Quiz 15
Name _________ Class __________ Score __________
Part I. Vocabulary: choosing the proper word to fill in the blanks, changing its form where necessary.
alike, boom, confess, profit, inspire, therapy, intrigue, loaf, reverence, whirl
1. They spoke of the old man with ___________.
2. I ________ I am no judge of wines, except when they are bad.
3. I just __________ around, eating and watching television.
4. Students and teachers ________ demanded reforms of education.
5. The leaves _________ in the autumn wind.
6. I do not wish to hurt your feelings, but your name has been associated in the past with too many failures to __________ us with any confidence in engaging you as an ally.
7. The island is experiencing a ___________ in tourism.
8. He became involved in a palace _________, and only saved himself by betraying his accomplices.
9. They were accused of __________ from the sale of state assets.
10. Massage is one of the oldest ___________.
Part II. Expressions: making sentences with the given expressions and structures.
1. 不论我对他说什么他就是不戒烟。
2. 很可能罪犯已经逃出监狱。
3. 只要还有希望我们就不会放弃。
4. 既然你从事了教书这份工作就要尽全力把它做好。
5. 在这方面你比我还中国化。
6. 父母将她培养成了一位京剧迷。
Part III. Paraphrases: explaining the following sentences in simple English.
1. A breeze has power to “blow the cobwebs away”, but it does more than that.
2. The strange thing about fans is: they are talkative. Since early times, man has used fans to say things.
3. The deafening gongs and cymbal almost drove me nuts.
4. But fans also have had their intrigue.