UNIT 10.THE ECOSYSTEM
I.Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each blank in the sentences
1.For a long time,most doctors maintained that taking massive doses of vitamins was relatively
harmless; now,however, some are warning that excessive dosages can be_.
A.healthy
B.wasteful
C.toxic
D.inane
2. In Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine_her employers' world,critically examining its
assumptions
and values.
A.idealizes
B.beautifies
C.scrutinizes
D.excludes
3. The frequent name changes that the country has undergone_the political turbulence that has
attended its recent history.
A.argue against
B.contrast with
C.testify to
D.jeopardize
4. Brachiopods, clamlike bivalves of prehistoric times, were one of the most_forms of life on the Earth:
more than 30,000 species have been __from fossil records.
A.omate..retrieved
B.multifarious..catalogued
C.scarce..extracted D.anachronistic..extrapolated
5. Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such_strategies that only
the most__player can master them.
A.byzantine..adroit
B.nefarious..conscientious
, C.devious..lackadaisical D.onerous..slipshod
6.Commerce on the remote island was conducted exclusively by_,exchanging goods for goods.
A.credit
B.loan
C.patronage
D.barter
7.The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of __; government, industry, and
the public agree that it is a serious problem.
A.concern
B.cooperation
C.urgency
D.dispute
8. In rock climbing, survival depends as much on __, the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning,
as on physical strength.
A.autonomy
B.incoherence
C.intuition
D.sophistry
9.Using computer labs to__classroom instruction is most effective when the curriculum__ lab exercises
and classroom teaching in a coordinated manner.
A.supplement..integrates
B.substantiate..undermines
C.remedy..compromises
D.disparage..reinforces
10.Many_of the style of painting exemplified by Marcel Duchamp's work focused on Duchamp's Nude
Descending a Staircase as the _of what they detested about modern art.
A.critics..epitome
B.proponents..realization
C.advocates..embodiment
D.debunkers..rejection
I.Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each blank in the sentences
1.For a long time,most doctors maintained that taking massive doses of vitamins was relatively
harmless; now,however, some are warning that excessive dosages can be_.
A.healthy
B.wasteful
C.toxic
D.inane
2. In Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine_her employers' world,critically examining its
assumptions
and values.
A.idealizes
B.beautifies
C.scrutinizes
D.excludes
3. The frequent name changes that the country has undergone_the political turbulence that has
attended its recent history.
A.argue against
B.contrast with
C.testify to
D.jeopardize
4. Brachiopods, clamlike bivalves of prehistoric times, were one of the most_forms of life on the Earth:
more than 30,000 species have been __from fossil records.
A.omate..retrieved
B.multifarious..catalogued
C.scarce..extracted D.anachronistic..extrapolated
5. Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such_strategies that only
the most__player can master them.
A.byzantine..adroit
B.nefarious..conscientious
, C.devious..lackadaisical D.onerous..slipshod
6.Commerce on the remote island was conducted exclusively by_,exchanging goods for goods.
A.credit
B.loan
C.patronage
D.barter
7.The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of __; government, industry, and
the public agree that it is a serious problem.
A.concern
B.cooperation
C.urgency
D.dispute
8. In rock climbing, survival depends as much on __, the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning,
as on physical strength.
A.autonomy
B.incoherence
C.intuition
D.sophistry
9.Using computer labs to__classroom instruction is most effective when the curriculum__ lab exercises
and classroom teaching in a coordinated manner.
A.supplement..integrates
B.substantiate..undermines
C.remedy..compromises
D.disparage..reinforces
10.Many_of the style of painting exemplified by Marcel Duchamp's work focused on Duchamp's Nude
Descending a Staircase as the _of what they detested about modern art.
A.critics..epitome
B.proponents..realization
C.advocates..embodiment
D.debunkers..rejection
