Exercise (M10U1)
A:
Consolidation:filling the blanks with proper phrases
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lead to set up take place take steps lie in
put pressure on show off fall behind fill one’s belly put…into practice
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1. Why hibernating animals manage to live without eating for many months ______ two facts. One is that…and the other is that….
2.I’m so hungry now. I must ________first.
3. When will the basketball game_______?
4. In this country, a new government _____after war in the last century.
5. He was addicted to playing computer games last term, and he ________ his classmates.
6. He is thinking hard about how to _______ his new idea____.
7. Recently , fierce competition _________ the small companies.
8. Your irresponsible behavior will only _______ trouble.
9. He likes _____ how well he speaks French.
10. The factory has _______to fight air pollution recently.
B: Multiple choices
1. A famous Chinese saying_____ like this, ‘pride goes before a fall.’
A. means B. goes C. speaks D. works
2. The tragic death of ten people in the accident has ______ alarm bells ringing.
A. caused B. set C. made D. sound
3. Eating too much fat can _____ heart trouble and cause high blood pressure.
A. result from B. attend to C. contribute to D. devote to
4. Though his classmates are all ahead of him, he is studying very well to___ them.
A. catch up with B. catch up
C. catch hold of D. catch sight of
5. Ideally _____ in the centre of city, the Park is a favorite with the public.
A. locating B. being located
C. having been located D. located
6.____around the Water Cube, we were taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games then.
A. Having shown B. To be shown
C. Having been shown D. To show
7. The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.
A. prediction B. promise
C. plan D. contribution
8. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ___ spoken in England.
A. which B. what
C. that D. the one
9. Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained
A. simply B. partly
C. seriously D. equally
10. Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem ______.
A. on purpose B. in all
C. on time D. after all
11.–What’s that noise? –Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.
A. was tested B. will be tested
C. is being tested D. has been tested
12. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ______ the problem.
A. handle B. raise
C. face D. present
13. American Indians ____ about five percent of the U.S. population.
A. fill up B. bring up
C. make up D. set up
14. Villagers here depend on the fishing industry,_________ there won’t be much work
A. where B. that
C. by which D. without which
15.______ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A. It B. This C. What D. As
16. I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time ____ Brian get back.
A. before B. since
C. till D. after
17. -- Could I ask you a rather personal question?
--- Sure, ____.
A. pardon me B. go ahead
C. good idea D. forget it
C: Reading Task
Give a man a fish
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Problems in developing countries
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In the developing world, serious problems like disease and poverty are still __1_.
Famine: In 1985, little rainfall in Ethiopia _2_in destroyed harvest and killed cattle.
Disease: Malaria, ____3___by mosquitoes, kills over one million children yearly.
Hunger and malnutrition: Every year ten million lives are 4___ related to hunger and malnutrition. Hunger kills more people than any disease, __5___the first global risk.
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Measures taken to solve problems
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To give a man a fish
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To teach a man to fish
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·In 1985, a charity concert _6__ by Bob Geldof helped raise money for the famine.
·In 1963, the WFP, which has helped more than one billion people since its__7__.
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To improve a country’s infrastructure like transport…to stop poverty can help _8_ more jobs.
To__9__ education and training for young people as the future of developing countries lies in the hands of children.
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Conclusion: Food aid alone is not enough as the fight against poverty is never __10____. Therefore, development aid together with food aid can be the long-term solution to the problem
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1._________ 2.____________ 3.___________ 4.____________
5._________ 6.____________ 7.____________8.___________
9.__________ 10.____________