Keys to the exercises for Lesson one
I.
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. A 10. C 11.B 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C II.
1. bazaar
2. shadowy
3. harmonious
4. conceivable
5. din
6. muted
7.sepulchral
8. guild
9. trestle 10. impinge 11. brazier 12. bellows 13. intricate 14. exotic 15. sumptuous 16. maze 17. disdainful 18. bale 19. linseed 20. ramshackle 21. dwarf 22. nimble 23. girder 24. trickle 25. ooze 26. runnel 27. taut
III．
1. As you get close to the place, a succession of light, ringing sounds as well as other noises begin to strike your ear.
2. The seller thinks it necessary for him to declare that the price he is asking makes it impossible for him to gain any profit.
3. The light of the burning coal becomes alternately bright and dim as the coals burn and die down, burn again, along with the repeated movements of the bellows.
IV.
1. metaphor
2. metaphor
3. metonymy
4. onomatopoeia
5. transferred epithet
6. personification
7. hyperbole
V.
1. every a few→every few
2. with→in
3. interval→intervals
4. well→better
5. achieve→achieving
VI.
1.He will help you as far as he can.
2.Some donkeys are threading their way among the throngs of people.
3.In the modern big cities, we can see buildings of every conceivable shape.
4.The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance.
5.Tourists to Beijing make a point of visiting the Great Wall.
6.If the shopkeeper guesses correctly what you want to buy, he will price the item
high.
VII.
1. takes
2. aged
3. as
4. shadowy
5. harmoniously
6. throngs
7. feet 8. kind 9. donkey-boys 10. continuous