Unit 4 Earthquakes learning about language课时作业

　　Ⅰ.多项选择

　　1．The money collected should be ________ to help the people who suffered a lot in the earthquake.

　　A．made good use of B．made up of

　　C．made up for　　 D．made from

　　2．After a long period of hard work, the boy is________catching up with the others in his class.

　　A．carefully B．actually C．gradually D．generally

　　3．Today, ________ rapid development of transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller.

　　A．regardless of B．in spite of C．instead of D．because of

　　4．I can easily ________ the elder of the twins by the scar on his face.

　　A．identify B．remember C．know D．realize

　　5．Give your________ in a loud voice to the soldiers.

　　A．competition B．attention C．command D．action

　　6．A lot of countries have gained excellent achievements in space technology, China，________.

　　A．such as B．for example C．namely D．and so on

　　7．Please tell me how the accident________. I am still in the dark.

　　A．came by B．came upon C．came about D．came to

　　8．The reporter ________ that he should have an interview with the famous pop actor, but he was refused at last.

　　A．commanded B．worried C．requested D．imagined

　　9．Though they hadn't met for many years, they ________ each other at first sight.

　　A．realized B．recognized C．regretted D．knew

　　10．-I'm________happy to take you there in my car.

　　-You are so nice. Thank you.

　　A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．less than

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the__11__300 years, there were__12__many changes in __13__places that now people can __14__tell an English person__15__an American in the way he or she speaks.

Many old words__16__in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a "faucet"， a "spigot"，