Level 5: U17~U18

Test 17: Unit 17

       1.   It is parents’ responsibility to ensure their children’s regular _______ at school.
(A) attendance                (B) crossroads            (C) periodical             (D) juvenile

       2.   When taking a plane, a lot of people like window seats, but I prefer a(n)_______ seat.
(A) adolescence              (B) crossing                (C) skull                      (D) aisle

       3.   Today we are all here to _______ the loss of our most respected man, James Smith.
(A) rim                            (B) mediate                     (C) mourn                         (D) fuse

       4.   Your boss is a _______ businessman because he often tricks people to get what he wants.
(A)compact                     (B) periodic                      (C) allergic                       (D) shrewd

      5.   I’ve never liked math since my junior high school days. Studying _______ is still a nightmare.
(A) longitude                   (B) agenda                       (C) geometry                  (D) choir

       6.   The manager suggested that meetings be held _______ to help monitor the progress of the project.
(A) periodically               (B) nobly                            (C) sly                         (D) shrewdly

       7.   Environmental damage of any kind will pose a threat to the survival of _______, too.
(A) hoof                                   (B) wildlife                       (C) prop                             (D) algebra

       8.   A _______ will come in handy when you go camping or hiking in the mountains.
(A) latitude                            (B) compass                     (C) booth                           (D) chord

       9.   As the saying goes, “Every family has a _______ in the closet.”
(A) duke                          (B) torment                (C) skeleton                (D) spine

      10.   Voluntary workers form the _______ of most charitable organizations around the world.
(A) wilderness                (B) stall                             (C) dough                    (D) backbone

      11.   The Rocky Mountains are lower in _______ than the Himalayas.
(A) altitude                            (B) ripple                           (C) booth                    (D) earl

      12.   I heard that many of the prisoners in that jail had been abused or _______.
(A) reckoned                   (B) tortured                     (C) surged                   (D) hurled

      13.   An old woman holding a puppy in her arms was hit by a car at a pedestrian _______.
(A) rib                                       (B) crossing                      (C) nobility                       (D) attendance

      14.   It looks like they are doing something illegal _______.
(A) in torment                      (B) on the agenda(C) on the sly                           (D) in attendance

      15.   Sam was _______ in his political career when he turned forty.
(A) at a crossroads         (B) a compact disk(C) in the wilderness       (D) walking down the aisle

                     16.   Getting out of the red（擺脫虧損）is at the top of our company’s a_______a.

                     17.   As Hemingway said, true n_______y lies in being superior to what you were. 

                     18.   I cannot eat sea food because I’m a_______c to it, shrimps particularly.

                     19.   J_______e delinquency is a serious problem in many countries around the world.

                     20.   A lot of people are standing in line in front of the ticket b_______h.

Last weekend we went on a hiking trip. We packed several things, including a(n)   (21)  . My wife took her camera because she wanted to take pictures of   (22)  . She especially likes deer. While hiking through the   (23)  , we found a big field. It was beautiful and full of wild flowers. Suddenly I started sneezing a lot because I have flower   (24)  . We rested there and ate our lunch. Later we started walking again. In the woods we found a deer  (25)  . We dug a hole and buried it. Our trip was fun and interesting and my wife took some great pictures.

(A) skeleton 　　　(B) wildlife 　　　(C) wilderness 　　　(D) allergies 　　　(E) compass

21.           22.            23.            24.             25.     

Test 18: Unit 18

       1.   The school _______ often frightens younger or weaker fellow students on the campus.
(A) antique                      (B) spacecraft             (C) ass                         (D) bully

       2.   As a reporter, I grab every chance to interview politicians or TV _______.
(A) bachelors                  (B) celebrities             (C) ballots                   (D) banquets

       3.   Such a new medical treatment will prove _______ to many AIDS patients.
(A) beneficial                  (B) wary                             (C) astonished               (D) botanical

       4.   When the king passes away, the prince will _______ the throne immediately.
(A) brace                         (B) boom                           (C) ascend                        (D) beware

       5.   Peter was _______ at the great courage that his son had displayed.
(A) astonished                 (B) armored                    (C) banned                       (D) wary

       6.   Do you have the _______ to challenge Paul to another game of cards?
(A) bolts                          (B) bonus                           (C) guts                       (D) shields

       7.   Parents should teach their children to be _______ of strangers when they are playing outside.
(A) beneficial                        (B) wary                             (C) astonishing             (D) zoological

       8.   A large number of businesspeople made lots of money during the economic _______ of the 1980s.
(A) boom                                 (B) boxing                         (C) rascal                          (D) bowels

       9.   Since you are interested in growing plants, I suggest you major in _______ when you go to college.
(A) centigrade                (B) bandit                   (C) checkbook             (D) botany

      10.   A(n)_______ is a man or woman who travels and works in a spacecraft.
(A) astronaut                  (B) certificate                 (C) peddler                 (D) slump

      11.   Remember to take your personal _______ from the overhead locker when you leave the plane.
(A) belongings                      (B) ballots                         (C) villains                  (D) canals

      12.   Many countries have imposed a _______ on the buying and selling of ivory（象牙）.
(A) blaze                         (B) boxer                           (C) ban                        (D) veto

      13.   I think you need to hire a(n) _______ nurse to take care of your disabled grandfather.
(A) astonished                      (B) certified                     (C) armored                    (D) banned

      14.  _______ that wild dog. It might bite you.
(A) Beware of                  (B) Shield from             (C) Belong to                   (D) Check in

      15.   It was a bolt _______ when Karen suddenly announced that she would resign.
(A) ascended the throne (B) vetoed a bill
(C) cast a ballot for                                                       (D) out of the blue

                     16.  If you want to look for old objects like rare coins or jewelry, you should go to an a_______e shop.

                     17.  Well, Tom is a rich b_______r. A lot of women are dreaming of marrying him.

                     18.  At the wedding b_______t, all of the guests were eating with gusto（津津有味地）.

                     19.  Our boss promised to give all employees a cash b_______s on top of vacations.

                     20.  You cannot teach in this school without a teaching c_______e.

Tonight will be an exciting event. Tommy Wilson will fight Ben Bender. These   (21)   have
fought each other before. Last time, Tommy ended the fight by hitting Ben very hard in the  (22)  . More than 500 people will come to watch the fight tonight. There will also be a few   (23)   in the crowd cheering. At fights, many people like to bet. They hope to win lots of money and quickly fill their   (24)  . Both fighters are hoping to win the special   (25)   they get if they defeat their opponent before the third round. Who knows what will happen?

(A) boxers　　　(B) gut　　　(C) bonus　　　(D) celebrities　　　(E) pocketbooks

21.           22.            23.            24.             25.