1.This defeat _____________ the end of his hopes of winning the title again.

2.There were 247 votes________________(of the motion) and 152 against.

3.She was the innocent _______________of an arson attack.

4.Have you_____________ how much the trip will cost?

5.Elderly people are not always _____________ change.

6.We’re always _________________ each other about money.

7.The discovery of the disease among sheep spells financial _____________ for farmers.

8.The aim was to maximize the machine’s ________________ capacity.

9.She talks _____________about her problems.

10.The report ____________________ that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.

11.Police are ______________ anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.

12.The government has been _______________ in its response to the report.

13.The legal ___________________ has / have always resisted change.

14. The negotiations(谈判) have been _______________ in a positive manner.

15.The date of the move has not been _________________ decided yet (= it may change).

Ⅴ.选择题

（ ）1.Many children think they are ______ with when their parents are trying to show concern about them.

A. interfered B. separated C. disturbed D. offended

( )2. Over years, scientists have made a great _____in the treatment of cancer.

A. break-in B. breakthrough

C. breakup D. breakdown

（ ）3. Some people are sitting on the grass; others are walking along the lake, ______ .

A. chatting and to laugh

B. to chat and to laugh

C. chatting and laughing

D. chatted and laughed

（ ）4. We had intended to do everything according to the schedule, but it didn’t ______ as planned.

A. make up B. turn out C. go on D. come up

（ ）5. ______ by many well-known experts and film stars, the product was very popular at one time.

A. To advocate B. Having advocated

C. Advocating D. Advocated

（ ）6. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _____of the students in the class _____ against it.

A. majority; were B. most; were

C. most; did D. majority; did

（ ）7. All the candidates were ______ the street to be named after a great man ______ his great contributions to the city.

A. in favor of; in need of

B. in praise of; in favor of

C. in praise of; in need of

D. in favor of; in honor of

（ ）8. When the stranger was dragging him away, the baby reached out his hands in ______ want of his mother.

A. curious B. desperate C. sincere D. serious

（ ）9. The explorer traveled to several remote villages, _____a lot of unusual information.

A. gathering B. having gather C. to gather D. gathered

（ ）10. In the questionnaire, the subjects are questioned whether they ______ banning cars in the city center.

A. agree B. comment C. advocate D. conduct

（ ）11. It was more than he could bear when his old friend ______ him to accept a cigarette.

A. invited B. urged C. persuaded D. agreed

（ ）12. Experienced as she is, the teacher is still thinking of new ideas about how the new textbooks should be ______ .

A. conducted B. made C. sent D. carried

（ ）13. —Where are you going to spend your summer holiday?

—I’ll go _____ it is already cool.

A. what B. that C. whether D. where

（ ）14. My family is my ___________ study guider in some way.

A. professional B.profession C.professor D.special

（ ）15 . I happened to be robbed on my way home _________.

A.so far B.the other night C.the other days D. up till now

（ ）16. Caught in the act, he had no _________ but to confess.

Which answer is FALSE?

A. malternative B. choice C. way D. an alternative

Ⅵ.对话填空。（根据上下文对话语境及所给单词首字母，补全所缺单词）

A: Let’s begin. What do you think about the way water is used for (1) a __________

B: Well, it’s a good way to use water. (2)S _________we need food and nothing can grow unless there is enough water.

A: I agree. But I’ve read that a lot of water is in (3) d__________ need when we water(4) f_________ and other farmland. It would be better to use (5) a__________ technology to make sure that we don’t waste water.

B: That’s true. We should be (6) c __________with our water. Using water for

(7) f __________is good because many people will (8) b__________ from it: the farmers, the people who sell vegetables, fruits and other food which is rich in (9) n___________, and people who eat the vegetables and food.

A: Yes. If we learn to use the water in a (10)c__________ way, without wasting or polluting it, we can grow more food and use our land well, too.

Where there is a will, there is a way!

答案：Ⅰ.fortunately, comfortable, invitation, marriage, irresponsible, international, underground, preview, transplanted, unfair

Ⅱ. Rate, endless, Agriculture, disaster, productive, argue, serious, tourism, developing acceptable

Ⅲ.1. on his way to, 2.with the intention, 3.in favor of, 4.interfere,5. The suggestion he brought forward at the meeting is quite acceptable. 6. Most people believe that the strike will last at least a week. 7. The people at the meeting were all in favor of his point of view. 8.we sought an answer to the question, but couldn’t find one. 9.There is endless work to do when you have children in the house. 10.The children will perform a play in the school hall this evening. 11.The majority of the students hunting for the jobs have university degrees. 12.Did you draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning? 13.I can’t figure out why he gave up his job. 14. The other day he paid a visit to his uncles in Shanghai.

Ⅳ spelt, in favor, victim, figured out, resistant to, arguing with, disaster, productive, endlessly, advocated, urging, cautious, profession

Ⅴ1-5 ABCCD 6-10ADBAC 11-16BADABD

Ⅵ agriculture, surely, desperate, fields, cautious/careful, farming, benefit, nutrition, correct