11. When will her new book come out?

12. Most of our meetings were devoted to discussing the housing problem.

13. If you can't dance to the rhythm, we can make the rhythm dance to your tune.

14. UNESCO is short for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

15. The two bottles stood side by side on the table.

Exercise for consolidation

I. Multiple choice

1. Tom, ________ studying, knows nothing about what is happening.

A. devoted to B. having devoted C. being devoted D. devoting to

2. The demand in workers in the factory is in_______.

A. influence B. imagination C. rejection D. decline

3. My opinions are in ________ with the aims of the projects.

A. human B. harmonious C. harmony D. humor

4. The protest ______ by the local people lasted only for several hours.

A. made B. taken C. broken D. caught

5. I'll attend your meeting, if ______.

A. possibly B. possible C. I'm possible D. it possible

6.____ I came into the office, the teacher ______ the students' homework.

A. As, was correcting B. When, was correcting C. While, correcting D. When, corrected

7. Scientists have been making a scientific _______ to the problem.

A. experiment B. friction C. approach D. movement

8. Most of the countries are ________ advantage of modern technology to develop economy.

A. using B. carrying C. making D. taking

9. WTO __________ World Trade Organization.

A. is short for B. is short of C. are short for D. are short of

10. Having lost the prepared draft, I have difficulty ________.

A. to improvise B. in improvising C. with improvising D. to improvise

11. The beautiful scene of the West Lake made a good _________ on me.

A. effort B. deal C. impression D. decision

12. John shouted angrily, protesting _______ the unfair treatment.

A. with B. forward C. for D. against

13. I know you better than_____.

A. he B. him C. his D. himself

14. According to the __________ custom, people in the country usually go out for a trip during the holidays.

A. controversial B. conventional C. continental D. considerate

15. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _______ I could answer the phone.

A. as B. since C. until D. before

Keys: 1-5 ABCDA 6-10 BCDAB 11-15 CDABD