yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.
U2
Text A
A Life Full of Riches
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…
1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear
5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to
9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first
2) vital to the existence of all forms of life
3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject
4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy
5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice
3. Complete the sentences
1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments
2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences
3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attain
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.
2. She arrived early and took a front row seat.
3. Don’t take me for a fool.
4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.
5. My uncle will take me (alone on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.
6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.
7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.
8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.
III. Usage
1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised
5. not having 6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze