1Test of Module 8 Unit 2 1、单词拼写1. Music has been called “the u_ language” because people do not need to speak the same language to understand it. 2. Some of the worlds greatest opera singers were c_ in the production of Turandot. 3. Turandot is the story of a s_ and cruel Chinese princess. 4. Calaf tells Turandot his name-just before the dawn _(最后期限) -and says that she can kill him if she wishes. 5. The Forbidden City was once only a_ to the emperor, his family and senior officials. 6. From the early 1930s to the early 1950s, traditional jazz went into a gradual d_ and was replaced by R&B. 7. Because of the _(偏见) and racial _(歧视) of the time,heknew that he had to use white singers . 8. People asked me to sing a song but I refused as i had a s_ throat. 9. Those who cannot answer the riddles given by Turandot will be c_ to death. 10. Modern pop music has its r_ in the folk songs of black Americans held in _(奴隶制).2、词组1. 求婚 2. 相爱，坠入爱河 3. 初次见面 4. 破裂，解散 5. 死于心脏病发作 6. 不愿意做某事 7. 简要回顾 8. 倾向于做 9. 因某事责备某人 10. 关键要素 3、翻译句子1. 他努力抓住一切可能的机会练习英语口语。2. 尽管他们多年未见，他还是第一眼就认出了她。3. 老板要求所有员工都准时上班。4. 在过去的五年里，许多高楼沿河拔地而起。5. 大学毕业后，这个固执的小伙子试图找一份完美的工作，但没有成功。 24、单选1. The problem was that he didnt know what had hurt her and he _ her. A. dared not to ask B. not dared ask C. didnt dare ask D. didnt dare asking 2. The computer system _suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in3. -The boss said we had only three days to finish the work. -Dont worry. We have already _ two thirds of it. A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away 4. I was _ of crossing the road _ the car accident happened. A. around the time; when B. on the point; that C. at the moment; when D. on the point; when 5. -How many chapters does the book have? -It _ three chapters. A. consists with B. consists of C. including D. is contained 6. The police have _anyone with information to come forward and talk to them. A. admitted to B. appealed to C. allowed for D. called for 7. We are at your service. Dont _ to turn to us if you have any further problems. A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek 8. She _ to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasnt feeling well. A. declined B. promised C. objected D. agreed 9. When the man came to life, he found himself _ by a group of children. A. surround B. to surround C. surrounded D. surrounding 10. _ by the noise, they had to finish the meeting early. A. Being disturbed B. Disturbed C. Disturbing D. Having disturbed 11. We should warn the children not to be _ with computer games. A. drunk B. patient C. popular D. Angry12. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _. A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire 13. Curse of the Golden Flower is_ by Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li and Jay Chou. Its also the third movie for Jay Chou. A. directed B. cast C. starred D. played 14. The government are making their efforts to find a right place on which to build a monument _ the people who laid down their lives in defense of the peoples safety and property. A. in favor of B. in case of C. in terms of D. in memory of 15. A great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the _ of becoming white collar workers. A. privilege B. advantage C. profit D. preference 16. The use of water is becoming tense in North China and the government _ that we should save water in our daily life. A. advocates B. distributes C. obtains D. declines3How to Visualize Your SuccessHave you ever heard of visualization (可视化)? Of course you have. Everybodys heard of visualization and everybody partakes in it whether they realize it or not. How it works though is an altogether different matter. I want to take a closer look today at the mechanics of why visualizing works without necessarily delving into concepts and theories that cannot be proven.The brain has great difficulty in distinguishing between whats true and whats imagined. There is an off-cited (经常被引用的) example of an experiment conducted by Austrahan Psychologist, Alan Richardson. He took some basketball players and split them into 3 equal groups. One group was told to practice their free throw technique twenty minutes per day. The next group was told to spend twenty minutes per day visualizing, but not attempting free throws, and the fi