CHECKING CORNER
I. Complete the following sentences according to the initials or Chinese.
1. He spent years a_____ the necessary skills as a physician.
2. The most u_____ thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building.
3. The hotel wants to e_____ its business by adding a swimming pool.
4. To our great surprise, the painting, which has been hanging on the wall of our old
house for years, is expected to f_____ between two and three million pounds.
5. The committee is voting on one or two plans that are w_____ of attention.
6. American pop music has been _____ (输出) around the world.
7. Millions of people around the world live at or below _____ (饥饿) level.
8. The local government has collected a great deal of food and a large number of
clothes for the earthquake _____ (受害者).
II. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given below. Use each word
once only.
describe, add, equal, volunteer, contribute
1. Monica’s job at the local hospital is not paid but purely _____.
2. Rachel has given the police a very detailed _____ of the robber.
3. Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is _____
important.
4. This list ranked companies that make charitable _____ of a half million dollars or
more.
5. Most working environments are improved by the _____ of a few plants and
pictures.
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given below. Use each
phrase once only.
refer to, be made up of, draw … attention to, look up, set up, belong to, take on,
take part
1. The bed was a bit uncomfortable as it _____ two single beds pushed together, and
there was that annoying gap!
2. He seems to know almost everything, but he is _____ as a jack-of-all-trades and
master of none.
3. With the United Nations _____ a more and more global role, the UN staff members
should be able to be more mobile and multifunctional.
4. While he worked on the train, young Edison _____ a laboratory in the baggage car
to continue with his experiment.
5. I was _____ the time of the next train in the timetable when suddenly I heard a
scream from outside.
6. The children _____, aged between 9 and 14, were given basic instructions on how
to operate the digital cameras.
7. In 2006, the World Health Report _____ people’s _____ a serious worldwide
shortage of doctors, nurses, and other health care staff.
8. Luke believes workers holding part of the shares in their company will make them
feel they are partners in the company and that at least a small piece of the company
_____ them.
IV. Complete the following sentences and make sure each pair shares the same
meaning. Use one word for each blank.
1. We felt the lecture was worth the time we had spent on it.
We felt the lecture was very _____.
2. Michael has been unemployed since the factory closed.
Michael has been _____ _____ _____ since the factory closed.
3. The project had to be abandoned because there were not enough funds.
The project had to be abandoned for _____ _____ funds.
4. He didn’t leave his wife and children money to live on in his will.
He didn’t _____ _____ his wife and children in his will.
5. Most people would be impressed by the high quality of medicine that most
Americans can get.
Most people would be impressed by the high quality of medicine _____ _____
most Americans.
V. Multiple choice.
1. Many airlines now allow passengers to print their boarding passes online _____
their valuable time. （北京 2017）
A. save B. saving C. to save D. saved
2. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old
people to care for. （天津 2016）
A. Unless B. Until C. As D. While
3. —Where is Peter? I can’t find him anywhere.
—He went to the library after breakfast and _____ his essay there ever since.
（福建 2015）
A. wrote B. had written C. has been writing D. is writing
4. _____ everyone says you don’t stand a chance, don’t give up on your dreams.
A. Unless B. Until C. Only if D. Even if
5. We will be shown around the city: schools, museums and some other places, _____
other visitors seldom go.
A. what B. where C. which D. when
VI. Translate the following sentences into English using the words given in the
brackets.
1. 电脑已经触及到大多数人的生活，甚至包括偏远乡村的人们。 (touch the lives
of)
___________________________________________________________________
2. 邻居们借助一把梯子救了那个快从树上掉下来的孩子。(with the help of)
___________________________________________________________________
3. 我们无从得知该疗法是否有效。 (have no way of)
___________________________________________________________________
4. 即使有政府的保护，大象仍不断被猎杀。(under the umbrella of)
___________________________________________________________________
5. 我只希望这些钱能帮到那些最需要帮助的人。 (in need)
___________________________________________________________________
VII. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs or phrase.
1. It’s difficult for western visitors _____ (eat) noodles with chopsticks.
2. We were advised to boil the water before _____ (drink) it.
3. We will develop philosophy and social sciences. People _____ (work) in these
fields are encouraged to serve as a think tank.
4. Statistics show that house prices keep growing, in spite of all the measures _____
(take) by the government.
5. Travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. Indeed, to see the
world is one thing; to have someone _____ (share) it with is another.
6. When _____ (express) thanks to someone who has given you a gift, you’d better
send a handwritten note.
7. Do you think you’ll get the work _____ (finish) on time?
8. The final goal of foreign language teaching is _____ (enable) the students to use the
foreign language in work or life when necessary.
9. A house fire, _____ (cause) by a candle knocked over by a couple in the building,
claimed the lives of six firefighters.
10. There is a saying that happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability
_____ (deal with) them.
参考答案
I. 1. acquiring 2. urgent 3. expand 4. fetch
5. worthy 6. exported 7. starvation 8. victims
II. 1. voluntary 2. description 3. equally
4. contributions 5. addition
III. 1. was made up of 2. referred to 3. taking on 4. set up
5. looking up 6. taking part 7. drew; attention to 8. belongs to
IV. 1. worthwhile 2. out of work 3. lack of 4. provide for 5. available to
V. 1-5 CCCDB
VI. 1. The computer has touched the lives of most people, even those in faraway
villages.
2. With the help of a ladder, neighbours saved the child from falling from the tree.
3. We have no way of knowing if the treatment will work.
4. Even under the umbrella of the government, elephants continue to be killed.
5. I just hope that the money goes to those who are most in need.
VII. 1. to eat 2. drinking 3. working 4. taken 5. to share 6. expressing
7. finished 8. to enable 9. caused 10. to deal with
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