Quiz 1 (for Units 1 and 2, Book 3)

I. Listening: You are going to listen to a passage entitled “My Perfect Wife”. Listen twice and fill in the blanks with correct words.

My Perfect Wife I am a twenty-two-year-old male, single, and live at

home with my parents. At my age, I am always looking for a great girl to ___1___.

The perfect wife will be different to every man because no two men are looking for the same qualities in a wife. People say that the appearance of a mate should not make any difference, but it is nice to have someone ___2___. The physical aspects of the girl will play an important role in whom I pick for my wife. I think overall, I want a ___3___ woman with a pretty face.

I am a very energetic person, the type of person that cannot just stay home and do nothing. I would want a wife who would want to play a game of tennis or would go running with me. I would want her to be ___4___ with life instead of watching television or reading a book all night. She needs to be___5___, enjoy camping, boating or just taking a couple of weeks off and traveling. The woman of my dreams must be full of energy and able to________6________.

I would also like to have a wife who is___7___. She does not ___8___ have to have a four-year college degree but should be a girl who knows________9________. She must be ___10___ in her career rather than relying on her husband’s income. She needs to be ___11___, ___12___ about financial and practical household matters. My wife must be ___13___ enough to make decisions on her own without relying on me. She must be a woman with a brain as well as good looks.

There is no doubt that the “perfect wife” is hard to find. I think _________14_____________________.

II．Word formation: Complete each of the sentences using the correct form of the word given in the brackets.

1. Patients usually want ______ from doctors about their health. (reassure)2. Tom was dropped from school because he had been ______ late for school. (habit) 3. They decided to practice role _____ , that is, the husband would look after the child and the wife would work. (reverse)

4. He had the ______ to fall ill on the day of the examination. (fortune)

5. She wants to buy a handbag not fancy but ______. (endure)

6. Power and ______ and passion- --those are what drive me, and you and I will share them. (mortal)

7. A traveler on a long journey passes through now a broad, level plain, now a rugged, ______road. (hazard)

8. The teacher’s attempts at ______ failed; I remained as confused as before. (light)

9. The ______ of the document is beyond doubt. (authentic)

10. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, ______ of your fall. (fulfill)

III. Multiple choice: Choose the most appropriate words or phrases to complete the following sentences.

1. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $100 billion, ______ the $160 billion the president is struggling to get through the Congress.

A. in proportion to B. in reply to

C. in relation to D. in contrast to

2. She once again went through her paper carefully to ______ all spelling mistakes from it.

A. exclude B. eliminate C. abolish D. diminish

3. The shop assistant was straight with her customers. If an article was of ______ quality, she’d tell them so.

A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward

4. He was ______ with sorrow for his wife’s sudden death.

A. overthrown B. overcome

C. overpowered D. overtaken

5. In India, they mounted a campaign of ______ resistance with no arms against the British colonists.

A. passive B. positive C. active D. constructive

6. Be ______; you can’t expect her to do all the work on her own.

A. logical B. honest C. reasonable D. sincere

7. Pop music could not ______ unless it contained some quality that was inspired by genius.

A. distinguish B. nourish C. flavor D. endure

8. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very good time.

A. feast B. congratulations C. festival D. recreation

9. ______ the fact that his initial experiment had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.

A. Because of B. As so C. In spite of D. In view of

10. Is that a(n) ______ Roman statue, or a modern copy?

A. actual B. true C. real D. authentic

11. The committee ______ about what steps ______ should take against the incident for two hours.

A. has argued…it B. has been arguing…it

C. are arguing they D. have been arguing…they

12. New York ______ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.

A. ranked B. occupied C. arranged D. classified13. Many regional associations are ______ the

government so that they may promote their common interests together.

A. kept track of B. combined with C. transferred to D. registered with14. The weather is hot, the river is clean and cool. Joe

felt it very hard to ______ the temptation to swim.A. resist B. prevent C. avoid D. confine15. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of

another should be universally _____.A. blamed B. reproached C. scolded D. condemned

•Key to quiz 1

I. Listening: You are going to listen to a passage entitled “My Perfect Wife”. Listen twice and fill in the blanks with correct words.

My Perfect Wife I am a twenty-two-year-old male, single, and live at

home with my parents. At my age, I am always looking for a great girl to ____________________________.

The perfect wife will be different to every man because no two men are looking for the same qualities in a wife. People say that the appearance of a mate should not make any difference, but it is nice to have someone ______________. The physical aspects of the girl will play an important role in whom I pick for my wife. I think overall, I want a _____________ woman with a pretty face.

be with for the rest of my life (1)

decent-looking (2)

slim-figured (3)

I am a very energetic person, the type of person that cannot just stay home and do nothing. I would want a wife who would want to play a game of tennis or would go running with me. I would want her to be __________ with life instead of watching television or reading a book all night. She needs to be___________, enjoy camping, boating or just taking a couple of weeks off and traveling. The woman of my dreams must be full of energy and able to______________________________.

involved (4)

energetic (5)

cope with everyday happenings (6)

I would also like to have a wife who is ____________. She does not _____________ have to have a four-year college degree but should be a girl who knows __________________________. She must be ___________ in her career rather than relying on her husband’s income. She needs to be _________, _______________about financial and practical household matters. My wife must be ___________ enough to make decisions on her own without relying on me. She must be a woman with a brain as well as good looks.

There is no doubt that the “perfect wife” is hard to find. I think ________________________________

___________________________________________

well-educated (7) necessarily (8)

what is going on in the world (9)

ambitious (10)

helpful (11) knowledgeable (12)

intelligent (13)

no two people should be married until they are

totally convinced that they are made for each other (14).

II．Word formation: Complete each of the sentences using the correct form of the word given in the bra

ckets.1. Patients usually want _________ from doctors about their health. (reassure)2. Tom was dropped from school because he had been _______ late for school. (habit) 3. They decided to practice role _______ , that is, the husband would look after the child and the wife would work. (reverse)

reassurance

habitually

reversal

4. He had the ___________ to fall ill on the day of the examination. (fortune)

5. She wants to buy a handbag not fancy but __________. (endure)

6. Power and _________ and passion- --those are what drive me, and you and I will share them. (mortal)

7. A traveler on a long journey passes through now a broad, level plain, now a rugged, __________road. (hazard)

8. The teacher’s attempts at _____________ failed; I remained as confused as before. (light)

9. The __________ of the document is beyond doubt. (authentic)

10. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, ____________ of your fall. (fulfill)

misfortune

enduring

immortality

hazardous

enlightenment

authenticity

fulfillment

III. Multiple choice: Choose the most appropriate words or phrases to complete the following sentences.

1. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $100 billion, ______ the $160 billion the president is struggling to get through the Congress.

A. in proportion to B. in reply to

C. in relation to D. in contrast to

2. She once again went through her paper carefully to ______ all spelling mistakes from it.

A. exclude B. eliminate C. abolish D. diminish

3. The shop assistant was straight with her customers. If an article was of ______ quality, she’d tell them so.

A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward

4. He was ______ with sorrow for his wife’s sudden death.

A. overthrown B. overcome

C. overpowered D. overtaken

5. In India, they mounted a campaign of ______ resistance with no arms against the British colonists.

A. passive B. positive C. active D. constructive

6. Be ______; you can’t expect her to do all the work on her own.

A. logical B. honest C. reasonable D. sincere

7. Pop music could not ______ unless it contained some quality that was inspired by genius.

A. distinguish B. nourish C. flavor D. endure

8. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very good time.

A. feast B. congratulations C. festival D. recreation

9. ______ the fact that his initial experiment had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.

A. Because of B. As so C. In spite of D. In view of

10. Is that a(n) ______ Roman statue, or a modern copy?

A. actual B. true C. real D. authentic

11. The committee ______ about what steps ______ should take against the incident for two hours.

A. has argued…it B. has been arguing…it

C. are arguing they D. have been arguing…they

12. New York ______ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.

A. ranked B. occupied C. arranged D. classified13. Many regional associations are ______ the

government so that they may promote their common interests together.

A. kept track of B. combined with C. transferred to D. registered with14. The weather is hot, the river is clean and cool. Joe

felt it very hard to ______ the temptation to swim. A. resist B. prevent C. avoid D. confine15. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of

another should be universally _____.A. blamed B. reproached C. scolded D. condemned

I. 1. be with for the rest of my life 2. decent-looking

3. slim-figured 4. involved 5. energetic

6. cope with everyday happenings 7. well-educated

8. necessarily 9. what is going on in the world

10. ambitious 11. helpful 12. knowledgeable

13. intelligent

14. no two people should be married until they are totally convinced that they are made for each other.

II. 1. reassurance 2. habitually 3. reversal 4. misfortune 5. enduring 6. immortality 7. hazardous 8. enlightenment 9. authenticity 10. fulfillment

III. 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9. C 10.D

11.D 12.A 13. D 14.A 15.D

记分标准：I. Listening： 10分。每个单词 0.5分，共 5分；每个词组 1分，共 3分；句子一个， 2分。

II. Word formation： 5分。可根据班上情况，选 5个或 10个题目。

III. Multiple choice： 5分。建议从中选 10个，这样好计分。