III. Usage
1. themselves 2. himself/herself
3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself
5. ourselves 6. yourself/by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
(A)
1. contrast
3. priority
5. promoting
7. assist
9. on occasion
11. worthwhile (B)
1. end
3. facing
5. equipped
7.approach
9. definitely
II. Translation
1. sentences 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. 2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in 2. exaggerating 4. on the other hand 6. pick up 8. accomplish 10. neglecting 12. superior 2. perform 4. competent 6. designed 8. rest 10. quality
front of a large audience.
3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early
age.
4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to
buy/ purchase it?
5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.
2. passage translation
To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express