第二章 Why My Great-uncle Gave up the Ministry：In this unit, we will continue to learn how to describe a person with detailed description and appreciate humorous language, helping students to adopt a right attitude towards life and cultivating their critical thinking.2.1Dealing with Clumsiness:In this section, we will get acquainted with the defintion and the synonymous expressions of clumsiness, together with how to deal with it properly.[单选题]The court would not accept his appeal unless ________evidence is provided.选项:[conclusive, definite, eventual, concluding]
2.2Elaboration of the Accidents:In this section, we are to probe into the three accidents illustrating clumsiness.
2.3Writing Technique: Detailed Description:In this section, we are to appreciate the special writing technique empoyed to make the text both humorous and magnetic.
2.4Redemption: Giving up the Ministry:In this section, we will try to analyze and reveal the implicit reasons that urged the writer's great-uncle to give up the ministry.
[单选题]That outburst at the meeting was _____ of his bad temper.选项:[expository, revealing, illustrative, explanatory]
[单选题]Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living _____.选项:[scope, mind, memory, knowledge]
[单选题]I'd like to have a ______ word with his parents.选项:[silent, quiet, peaceful, personal]
[单选题]Joan is in the dorm, putting the final ____ to her speech.选项:[comments, remarks, details, touches]
[单选题]Teddy came to my ______ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that my wallet had been stolen.选项:[assistance, attendance, safety, rescue]
[单选题]Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ____ against the local authorities' decision to build a highway across the field.选项:[contradict, counter, protest, reform]
[单选题]You must insist that students give a truthful answer ___ with the reality of their world.选项:[consistent, practical, simultaneous, relevant]
[单选题]In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to ____ with some of her most treasured possessions.选项:[abandon, divide, part, separate]
[单选题]The customer expressed her ____ for that broad hat.选项:[disapproval, dismay, dissatisfaction, distaste]
[判断题]Being clumsy is a collective foolishness.选项:[对, 错]
[判断题]A bull in a china shop indicates clumsiness.选项:[对, 错]
[判断题]The writer's great-uncle was tall and thin.选项:[对, 错]
[判断题]The writer's great-uncle was a really nice man except for being clumsy.选项:[错, 对]
[判断题]The writer's great-uncle finally gave up the ministry.选项:[对, 错]
