Revision Exercises Revised (2012-12).pptVIP

Revision Exercises Part I Vocabulary 1. He asked us to __C______ them in carrying through their plan. A) provide B) arouse C) assist D) persist 2. He was such a ___B_____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture. A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic 3. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____C___ which occurred in his dormitory. (确定选C) A) occasions B) matters C) incidents D) issues 4. It is through learning that the individual __D______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations. A) retains B) gains C) achieves D) acquires 5. There were no tickets _D_______ for Friday’s performance. A) preferable B) considerable C) possible D) available 6. The manager urged his staff not to _B_______ the splendid opportunity. A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide 7. There is a ___B_____ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment. A) gentle B) subtle C) feeble D) humble 8. Because of a ___C_____ engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party last Saturday. A) pioneer B) premature C) prior D) past 9. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ____A____ preventing you from achieving your goals. A) obstacle B) fault C) offense D) distress 10. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ___D_____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments. A) regulating B) halting C) interrupting D) combating 11. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ___D_____ in which people communicate across time and space. A) route B) transmission C) vision D) manner 12. Every culture has developed __A______ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others. A) preferences B) expectations C) fantasies D) fashions 13. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying mess