大学英语复习题(1)(5)

give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canada — in order to raise money for cancer research.

Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted, increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canada — his Marathon of Hope. It was a time of inspiration and heartbreaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his distinctive style of running — a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave money to fight cancer. Then, on September the 1st 1980, after 143 days and more than 5000 kilometers completed, everything came tragically to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June the 28th 1981. He was almost 23.

1. Terry Fox was a ___ A ___.

A. student B. movie star

C. soldier D. sportsman

2. What idea was gradually formed in Terry’s mind during his recovering stage? C

A. Earning money. B. Cutting off the other leg.

C. Running across the country. D. Exercising hard.

3. Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope ___ B ___.

A. in September of 1980 B. in the spring of 1980

C. in June of 1981 D. in the fall of 1981

4. Terry Fox ran his journey ____ A __.

A. with thousands of people supporting him

B. without raising any money

C. with few people watching him on TV

D. with his teachers and classmates following him

5. The author’s attitude to Terry Fox is ___ D ___.

A. sympathetic B. jealous

C. indifferent D. admiring

III. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

1.----Don’t forget to buy some bread on your way home.

----_____ B _____.

A. No, I won’t B. Yes, I won’t

C. Yes, I don’t D. No, I don’t

2. I happened to ____ B ____ the street when the accident happened.

A. to cross B. crossing

C. to be crossing D. having crossed

3. The old lady is often seen____ D __ out of the house and sit in the garden.

A. come B. to come C. have come D. came

4. We had so long and __ A ____ political meeting that we felt______.

A. exhausting; exhausted B. exhausted; exhausted

C. exhausted; exhausting D. exhausting; exhausting

5. He was punished___ B ___ he should make the same mistake again.

A. unless B. lest C. if D. provided

6. The situation is difficult__ D ____ I’ve been offered three jobs and they all sound pretty good.

A. in how B. in which C. in what D. in that