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Unit 4基础知识检测
I 根据首字母或汉语意思提示填写单词
1. Every employee will be paid weekly or monthly; these are the two a_________.
2. He lay down on the sofa, b________ his face in his hands.
3. The suspect was unable to ________ (否认) the charges in the face of new evidence.
4. The presidential election is the ________ (最精彩的部分) of the political calendar.
5. His extensive experience in other countries helped him to overcome cultural ________ (障碍).
6. ________ (学术的) success is not always an open sesame to a wellpaid job.
7. This discovery was considered as a major b________.
8. The system came with a ________ (数据库) software package.
9. You g________ pig! You've already had two helpings!
10. He is known for his o________ can-do attitude.
【答案】1. alternatives; 2. burying; 3. deny; 4. highlight; 5. barriers; 6. Academic; 7. breakthrough; 8. database; 9. greedy; 10. optimistic
II 单句语法填空
1. The book is an ________ (analyse) of poverty and its causes.
2. He received the award in ________ (recognize) of his success over the past year.
3. To give a ________ (define) of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
4. Not many people agree with the government's ________ (predict) that the economy will improve.
5. People who engage in ________ (threaten) behaviour should expect to be arrested.
6. He built up the business _______ the expense of his health.
7. I've come to the ________ (conclude) that he's not the right person for the job.
8. ________ (apparent) the girls are not at all amused by the whole business.
9. Police fear that more senior citizens could fall victim ________ the thieves.
10. After the bomb ________ (warn), police cleared the streets.
11. ________ host of unwelcome thoughts were pressing in on him.
12. She is hurt and ________(annoy) that the authorities have banned her from working with children.
13. The effects of ________ (globe) warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.
14. Often the most influential developments __