Unit 2 English around the world
Ⅰ.Complete the following sentences
A. According to the first letters given:
1. Everyone knows that two and three is _______ to five.
2. When are you going to p __________ the book you have finished written?
3. The children lost their way in the village because they were not n_______ in the area.
4. In English class, our teacher always teaches us how the new words are p_______.
5. He tries to improve his English, so he often tries to c ____________ with others in English.
6. Please help me to t ________ the lab after class.
7. You will go to school tomorrow so don’t s ______ up too late tonight.
8. Don’t forget to put your umbrella in the s_______.
9. There are more than 42 countries where the m________ of the people speak English.
10. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother t________.
11. To communicate means to give the information using speech, radio s ______ or body movement.
12. I haven’t heard you clearly. Would you please r ________ what you have said?
13. Would you like to e___________ your book with my book? Mine is also interesting.
14. I’ll be at your s__________ in three minutes.
15. In 1776,
B .According to the text:
In only fifty years, English has __________ _______the language most ______ spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international _______, international ________ and _____. Businessmen and tourists often come to
C. According to the Chinese meanings
1 别客气 2 总共
3 英国 4 母语
5 不睡,熬夜 6 发生
7 以……告终 8 引进,引来
9 许许多多,极多 10 或多或少相同
11 对……熟悉,了解 12 属于某人自己的
13 做某事有困难. 14 拿……替换……
15 造句 16 没有直截了当的答案
17网上聊天 18初中
19 高中 20 地道的北京人
Ⅱ.Multiple choice
1. The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have _______ third one because ______ second one is rather too small.
A. a / a B. the / the C. a / the D. the / a
2. If you know anything _____ about it, you should tell us.
A. after all B. all in all C. at all D. first of all
3. ---- What do you think of my homework?
---- It reads well ______ a few spell mistakes.
A. but B. except that C. besides D. except for
4. If you continue to steal, you’ll __________ in prison.
A. give up B. end up C. break up D. send up
5. One learns a language by making mistakes and _______ them.
A. correct B. correcting C. corrects D. to correct
6. The number of people invited _______ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.
A. were / was B. was / was C. was / were D. were / were
7. We don’t have much time, so _______ this reason we can’t stay here long.
A. for B. because of C. because D. at
8. American English is a little _____ from British English. That’s to say, there are some ______ between them.
A. different / difference B. difference / different C. differ / different D. different/ differences
9. He has forgotten ______ me about it; so I don’t know it.
A. telling B. to tell C. have told D. told
10. How I want _________!
A. a my own room B. a room of my own
C. a room of myself own D. my own’s room
11. No one can enter the lab without _________.
A. allowing to B. to be allowed C. being allowed D. being allowed to
12. It was so difficult a sentence that I had to explain _______ once and again.
A. the students it B. it to the students C. the students about it D. it students
13. It is reported that the hot weather will ______ for five more days.
A. get B. become C. stay D. last
14. A great change in people’s thinking has ______ in the past few years.
A. been happened B. come about C. come along D. come on
15. Sound travels in the same way as light ________.
A. does B. do C. travels D. traveled
16. I know nothing about him ________ he comes from
a. except for B. except C. except that D. besides
17. ---- Has the doctor arrived yet?
---- No, she _________ an hour ago.
A. has to come B. ought to have come C. should come D. used to come
18. Tom tried to slip (溜) into the classroom without _______.
A. seeing B. seen C. to see D. being seen
19. Their working conditions _______ the same _______ before.
A. stayed / as B. stayed / like C. were stayed / as D. were stayed/ like
20. I can’t go out, as I have a lot of work _______.
A. do B. done C. to do D. doing
21. This book can be used in _________ countries.
A. English-speaking B. English-spoken C. English-speak D. speaking-English
22. After the entry into the WTO, we can _______ more modern science and technology.
A. bring B. bring up C. bring in D. bring out
23. The opportunity to go to study abroad ________ quite by accident.
A. came up B. cane about C. came over D. came down
24. Before ____ the medicine, _____ ought to study the instructions or follow a doctor’s _____.
A. you take / you /advise B. you take / one / advice
C. taking / one / advice D. taking / you / advise
25. ---- What happened to the priceless works of art?
---- ________.
A. The flood destroyed it B. The flood was destroying them
C. They destroyed in the flood D. They were destroyed in the flood.
26. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
27. ---- I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week?
---- Is that _______ you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
28. He goes to work every day ______.
A. except for rainy days B. besides it rains
C. but that it rains D. except on rainy days
29. The reason why he didn’t attend the meeting is _______ he stayed up late last night and didn’t get up until ten o’clock this morning.
A. because B. why C. for D. that
30. ________ the playground, we learned that the football match had already begun.
A. Arrive B. To arrive C. Arriving at D. Arrive at
Answers
Unit 2 English around the world
Ⅰ.Complete the following sentences
A. According to the first letters given:
1. Everyone knows that two and three is equal _______ to five.
2. When are you going to publish __________ the book you have finished written?
3. The children lost their way in the village because they were not natives _______ in the area.
4. In English class, our teacher always teaches us how the new words are pronounced_______.
5. He tries to improve his English, so he often tries to communicate ____________ with others in English.
6. Please help me to tidy ________ the lab after class.
7. You will go to school tomorrow so don’t stay ______ up too late tonight.
8. Don’t forget to put your umbrella in the stand________.
9. There are more than 42 countries where the majority ________ of the people speak English.
10. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue________.
11. To communicate means to give the information using speech, radio signals ______ or body movement.
12. I haven’t heard you clearly. Would you please repeat ________ what you have said?
13. Would you like to exchange___________ your book with my book? Mine is also interesting.
14. I’ll be at your service __________ in three minutes.
15. In 1776,
B .According to the text:
In only fifty years, English has developed into __________ _______the language most widely ______ spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations_______, international trade ________ and tourism _____. Businessmen and tourists often come to
C. According to the Chinese meanings
1 别客气make oneself at home 2 总共 in total
3 英国 the United Kingdom 4 母语 mother tongue
5 不睡,熬夜stay up 6 发生 come about
7 以……告终end up with 8 引进,引来 bring in
9 许许多多,极多a great many 10 或多或少相同 more or less the same
11 对……熟悉,了解 have a knowledge of 12 属于某人自己的 of one’s own
13 做某事有困难 have difficulty in doing sth. 14 拿……替换……replace …with …
15 造句 make up a sentence 16 没有直截了当的答案 no quick answer to
17网上聊天 chat online 18初中 junior high school
19 高中senior high school 20 地道的北京人 a Beijing native
Ⅱ.Multiple choice
1. The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have _______ third one because ______ second one is rather too small.
A. a / a B. the / the C. a / the D. the / a
2. If you know anything _____ about it, you should tell us.
A. after all B. all in all C. at all D. first of all
3. ---- What do you think of my homework?
---- It reads well ______ a few spell mistakes.
A. but B. except that C. besides D. except for
4. If you continue to steal, you’ll __________ in prison.
A. give up B. end up C. break up D. send up
5. One learns a language by making mistakes and _______ them.
A. correct B. correcting C. corrects D. to correct
6. The number of people invited _______ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.
A. were / was B. was / was C. was / were D. were / were
7. We don’t have much time, so _______ this reason we can’t stay here long.
A. for B. because of C. because D. at
8. American English is a little _____ from British English. That’s to say, there are some ______ between them.
A. different / difference B. difference / different C. differ / different D. different/ differences
9. He has forgotten ______ me about it; so I don’t know it.
A. telling B. to tell C. have told D. told
10. How I want _________!
A. a my own room B. a room of my own
C. a room of myself own D. my own’s room
11. No one can enter the lab without _________.
A. allowing to B. to be allowed C. being allowed D. being allowed to
12. It was so difficult a sentence that I had to explain _______ once and again.
A. the students it B. it to the students C. the students about it D. it students
13. It is reported that the hot weather will ______ for five more days.
A. get B. become C. stay D. last
14. A great change in people’s thinking has ______ in the past few years.
A. been happened B. come about C. come along D. come on
15. Sound travels in the same way as light ________.
A. does B. do C. travels D. traveled
16. I know nothing about him ________ he comes from
a. except for B. except C. except that D. besides
17. ---- Has the doctor arrived yet?
---- No, she _________ an hour ago.
A. has to come B. ought to have come C. should come D. used to come
18. Tom tried to slip (溜) into the classroom without _______.
A. seeing B. seen C. to see D. being seen
19. Their working conditions _______ the same _______ before.
A. stayed / as B. stayed / like C. were stayed / as D. were stayed/ like
20. I can’t go out, as I have a lot of work _______.
A. do B. done C. to do D. doing
21. This book can be used in _________ countries.
A. English-speaking B. English-spoken C. English-speak D. speaking-English
22. After the entry into the WTO, we can _______ more modern science and technology.
A. bring B. bring up C. bring in D. bring out
23. The opportunity to go to study abroad ________ quite by accident.
A. came up B. cane about C. came over D. came down
24. Before ____ the medicine, _____ ought to study the instructions or follow a doctor’s _____.
A. you take / you /advise B. you take / one / advice
C. taking / one / advice D. taking / you / advise
25. ---- What happened to the priceless works of art?
---- ________.
A. The flood destroyed it B. The flood was destroying them
C. They destroyed in the flood D. They were destroyed in the flood.
26. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
27. ---- I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week?
---- Is that _______ you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
28. He goes to work every day ______.
A. except for rainy days B. besides it rains
C. but that it rains D. except on rainy days
29. The reason why he didn’t attend the meeting is _______ he stayed up late last night and didn’t get up until ten o’clock this morning.
A. because B. why C. for D. that
30. ________ the playground, we learned that the football match had already begun.
A. Arrive B. To arrive C. Arriving at D. Arrive at

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