新标准大学英语综合教程4 Unit2(4)

multiculturalism and equality.

A. To be interacted with B. To interact with C. Interact with D. To interacting with Key: B

13. Ask yourself carefully whether it ______ the right time to take the initiative. A. will be B. is C. might be D. be Key: D

14. Throw used tissues away into a trash can ______ with a disposable plastic bag. A. lined B. lining C. line D. to be lined Key: A

15. ______ if the area would put bird flu under complete control within one month’s time, the spokeswoman gave a guarded reply.

A. When asked B. When was asked C. When being to asking D. When asking Key: A

X. Blank filling (with the appropriate preposition or adverb)

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word. Fill in the blanks with proper

prepositions and adverbs.

1. Apart from the orthodox account, all the theories examined so far have something _____ common. Key: in

2. Human beings, in contrast, interact _____ one another not only because of gravity but because of dependence, love, envy, hate, etc. Key: with

3. It’s to participate and support anything that encourages charities to strive _____ the highest standards. Key: for

4. Searches and edits can then be carried out on these components so avoiding the need to wade _____ huge fields of unstructured text. Key: through

5. _____ the most part, the damage is done by soluble aluminum released from soil by acid water. Key: For

6. He looks ______ the challenge as an obstacle in his life. Key: upon

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7. At that time all that is left to do is swing with the punches and part _____ as little bad feeling as possible. Key: with

8. As the courses came and went, she could only toy _____ her food. Key: with

9. You might even stumble ______ a theorem or two in your researches. Key: upon

10. The two sauces ______ the side were apple and sour cream with chives. Key: on

11. He was prepared to vindicate the bombing of South Arabian villages by the RAF as necessary ______ the pacification of the country. Key: for

12. The charter is up for review at any event, very shortly, because it was on a six-month trial ______ it were. Key: as

13. When the police confronted her ______ the evidence, she admitted everything. Key: with

14. Girls come up ______ an obstacle or two, maybe on tour, and they tend to give way instead of trying to overcome them. Key: against

15. Mark Clayton’s cooking has grown ______ stature with his job responsibility. Key: in

16. She is a recent convert _____ the idea of an European defence policy. Key: to

17. He wants to contribute his share towards the pacification ______ the world. Key: of

18. Attached are old photos showing the villagers performing smoke sacrifice ______ the local mountain god. Key: to

19. Finally the enlightenment _____ relation between brain maturation and child behavioural development is discussed. Key: of

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20. After all, the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal is immensely advantageous ______ India. Key: for

Section IV Fast reading

XI. Fast reading (True or False Questions + Blank Filling)

Directions: Read the following passages and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose Y (YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage, choose N (NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage, choose NG (NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Passage 1

There are no mistakes, only lessons

Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error, ultimately leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will turn out. Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disillusioned. The failed experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that ultimately prove successful; in fact, you usually learn more from your perceived “failure” than you do from your perceived “success”.

To ease this process of learning, you must first master the basic lessons of compassion and forgiveness. Without these essential lessons, you remain trapped in your limited view and unable to turn mistakes into valuable learning opportunities. Compassion

Compassion is the act of opening your heart. To live in a state of compassion means you approach the world with your emotional barriers lowered. Compassion is the emotional glue connecting you to your essence and to the essence of those around you.

You have the ability to choose whether or not you will learn the lessons you are presented with, so you will then need to use your discretion to choose whether to invite in compassion or remain closed. If you choose compassion, you can try on what it would feel like to be that person you are judging and imagine putting yourself in his reality. This will connect you to his essence and evaporate the judgment encrusted around your heart.

Compassion is also required at those times when you are harshly judging yourself. If you have made what you perceive to be a mistake, or failed to live up to your own expectations, you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and part of you that is the alleged wrongdoer. Compassion will then open the door to the possibility of forgiveness and will allow you to release those judgments that are holding you in self-contempt. Forgiveness

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