Unit 2 English around the world using language课时作业

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1. I have nothing ________ (特别的)to do this afternoon.

2. He ________(宣称)himself a member of the club.

3. Germany ________(占领)many countries by the attacks known as the Blitz.

4. This is my ________(目的)in doing this.

5. The government has ____________(用完)all its money.

6. His white hair was in a sharp c________ to his dark skin.

【答案】particular

declared

occupied

purpose

exhausted

contrast

7. She was s________ at the news of his death.

8. The judge c_____________ the man to ten years in prison.

9. My father bought a country house for his e________ retirement.

10. She t___________ her naughty children with ghost stories.

【答案】shocked

condemned

eventual

terrified

Ⅱ.单项填空

1．The rescue was________when a hurricane came even though the child hadn't been found.

A．lost　　　　　　　　　B．given away

C．abandoned D．given out

答案与解析：C　根据句意，"海啸来了之后，搜救就放弃了"，应用C项。

2．He________to book a plane ticket in advance, but in vain.

A．had B．tried

C．managed D．succeeded

答案与解析：B　因为"in vain"，"徒劳，没有成功"，故应用try to do。

3．News reports say peace talks between the two countries________with no agreement reached.

A．have broken down

B．have broken out

C．have broken in

D．have broken up

答案与解析：A　中止，中断。

4．________all efforts to save the school, the county decided to close it.

A．Despite that B．Despite

C．In spite D．In spite that

答案与解析：B　本题可用despite＝in spite of。

5．I wish I could go out and________a nice man.

A．pick at B．pick off