Unit3 A taste of English humor 词汇练习

1. Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the given words.

cruel, particolar, slide, entertaining, overcome, failure, difficolty,direct, fortunate, swing, whisper, mouthfol

He ate up the bread at a __________.
Mr. Smith had some _________in understanding the man who had a Scottish accent.
I am just back from a tiring journey and have nothing ________to do this evening.
The children were ________on a rope hanging from a tree.
I can't understand why some people are _________to animals. They even kill them for food.
He ________his fear of heights and followed the others to the top of the mountain.
Black Horse is a (n) _______book for children.They find it very amusing and interesting.
Xie Jim was a famous director when lie was young. He _________a lot of films.
You are _________enough to have had the help and guidance from such an experi-enced teacher.
I did not dare to speak aloud or even ______ to Alice in such a quiet reading room.

2.Complete the following sentences with the right forms of the phrases in the following slot.

be badly/well off, he content with, pick out, cutoff, knock into/against,in search of, star in, bump into

In an accident, the workman ________a fingerby the machine he was operating.
Do you like the man and woman who _______the sad but very moving film Titanic?
Driving a new car instead of riding my old motorcycle, I feel much ________.
I ______not______ beautifol dreams al all — I want beautifol realities.
It took Mary a long time _________a new dress al the store.
As soon as we left the bus, we hurried into downtown ______ a good and cheap hotel.
Believe it or not! I ______ an old friend whom I hadn't seen for years when I was in Europe.
In a hurry, the voting man ______ his leg ______a table and got black and blue.
Do you think the rich shoold try harder to help those who are much _____?

3. Use the right forms of the words to complete the sentences.

Peter, _______(determination) to finish it, thought of a way to get hold of this book.
It will be great _______(funny) to have a picnic on the water before we go home.
Dad didn't write; he sent a _________(verbal) message.
The books were packed in a large_______ (wood) box before they were sent.
An _______ (enjoyment) holiday, concert, etc, is really something that gives pleasure.
The news that Tom, an excellent student, had ________ (failure) his exams sur-prised us all.
When she knew that, she was______ (silence) for a while, and left without a word.
Talking to teenagers can be ______ (difficolty) for parents because of the generation gap.
The play was so_______ (humour) that the audience laughed all through it.
Those who have not known _________ (hungry) can never imagine what it
 
词汇练习

1. 1) mouthful2) difficulty3) particular4) swinging5) cruel
6) overcome 7) entertaining 8) directed 9) fortunate10) whisper

2. 1) had...cui off 2) starred in3) better off 4) am ... content with 5) to pick out
6) in search of 7) bumped into 8) knocked against/into 9) worse off

3. 1) determined2) fan3) nonverbal4) wooden5) enjoyable
6) failed7) silent8) difficult9) humourous10) hunger