A. relieved B. reflected C. responded D. recovered
11. It has been revealed that some government leaders ______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overlook
12. We don’t want to ______ pressure you to make a decision, but we haven’t much time left.
A. put; to B. place; on C. put; on D. place; to 13. The soldiers resisted ______.
A. being carried off by diseases B. to be carried off by diseases C. to carry off by diseases D. carrying off by diseases 14. The sort of music he listens to varies, but ______ popular music.
A. tended to B. tends towards C. tended at D. tends at 15. He is ______ learning English well.
A. bent to B. bent on C. bending to D. bending on 16. I’m badly ______, for there is no one that can be relied on.
A. let down B. let on C. let out D. let off 17. I’m sure you’d rather she went to school by bus, ______?
A. hadn’t you B. wouldn’t you C. aren’t I D. didn’t she 18. We should have ______ him, because he had his money stolen.
A. pity for B. pity on C. a pity on D. the pity with 19. The fortune ______ him ______ from financial worries.
A. set; out B. set; free C. give; out D. give; away 20. The young man is ______ becoming a lawyer and winning her love.
A. bent with B. bending on C. bent on D. bending to 21. Will this new wall ______ the force of the sea?
A. enforce B. resist C. reserve D. defend 22. Liu Hulan would rather ______ than ______.
A. to die; give in B. die; giving up C. die; give in D. to die; giving up
23. Janet ______ get angry if you disagree with her.
A. is willing to B. gets towards C. tends to D. leads to 24. The girl ______ her hair ______ her figures to make it curl.
A. tied; around B. twisted; around C. tied; to D. twisted; to 25. “Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics, People’s Olympics” are the ______ for
the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
A. titles B. themes C. slogans D. standards
参考答案： 一、
1. generous 2. adaptation 3. fortune 4. vain 5. abused 6. civil 7. twist 8. desperate 9. bent 10. antique. 11. pitied 12. resists
13. overnight 14. rescued 15. reputation 16. intended
二、
1. gathering dust on the shelf 2. are adapted from 3. come out 4. is lost to 5. let out 6.lived up to 7. far from 8. is bent on 9. free from 10. would rather … than 三、
1-5 AADBB 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CCABB 16-20 ABB BC 21-25 BCCBB
牛津译林版高中英语选修八Unit1《Thewrittenword》重点词汇讲解
