大学英语读写1U8练习题..docVIP

Unit 8 Coping with an Educational Problem I. Vocabulary Part One Directions: Match the words in column A with definitions in column B. 1. acquire a. collect, or gather esp. over a period of time 2. portable b. move from a better to a worse position 3. accumulate c. get for oneself by one’s own work, skill, action 4. decline d. continue (after stopping) 5. proceed e. declare to be true; state esp. in the face of opposition 6. claim f. the state of being secure 7. security g. try to be better than (sb. else ) 8. compete h. light or small enough to be easily carried Part Two Directions: Choose the proper words and expressions and put the numbers in the blanks. 1. jam 2. slice 3. function 4. affect 5. better off 6. run out of 7. break down 8. make a living by 9. concentrate on 10. search for 11. sum up 12. drive home 13. in the first place 14. wake up 1. Citing specific examples will help the orator ________ his points when he delivered a speech. 2. You will _________ if you work too hard all the time. 3. What will the world use for power when it has ________ oil? 4. I can’t _________ what I’m doing while the noise is going on upstairs. 5. It’s definitely the general manager’s duty to _________ at the end of the budget conference. 6. You won’t be any _________ morally than you are right now. 7. Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s masterpiece, always set out to __________ clues in a deductive manner. 8. The old machine won’t _________ properly if you don’t oil it regularly. 9. Everyone wanted a __________ of the profits. 10. We could see crowds __________ the entrance to the stadium. Part Three Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word given in the bracket. 1. Melanie was _________ in the sunshine on the beach of Florida when they arrived. (luxury) 2. While we were busy working out how much food we would need for the party, Henry stood _________ watching. (idle) 3. Visitors