Unit One
Text A: Language Focus
Vocabulary
I(Blank-filling
1. 1) respectable 2) agony 3) put..down 4) sequence 5) hold back 6) distribute
7) off and on 8) vivid 9) associate 10) finally 11) turn in 12) tackle 2. 1) has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office.
2) was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not
time 3) a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’
4) gave the command the soldiers opened fire.
5) buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out
3. 1) reputation rigid to inspire 2) and tedious What’s more out of date ideas
3) compose career avoid showing hardly hold back
II. Synomyms
1. composed 2. severe 3. agony 4. extraordinary 5. recall 6. command 7. was violating 8. anticipate
III. Collocation
1. At 2. For 3. Of 4. With 5. As 6. About 7. To 8. In in 9. From 10. On/upon
Comprehension Exercises
I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1) Hold back 2) tedious 3) scanned 4) recall 5) vivid 6) off and on
7) turn out/in 8) career
2. Theme-related
1) Last 2) surprise 3) pulled 4) blowing 5) dressed 6) scene
7) extraordinary 8) image 9) turn 10) excitement
II. Translation
1. Sentence
1) As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.
2) His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took
hold.
3) Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months,
they have decided to increase its production.
4) It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules./Bill
is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules.
5) It’s reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of
a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper
measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.
2. Passage
Susan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up
to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.
One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/she was
attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer.
Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful
life.
Text B:
Comprehension Check
1-6: CACDBD
Translation:
1. 我耳朵里嗡嗡作响，听不见他们后来讲的话，只东一点西一点渗入片言只语。“……玛莎
是墨西哥人……辞职……不于……”
2. 等我意识到我这番话的意思时，为时已晚。爷爷知道我明白那不是钱的问题。不是那个
问题。
3. 第二天，我沉默不语。一副十分伤心的小女孩的摸样，拖着脚步走进校长办公室。
4. 他看上去像孩子般开心，像孩子般天真无邪，可是我心里比谁都明白。
Language Practice
1. bdafcghe
2. 1) resigned 2)expectation 3)have maintained 4)represents 5)exception
6)was awarded 7)plus 8)make it 9)delicate 10)innocent 11)compare to
12)significance
Unit Two:
Text A: Language Focus
Vocabulary
I( Blank-filling
1 1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/urged
5) destination 6) mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion
10) or something 11) estimate 12) going ahead
2 1) in the examination was still on his mind.
2) was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the
game.
3) was so lost in study that she forget to have dinner.
4) has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time
5) of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million. 3 1) were postponed the awful is estimated
2) referee not available am kind of
3) not much of a teacher skips go ahead
II. Collocation
1. To 2. For 3. At 4. From 5. In 6. To on 7. On 8. with
III. Usage
1. More or less 2. Kind of/sort of 3. Something 4. Kind of/sort of 5. More or less 6. or something
Comprehension Exercises
I. Cloze
Text-related
1) choked up 2) awful 3) practically 4) neighborhood 5) correspondence 6) available 7) destination 8) reunion 9) Mostly 10) postponing 10) absolutely Theme-related
1) how 2) savings 3) embarrassment 4) phone 5) interrupted 6) touch 7) envelope 8) signed 9) message 10) needed
II. Translation
1. Sentence
1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home.
2) Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the
texts by heart.
3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum
4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through World War II.
5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.
2. Passage
It is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away. This is certainly true in my
case.
It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I’ve
been meaning to write to them but something or other comes up and I just don’t seem to find
the time. They are always on my mind. However, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep
up correspondence with them in future.
Text B:
Comprehension Check
1-6: DBADCDD
Translation:
1. 火舌舔着比尔的双臂、脸和双腿，但他紧紧地抓住罗伊斯。“我不会把你丢弃在这儿的，”
他说道。
2. 一辈子与居住在澳大利亚灌木地带的那些刚强的硬汉一起生活的人生经历， 将两条准
则永久地铭刻在比尔心头:无论多么艰难，决不泄气，决不抛弃朋友。
3. 如果我不能挺住的话，罗伊斯就会死在那里，比尔一次又一次地告诫自己。
4. 但真正最令比尔激动地时刻是火灾发生六个月之后，刚刚出院的罗伊斯走进尤里卡饭
店， 请他喝啤酒。
Language Practice
1. Cedgfhab
2. 1)stuff 2)despair 3)was peering /peered 4)soaked 5)swung
6)in good shape 7)extent 8)rescue 9)draw on 10)Worse still 11)burst into
12)flinging
Unit Three:
Text A: Language Focus
Vocabulary
I( Blank-filling
1. 1) brief 2) in terms of 3) cut 4) tend 5) anyway 6) precise 7) in the form of
8) initiative 9) convey 10) in two minds 11) concept 12) grasp
2. 1) has ensured their team a place in the Cup Final.
2) medical workers’ responsibility to heal the wounded and rescue the dying.
3) entertain as well as educate the learner
4) can do without air and water.
5) is likely to be held in June.
5. 1) lies in contact between 2) basis of is likely sufficient at the moment
3)the steady ensures will be highly
II. word Formation
1. Regained 2.undecided 3.undersupplied 4.disabled 5.precondition 6.foresight 7.mispronounced 8.enrich
III. Antonyms
1. Table filling
Good Bad modern Ancient
Rich Poor Forget Remember
dry Wet To Come
Agree Differ Young Old
Attack Defend Simple Difficult
Colored Colorless Like v.,n. Dislike
Long Short Likely Unlikely
early late Trust distrust
2. 1) majority 2)accepted 3)increased 4)weaknesses 5)local 6)late 7)wrong 8)false
Comprehension Exercises
I. Cloze
3. Text-related
1)highly 2)bring …about 3)evident 4) rate 5) sufficient 6) put across 7)proportion
8)Hence 9)ensure
4. Theme-related
1)understand 2)travel 3)practical 4)use 5)Another 6)likely 7)affect 8)developments 9)supply 10)Someday
II( Translation
5. Sentence
1) As is predicted by scientists, global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are face with.
2) Competition for these jobs is very tough --- we have five times as many applicants this year as we did last year / there are five times as many applicants this year as there were lat year.
3) As the facts show, educational programs need to fit into the national plan for economic development.
4) The car burns too much gas, and moreover, the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay.
5) To understand a great international event, we, first of all, need to consider the historical and political background to it.
6. Passage
It is hard to imagine how our forefathers could do without so many conveniences that modern technology has brought about. Back then only a small proportion of the population enjoyed the comforts of life. The majority didn’t even have sufficient food, not to speak of / let alone the privilege of being educated. However, many people blame modern technology for creating so many problems. They want to slow down the rate of progress. But no one can put the clock back.
Text B:
Comprehension Check
1-6: daccab
Translation:
1. 正如我们很多人在学校里所学的那样， 科学方法是一个渐进的过程，这个过程始
于某个目的，或某个需要解决或回答的问题。
2. 别的研究人员会试图重复这一实验，实验成功的次数越多，其结果就越有可能是可
靠的。
3. 正如克林顿总统那天所说，发现亿万年前火星上可能存在生命这件事，有可能是我
们时代最伟大的发现之一。
4. 有些人得出结论说，这些“生命的证据”大多来自南极冰的污染，或者那块石头里
根本就没有有机物。
Language Practice
1.1)frustrating 2)conclusions 3)amount 4)evaluating 5)process
6)step by step 7)Organic 8)deadline
2. 1)outcome 2)yield 3)worn down 4)professional 5)proposed 6)Somehow 7)bulk
8)challenges 9)published 10)victims 11)submit 12)compare…with…
Unit Four:
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