单元小测(四)
Ⅰ.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式
1．More than a hundred firemen are still trying ________ (contain) the fire at the plant.
2．I'd appreciate ________ if you could let me know in advance whether or not Mr Jones will be coming.
3．Due to the destruction of the environment, the number of the tigers ________ (decrease)．
4．The parents suggested ________ (sleep) in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.
5．It is known to all that teenagers have a great ability to imitate(模仿), and thus becoming the most likely ________ (affect)．
6．While I admire his energy, I wish it ________ (employ) in a better cause.
7．Now various animals ________ (hunt) overly, and some of them are becoming extincted animals.
8．It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide ________ (protect) for their children.
9．I'm sorry to say that table ________(reserve)．What about the table near the window?
10．Those aircraft ________ (inspect) over the course of the next several days at five locations.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Last week I did something that scared me.I stood in front of nearly 200 financial planners and I talked to them about why financial blogs are a good thing.
I'm a confident writer.I've been doing this long enough that I know my strength and my limitations.I'm less confident as a speaker.I don't have time to pause to collect my thoughts.I'm not able to edit.I'm afraid of being trapped in a corner without being able to talk my way out.Basically, I'm scared to speak.
It would be easy to simply refuse the chances that come my way.When somebody asks me to speak in front of a group, I could say “no”．When radio and television stations call for an interview, I could say “no”．But for the past two years, I've been following my_own_policy to say “yes” to new chances.
