人教版高中英语必修四unit 3练习题

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

1. break: break down; break up ;break in; break out; break off; break away from

① The theif _____ _____ the office and stole some money. ② When I told them my story, they _____ ____ tears. ③ We may ____ _____ relations with that country.

④ Let’s ____ _____ the projector into smaller parts in order to deal with them one by one.

⑤ The party ____ ____ at midnight.

⑥ I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight _____ _____. 2. now: up to now; from now on; for now; now and then; now that ① ________, the work has been quite smooth. ② _______ I will try to do better. ③ ______ you have to go, take care!

④ He interpreted me _______, which made me crazy. 3. cut: cut off; cut in; cut out; cut down; cut up; cut across ① The young man has decided to ______ his long hair. ② Then he ______ a field to go home. ③ Don’t _______while others speak.

④ When you give a speech, you’d better ________ unimportant details. ⑤ My uncle hasn’t been able to quit smoking, but at last he has _____. 4. Thanks to his _____, he has made many friends although he move to

the new country for a short time.

A. humour sense B. sense humour C. sense of humour D. a sense of humour

5. Hot ____ the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.

A. although B. as C. while D. however

6. Those who are ____ their present situations will surely make no more advance in life.

A. content to B. satisfied of C. pleased to D. content to 7. It is believed that if an event is ______, it will surely _____ the readers of the paper.

A. astonished; astonish B. astonishing; be astonished C. astonished; astonish D. astonished; be astonished

8. The direct flight has proved successful, _____ Taiwan another tourist destination for people on the mainland.

A. made B. making C. make D. makes

9. In fact, most people in some developed countries are _____ than they were two years ago because of the global financial crisis.

A. poorer off B. badly off C. worse off D. richer off 10. Living in the dormitory means ______ to take care of yourself, understand each other’s differences and shares _____ interests. A. to learn; common B. learning; ordinary

C. to learn; ordinary D. learning; common 11. 用entertain的适当形式填空。

They _____ their guests with a performance, which made the ______ quite _____.

12. As a businessman he was a success, but as a husband he was _____ failure, so his marriage ended in ____ failure. A. /; / B. /; a C. a; a D. a; /

13. I had to _____ the bad habit to laugh at other’s mistakes. A. choose B. overcome C. encourage D. convince 14. Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him ______ he had done something very clever.

A. as if B. in case C. while D. though

15. It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly----he hasn’t lived there very long.

A. picked up B. looked up C. put up D. made up 16. 用convince的适当形式填空。

In order to _____ us of his innocence, he gave us several ______ cases which could make us _____ of it.

17. The shy girl is not good at dancing, but she’s learning _____ her friend’s direction.

A. in B. under C. to D. with

18. The shop assistant finds it hard to satisfy the girl, for she is too ____

about clothes.

A. particular B. special C. especial D. curious

19. I’ve been writing this report _____ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.

A. finally B. immediately C. occasionally D. certainly 20. --- How did he ____ the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct?

---- He knew it severed him right.

A. rid of B. remind of C. refer to D. react to 21. 选词填空vast; huge; enormous ① It was a(n)_____ expanse of desert. ② I have never seen such a(n)_____ elephant. ③ Canada is a(n)______ country.

④ As a pop singer, he earns a(n) _____ sum of money each year.