Exercises (Units 11-16) I. Dictation II. Grammar 1. The slave from morning until night. A. made to work B. was made working C. was made worked D. was made to work 2. The ship when we arrived at the harbor. A. was just unloading B. was just being unloaded C. had just unloaded D. was just been unloaded 3. Did you find out pie out of the oven? A. to take B. have taken C. when to take D. being taken 4. We shall get Jim the passage. A. explaining B. explained C. to explain D. explain 5. Jane was scolded by the director because he left the office with the door . A. unlocking B. not being locked C. unlocked D. not locking 6. in ancient times, the book still appeals to readers today. A. Though it written B. Though written C. It was written D. Written it was 7. I saw a lot of children playing in the garden, most of them girls. A. are B. were C. being D. have been 8. After a whole day’s heavy work, the old worker returned home, . A. hungry and felt exhausting B. hunger and exhausted C. hungry and exhausted D. hungry and having been exhausted 9. She had said little so far, responding only briefly when . A. speaking B. spoken to C. spoken D. speaking to 10. cigarette agrees with me. Hardly no B. Nearly no C. Rarely no D. Almost none 11. By the time you get back, great changes in this area. A. will take place B. will be taken place C. are going to take place D. will have taken place 12. On his next birthday he married for ten years. A. has been B. will be C. will have been D. will have taken place 13. Be quiet, ? A. shall you? B. Will you? 14. Let’s have a look at your book, ? A. shall we? B. won’t we 15. The scholar has made another breakthrough in this field, of great importance to the progress of science and technology. A. I think which is B. which I think it is C. which I think is D. about which I think it is 16. job you do, do it well. A. However B. What C. Whichever D. Whatever 17. You can find the buildings of this style you go in Italy. , A. whenever B. whatever C. whichever D. wherever 18. A modern city has sprung up in was a wasteland ten years ago. A. which B. what C. that D. where 19. The young couple was worried because neither of them was aware they had lost the necklace. A. the place B. where which C. where D. of where 20. Li Po wrote the famous poem when he made a tour to was once a battlefield. A. where B. that C. what D. which III. Reading Comprehension Food Markets Some supermarkets are enormous these days, with aisles and aisles of different kinds of foods and products. For example, you can find fifteen to twenty different kinds of cheese in the Dairy section. You can find many different brands of toilet tissue in the Paper Products section. The Frozen Food section has everything from cans of frozen apple juice to bags of mixed vegetables and frozen pizza. Many supermarkets also have a big Health Care Products aisle. This section is like a small drug store, with different brands of medicines, shampoos, toothpastes, and other health care items. Some supermarkets even sell magazines, books, shoes, underwear, hammers, screwdrivers, and other household products. Many supermarkets offer services, too. You can leave your film there and return the next day to get your photographs. You can use a special card in money machines to take money out of your bank. In some supermarkets, you can even rent floor polishers, carpet cleaners, and movies! Shoppers in many supermarkets can buy snacks and cold drinks from vending machines. In some places, tired, hungry shoppers can sit down and enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and a donut at a supermarket snack bar or coffee shop. These huge supermarkets with their large variety of goods and services are not the only places to buy food. There are also smaller grocery stores. These stores usually carry the same food products as the large supermarkets, but they don’t usually have as wide a collection. Grocery stores are often in location convenient for people who don’t drive. Some cities also have specialty stores such as fish markets, butcher shops, and bakeries. Years ago, these little shops were very common, but in many places they are less common today. Supermarkets, with their variety of products and services, are much more popular. Please answer the questions: Look in the Diary section if you want to buy . A. a variety of frozen juices B. many kinds of milk products C. a wide selection of vegetables D. a variety of cheese 22. Many supermarkets have vending machines for people who . Are tired B. are hungry and thirsty C. want to sit down D. take a rest 23. Neighborhood grocery stores carry many items, but . A. not many different types B. aren’t in convenient location C. are only for people who don’t have cars D. are usually in downtown 24. Fish markets, butcher shops, and bakeries are . A. in cities B. in countryside C. for people who don’t drive D. specialty stores 25. Supermarkets are . A. specialty shops B. more and more expensive C. more common than grocery stores D. usually cheaper than grocery stores IV. Vocabulary Part I Directions: Match the words on the left with their appropriate meanings on the right. Write your answers on the answer sheet. demonstrate A. choose for a position or job enunciate B. no longer having any connection with a relative or good friend because of an argument afford C. a feeling of slight anger appoint D. show or prove clearly estrangement E. pronounce words clearly and carefully issue F. extremely important and necessary in order to do something correctly or successfully essential G. have enough money to buy or pay for something annoyance H. officially make a statement, give an order, warning, etc. grin I. show great joy rejoice J. smile broadly Part II Directions: The following is a list of prefixes. Please first write down the meanings of these prefixes and then for each prefix give two examples which begin with it. You should write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. re- 2. mis- 3. dis- 4. multi- 5. un- V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences with the phrases or words taken from the box in their appropriate forms. desert, hold up, drive home, stand for, back down, calm sb. down flounder, turn down, approve of, at one’s peril, give way to ,  1. 我看到他是正确的，我只好放弃原来的主张。 2. 当时我国遭受了罕见的自然灾害，许多人在越来越严重的经济困难中挣扎。 3. 他遗弃妻子和女儿，离开农场，到一个大城市定居去了。 4. 她拒绝了他的求婚。 5. 他痛哭不止，我劝他不要过度悲伤，使他镇定下来。 6. 在T.G.. Smith中的“T. G”代表什么？ 7. 我同意你去挣一些钱，可是不要误了功课。 8. 我跟他说得清清楚楚：他必须十点钟以前到这里。 9. 这辆自行车没闸（brakes），你要骑太危险了。 10. 我们的班机因为有雾而停航。 VI. Writing Part I Direction: Put the following sentences in the right order to form a coherent passage. A busy morning A Busy Morning A. First, I had to go to the post office. B. Half of the letters were addressed to American business concerns. C. I got up at 6:30 a.m. D. When I left the train station, I took my boss’s car to the garage for repairs. E. When I arrived at the office, my boss had several things for me to do. F. I left the house at 7:45. G. The other half were addressed to foreign companies. H. After typing the letters, I had to run several errands. I. Yesterday morning was quite hectic for me. J. Then I had to pick up a train ticket for my boss’s wife. K. He asked me to type twenty letters for him. L. By 1:00 p.m., I was exhausted, so I decided to have a long leisurely lunch. Part II Directions: Select the most suitable topic sentence or topic sentence group from the three choices following it and then explain why you choose this one. 1. When Britons end certain words with –se, Americans usually end the same words with –ce (British practise vs. American practice); the reverse is sometimes true, too (British defence vs. American defense). Notice also the British preference for final –re over the American –er (metre vs. meter). Finally, most American consider neighbor a correct spelling, but a Briton characteristically adds a u and spells the word neighbour. Choose a Topic Sentence A. British and American English are not the same. B. There are some minor differences between American and British spelling. C. The endings of British and American words are not the same. Defend your Choice: a). I did not choose because . b). I did not choose because . 2. . For one thing, more than ten percent of all “senior citizens” in he United States are extremely poor. As a matter of fact, recent statistics suggest that approximately one-seventh of all people over the age of sixty-five live below the poverty level. Aged people also have more health problems than younger people. A third area for concerns stems from the fact that the public transportation has not been designed with old people in mind; their activities are often limited to whatever is within walking distance. And finally, there is the separation from family, which causes loneliness. Many older people live by themselves (this is particularly true of widows and divorced women). And then there are the “forgotten five percent”, the older people who have been institutionized—that is, sent to “old age homes” (sometimes called “nursing homes”) by families who either cannot or will not take care of them. Choose a Topic Sentence: A. Some of the older people in the United States face a number of serious problems. B. Old age problems. C. Retirement homes in the United States are a disgrace. Defend Your Choice: a). I did not choose because . b). I did not choose because . Answers to Exercises of Unit 11-16 I. Dictation Rush Hour Traffic Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Commuters rush to and from their jobs in cars, buses, subways, trains, and even on bicycles. Large cities in the United States have two rush hours—one in the morning and one in the evening. But in cities in other parts of the world, there are four rush hours. In Athens and Rome, for example, many workers go home for lunch and a nap. After this midday break, they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours. In many big cities, there are special lanes on highways for carpools. These are groups of three or more people who drive to and from work together. They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city. Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world. Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem. II. Grammar 1 D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. C III. Reading Comprehension 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C IV. Vocabulary Part I 1. D 2. E 3. G 4. A 5. B 6. H 7. F 8. C 9. I 10. J Part II 1. meaning: again, back; examples: retell, regroup 2. meaning: wrongly, astray examples: misunderstand, misspell 3. meaning: the opposite of, to reverse action; examples: dislike, discredit 4. meaning: many; examples: multi-million, multi-cultural 5. meaning: not, to reverse action; examples: unfair, unlike; undress, untie V. Translation 1. When I saw that he was right, I had to back down. 2. At that time as our country was hit hard by rarely seen natural disasters, many people were floundering in ever graver economic difficulties. 3. He deserted his wife and daughter as well as farm and went to live in a big city. 4. She turned down his proposal. 5. He kept crying bitterly. I persuaded him not to give way to grief and succeeded in calming him down. 6. What does “T. G” stand for in “T. G. Smith”? 7. I approve of your trying to earn some money, but please don’t neglect your studies. 8. I drove home to him that he must be here by ten. 9. The bicycle has no brakes—you ride it at your peril. 10. Our flight was held up by fog. VI. Writing Part I. I-C- A- J- D- F- E- K- B- G- H-L Part II. 1. Choose B; A and C are too general. 2. Choose A; B is too general and is not a complete sentence. C is too specific.