Unit 6 Amazing Achievements 基础练习 I．Spelling． a．Fill in the blanks with a word using the hints of its English definition． 1．to get rid of e_____ 2．a lack of sth．needed s_____ 3．an anlount produced y_____ 4．suffering caused by lack of food s_____ 5．exactly and correctly p_____ b．Fill in the blanks with the word from the text．The first letter of the word has been given． 6.Yuan Longping’s dream is that he c ___ rice as huge as peanuts． 7. Upon g _____from the Southwestern Agricultural College in 1953，he began his teaching career at an agriculture schoo1． 8．Of great importance is his p_____ work，which e __ China’s position of world leadership in this area． 9．FAO has decided to get involved in the work of s _____the coverage of Yuan’s High-yield hybrid rice． 10. He firmly believes that China can surely feed her large population with her l_____．cultivated land． 11．The breakthrough in rice cultivation has significantly contributed to s_____ the food problem in China． 12．In his mind there always exists a dream，more p _____than that of his youth . 13．Popularizing the new hybrid rice with higher yields around the world can e_____ starvation on Earth． 14．Some people e Yuan’s actual fortune might make him one of the richest people in China． 1 5．In spite of his busy research work，Yuan Longping has m _____ to keep some hobbies in his spare time． ⅡComplete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1．His achievement has won him a great many awards．(amaze) 2．It’s time for you to make ____due to our country．(contribute) 3．Please put the ___ food in the fridge．(remain) 4．What you said is of great _____ to our growth．( significant) 5．The teacher suggested us putting what we have learned into_____．(practical) Ⅲ Complete each of the following sentences with a phrase in its proper form . the first time come up with graduate from devote oneself to care for act upon for the first time apply to nothing more than in spite of at rest of great significance 1．He took a post as a junior teacher upon_____ ____a teachers’ college. 2．In my eyes，the“new”theory that he put forth is _____ nonsense. 3．The principle of diligence and frugality_____all undertakings. 4．Would you_____a walk on the campus after dinner? 5． _____ I saw the Forbidden City，I was struck by its beauty and magnificence(宏大). 6．It is only a clever man like him that could such an effective method. 7．Professor Deng Jiaxian has_____ the development of nuclear weapons of China. 8．It was in 1980 that we met _____ and we have been friends since. 9．_____ being sick，he didn’t want to lose this opportunity to go abroad . 10．No object in the universe is really _____ everything is in motion. Ⅳ．Complete the sentences according to the Chinese given． 1．Some he graduated from university，_____．(他一直致力于农业教学和研究) 2．There is no doubt this meeting_____．(对我们公司的发展很重要of+n.) 3．Reviewing your lessons in time is considered ... ...
