Module 1 · unit 2

一、多项选择

1. Parents who can’t help but tell their children they are beautiful may_________ be harming their confidence， according to a research.

A. officially B. actually

C. traditionally D. otherwise

2. This name sounds a bit familiar to me ― it_________in our conversation at the party yesterday.

A. put up B. brought up

C. came up D. closed up

3. It’s found that men speak more words than women in a day， but have a weaker_________ of language in social situations， using the same words repeatedly.

A. acknowledgement B. preference

C. knowledge D. command

4. As the government supports local tour guides by providing_________ training， there will be more success stories like that of “Mama Moon” in Yangshuo.

A. frequent B. exceptional

C. gradual D. exact

5. It’s important that you should_________ the contributions of those who helped you along the way and experience gratitude.

A. express B. reward

C. confirm D. recognize

6. With the sudden change of his_________into an overseas Englishman in Beijing， the boy will have an advantage for his successful career.

A. identity B. possibility

C. capacity D. dignity

7. Don’t hold on to things that no longer_________ your purpose， or they would only ruin your purpose.

A. block B. fit C. take D. suit

8. Most humans acquire language in early childhood and are_________ in it when they are about three years old.

A. conscious B. fluent C. consistent D. regular

9. No matter how carefully you plan and how hard you work， sometimes things just don’t ， the way you want them to.

A. work out B. bring out

C. carry out D. find out

10._________ there are no convincing differences between organic and conventional foods in nutrient or health benefits.

A. At length B. At random

C. At present D. At risk

二、完成句子

1. Some English idioms are difficult to understand_________ the meaning of each word. （know）

有些英语习语，即使你知道每个单词的意思，含义也难以弄明白。

2._________ ， ancient English is different from the English spoken today. （base）

古英语是以德语为基础的，与今天所讲的英语不同。

3. Such full use__________________ his spare time that his English has improved a lot. （make）

他如此充分地利用其业余时间，因此他的英语得到了很大的提高。

4. He told me that there was a hole in the box about__________________an apple. （size）

他告诉我，这个箱子上有一个比苹果大两倍的洞。

5. The map shows some of the places in the world__________________as a native language. （speak）

这幅地图标出了世界上英语被用作母语的那些地方。

6. Actually， more than one kind of English__________________in the world. （use）

实际上，人们不止使用一种英语。

7. He__________________the plan for two hours before I joined in. （work）

在我加入之前，他这个计划已经做了两个小时。

8. You can’t imagine__________________in our job. （play）

你想象不出他在我们的工作中扮演了多么重要的角色。