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Test for Unit 2, Book2 I. Vocabulary (20%) Directions: Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a correct preposition or adverb and write down your answers on your Answer Sheet. 1. Every man has the right to live where he wants to regardless ______ the color of his skin. 2. At that time the German universities were mainly concerned _______ creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. 3. The older generation have always frowned _______ some of the ideas of the young. 4. In any case, you could hardly say the explanation converted him _______ our point of view. 5. These mountains are famous for the summer hotels that have sprung ______ in the region. 6. The visit of the president is aimed _________ expanding trade relations between the two countries. 7. It was such a pity that the great fire reduced the forest _____ a few trees. 8. They set _______ a small laboratory and devoted every spare moment to it. 9. Recent events will make a significant impact _______ government policy. 10. They thought that such a mistake would perhaps lead ______ a great disaster. II. Cloze (20%) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are three choices marked A, B, C. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write down your answers on your Answer Sheet. Environmental awareness hardly exists since most countries are more concerned __1__ economic development ___2__ with global ecology. Increasing environmental damage __3__ has caused some countries to __4___ new environmental initiatives. Canada has protected its __5__ supply by closing areas to fishing __6__ setting strict limits on catches of certain __7___. As a result, some fish like herring eventually __8___, but some like cod may never recover, and __9___ 40,000 fishermen are unemployed because of __10___ fishing bans and the reduced __11__ of fish. To protect its __12__ rain forest, Costa Rica has __13___ a series of new environmental laws and __14__ park