Test for Unit 2 (A).doc

Test for Unit 2 (A) Part I Vocabulary (10*2=20%) Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 1. New theatres and arts centers sprang A. up all over the world. A. up B. in C. on D. at 2. Nothing could induce him to change his D. mind . A. meaning B. thought C. words D. mind 3. Of course，it was through me C. that you got to know each other. A. by which B. by that C. that D. who 4. Not only A. did he write plays, but also he acted it himself. A. did he write B. he wrote C. he writing D. wrote he 5. Nobody can understand him B. just as his wife does. A. as well B. just as C. as though D. as if 6. In real life it is not as easy as in films to A. distinguish good from evil. A. distinguish B. dignify C. define D. detect 7. Mr. King didn’t know???D. when his son came home???? .A. when his son will come home????????? ?? B. when his son comes homeC. when did his son come home???????????? D. when his son came home 8. I think he will tell you a lot about Beijing because he __ C. has been ______ there twice.??A. has gone to???? B. has been to?????? ?? C. has been??????? D. has gone 9. --- Excuse me, look at the sign NO PARKING!?????????? ---Sorry, I _ A.?didnt see???? _____ it.??? A.?didnt see???? B. dont?see???????? C. havent seen???? ? D. wont see10. Thank you very much for lending the dictionary _ A. to ___ me.??? A. to????????? ? ?? B. on?????????????? C. from???? ?? ?? ?? D. for Part II. Reading Comprehension (10*3=30%) Directions: read the following passage and choose the corresponding answer. Passage One When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language