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】

被动语态翻译练习

1、填空题：
‎ The blackboard and chalk _______________(正在被电脑和投影机所取代).‎
答案: 【 is being replaced by the computer and the projector】

2、填空题：
‏ The book __________(到今年年底就将已出版).​
答案: 【 will have been published by the end of this year】

3、填空题：
‌Computer models _______________(可以用来演示细胞工作的方式).​
答案: 【 can be used to demonstrate the way that cells work】

4、填空题：
‎When the bill of fare was brought, _______________(我惊呆了，价格大大超出了我的预料).‏
答案: 【 I was startled, for the prices were a great deal higher than I had anticipated】

5、填空题：
​_______________(必须立即采取有效措施)to eliminate sandy storms.​
答案: 【 Effective measures must be taken immediately】

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 world power, the U.S. can no longer _________ the world.‎
选项：
A: dominate
B: influence
C: occupy
D: command
答案: 【 dominate】

5、单选题：
‍It is wonderful to see flowers _________ after a long bleak winter.‍
选项：
A: grow
B: bloom
C: blink
D: wither
答案: 【 bloom】

6、单选题：
‌Nutrition, sufficient sleep, and exercise are important for children’s _________.‏
选项：
A: body
B: brain
C: growth
D: memory
答案: 【 growth】

7、单选题：
‌He can’t ______ the noise downstairs anymore.‌
选项：
A: endure
B: keep 
C: listen
D: make
答案: 【 endure】

8、单选题：
‏Human beings have had war ______ throughout history.‌
选项：
A: finally
B: constantly 
C: continuously
D: eventually
答案: 【 constantly 】

9、单选题：
‏The kids never received any professional training previously, but their performance was ________.‌
选项：
A: impressive
B: expressive 
C: aggressive
D: innovative
答案: 【 impressive】

10、单选题：
​The manager made a plan and wondered how the employers would ________ it.‌
选项：
A: reflect
B: react to 
C: respond to
D: agree to
答案: 【 react to 】

虚拟语气练习

1、单选题：
‏__dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.‏
选项：
A: However
B: Although
C: Whatever
D: s
答案: 【 However】

2、单选题：
‌If only I __play the guitar as well as you!‏
选项：
A: could
B: would
C: should
D: might
答案: 【 could】

3、单选题：
‏It’s high time we __ cutting down the rainforests.​
选项：