Unit 2 The Olympic Games
1.If you leave the club ,you will not be ______back in .
A.received B.admitted C.turned D.moved
2.—I wonder ______you’ll water this kind of flower .—Every other day .
A.how often B.how long C.how soon D.how much
3.The Olympic winner will receive a gold _____as an award .
A.vase B.medal C.castle D.jewel
4.A new ______bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago .
A.regular B.physical C.usual D.former
5.We drew this conclusion on the _______of research and experments .
A.motto B.glory C.basis D.style
6.We all know that the Great Britain will ______the Olympic Games in 2012.
A.charge B.volunteer C.admit D.host
7.It is my ______to check that all doors and windows are locked after everybody leaves .
A.doubt B.poster C.responsibility D.evidence
8.Taking _______exercises regularly will do good to our health .
A.physical B.stubborn C.legal D.fluent
9.The taxi driver was _______$50 for ignoring the red light .
A.replaced B.fined C.debated D.removed
10.You’ve been working all morning –I think you _____a rest .
A.charge B.admit C.bargain D.deserve
11.Children under 18 will not be ______into the pub in this country .
A.designed B.decorated C.competed D.admitted
12.I might buy a TV ,if I can find a ______in the sales .
13.The sign at the entrance to the club says ,“Children without the company of an adult are not to be _________.”
A.admitted B. joined C.limited D.entered
14.—I wonder how much you _______for your servives.
---Well ,the first two are free while the third costs $30 .
A.bargain B.charge C.offer D.donate
15.I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale ;it was a real _______.
A.exchange B. bargain C.trade D.business
16.---Good news .Jack ,I’ve got promoted .
----You _____it .Your abilities and hard work paid .
A.get B.mean C.make D.deserve
17.I really don’t know why he hates everything we _______.
A.stand out B.stand for C.stand aside D.stand up
18.These professors had interrupted their own research to accept an invitation to _______in an unusual experiment .
A.take a part B.take part C.play a part D.play part
19._______the cost ,the project will take a lot of time as well .
A.Other than B.Except for C.In addition D.Apart from
20.I _______less than a pound a week when I first started work .
A.used to earn B.was used to earn C.used to earning D.was used to earning
21.Why many adolescents have trouble communicating with their parents lies in _______we call “generation gap .”
A.what B.that C.which D.how
22.She could not speak ,nor ______anything we said .
A.she could understand B.could she understand C.could understand she D.understand she could
23.There are no running races or horse riding events in the Winter Olympics ._______there are competitions like skiing and ice skating .
A.Besides B.ExceptC.Instead D.However
24.The competition is fierce .No women or children are allowed to ________.
A.join B.take part in C.compete for D.join in
25.Atlanta ,a Greek princess ,was very beautiful and could run faster than ________man in Greece .
A.any other B.any C .the other D.other
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Canada wildfire and NASA discovery 加拿大林火,美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Crash course 速成课
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
Going forward 从今往后
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星,83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
The cost of protecting the environment, Juno space probe 保护环境付出的代价,“朱诺”木星探测器
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Indian state introduces 'fat tax' 印度一省拟征收“脂肪税”
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫,青少年脑部发育
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷