Quiz 6
Name ______________ Score ______________
I. Explain the following words, phrases and sentences in your own words.
1. carnivore: 2. stride: 3. fancy(v.):
4. anguish: 5. skeleton: 6. frisk:
7. exhilarated: 8. array: 9. eliminate:
10.free of / from: 11. the writhing blackness
12. Such a sure swiftfooted thing could surely not be trapped by a swarm of ants?
II. Match each adjective in the left column with a noun or noun phrase in the right column according to the texts.
1. formidible
prey
III. Fill in the following blanks..
2.glistening
feeling of rage and misery
1. a _________ of sugar
3.whispering
claws
2. a ___________ of bees
4.prime, healthy
animals
3. a __________ of rooms
5.swelling
black water
4. a ________ of ships
6.glittering
sickness
5. a __________ of mountains
7.swiftfooted
grass
6. a __________ of fish
8.sleeping
eyes
7. a _________ of flowers
IV. Make a sentence with each of the following phrases, with no less than 12 words.
take to
interfere with
past (+ noun)
wipe out
5. have an easy time of it
V. Translate the following into English.
看着眼镜蛇让我想起绳子,我的第一反应(instinct)是不理它,但它可能要捕食小鸡,我决定把它赶到远处的树丛里。
2. 热带鱼 虾 布谷 天鹅 金丝雀 鸵鸟 羚羊
她吓得不敢说话。她倒吸了一口气,恐惧万分。(seize)
4. 当得知她儿子的热情非但没有减退,反而更加高涨时,她脸上露出了将信将疑的神色。