7. Synonym: indifferently, coldly, coolly, casually, offhandedly 8. Antonym: irregular, uncertain, random VI.
1. pointless 2. reproduction 3. unreliable 4. generosity 5. apologetic 6. disobedience 7. employer…employees 8. encouragement
Grammar
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1. the, the 2. a 3. a, a, / 4. a 5. the 6. /, the 7. The, the, / 8. the, the 9. a, a, a 10. a, a, a II. 1. /, /, / 2. / 3. the, / 4. the, / 5. /, / 6. The 7. the 8. the, the 9. the, / 10. / III.
1. light 2. a noise 3. very good weather 4. bad luck 5. president 6. The vegetables 7. war 8. All the books 9. coffee 10. poetry IV. 1. / 2. the 3. / 4. the 5. the 6. / 7. / 8. the V.
1. A Briton falls to his death on the Matterhorn. 2. An Olympic silver medalist dies in a crash.
3. Callaghan recalls the British Ambassador from Chile. 4. The army ends the chaos in the capital. 5. A college student wins the first prize.
Translation
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1. 玛吉的爷爷曾经说过，小时候他的爷爷告诉他，过去故事都是印刷在纸上的。
2. 他们翻阅那些旧得发黄、皱巴巴的书页。阅读那些一动不动的单词真是好玩极了，那些词并没用像我们平时看到的那样在屏幕上滚动。
3. 这个机器老师一直在接二连三地让她做地理测验，但她越做越糟糕。结果她的母亲伤心地摇摇头，请来了县视察员。