银行可以贷款给一些小公司以防它们倒闭。 Cloze XII.
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. D Structured Writing XIV.
London would not surrender. All the people of London were in the front lines. They put out endless fires from the heavy bombing. They dug quickly in cellars to rescue their friends who had been buried underneath the wreckage. London people prepared to fight on with every possible means until the last Englishman died or the invaders were driven off. Section B I.
1. Denotation: move slowly on water or in the air
Connotation: It has a sense of falling in a casual and aimless manner. Used in this context, this verb stresses the shocking consequence that this innocent-looking white dot was to cause. 2. Denotation: go down below the surface of water
Connotation: gradually get into a worse state (It has a sense of helplessness.)
3. Denotation: make a loud noise like a thunder
Connotation: This verb implies a sense of overpowering or overwhelming under the attack of the nuclear bomb. 4. Denotation: destroy or ruin
Connotation: The verb implies that life is of complete powerlessness and insignificance in face of such massive destruction.
5. Denotation: move slowly from side to side or backwards and forwards Connotation: The verb implies that the man was made extremely sick and weak as a result of excess exposure to burning and radiation. 6. Denotation: the soul of a dead person
Connotation: It implies that the person is extremely weakened. It has a sense of horror and misery. II.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. F III.
1. expose 2. sectors 3. layout 4. dizzy 5. historical 6. exploded 7. heal 8. luxury 9. uneasy 10. swaying IV.
1. wanting in 2. made for 3. break off 4. gave way to 5. sank into 6. remained of 7. left his key to the door behind 8. was seized with fear
9. sank into 10 taken…in