Unit 1 1. This rock has to be _______ in order to build a road. A. blasted B . explored C . hired D . maintained 2. He did not go to the party last night, which _______ her feelings deeply. A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. injury 3. When they returned to the river, they found that the boat had _______ away. A . framed B. frosted C. frowned D. floated 4. If you need further information, please _______ our office. A. constant B. construct C. contact D. contain 5. During the war, many soldiers were killed not by _______, but by disease. A. bullets B. devil C. bible D. depth 6. We watched the ship until it bec ame only a _______ in the distance. A. point B. jar C. stove D. dot 7. The English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you deep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character. A. rule B. rug C. clap D. spare 8. The _______ was only sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000. A. worm B. trial C. tube D. criminal 9. Higher education in China is free but the _______ for entrance is strong. A. comparison B. consequence C. competition D. craw l 10.The light is too _______ for me to read. I can not stand any more. A. rid B. ripe C. soup D. dim 11.The water _______ from the tap and damaged all the books in my study. A. sprayed B. puzzled C. inclined D. exported 12. In the United States, congress makes the laws and the President _______ them. A. orders B. conquers C. executes D. hedges 13. She is too _______ to answer questions in the class. A . eagle B. cough C. eager D. couch 14. We enjoy seeing the glorious _______ of the rising sun. A. beams B. beans C. beef D. bead 15.In the _______ English reading course, the students have to read a lot. A. extensive B. mechanical C. mercury D. opera 16.He gave up his study in college in _______. A. bundle B. butcher C. ash D. despair 17.Several people _______ the car accident. A. witnessed B. proved C. swallowed D. drugged 18.They will _______ the project with the necessary funds. A. refer B. relate C. furnace D. furnish 19.I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again. A. grand B. tame C. granted D. thumb 20.He was sent to London on a special _______. A. missing B. missile C. mission D. mistress