Unittest

1、单选题：
‍Why hasn’t Jack Goodwin got a job yet?​
选项：
A: He doesn’t have a very good degree.
B: He refuses to apply for jobs with low salaries.
C: It isn’t easy to get a job in the current financial climate.
D: He prefers to stay at home and help his family.
答案: 【 It isn’t easy to get a job in the current financial climate.】

2、单选题：
‎How does he spend a typical day?‌
选项：
A: Doing a temporary job.
B: Watching television.
C: Queuing up in the university careers service.
D: Preparing for the next job interview.
答案: 【 Watching television.】

3、单选题：
‎How do most of his friends spend the day?‍
选项：
A: They do nothing all day and go to the pub in the evening.
B: They do outdoor activities such as sailing.
C: They are forced to work by their parents.
D: They do part-tie jobs such as working in a bar.
答案: 【 They do nothing all day and go to the pub in the evening.】

4、单选题：
‏How are Jack’s parents helping him?‍
选项：
A: By looking for jobs for him.
B: By paying for a trio to South America.
C: By gradually making him more financially aware.
D: By threatening to throw him out of the house.
答案: 【 By gradually making him more financially aware.】

5、单选题：
‌What do Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt have in common?‎
选项：
A: They all did bar work before going to university.
B: They took part in protests against nuclear power plants.
C: They learnt to act by dressing up as giant chickens.
D: They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives.
答案: 【 They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives.】

6、判断题：
‍In the passage If you ask me, the writer claimed that real life is not like what people normally praise it. ‍
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】

7、判断题：
‌She declined the offer to do an MA at the London School of Economics due to a bad financial condition.​
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】

8、判断题：
‍After she got the first salary in The Salisbury, she bought herself a bunch of flowers.‏
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】

9、判断题：
‏Tony invested in the writer by giving her a 20,000-pound loan, asking a ten percent annual interest for the collateral of the money. ‍
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】

10、判断题：
‌Using her own story, the writers elaborated that the optimal returns in the business world is given by investing in people. ‍
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】

11、填空题：
‌It is said that Mr Philips is running for a position in the local government in the _________ elections.‏
答案: 【 upcoming】

12、填空题：
‏What can we do to  ________ all the accomplishments our company has had in the past five years?‏
答案: 【 highlight】

13、填空题：
‌Professor Smith said that Sharon was  ______ with indecision over where to go to college.​
答案: 【 fraught】

14、填空题：
Too many people accuse students of ignorance about or  _______ towards international issues.‌‎‌
答案: 【 apathy】

15、填空题：
​The politician wrote a tell-all book in which she  _______ her experience during the campaign.​
答案: 【 recounted】

16、填空题：
‎Risking my entire life savings on a single horse race is not a(n) ________ I’m willing to take.​
答案: 【 gamble】

17、填空题：
‍My mother was a very  _______ woman, but she only wanted the best for my sister and me.​
答案: 【 demanding】

18、填空题：
‌If you lend me money today, I promise that I can  ______ you after I get paid on Friday.‍
答案: 【 repay】

19、填空题：
‎The purpose of the canal was to  _______ the river and provide water to more farmland.‌
答案: 【 redirect】

20、填空题：
‌Thankfully, Maria was a tremendous help as I made the  _______ into my new position.‏
答案: 【 transition】

21、填空题：
​Twenty years ago, it was a fact that this was a wealthy,  ________ community.‌
答案: 【 thriving】

22、填空题：
‌Please remember that we need to  _______ taxes from your paycheck.‏
答案: 【 deduct】

23、填空题：
‏The virus disabled the software which, hence, needed to  _______ to an earlier version.​
答案: 【 revert】

24、填空题：
​Many  ________ lost a lot of money when the stock market fell sharply and unexpectedly last month.‍
答案: 【 investors】

25、填空题：
‏My employer offers a(n) _________ benefits package that is difficult to give up.‎
答案: 【 comprehensive】

26、填空题：
‏To everyone’s surprise, the aid appeal has  _______ the country’s business community.‌
答案: 【 galvanized】

27、填空题：
​After several hours of  _________ searching they were getting low on fuel.‌
答案: 【 aimless】

28、填空题：
‏After thinking through the ________ of the censoring process, however, he reluctantly gave up, and referred her to another publisher.‍
答案: 【 hassle】

29、填空题：
‍Those who have the same illness  ________ with each other.‌
答案: 【 sympathize】

30、填空题：
‎________ is the study of the way in which money, industry, and trade are organized in a society.‎
答案: 【 Economics】

31、填空题：
‎All right, it’s time to pack  _______ our things and move to the new office upstairs.‍
答案: 【 up】

32、填空题：
‎The counselor suggested that Felipe talk  _______ his problems with his brother.​
答案: 【 through】

33、填空题：
​Some Europeans sympathize  ________ the Americans over the issue.​
答案: 【 with】

34、填空题：
‏I find it inconceivable that anyone could turn  _______ a free trip to the Caribbean.‌
答案: 【 down】

35、填空题：
‍Jordan bought three cases of bottled water  ______ fear that the storm would cause serious damage to water supply pipeline.‍
答案: 【 for】

36、填空题：
‌_______ all means, please try your best to finish all your assignments ahead of schedule.‏
答案: 【 By】

37、填空题：
‎Stephen looked  ______ in horror as the fire consumed his apartment building.‎
答案: 【 on】

38、填空题：
‌After such a long day of work, I want to go home and treat myself  _______ a big piece of chocolate cake.​
答案: 【 to】

39、填空题：
‎We’re all  _______ the same boat; so let’s try to be nice and open-minded to one another.‎
答案: 【 in】

40、填空题：
‏Obviously, his question came  _______ of the blue and caught me by surprise.‎
答案: 【 out】

Unittest

1、单选题：
‏What is the main writing purpose of the passage Danger! Books may change your life?‍
选项：
A: To show the reader how to read fictions.
B: To persuade the reader that reading can be a life changing experience.
C: To claim that books provide the meaning of life.
D: To recommend some non-fiction books to read.
答案: 【 To persuade the reader that reading can be a life changing experience.】

2、单选题：
‍ Why are we like Alice in wonderland when we read a book?​
选项：
A: Because, like Alice, we often have accident.
B: Because reading makes us feel young again.
C: Because reading opens the door to new experiences.
D: Because books lead us into a dream world.
答案: 【 Because reading opens the door to new experiences.】

3、单选题：
‍According to the author, what is the advantage of reading over real life?‏
选项：
A: There is more variety in books than in real life.
B: We can experience variety in books than in real life.
C: The people we meet in a book are more interesting than real people.
D: It’s harder to make sense of teal life than a book.
答案: 【 We can experience variety in books than in real life.】

4、单选题：
​Which one is not the struggle that Miller, the author of They are alive and they spoke to me, has with books?‍
选项：
A: He had no money to buy books.
B: The books he wanted were always out at the library.
C: The books he liked were prohibited to circulate, but only for library use.
D: He was too young to borrow the “immoral” books.
答案: 【 The books he liked were prohibited to circulate, but only for library use.】

5、单选题：
‍ “A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”(Para. 4) What is the figure of speech used in this sentence?           ‏
选项：
A: Simile.       
B: Metaphor.
C: Personification.
D: Analogy.
答案: 【 Analogy.】

6、单选题：
‎According to Miller, what should you do when you find a book you want to read?​
选项：
A: Pick it up and start reading.
B: Ask a friend for advice about the book.
C: Think about whether you really need to read it.
D: Only read it if it is original.
答案: 【 Think about whether you really need to read it.】

7、单选题：
‍Why does Miller especially admire about Blaise Cendrars?‎
选项：
A: He had a very adventurous life.
B: He was a great writer.
C: He knew what to do with his time.
D: He read as well as wrote a lot.
答案: 【 He read as well as wrote a lot.】

8、单选题：
‌The author’s tone in the passage is _____.  ‏‌‏
选项：
A: ironic        
B: unreasonable           
C: contradictory 
D: inexplicable              
答案: 【 ironic        】

9、多选题：
‌What kinds of books helps Thomas Merton find out the true meaning of life?‌
选项：
A: William Blake’s poetic works.
B: Various plays by ancient Greek thinkers and writers.
C: Religious writings.
D: Novels ranging from the classics to the most recent.
答案: 【 William Blake’s poetic works.;
Various plays by ancient Greek thinkers and writers.;
Religious writings.】

10、多选题：
‏What are the reading’s benefits that the author reemphasizes in the end of his writing?‌
选项：
A: To visit another world.
B: To meet different people.
C: To live other lives.
D: To reflect on ourselves.
答案: 【 To visit another world.;
To meet different people.;
To live other lives.;
To reflect on ourselves.】

11、判断题：
‌The novel Thing fall apart, setting in Nigeria at the end of the 19th century, is a postcolonial novel and a portrayal of culture clash.‏
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误