Quiz 1
(for Units 1 and 2, Book 3)
I. Listening: You are going to listen to a passage
entitled “My Perfect Wife”. Listen twice and fill in
the blanks with correct words.
My Perfect Wife
I am a twenty-two-year-old male, single, and live at
home with my parents. At my age, I am always looking
for a great girl to ___1___.
The perfect wife will be different to every man
because no two men are looking for the same qualities
in a wife. People say that the appearance of a mate
should not make any difference, but it is nice to have
someone ___2___. The physical aspects of the girl
will play an important role in whom I pick for my wife. I
think overall, I want a ___3___ woman with a pretty
face.
I am a very energetic person, the type of
person that cannot just stay home and do
nothing. I would want a wife who would want to
play a game of tennis or would go running with
me. I would want her to be ___4___ with life
instead of watching television or reading a book
all night. She needs to be___5___, enjoy
camping, boating or just taking a couple of
weeks off and traveling. The woman of my
dreams must be full of energy and able
to________6________.
I would also like to have a wife who is___7___. She
does not ___8___ have to have a four-year college
degree but should be a girl who
knows________9________. She must be ___10___
in her career rather than relying on her husband’s
income. She needs to be ___11___, ___12___ about
financial and practical household matters. My wife
must be ___13___ enough to make decisions on her
own without relying on me. She must be a woman with
a brain as well as good looks.
There is no doubt that the “perfect wife” is hard to
find. I think _________14_____________________.
II．Word formation: Complete each of the sentences
using the correct form of the word given in the
brackets.
1. Patients usually want ______ from
doctors about their health. (reassure)
2. Tom was dropped from school because
he had been ______ late for school. (habit)
3. They decided to practice role _____ , that
is, the husband would look after the child
and the wife would work. (reverse)
4. He had the ______ to fall ill on the day of the
examination. (fortune)
5. She wants to buy a handbag not fancy but ______.
(endure)
6. Power and ______ and passion---those are what
drive me, and you and I will share them. (mortal)
7. A traveler on a long journey passes through now a
broad, level plain, now a rugged, ______road.
(hazard)
8. The teacher’s attempts at ______ failed; I remained
as confused as before. (light)
9. The ______ of the document is beyond doubt.
(authentic)
10. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the
promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer,
______ of your fall. (fulfill)
III. Multiple choice: Choose the most appropriate
words or phrases to complete the following
sentences.
1. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $100
billion, ______ the $160 billion the president is
struggling to get through the Congress.
A. in proportion to
B. in reply to
C. in relation to
D. in contrast to
2. She once again went through her paper carefully to
______ all spelling mistakes from it.
A. exclude B. eliminate C. abolish D. diminish
3. The shop assistant was straight with her customers. If
an article was of ______ quality, she’d tell them so.
A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward
4. He was ______ with sorrow for his wife’s sudden
death.
A. overthrown B. overcome
C. overpowered D. overtaken
5. In India, they mounted a campaign of ______
resistance with no arms against the British colonists.
A. passive B. positive C. active D. constructive
6. Be ______; you can’t expect her to do all the work on
her own.
A. logical B. honest C. reasonable D. sincere
7. Pop music could not ______ unless it contained some
quality that was inspired by genius.
A. distinguish B. nourish C. flavor D. endure
8. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding
______ and had a very good time.
A. feast B. congratulations C. festival D. recreation
9. ______ the fact that his initial experiment had failed,
Prof. White persisted in his research.
A. Because of B. As so C. In spite of D. In view of
10. Is that a(n) ______ Roman statue, or a modern copy?
A. actual B. true C. real D. authentic
11. The committee ______ about what steps ______
should take against the incident for two hours.
A. has argued…it
B. has been arguing…it
C. are arguing they
D. have been arguing…they
12. New York ______ second in the production of apples,
producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A. ranked B. occupied C. arranged D. classified
13. Many regional associations are ______ the
government so that they may promote their common
interests together.
A. kept track of B. combined with
C. transferred to D. registered with
14. The weather is hot, the river is clean and cool. Joe
felt it very hard to ______ the temptation to swim.
A. resist B. prevent C. avoid D. confine
15. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of
another should be universally _____.
A. blamed B. reproached
C. scolded D. condemned
• Key to quiz 1
I. Listening: You are going to listen to a passage
entitled “My Perfect Wife”. Listen twice and fill in
the blanks with correct words.
My Perfect Wife
I am a twenty-two-year-old male, single, and live at
home with my parents. At my age, I am always looking
for a great girl to ____________________________.
be with for the rest of my life (1)
The perfect wife will be different to every man
because no two men are looking for the same qualities
in a wife. People say that the appearance of a mate
should not make any difference, but it is nice to have
decent-looking (2) The physical aspects of
someone ______________.
the girl will play an important role in whom I pick for
slim-figured (3)
my wife. I think overall, I want a _____________
woman with a pretty face.
I am a very energetic person, the type of
person that cannot just stay home and do
nothing. I would want a wife who would want to
play a game of tennis or would go running with
involved (4) with life
me. I would want her to be __________
instead of watching television or reading a book
energetic (5) enjoy
all night. She needs to be___________,
camping, boating or just taking a couple of
weeks off and traveling. The woman of my
dreams must be full of energy and able
cope with everyday happenings (6)
to______________________________.
I would also like to have a wife who is
well-educated
(7) She does not necessarily
(8) have
____________.
_____________
to have a four-year college degree but should be a girl
is going on in the world (9) She
who knows what
__________________________.
(10) in her career rather than
must be ambitious
___________
relying on her husband’s income. She needs to be
_________,
_______________about
financial and
helpful
(11) knowledgeable
(12)
practical household matters. My wife must be
___________
intelligent
(13) enough to make decisions on her own
without relying on me. She must be a woman with a
brain as well as good looks.
There is no doubt that the “perfect wife” is hard to
two people should be married until they are
find. I thinkno
________________________________
___________________________________________
totally convinced that they are made for each other (14).
II．Word formation: Complete each of the sentences
using the correct form of the word given in the
brackets.
reassurance from
1. Patients usually want _________
doctors about their health. (reassure)
2. Tom was dropped from school because
habitually late for school. (habit)
he had been _______
reversal ,
3. They decided to practice role _______
that is, the husband would look after the
child and the wife would work. (reverse)
misfortune to fall ill on the day of the
4. He had the ___________
examination. (fortune)
5. She wants to buy a handbag not fancy but
enduring (endure)
__________.
immortality and passion---those are what
6. Power and _________
drive me, and you and I will share them. (mortal)
7. A traveler on a long journey passes through now a
hazardous
broad, level plain, now a rugged, __________road.
(hazard)
enlightenment failed; I
8. The teacher’s attempts at _____________
remained as confused as before. (light)
9. The __________
authenticity of the document is beyond doubt.
(authentic)
10. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the
promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer,
____________
of your fall. (fulfill)
fulfillment
III. Multiple choice: Choose the most appropriate
words or phrases to complete the following
sentences.
1. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $100
billion, ______ the $160 billion the president is
struggling to get through the Congress.
A. in proportion to
B. in reply to
C. in relation to
D. in contrast to
2. She once again went through her paper carefully to
______ all spelling mistakes from it.
A. exclude B. eliminate C. abolish D. diminish
3. The shop assistant was straight with her customers. If
an article was of ______ quality, she’d tell them so.
A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward
4. He was ______ with sorrow for his wife’s sudden
death.
A. overthrown B. overcome
C. overpowered D. overtaken
5. In India, they mounted a campaign of ______
resistance with no arms against the British colonists.
A. passive B. positive C. active D. constructive
6. Be ______; you can’t expect her to do all the work on
her own.
A. logical B. honest C. reasonable D. sincere
7. Pop music could not ______ unless it contained some
quality that was inspired by genius.
A. distinguish B. nourish C. flavor D. endure
8. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding
______ and had a very good time.
A. feast B. congratulations C. festival D. recreation
9. ______ the fact that his initial experiment had failed,
Prof. White persisted in his research.
A. Because of B. As so C. In spite of D. In view of
10. Is that a(n) ______ Roman statue, or a modern copy?
A. actual B. true C. real D. authentic
11. The committee ______ about what steps ______
should take against the incident for two hours.
A. has argued…it
B. has been arguing…it
C. are arguing they
D. have been arguing…they
12. New York ______ second in the production of apples,
producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A. ranked B. occupied C. arranged D. classified
13. Many regional associations are ______ the
government so that they may promote their common
interests together.
A. kept track of B. combined with
C. transferred to D. registered with
14. The weather is hot, the river is clean and cool. Joe
felt it very hard to ______ the temptation to swim.
A. resist B. prevent C. avoid D. confine
15. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of
another should be universally _____.
A. blamed
B. reproached
C. scolded D. condemned
I. 1. be with for the rest of my life 2. decent-looking
3. slim-figured 4. involved 5. energetic
6. cope with everyday happenings 7. well-educated
8. necessarily
9. what is going on in the world
10. ambitious 11. helpful 12. knowledgeable
13. intelligent
14. no two people should be married until they are totally
convinced that they are made for each other.
II. 1. reassurance 2. habitually 3. reversal 4.
misfortune 5. enduring 6. immortality 7. hazardous
8. enlightenment 9. authenticity 10. fulfillment
III. 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9. C 10.D
11.D 12.A 13. D 14.A 15.D
记分标准：
I. Listening：10分。每个单词0.5分，共5分；
每个词组1分，共3分；句子一个，2分。
II. Word formation：5分。可根据班上情况，
选5个或10个题目。
III. Multiple choice：5分。建议从中选10个，
这样好计分。