Unit 7 Cloning: Quiz

1. Directions: Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
1) He made his stage ________ in1946 and went on to sing in Milan, Edinburgh, San Francisco, London, Paris and New York, bringing his songs to a international audience.
A. emergence B. appearance C. debut D. premier
2) Nitrogen is one of the essential ________ of living matter.
A. combinations B. constituents C. ingredients D. institutes
3) ________ by starvation and disease, the whole village finally surrendered.
A. Weakened B. Shaken C. Encircled D. Swung
4) ________ couples usually share the same values and have similar lifestyles and aspirations.
A. Fitful B. Ideal C. Suitable D. Compatible
5) Both runways have been ________ useless by enemy bombing.
A. rendered B. destroyed C. caused D. attacked
6) There has been a(n) ________ supply of fresh vegetables.
A. agreeable B. abundant C. countless D. numerous
7) There has been a ________ in the search for sage nuclear energy.
A. breakout B. breakup C. breakthrough D. breakdown
8) Colonial settlers ________ their own culture and religion on the countries that they conquered.
A. inflicted B. imposed C. introduced D. imported
9) Much of the English language is ________ from Latin and Greek.
A. obtained B. originated C. evolved D. derived
10) Air-conditioning, individual desks, and lots of space all ________ a healthy working atmosphere.
A. lead to B. attribute to C. contribute to D. turn to
11) It took years to get rid of conscription (征兵) and now there’s talk of bringing it ________.
A. back B. up C. about D. out
12) He has been under a lot of pressure to ________ his reputation as the world’s best player.
A. come up with B. live up to C. look up to D. break up with
2. Directions: Fill in each of the blanks with the appropriate form of the word given. Pay attention to the part of speech of the word you use.
1) permit
A. They have agreed on __________ level for vehicle exhaust emissions.
B. You will need __________ from the council to extend your garage.
2) specific
A. My contract __________ that I must give a month’s notice if I leave my job.
B. It is __________ stated on the label that the jacket should be dry-cleaned only.
3) propose
A. There was anger at the __________ that a UN peace-keeping force should be sent to the area.
B. There have been huge demonstrations against the __________ factory closure.
4) comprehend
A. The students seemed to be struggling to __________ the professor’s lecture.
B. It’s written in clear, __________ English. You won’t have any problem in understanding.
5) distress
A. He was greatly __________ to see the damage that the accident had done to his car.
B. The television reports about the famine were particularly __________.
6) dictate
A. The country was once under the rule of a ruthless __________.
B. The tennis club rules __________ that suitable footwear must e worn on the courts.
3. Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1) defect flaw fault mistake
A. His inability to admit that he’s wrong is a __________ in his character.
B. The manufacturer’s liability is limited to problems caused by __________ in materials or manufacture.
C. It’s depressing to have someone always finding __________ with your work.
D. I am afraid we have made a terrible __________ and amputated the wrong leg.
2) substance stuff material matter
A. Inside every cell of our bodies is the basic genetic __________ called DNA.
B. Flammable and explosive __________ should be clearly labeled.
C. We believe that there is about ten times as much __________ in the universe as astronomers have observed.
D. Do you want any help ringing your __________ in from the van?
3) ban forbid bar prohibit
A. Children’s comics were __________ in my house because my parents thought they weren’t a good influence.
B. Journalists are __________ to give details of damage caused by bombing.
C. International Law __________ the use of chemical weapons.
D. The incident led his being __________ from playing for England.
4) intrusion attack invasion aggression
A. Napoleon’s __________ of Russia was stopped by the bad winter.
B. She said that she had been a victim of male __________.
C. Far from being a nuisance, his phone call was welcome __________ into an otherwise tedious morning.
D. The school has come under __________ for failing to encourage bright pupils.
4. Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to complete the following passage.
To clone or not to clone? Imaginations around the world1)________ (ran/became) wild exploring possibilities last week as 2)________ (argument/debate) on laboratory copying of large 3)________ (animals/ mammals) spilled from academia into mainstream society.
As scientists 4)________ (contemplated/mused) news that researchers in Scotland successfully 5) ________ (made/cloned) an adult sheep, politicians took up the 6)________ (question/issue) with some hailing it as a major technological 7)________ (breakthrough/breakout) and others condemning it as sacrilege (亵渎神圣).
In the United Sates, where no law 8)________ (especially/specifically) prohibits human cloning, President Bill Clinton ordered a special 9)________ (panel/jury) to review the ethical10)________ (applications/ implications) of the breakthrough.
Meanwhile a German government official11)________ (called/spoke) for a ban on human clone research and the head of a Canadian government bioethics panel called for12)________ (emergent/urgent) action to prevent the genetic manipulation of humans.
Ian Wilmut, the embryologist who13)________ (led/ruled) the Roslin Institute team, told a press conference that cloning of humans was “probably”14)________ (impossible/possible) but welcomed Clinton’s call for an ethics15)________ (review/preview).