Unit 2
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1. He lived a poor and miserable life during his childhood.
2. Because no one in Britain appeared to appreciate his talent for comedy. His comic figures did not conform to British standards. 3. Because his dress and behavior didn’t seem that English. 4. It was the first movie in which Chaplin spoke.
5. He used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along without a prepared script.
6. His transformation of lifeless objects into other kinds of objects, plus the skill with which he executed it again and again. 7. She brought stability and happiness to him and because a center of calm in his family. 8. Comic. III 1. coarse
2.betrayed
3.incident
4.postponed
5. execute 6.surrounding 9.clumsy IV 1.for 6.to
7.applause 8.extraodinary
10.sparked
2.against 7.down
3.up 4.about
5.up 10.on
8.down 9.in
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1~~5 I J B D E 6~10 G F L N A VI 1.service 6. span VII 1.artist
2.terrorist
3.novelist
4.activists
2.help/ hand
7.welcome
3.influence 4.guarantee 5.visit
8.spirit 9.duties 10.buildings
5.biologists 6.idealist VIII 1.terrorism 5.criticism IX
7.capitalists 8.tourist
2.industrialism 3.realism 6.heroism
7.racism
4idealism 8.Modernism
1. If I had known that you were coming, I would met you at the airport
2. If he had tried to leave the country, he would have stopped at the border.
3. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.
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4. If I had caught that plane, I would have been killed in the air crash.
5. If he had been in good health, he would have written many books. X
1. it is a wonder to find 2. It is a surprise for us to find
3. it is a waste of time to argue with him 4. It’s a comfort to know 5. It is a relief for us to learn XI
1. If the characters in this comedy had been more humorous, it would have attracted a larger audience.
2. She has never lost faith in her own ability, so it is a possibility for her to become a successful actress.
3. I never had formal training, I just learned as I went along. 4. As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is gaining in popularity.
5. She could make up a story by saying she was knocked unconscious by thieves and that all her money was gone, but she
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doubted whether she could make it sound believable.
6. No one was certain whether he postponed the vist on purpose, but this brought more criticism of him. XIII
1~~5 6~10 11~15 16~20
C B C C D A D A A D A C B A C C B B A 4
D