to understand how [11] _______ work. Secondly, most designers
tend [12] _______ one or two features at a time to each model,
[13] _______ you or I face all a machine’s features at once. Thirdly,
[14] _______ problems in a finished product is easy, it is
[15] _______ by then to do anything about the design. Finally, if
manufacturers can [16] _______ selling products that are difficult
to use, it is not [17] _______ the effort of any one of them to make improvement. Some manufacturers say they concentrate on
providing a wide range of features [18] _______ on making the B. willingness C. observation D. regulation
11. A. tools B. facilities C. appliances D. means
12. A. adding
B. to have added C. being added D. to add
13. A. then B. whereas C. as
D. in stead of
14. A. although finding B. no finding C. in finding D. finding
15. A. very late B. so late C. as late as D. too late
16. A. get away B. get over
C. get away with D. get along with
17. A. worthy B. worthwhile C. worth D. deserve
18. A. rather than B. other than C. than D. less than
machines easy to use. [19] _______ that gives rise to the questions, “Why can’t you have features that are easy to use?” The
[20] _______ is you can.
19. 20. A. If B. But C. But for D. Except
A. question B. matter C. ration D. answer
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase the best completes the sentence. 1. I couldn’t understand _______ a decision until it was too late.
A. his postponing to make B. his postponing making C. him to postpone to make D. him to postponing making 2. _______ him as a writer, I don’t like him as a man. A. As I admire much B. As much I admire C. Much as I admire D. Much I admire 3. I suppose you must have made the mistake, _______? A. haven’t you B. mustn’t you C. didn’t you 4. The mother was _______ worried when her little son didn’t come home. A. less annoyed as B. more annoyed as C. as annoyed more than D. more annoyed than
5. It is self-evident there is no comparison between them, one _______ clearly much better than the other. A. was B. be C. having been D. being 6. Our manager said he would _______ take part in such dishonest business deals. A. soon resign as much B. as sooner resign as C. sooner resign than D. as sooner resign than 7. ---“Would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow?” --- “I’m _______ glad to come.” A. only too B. too C. only 8. “Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the movies?”
“Whom would you rather _______ with you, George or me?”
A. going B. go C. have go
D. hadn’t you
D. too only
D. to go
9. It is said this textbook is very popular among learners of English _______ it helps them to
develop their basic English skill. A. in which B. in that
C. when D. so that
10. The old man liked that _______ box in the antique shop so much that he would like to buy it no matter how high the price was. A. square ancient bronze B. ancient bronze square C. ancient square bronze D. bronze ancient square 11. At that time, the first settlers were not prepared for the long and patient toil _______ the soil would be made to yield crops. A. which alone B. for which C. so that D. by which alone 12. The young lady in yellow over there is none other than _______ mother. A. John’s and Tom’s B. John and Tom’s C. John’s and Mary D. John and Mary 13. At the party at his jokes we could not help but _______. A. laughing B. laughed C. laugh
D. laughter
14. With the development of science and technology, doctors have _______ possible many recent developments in surgery. A. made B. made it C. been made D. become 15. _______ yelling at him like this? It’s you who are to blame for this incident. A. What is the point for B. Where is the point of C. Where is the point as to D. What is the point of
16. This science book is a book with large _______, a successful book so often reprinted as to make any author envious. A. population B. circulation C. publication D. registration 17. We are close friends and I don’t think he will _______my failure to reach his own goal. A. take advantage of B. make use of C. make the best of D. make the most of 18. This river _______ up with the Mississippi at that point. A. connects B. joins C. links
D. adjoins
19. As a rule, if people take a trip on business, they will be given traveling _______. A. pay B. income C. wages D. allowance 20. To be sure, with all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its _______. A. restraints B. limitations C. preventions D. boundaries 21. As we all know, if the population of the world goes on increasing at the present rate, there won’t be sufficient resources left to _______ life on the earth. A. detain B. sustain C. attain D. retain 22. The government of this country has decided to carry out the policy to raise _______ barriers against foreign goods in order to protect its own industries. A. duty B. dues C. tariff D. tax
23. I thought what he said was incredible so I would try to _______.
A. undermine B. identify C. conform 24. Much to her disappointment, a _______ of misfortunes befell her. A. succession B. series C. recognition
D. verify D. continuation
25. The girl is so independent that she has a _______ of her own in everything. A. fashion B. pattern C. style D. model
26. The sunlight was very scorching and most of the pedestrians tried to walk through the cool _______ of the trees. A. dark B. shade C. shadow D. freshness 27. It was decided that she several other issues were going to be discussed when the Congress was in _______ again next year. A. session B. assembly C. conference D. convention 28. When human beings have their basic needs satisfied, they begin to consider other things to fulfill their life _______. A. requirements B. acquirements C. necessities D. appreciation 29. He became fatter and fatter, which eventually _______ him unable to touch his toes. A. caused B. allowed C. permitted D. rendered 30. It is reported that the teacher-student _______ in our university is 1:50. A. scale B. rate C. ratio D. degree
Exercise 6
CLOZE
Decide which of the choices given below, A, B, C, and D, would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps [1] _______ the talk with slides, 1. A. extending B. illustrating C. performing D. conducting writing up important information on the blackboard, [2] _______ 2. A. attributing B. contributing C. distributing D. explaining reading material and giving out [3] _______. The new student sees 3. A. assignments the other students continuously writing on notebooks and B. information C. contest D. definition
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