D) ethnic（n. 少数民族的成员） 9. It's an important component（n. 成分 ; 零件 ; [数]要素 ; 组分 ;） of preschool （n. 育幼院，幼儿园 ;）education to help and instruct（vt. 教，讲授 ; 教导，指导 ; 通知 ; 命令 ;） young children to develop a positive ______. A) self-reality（自我的现实） B) self-evidence （自我的证据） C) self-service（自助服务） D) self-concept（自我概念） 10. We hope children can have a healthy body and optimistic attitude that they can develop a ______ and positive outlook on life（积极的人生观）. A) softened（v. （使）变软 ; 缓解打击 ; 缓和 ; 安慰 ;）

B) lighthearted （adj. 轻松愉快的 ; 无忧无虑的 ; 随便的 ; 漫不经心的 ;） C) delighted D) curious

第五单元Fame and Success

1. The politicians tried to smear the governor's ______ in order to elect the man they wanted.

A) celebrity B) prestige C) reputation D) renown

2. Sometimes the boys would rout out little ground squirrels and ______ them into the bush.

A) catch B) chase

C) search

D) chess

3. I felt more than ordinary human ______ for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.

A) agreement

B) sorrow

C) symbol

D) sympathy

4. An important task of the space shuttle is to ______ a space telescope and place it in an orbit about 500 kilometers above the earth.

A) launcher B) launching C) launce

D) launch

5. Equal employment shall be accorded to all qualified individuals without ______ to color or sex.

A) consider B) regard C) respect D) regardless

6. The drunk was ______ clear-headed to observe the truck's arrival and George' s departure on foot.?

A) sufficiently B) efficiently C) enough D) abundantly

7. We must conserve our soil and water resources to ______ that these key natural elements are available to support productivity.

A) secure

B) convince C) assure D) insure

8. You can't ______ an operation on the presumption that miracles are going to happen.

A) basis B) form C) base D) create

9. For any Chinese or Asian, the successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is ________ a

cause for jubilation.

A) doubtable B) doubtless

C) doubtful D) undoubted

10. Without law, ______ also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.?

A) liberation B) liberal

C) liberty D) literary

第六单元 Attitudes to Life

There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

1. There was quite a ______ crowd at the match on Saturday. It must have been an exciting match.

A) respectful B) respective

C) respectable D) respecting

2. \I never drink or smoke,\the dinner.

A) righteous

B) right C) rightful D) righteousness

3. From what people said, I managed to ______ that he wasn't coming even though I was not told so.

A) gleam

B) gleaming C) glean

D) gleaning

4. Generally speaking, this is not a usual exit. You should only use this door in a (n) ______.

A) emergence

B) emergency C) urgency D) accident

5. This earthquake is an unprecedented disaster, in which thousands of people ______.

A) cherished B) were cherished

C) were perished D) perished

6. To be frank, this job is not a desirable one for me, but its sole ______ feature is the salary.

A) redeeming B) redeemed C) resolving D) resolved

7. Several years ago, it was a nation of poverty. Now the increase in the country's ______ was due to the discovery of oil.

A) prospect B) prosperity C) promise D) prosperous

8. With the advance of the medical technology, some cancers are treated by ______ therapy nowadays.

A) radiant

B) radiance C) radiation

D) radical

9. She enjoys great success nowadays, and her fame has reached the most ______ corners of the globe.

A) distance B) far away C) far-fling D) far-flung

10. Yesterday, ______ had been expected, the government announced its program to launch a satellite.

第七单元 Lifestyles

1. The girl got herself into a serious situation ______ she was likely to lose control over her motorbike.

A) it B) as C) which D) that

A) where B) which C) while D) why

2. He would have finished his college education, but he ______ to quit and find a job to support his family.

A) had had B) has C) had D) would have

3. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably ______ a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.

A) no more B) not more

C) even more

D) much more

4. Mark was a student at this university from 1999 to 2003, ______ he studied very hard and was made Chairman of the Students' Union.

A) during which time B) for which time C) during whose time D) by that time

5. The old lady's hand shook frequently. She explained to her doctor ______ this shaking had begun half a year before, and ______, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job.

A) when; how

B) how; when

C) how; how

D) why; why

6. A man cannot smile like a child, ______ a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone.

A) so

B) but C) and D) for

7. The place ______ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ______ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.

A) which; where

B) at which; which

D) which; in which

C) at which; where

8. Little Tom said angrily, \wouldn't ______ to you again this time\

A) give up B) give out C) give in D) give away

9. The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

A) however B) whichever

C) whatever

D) wherever

10. If only the patient ______ a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now.

第八单元 Literary Appreciation

1. Although he had returned to his office exhausted, Godliman's attention kept wandering to a ______ of messages on the desk.

A) had received B) received C) should receive D) were receiving

A) store B) name C) pile D) letter

2. A circular opening in an opaque screen transmits only a small circular ______ of a

wave surface.

A) stock B) life C) warehouse

D) patch

3. She had been restraining herself in the presence of her father all the morning; but now, that long-pent-up ______ might come forth.

A) shout B) weep C) burst D) sob

4. Batista was keeping himself in power only by a mounting use of ______, corruption and violence.

A) depression

B) compression C) confession

D) repression

5. The fog seemed to hold the moonlight in ______, rendering it more pervasive than in clear air.

A) suspension B) expectation C) detention D) stimulation

6. I watched the daylight slowly ______ in through the windows, and saw before me in mental gaze the vision of Death.

A) move B) climb C) ascend D) creep

7. Fadeless is your quiet care. Boundless is your deep love. With ______ to my dearest mother, I wish to say: Thank you, mom!

A) omen B) spell

C) blessing

D) elation

8. His ______ was probably already pacing up and down with a dismissal speech rehearsed.

A) policeman

B) fireman C) supervisor D) salesman

9. The money withheld from the employee's ______ may be kept in the company's checking account for a brief time until the payment is due.

A) bill B) paycheck

C) paper D) card

10. A particular ______ control key which, when depressed, advances the tape until a tape skip restore character is sensed.

A) operator

B) writer

C) doctor

D) pilot