M7U3 Under the Sea 综合练习 I. 微型完形填空 1 . Both parents and agers should try their best to communicate more with each other and ________ the gap between them. A . open B . adjust C . narrow D . reduce 2 . —Do you work in this office? —No, as a clerk in this office is on vacation, I'm just ________ here for about a week. A . hanging out B . working out C . turning out D . helping out 3 . The likely reactions of the market would need to be ________ before we acted. A . carried on B . reflected on C . agreed on D . turned on 4 . I'm not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ________ imagination. A . clear B . c autious C . funny D . vivid 5 . ________ a written permission, he had to write another letter to the president of the university. A . Not giving B . Not having been given C . Having not given D . Having not been given 6 . They ________ drinking although they are drivers, which is very erous both to them and the passengers. A . give up B . devote themselves to C . quit D . abandon themselves to 7 . My family were moving to the countryside and I had to make some ________ and learn to lead a different life there. A . allowance B . accommodation C . adjustment D . assessment 8 . We were scared ________ when the earthquake broke out , but our teacher managed to make us calm down. A . to die B . to death C . of being dead D . of dying 9 . We are now enjoying the cool air in the room.________ , the farmers are harvesting crops in the hot sun. A . Therefore B . Besides C . As a result D . In the meantime 10 . Most agers are not ________ the er of playing computer s, which I think does more harm than good to them. A . well aware to B . well aware of C . aware that D . very aware of 11 . What a pity ! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ________ in the traffic jam. A . broken up B . kept back C . held up D . kept on 12 . —Look, the absent­minded student is holding the book ________. —He is much too careless. A . up and down B . from side to side C . side by side D . upside down 13 . Some sports, especially like football and basketball, require much ________ , so the players should be active to cooperate with others. A . work experience B . hard work C . teamwork D . homework 14 . We hadn't planned to meet at that party. In fact, we met there by ________ chance. A . true B . r eal C . sure D . pure 15 . —What's up? You look unhappy. —I broke up with my boyfriend. I can't stand always ________ by him. A. being cheated B . to be cheated C . cheating D . Cheated 16. Medicine shouldn't be kept ________ it is accessible to children. A . even if B . w hich C . where D . so that 1 7 . —Because of the rain, we'll have to ________ the football match. —I'm free next Sunday if you would like to play then. A. advance B . p ostpone C . abandon D . Advocate 18. Tom was a black slave and he at last ________ the cotton farm to join the North Army. A . escape B . run away C . left D . Fled 19. ________ in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite an unpleasant experience. A . Having caught B . Being caught C . Caught D . Having been caught 20. What worried me most was ________ to go abroad alone. A . my not allowing B . having not allowed C . my not being allowed D . my being not allowed