【正文】 C. cut up D. cut down18. Gambling is viewed as an open ______ that is prevailing in the munity. A. crime B. offence C. vice D. habit leopard never changes its ________. A. stripes B. stains C. spots D. dots20. This class is only _____________with English language. A. related B. have do C. concerned D. dealt 21. He has just passed CET IV and he decided that passing CET VI will be his next _________. A. target B. purpose C. budget D. gadget 22. No estimate has been done on the __________ of SARS on the economy of China and some other Asian countries as well. A. affect B. defect C. impact D. pact23. A speaking contest will be held by the Students Union next month, which is to be ___________ by Philips China. A. helped B. aided C. sponsored D. financedUnit 3 1. I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noises. A. e up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with2. Pupils who pass the test will be ______ to the next grade. A. promoted B. proceeded C. progressed D. projected3. Our pany decided to ______ the contract because a number of the conditions had not been met. A. cancel B. resist C. assume D. destroy4. New York is ______ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. A. placed B. occupied C. arranged D. classified5. Knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its ______ . A. instance B. character C. items D. details6. He was ______ of having asked such a silly question. A. sorry B. guilty C. ashamed D. miserable7. ______emergencies I have found it easier not to expect any help from the other people. A. Besides B. Except for C. Rather than D. Instead of 8. I have been ______ with that pany for several years. A. supplying B. treating C. concerning D. dealing9. I am sorry I ______ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it. A. drew B. hit C. struck D. knocked old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much noise. A. resist B. intend C. tolerate D. hurt11. Have you ever imagined ___________ in the air? A. to fly B. flying C. having flown D. fly 12. Our racial and cultural difference ___our friendship and taught us a great deal about life. A. enhanced B. demoted C. eliminated D. updated13. A good dictionary can tell the _______ distinctions between meanings of synonyms. A. clear B. subtle C. acute D. sharp14. Television sometimes has a negative ______ on children. A. affect B. effect C. perfect D. defect15. The ringing bells _____ the news of the birth of the prince. A. claimed B. proclaimed C. released D. published16. It is not allowed to ______ the forbidden area. A. interchange B. adjacent C. approach D. decorate 17. A young mother was shouting to his son in a_______ voice. A. dash B. harsh C. crash D. rush18. The interview ______ in a most friendly atmosphere. A. processed B. precised C. proceeded D. preceded19. He is a/an _______ husband. A. contributed B. attributed C. devoted D. demoted20. The soloist gave a/an ______ performance and won a loud applause from his audience. A. brilliant B. bright C. awful D. notorious21. If he had worked harder last year, he ____ admitted to a better university. A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. were22. A. Have you ever tried ____ smoking ? B. No, I never tried ____ smoking, but I ever tried ____ a pipe. A. to give up/to give up/smoking B. giving up/to give up/smoking C. to give up/giving up/to smoke D. giving up/to give up/to smoke23. You are so kind a person. I really appreciate _______. A. you B. what you have done for me C. for your help D. all of you24. Do you know VCD stands for Video _____ disc? And VCR stands for Video Cassette Recorder? A. patible B. press C. pact D. contract25. It is one of the duties of police to _______the public order. A. deserve B. conserve C. reserve D. preserveUnit 41. I have not heard anything from him since his ______. A. departure B. fault C. foundation D. acceptance2. As a chairman for nearly ten years, Professor Smith has never _______ to anything. A. beard B. attached C. granted D. kept3. These programs are designed for those young people who want to _______ higher education but do not have enough time to go to university. A. insure B .purse C. purchase D. pursue4. Since he often travels on business, he can _______ himself to sleeping in any place he can find. A. make B. accustom C. force D. let5. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is _______, not foreign. A. domestic B. strain C. purchase D. murder6. Even though he has lived in China for many years, Mark still can not _______ himself to the Chinese customs. A. adopt B. advertise C. adapt D. accept7. During these ten years, many new methods have been _______ in the field of foreign language teaching. A. adopted B. adapted C. alarmed D. aided8. The _______ is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. A. bean B. beam C. bake D. battery9. Alan is a good football player and never breaks _______. A. legal B. regulations C. limitation D. agreement10. The dog _______ the rabbit but could not catch it. 　A. ceased B. chained C. checked D. chased