英语本科作业练习2英语本科作业练习2.doc

英语本科作业一 Part I Filling in the blanks (填空) Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. You are not supposed to carve your name on a tree in the park. 2. The injury of their key player could be a ___creative____ factor in the game. 3. I think she is right but _____somehow___ I’m not completely sure. 4. We were greatly ____amuse___ to hear about his sitting on the wet paint. 5. All the teachers in the school are required to plan their teaching __schedule____ for the next six months. 6. This is a _highly__ amusing film. You’ll regret if you miss it. 7. He ___ impatiently in his seat during the long speech by the Dean. 8. It was the old lady’s 80th birthday, and she was sitting in a chair _surround__ with her children and grandchildren. 9. The Spring Festival approach_. A lot of people were traveling back home to have a family reunion. 10. In ___addition_____, we all hoped that more activities like this could be organized. 11. Ever since that unhappy incident, I have tried to ____avoid_______ any further conflict with him. 12. When they arrived there, he lay on the floor, his nose ___bleed_______. 13. Tom is such a nice guy. He will not __hesitate_______ a moment to offer help when you are in trouble. 14. This system is extremely _______economical_____ because it runs on half-price electricity. 15. I am thinking of buying a car. Can you ___recommend________ a good make(牌子) to me? Part II Reading Comprehension(阅读理解) Passage 1 Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states in America. Often the nearest neighbors are several hundred kilometers away. The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. For example, people on the large fa