【正文】 Test on Unit 2 I. Vocabulary (20%) A. Complete the following sentences with the right words or word forms. 1. Fear of speaking in front of the public would be considered a p___________ problem. 2. Another key m_________ in space travel was reached when Dennis Tito made his overall selffunded space tour in 2020. 3. A robot is a machine designed to do military or c__________ jobs that are usually performed by humans. 4. The door opened and in came the famous movie star along with his beautiful and e________ wife in a fashionable evening dress. 5. It was his perseverance that contributed to his success. He wouldn’t be there o__________. 6. The i________ calculated earthquake in Japan was later raised to 9 magnitude by the Japanese officials, according to the ShenZhen Daily. 7. He is so determined that nothing can b_____ him from doing that. 8. Longtime __________(expose) to intense radiation from the sun, as is known to all, will put people at a risk of cancer. 9. The chair looks cool and what’s more, it’s _________ (adjust). 10. Sleep ________(deprive) can result in mental disorder, so make sure to have enough sleep. 11. Word came that the Central Government would provide a _______ (sustain) support to some privatelyowned enterprises. 12. To her ______ (satisfy), the mission to rescue the trapped people in the fire was done perfectly. B. Choose the right phrases below to fill in the blanks. pick up sign off be hazardous to stand in the way test out set aside leave…alone pave the way for know…as fill with 13. Steven got poor grades and did very bad in his entrance exam. What do you think __________ of his getting into a good university? 14. Since your parents ________ your future career, why not make a good use of your time and do a good job? 15. On March 12, one day after the awful earthquake in Japan, several fishermen were rescued after their sounds __________ by a television crew39。s microphone. 16. Don’t tease the dog_____ him _____. 17. The summer vacation is ing and I’m trying to _______ a bit of money to pay for a wonderful holiday. 18. _______ clothes, daily necessities, a pile of books and all kinds of snacks, her suitcase is overweight. As a result, she had to pay a lot of extra money for her greediness. 19. Mike __________ a walking dictionary. No word seems to be difficult to him. 20. Keep away from those chemicals that ____________your health. II. Multiple Choice (10%) 21. –I don39。t suppose the police know who did it. –Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and _______ now. A. has been questioned B. is being questioned C. is questioning D. has questioned 22. It is said that the early European playingcards ________for entertainment and education. A. were being designed B. have designed C. have been designed D. were designed 23. Although the causes of cancer ______, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it. A. are being uncovered B. have been uncovering C. are uncovering D. have uncovered 24. The pany had about 20 notebook puters but only onethird ______ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long. A. is B. were C. was D. are 25. Her clear and elegant prose ______ her _______ from most other journalists. A. sets … aside B. sets … down C. sets … apart D. sets … up 26. They desired that they __________ the right to attend the meeting. A. had B. have C. are D. were 27. I just wonder ________ that makes him so excited. A. why it does B. what he does C. what it is D. how it is 28. –Mom, what did your doctor say? –He advised me to live ________ the air is fresher. A. in where B. in which C. the place where D. where 29. This is a very interesting book. I39。ll buy it, ________. A. no matter how it may cost B. how may it cost C. how much may it cost D. however much it may cost 30. The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds ________by heavy rain. A. appeared B. happened C. acpanied D. mixed III. Passage Completion (10%) CHINA’s first Mars probe（探測(cè)儀） will be launched from a Russian rocket in Kazakhstan by the end of this year, reported. The Mars __31__ (explore), Yinghuo1, marks the country’s first attempt at deep space exploration after its sending of a probe to the moon. It __32__ (take) the 110 kg probe ten months to reach the red pla. It is not a __33__ (land) probe, __34__ will explore the Martian space environment from its orbit around Mars for a year. There will be a special focus on __35__ happens to the water that appears __36__ (exist) on the pla. __37__ all the plas in the solar system, Mars is the one __38__ is most similar to the Earth. The fact that it has plenty of CO2 in solid form may mean it has the potential to bee __39__ Earth within 200 years, said Ouyang Ziyuan , __40__ member of China’s Academy of Sciences. IV. Cloze Test(15%) Over half the world’s people now live in cities. The latest “Global Report on Human Settlements” says a significant change took place last year. The report __41__ this we