Quiz 11
Name:______________ Student No.:______________________ Score:_____________
I. Dictation.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15.
II. Write out the words as required.
1. enthusiasm (adj.) 2. determine (n.)
3. starvation (v.) 4. suicidal (n.)
5. hesitate (adv.)
III. Fill in the blanks according to the texts of Unit 11.
1. Shaka’s military career started ________ about the same time as Napoleon’s came to an end at Waterloo.
2. It took him very little time to turn the Zulu people _______ a first-class fighting race.
3. The fields were overgrown ________ weeds and one of the staple diets, namely milk, was no longer _______ the food list.
4. There was a gasp of horror ________ the onlookers, and the slayers took a grip ________ their clubs.
5. That a man should dare to speak to the King in such a way was unthinkable, and Gala’s life seemed to be ____________________________________.
6. His combined fighting forces _________ only about 500 men.
7. The regiment __________________________________ and, led by Shaka himself, spread over the parade ground.
8. If at all possible, he always insisted ___________ inspecting everything himself.
IV. Chinese-English Translation.
1. 我和约翰两人没有共同之处。
2. 中国南方人的主食包括大米和蔬菜。
3. 干这种工作不计报酬简直就是自讨苦吃。
4. 洪水逼来,村民们的处境十分危急,他们的生命危在旦夕。