大学英语新标准练习Unit 1.docVIP

Unit 1 Starting out Vocabulary and structure 1 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the box. residence warden barely spill ignorant detect diploma assure sip memoir admirable pilgrim choir cafeteria scribble 1 And I have written a __ memoir_____ trying to explain my ongoing fascination with her life and work. 2 Jeff has permanent __ residence ______ in Canada, but is still a US citizen. 3 The _____ warden ___ shot the prisoner who was attempting to escape. 4 I ____slipped____ the coffee — it___ spilt_____ all over my book. 5 The secretary had ___ diplomas_____ in both education and linguistics. 6 His bravery is ____ admirable ____. 7 The committee had____ barely ____ entered into the matter when he felt dizzy. 8 The dentist could____ detect ____ no sign of decay in her teeth. 9 She is very____ ignorant____ of her own country. 10 I can____ assure ____ you of the reliability of the news. 11 Our church had an exceptionally good__ choir ______. 12 She was sitting at the table_____ sipping ___ her coffee. 13 The students overcrowded the___ cafeteria _____. 14 He went to Mecca as a___ pilgrim _____. 15 Her drawings are tremendous, compared with my little___ scribble_____. 2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the collocations in the box. sign up for run out of burst into tears go along in heaven check in scribble down be supposed to rent out as long as in the long run be easy about frighten the life out of 1 My conscience____ is easy about ____it. 2 I was____ in heaven ____when I heard the good news. 3 Where can we__ sign up for ______the summer softball league? 4 _____ As long as ___we are united, there is no difficulty we cannot overcome. 5 The first is that____ in the long run ____rapid inflation is the worst enemy. 6 It____ frightened the life out of ____James when his horse began to gallop. He was certain hed fall off. 7 They had to