21世纪大学英语综合川练习题及答案
Unit 1
Exercises: Lan guage Focus
A. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. fellow
compel assuranee miracle comfort grief announcement soberi ng
1. Disappo in tme nt, __grief __ and sleepless ness seized him for days after recei ving the letter.
2. A n ewspaper published some rather _ soberi ng ___ in formatio n about
puni shme nt for drunken driv ing conv icti ons in other coun tries.
3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them
where they will make the most effective con tributi on to your __ fellow __ men.
4. People familiar with the matter said that an official _____ announ ceme nt _____
could come as early as today.
5. Every huma n being should lear n to truly appreciate the beauty of n ature and the
___ miracle __ of life.
6. She __ comforted ____ herself with the thought that it would soon be spri ng.
7. Such cha nge ___ compels __ gover nments around the world to develop specific policies to solve the curre nt crisis.
8. Con sumers usually see a well-regarded brand n ame as a( n) _ assura nee ____ of quality.
B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
in one way or ano ther ward off bear up be stunned by in the eve nt of no earthly reas on
1. ____ In the eve nt of ______ his death, his daughter will in herit the mon ey.
2. Police _____ w arded off ____ about 2,000 protesters who marched on the police headquarters last Friday.
3. There ' s ________ n o earthly reason _______ why she shouldn ' t come with us.
4. Some young people couldn ' t _______ bear up __ under the stress of the modern life.
5. The world ______ was stunned by _______ C hi na ' s high tech no logy used in the cerem ony.
6. It ' s certainly not a new idea, and I ' ve usedthisDnechniquBr another
___ for several years.
Unit 2
Exercises: Lan guage Focus
A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary. con template maintenance dismiss in defi nite compressi on draft mount swell
1. Engin eers are carry ing out esse ntial _ maintenance ______ work on the mai n
line to Cambridge.
2. Do you think you could glanee over the minutes （会议记录）that I ____ have
drafted _____ of our last meeti ng before I have them typed out?
3. No one will work __ in defi ni tely ___ without some form of compe nsati on.
4. There were hasty discussi ons in an atmosphere of __ m ounting _____ tension and panic .
5. She stood and quietly ____ con templated _____ t he sce ne that lay before her.
6. Poor posture, sitt ing or walk ing slouched over, ____ c ompresses ____ the body
orga ns.
7. A hot compress with this oin tme nt can reduce _ s welli ng ____ and alleviate
pa in.
8. Did they get any compe nsatio n whe n they were ___ d ismissed ____ from their
jobs?
B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
be confined to stumble over show off on probation as for rely on
1. You ' ll b _on probation _______ f or a period of three mon ths before you get this
job. What do you say?
2. There is n ot much point in ___ s how ing off ____ w hen mobiles are so com mon
now.
3. ____ As for __ salary, I leave it to you to decide after you have con sidered my
abilities and experie nee.
4. Certai nly, no all-ro und kno wledge can be acquired merely by gla ncing this way and that and ___ relying on _____ hearsay.
5. The hun ger for liberty is strong, and it is not ___ c onfined to ______ any time or
place.
6. It is found that people ' s voices often get higher when they lie, and they are more
likely to _____ stumble over _____ w ords.
Unit 5
Exercises: Lan guage Focus
A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
rent charm streamline decline discard idle choke adequate
1.1 cannot sta nd ____ idly ___ by and let him take the blame.
2. The park ing facilities are __ i n adequate _____ for such a busy shopp ing cen tre.
3. Well-off locals would buy a sec ond house so they could ___ rent _____ it out to
migra nts from other parts of the coun try.
4. If you say that someth ing is ___ c harm ing ___ , you mea n that it is very pleasa nt
or attractive.
5. One young soldier rose with a message of tha nks, his voice __ choked ____ with emoti on.
6. Her health has bee n __ decli ning _____ p rogressively for several mon ths.
7. Read the manufacturer ' s guidelines before _____ d iscarding ____ the box.
8. They say things should be better now that they have _____ s treamli ned _____
applicati on procedures.
B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
take root in part at one ' s disposabe supposed to come up with
excha nge with
1. Un til this eve ning I had n ever so much as __ e xcha nged _______ a word
__ with ____ him.
2. His relucta nee to help could, __ i n part _____ , be expla ined by his poor eyesight.
3. The first debate ______ was supposed to ________ have bee n held on Tuesday.
4. Econo mists believe that econo mic recovery will beg in to _ take root ____ n ext
year.
5. We ' ve been asked to _____ come up with ________ s ome new ideas.
6. If you have your own bus in ess in the market, you will have a lot of money __at
your disposal __ .
Unit 6
Exercises: Lan guage Focus
A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
trial loose n man ipulate plastic grumble bounce jolly
exhaust
1. Farmers are always _____ grumbli ng ____ about the weather.
2. I lear ned most of what I know about garde ning through __ t rial__ and error.
3. Everybody was in a very relaxed and __olly ___ mood .
4. The compa ny had a lot of problems in the past, but it ' s always man aged to __ bounce ____ back.
5. We are in dan ger of __ exhaust ing ____ the world ' s oil supply .
6. The thought that any pare nt would ___ man ipulate ______ t heir child into seek ing
fame just appalled me.
7. The gover nment has _ loose ned _____ i ts hold on the media con siderably .
8. I hate that ___ plastic __ smile of hers.
B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.
drop off keep up with cope with watch over squeeze into make up
1. Local authorities have to __ cope with ____ the problems of homeless ness .
2. There must have bee n an an gel ___ w atching over ______ me that day.
3. Employees n eed to __ keep up with _____ the latest tech ni cal developme nts .
4. Wome n ___ make up ____ only a small proporti on of the pris on populati on .
5. The nu mber of graduates going into teachi ng has __ dropped off
_______ s harply .
6. Five of us _____ squeezed into _____ the back seat .
Unit 8
Exercises: Lan guage Focus
A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary. sacrifice extraordinary bold outfight prose clash predecessor vicious
1. The task requires ____ extraord inary ________ patie nee and en dura nee.
2. Will the new pla n be any more acceptable tha n its __ predecessor s ________ ?
3. I ' ve always preferred read in gprose ____ to poetry.
4. I need experienee to get a job but without a job I can ' t get experience.lt ' s a ___________ vicious ___ circle.
5. We were ___ outfought ______ throughout the win ter campaig n.
6. We should not only be _bold __ , but also be cautious.
7. I n the new timetable, there is a _ clash ___ betwee n history and physics.
8. Her pare nts made many __ sacrifices ______ so that she could go to uni versity.
B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where n ecessary.
if only above all prevail over collide with give way to bring forth
1. And as we have seen, calls for change may ____ give way to __________ fierce
con tests for power.
2. As in dividuals, I thi nk we all have to focus on our own gifts and our own values
and ____ bring forth ______ those to the world the best we can.
3. Obama believes America is ready for a black preside nt ___ if only ____ it would
look forward.
4. Running to catch the bus, I ___ collided with _______ a young lady at the corner.
5. Your inner strength will enable you to __ prevail over _______ life ' s obstacles.
6. But __ a bove all _____ , and most importa ntly, it is publicity that the new leader
will be fighting for.