新概念英语第三册Lesson 51 Predicting the future练习题

Lesson 51 Predicting the future 一、选择正确的答案。 1. The_______thief will be put up for trial next week. A. ingenious B. ambitious C. notorious D. ambiguous 2. That part of the city has long been_______for its street violence. A. notorious B. responsible C. historical D. illegal 3. As an actor he could communicate a whole_______of emotions. A. frame B. range C. number D. scale 4. She was born of_______parentage. A. low B. humble C. mild D. dull 5. It is predicted that heavy rains are_______to flood the area in a few days. A. frightening B. threatening C. scattering D. warning 6. It is virtually impossible to_______the future accurately. A. predict B. proclaim C. defy D. diagnose 7. No one can_______precisely what course it will take. A. Foresee B. fabricate C. infer D. inhibit 8. Caught in the act, he had no_______but to confess. A. candidate B. opponent C. alternative D. participant 9. You see the lightning_______it happens, but you hear the thunder later. A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant 10.Are your grandparents still_______. A. lively B. alive