern farmers have to have a basic understanding of computers in order to use the (advance) technology to run their farms.
4. (obvious), the students should get well prepared for their future.
5.The long and instructions on the box can make users quite .(confuse) 6.Although he was so stubborn,I persuaded him to quit (smoke) at last.
7.The (edit) told me that he would issue my recent poems in about a month's time.
8.English ,especially English fiction,is of great significance in the world.(literature)
9.The substance has been (schedule) as a poison.
10.After (graduate) from university, she returned to her hometown to devote herself to rural development.
二、根据汉语意思填写单词
11.Scheduled to be finished in late October, the film centers on a village (官员) who settles down in the rural area and helps local people improve their living standards.
12.At that time, most of our luggage was (运输) by sea.
13.Absolutely, I (钦佩) them because they are so brave and they don’t seem to be afraid of danger.
14.The idea behind couch surfing is that travelers find free (住宿), from simple couches to spare bedrooms, in the homes of local people.
15.They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the (建筑师) of the Battersea Power Station in London.
能力提升
三、阅读理解
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Promising 42,000 new homes across five residential districts, the eco-town of Tengah will be the 24th new settlement built by Singapore’s go