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Quiz—Lesson2高级英语AdvancedEnglish2I.Choosetherightwordorexpressionequaltothewordgivenblow:1.bierA.aplatformwithacoffinonitB.aplatformwithapersononitC.aplatformwithapieceofwoodD.aplatformwiththeburialtools2.derelictA.deliciousB.dischargedC.desertedD.distressed3.hummockA.adrystretcheddesertB.asmoothhugeplainC.asteephighmountainD.alowroundedhill4.undifferentiatedA.insistentB.consistentC.persistentD.resistent5.sidleA.walkinacautiouswayB.walkinastrangewayC.walkinafastwayD.walkinacarelessway6.stowA.takeawayB.putawayC.hideawayD.getaway7.infestA.moveinadisgustfulmannerB.gatherinanawfulmannerC.spreadinatroublesomemannerD.behaveinastrangemanner8.frenziedA.unexpectedlyhappyB.uncontrollablyexcitedC.unanticipatedlyangryD.unpreparedlysurprised9.clamourA.loudlydemandB.generouslyofferC.decisivelygiveD.hesitantlysuspend10.wringA.squeezeB.writeC.driveD.hit11.desolateA.separateB.desertedC.destituteD.liberal12.plightA.difficultsituationB.awkwardoccasionC.specialcircumstanceD.miserableconditionQuiz—Lesson2高级英语AdvancedEnglish213.infuriateA.sootheB.composeC.exasperateD.appease14.hackA.cutroughlyB.carveslowlyC.strikecarefullyD.hitviolently15.nibbleA.gulpthewholeB.takesmallbitsC.eatlargepiecesD.swallowbitbybit16.ghettoA.asylumB.communityC.neighborhoodD.flat17.navvyA.afarmerB.asoldierC.asailorD.alaborer18.garrisonA.grainstockB.militarycampC.trainingvenueD.studycentre19.ragA.asheetofpaperB.ascrapofclothC.astackofhayD.apaneofglass20.storkA.smallbirdwithblackfeatherB.hugebirdwithlongneckC.largebirdwithlongstoutbillsD.whitebirdwithshortfeetII.Choosetherightwordtofillintheblankofthesentence.1.plight2.desolate3.register4.wring5.undifferentiated6.hack7.clamour8.warp9.grope10.hummocky11.stow12.frenzied13.derelict14.infest15.mummified1.Thenewsreportsaidthatabout23_________carswerefishedoutofthecanalthisafternoon.2.Ienteredtheroomandbeganto_________forthelightswitchinthedark.3.MarktoldmethathewasmarriedlastweekbutI'mafraiditdidn't_________inmymind.4.Thechurchhestayedfor20yearswassmalland_________intheearlymorningsunlight.5.Theoldmanwantedtheboysto_________downthatappletreesbecausetheywerethoughttobeunsafe.Quiz—Lesson2高级英语AdvancedEnglish26.TheleadersoftheNGOsweremuchconcernedoverthe_________oftherefugeesindifferentcountries.7.Aftergettingonaboard,thepassengerswererequestedto_________theirbaggageinthelockersabovetheseats.8.Thedogjumpedattheintruderwith_________barks.9.The_________fromthepublicfortheresignationofthemayorgrewloudereachday.10.TheprofessorsaidthatPDFisan_________blobofcontentthat'shardtonavigate.11.Wenoticedthattheburying-groundwasmerelyahugewasteofhillyor_________earth,justlikeadesertedbuilding-lot.12.Thepolicemanshouted:“IfIhadyouinmyhands,Iwould_________yourneck!”13.Thebeautifulbeetleswereplacednexttotheheartsaftertheirbodieswere_________.14.Thedoctoraskedustowatchoutforfleasandticksthatmay_________ourpets.15.Whenweenteredthestore,tooursurprisethatthedampwoodbeganto_______.III.Proof-readingexercise:correcttheerrorGeorgeOrwellwasanEnglishnovelistandjournalist.Hisworkismarkedbyclarity,intelligentandwisdom,1.__________awarenessofsocialinjustice,oppositionfortotalitarianism,2.__________andcommitmenttodemocraticsocialism.Consideredperhapsthe20thcentury'sbestchroniclerofEnglandculture,Orwellwroteliterarycriticism,poetry,fictionbutjournalism.3.__________HeisbestknownforthedystopiannovelNineteenEighty-Four4.__________(1949)andtheallegoricalnovellaAnimalFarm(1945),whichtogetherhassoldmorecopiesthananytwobooksby5.__________anyother20th-centuryauthor.HisbookiscalledHomageto6.__________Catalonia(1938),anaccountofhisexperiencesintheSpanishCivilWar,iswidelyacclaimedashisgreatessaysonpolitic,literature,languageandculture.In2008,7.__________Quiz—Lesson2高级英语AdvancedEnglish2TheTimesrankedhimsecondonalistofThe50greatestBritishwriterssince1945.Orwell'sworkcontinues8.__________influencepopularandpoliticalculture,andthetermOrwellian—descriptiveoftotalitarianorauthoritariansocialpractices—hasenteredthelanguagealtogether9.__________withseveralofhisneologisms,includeColdWar,10._________doublethink,thoughtcrime,BigBrotherandthoughtpolice.