Unit 7
1. include / contain
(1) I can’t go home now, because my task________ cleaning the windows.
(2) As we all know, sea water ________much salt.
2. give in / give up
(1) You must ________ smoking, because it is dangerous for us.
(2) The young man won’t ________ before any difficulty.
3. ruins / remains
(1) This afternoon, we will visit the________ of the Ancient Rome.
(2)After the fire, everything was in _______.
4. set up / set out
(1) We will ________for that place of interest at six tomorrow morning.
(2) The students in our class ________ an English interest group a month ago.
5. official / officer
(1) He is one of the important ________ in our government office.
(2) He is a famous ________ in this army.
Keys: 1.(1) includes (2) contains
2.(1) give up (2) give in
3.(1) remains(2) ruins4.(1) set out (2) set up
5.(1) officials(2) officer
Unit 8
1. stand for / stand by
(1) As we all know, a pigeon________peace. (2) Don’t be worried; we will ________ you.
2. because of / because
(1) ________ he fell ill, he didn’t come to work.
(2) ________ the heavy rain, our plan had to be changed.
3. medal / model
(1) I’m sure he will win another gold________.
(2) Many girls look forward to being a________.
4. effect / affect
(1) Don’t make a noise again. It will ________ our rest.
(2) Smoking usually has great ________ on our health.
5. position / condition / situation
(1) He holds an important ________ in our school.
(2) In recent years, we have greatly raised people’s living ________.
(3) He will give us a lecture on international ________.
6. gesture / mark
(1) Unable to speak clearly, he had to make a ________.
(2) You can make a ________ where you have a question to ask.
Keys: 1.(1) stands for(2) stand by2.(1) Because(2) Because of
3.(1) medal (2) model4.(1) affect(2) effect
5.(1) position (2) conditions
(3) situation
6. (1) gesture (2) mark
Unit 9
1. latest / lately / last / late / later
(1) Where is the________newspaper? I want to read it.
(2) ________, he has been busy preparing for the exam.
(3) I’m sure the film will ________ for one and a half hours.
(4) He is a good student and is never ________ for school.
(5) Five years ________, he returned to his hometown.
2. remind / remember
(1) I’m very forgetful, so please ________ me of the time of the party by then.
(2) These words are very important; so you should________ them.
3. call for / send for / ask for
(1) When I go to see the film, I’ll_______you.
(2) Whenever he is in trouble, he always ________ my advice.
(3) Your mother is badly ill, so please ________ a doctor at once.
4. whatever / however
(1) ________ plan you make, you should first consider people’s interest.
(2) ________ difficult this task is, I will try to finish it.
5. take over / take on
(1) Now my hometown ________ a new look. (2) Who will ________ his work when our manager retires?
6. break down / break out
(1) My car ________ on the half way, which made me unable to get here on time.
(2) The war________ about ten years ago.
7. wonder / wander
(1) Being very rich, he has ________ all over the world.
(2) I ________ how he is getting along with his English study.
8. defeat / beat
(1) Our football team ________ theirs and won the game.
(2) They ________ a drum to celebrate the festival.
9. force / strength
(1) Everyone of us has his ________ and weaknesses.
(2) You can’t make others work for you by ________.
Keys: 1.(1) latest (2) Lately (3) last
(4) late (5) later
2.(1) remind (2) remember
3.(1) call for (2) asks for
(3) send for
4.(1) Whatever(2) However
5.(1) takes on(2) take over6.(1) broke down (2) broke out
7.(1) wandered(2) wonder8.(1) defeated / beat(2) beat
9.(1) strengths (2) force
Unit 10
1. die out / die down
(1) It is said that this kind of animal is in danger of ________.
(2) The strong wind has ________, so let’s go home.
2. as a result of / as a result
(1) He ran too fast; ________ he fell down on the ground.
(2) ________ his carelessness, he didn’t pass the exam.
3. lead to / add to
(1) A traffic accident ________his coming late to school.
(2) To my joy, this new plan will ________the possibility of our finishing the task.
4. adapt to / apply to
(1) So far I haven’t ________ the hot weather here.
(2) Don’t you know these rules ________every one of us?
5. throw away / throw off
(1) ________ these apples, they have gone bad.
(2) You must ________ the bad habit of speaking in class.
6. amount / number
(1) The ________ of smokers in our company is rising.
(2) In this way a large ________ of heat can be saved.
Keys: 1.(1) dying out (2) died down2.(1) as a result(2) As a result of
3.(1) led to(2) add to4.(1) adapted to(2) apply to
5.(1) Throw away(2) throw off6.(1) number(2) amount
Unit 11
1. emotion / feeling
(1) When he fell from the tree, he lost ________ in the left leg.
(2) He described the accident in a voice shaking with ________.
2. express / impress
(1) I know that all of you can________ yourselves freely.
(2) I’m sure our beautiful city will ________every visitor.
Keys: 1.(1) feeling(2) emotion
2.(1) express(2) impress
Unit 12
1. power / energy
(1) When did these leaders come into ________ in our city?
(2) The strong boy is always full of________.
2. a series of / a list of
(1) You can make ________ all the things you have to do.
(2) ________ of strange things happened to him last Sunday.
3. believe in / believe
(1) You can ________ her, because she never tells a lie.
(2) I don’t ________ what you said just now.
4. stupid / foolish
(1) Don’t do a________ thing; otherwise others will laugh at you.
(2) I’m ________ and I can’t think out a way to work out this problem.
5. turn around / look behind
(1) The young girl suddenly________ and faced me.
(2) When she walks alone at night, she can’t help __________.
Keys:
1.(1) power(2) energy
2.(1) a list of(2) A series of
3.(1) believe in (2) believe 4.(1) foolish (2) stupid
5.(1) turned around(2) looking behind