Quiz 17
Name _________ Class __________ Score __________
Part I. Vocabulary: matching the given words with their meanings.
_____1. vital
a. hasty and without attention to detail
_____2. mystical
b. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
_____3. deficiency
c. obviously contrived to charm
_____4. prescribe
d. lack of an adequate quantity or number
_____5. cute
e. acting as or providing something that completes the whole
_____6. demean
f. issue commands or orders for
_____7. complementary
g. embrace or cling together closely
_____8. paralytic
h. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
_____9. perfunctory
i. not in good physical or mental condition
_____10. hug
j. beyond ordinary understanding
Part II. Expressions: making sentences with the given expressions and structures.
1. 他大学专修美国文学。
2. 总体来说, 这次的演出是令人满意的。
3.妇女构成人口总数的53%
4.以往嘈杂拥挤的街道被宽阔干净的马路所代替。
Part III. Paraphrases: explaining the following sentences in simple English.
1. “East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.”
2. In those years my thank-yous became more of a perfunctory response.
3. It was the kind of card that put a lump in your throat and tears in your eyes.