B2-U1 Quiz

1、单选题：
Which of the following can be referred to as a time signal?‌
选项：
A: after that  
B: as a result 
C: after all  
D:  in a word
答案: 【 after that  】

2、单选题：
Inspectors were appointed to _______ into the affairs of the company.‏
选项：
A: require   
B: inquire
C: acquire
D: request
答案: 【 inquire】

3、单选题：
Which of the following is a synonym of the verb “haul”?  ‍
选项：
A: tow
B: push 
C: press
D: lift
答案: 【 tow】

4、单选题：
Which one of the following phrases is used when we draw conclusions?​
选项：
A: In a nutshell 
B: For example
C: As a result
D: After all
答案: 【 In a nutshell 】

5、单选题：
In which of the following sentences the conjunction “while” means “although” ?‍
选项：
A: Strike while the iron is hot.
B: While he loves his students, he is very strict with them.
C: Please keep an eye on my bicycle while I’m away.
D:  I like dogs, while my wife hates them.
答案: 【 While he loves his students, he is very strict with them.】

6、单选题：
Which of the following is a cleft sentence?‏
选项：
A: Mum made me a very tasty cake.
B: It was My mother who taught me how to make cakes.
C: It takes 45 minutes to roast a duck.
D: It is a delight experience to have hotpot on a cold winter day.
答案: 【 It was My mother who taught me how to make cakes.】

7、单选题：
‎“Off the grid” in the text means________.‍
选项：
A: far away from the city
B: outside the house
C: off limits
D: not dependent on public utilities, especially the supply of electricity
答案: 【 not dependent on public utilities, especially the supply of electricity】

8、单选题：
Parallelism is regularly used to______________.​
选项：
A: list facts, ideas and events etc. in order to achieve certain rhetorical effect
B: compare one thing with another
C: summarize
D: introduce the main idea at the beginning
答案: 【 list facts, ideas and events etc. in order to achieve certain rhetorical effect】

9、单选题：
​Which of the following is personification?    ‏
选项：
A: The wind can be heard very clearly.
B: The wind has shifted from north to south.
C: The wind has turned into a storm.
D: The wind whistled outside the house.
答案: 【 The wind whistled outside the house.】

10、单选题：
‍A topic sentence most often appears_________.‍
选项：
A: at the end of a paragraph
B: at the beginning of a paragraph
C: in the middle of a paragraph
D: somewhere near the end
答案: 【 at the beginning of a paragraph】

B2-U2 Quiz

1、单选题：
‏On Christmas Day, family members usually __________ gifts to each other.‌
选项：
A: trade
B: exchange
C: change
D: sale
答案: 【 exchange】

2、单选题：
‏Due to the aging problem, Chinese government has made a plan to extend the time for people to __________.‏
选项：
A: resign 
B: rest
C: retire
D: work
答案: 【 retire】

3、单选题：
‍While I was working in a fast-food restaurant, I constantly dreamt of being able to own one __________.‍
选项：
A: finally
B: at last 
C: some days 
D: someday
答案: 【 someday】

4、单选题：
‏With the rising of China as a