(6) Oklahoma City f. temperature with 50 degrees
(7) Houston g. sunny and warmer
(8) Miami h. sunny, temperature with 30 degrees (9) New York City
i. heavy rains and high winds, temperature with 35
(10)Montrea l degrees (11)Toronto
j. cloudy, temperature with 69 degrees k. clear but windy
Task 2: The 5 o'clock News
New words: hazard危险 confirm确定 poison污染 dump v.倾倒 n. 垃圾场toxic chemicals有毒化学物质 suspicion怀疑 dizziness 眩晕 leak渗透 contaminate污染 water supply 自来水 contact 接触 resident 居民 clean up打扫干净 // moderate适度地 alcoholic beverage酒精饮料 liquor酒 regularity定期 pint品脱 // legislation立法 billboard广告牌 sponsor赞助sample样品 //soccer足球 defeat打败 spectator观众 tie平局 lead 领先
1. List the three reporters' name and summary each report. News anchor: Charles McKay
Summary: ____________________________________ Consumer reporter: Sarah Cooper
Summary: a. _____________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________ Sports announcer: Jerry Ryan
Summary: ____________________________________ 2. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) Delta was _____________by government authorities ___________.
(2) Testing confirmed that the town had been ______________by the dumping of __________________in town dumps.
(3) Suspicions were first aroused _________weeks ago, and _________people telephoned the hospital. (4) People complained of _______________, ______________, faintness and _______________. (5) The investigation revealed that ________________had leaked into the __________________and contaminated the ________________.
(6) Government authorities ordered all the residents should _______________ until the
________________company responsible for the ________________ can determine whether the town can be ______________and made ________________ again. 3. True or False Questions (based on the consumer report).
(1) A recent study of 70,000 Canadians shows that drinking beer moderately is better than drinking no beer at all. (2) Researchers haven't yet discovered why drinking beer moderately is good for health. (3) According to the study, drinking a little beer every day is better than drinking a lot at one time. (4) Legislation was introduced today to make it illegal to produce cigarettes, cigars, or any other tobacco products.
(5) The legislation would also prevent tobacco manufacturers to sponsor any kind of public events.
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(6) Cigarette manufacturers insist that the legislation would be useless, and this had already been proved in parts of the country.
4. Write down the teams playing based on the sports report and the score of each match. (1) Mexico —______________ __________ (2) _________— Argentina _____________
(3) _________— Haiti _______ with ______minutes left to go Task 3: What Do You Like for Entertainment?
New words: gallery展览馆 ballet芭蕾舞 photographic摄影的 1. Fill in the following blanks. Reporter: Deborah Tyler
Interviewee: Students of the Brooklyn _________________________ Major: Benny Gross —_________
Kimberley Martins —__________________
2. Complete the following information about how often Benny and Kimberley go to the eight forms of artistic entertainment. Benny:
(1) Art gallery — lots of times (2) Ballet —__________________
(3) Classic concerts —__________________ (4) Exhibition —__________________ ones (5) Folk concert —_________
(6) Opera —___________________________ (7) Pop concert —_________ (8) Theatre —__________________ Kimberley:
(1) Art gallery —__________________ (2) Ballet —___________________________ (3) Classic concerts — sometimes (4) Exhibition —__________________ (5) Folk concert —_________ (6) Opera —_________
(7) Pop concert —Madonna once (8) Theatre — yes
3. Rearrange the order of artistic entertainment that Benny and Kimberley like, beginning with the form that each one likes best. (Fill in the blanks with numbers.) Benny: ______—______—______—______—______—______ Kimberley: ______—______—______—______—______—______
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Unit 5
Task 1: An Unpleasant Trip 1. Choose the best answer
New words: Happytours(旅行社名称) brochure小册子 magnificent 壮观的courteous彬彬有礼的 chips指土豆片exorbitant过高的 ferry渡船
(1) Where did Mr. and Mrs. Wilson go for their summer holiday? a. To a small island.
b. To climb a mountain surrounded by the sea. c. To travel a city abroad.
(2) How did they feel about the tour?
a. They were impressed by the popular resort area. b. They were not pleased with their hotel.
c. They were offered very good service during the trip.
(3) What did Mr. Wilson decide to do when they returned home? a. He decided to have a good rest.
b. He decided to write a letter to one of his friends. c. He decided to write to the Manager of Happytours. (4) What is Happytours?
a. A big hotel in the Isle of Wight. b. A car park. c. A travel agency. (5) What time was it planed to leave the travel place for journey home? a. 11:00 am. b. 12:00 am. c. 6:00 pm. 2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following information. What the brochure said:
The hotel was _________, _______________, with ___________ ________________, offering _________, _______________service and _________ food, served in a __________________ atmosphere. What Mr. Wilson described:
The hotel was situated at least __________________, with his room overlooking ______________. The food was strictly ________ __________or ________________, wine at _________prices. The majority of the staff were _________and could _________or _________English. In addition, the departing time for journey home was _________for _________hours. As a result:
Mr. Wilson and his wife were most _________with _________and ________ _____. Certainly they will _________book _______________ through Happytours. Task 2: At the Travel Agency
New words: excursion fare旅游票价 return fare往返票价 stopover中途停留 1. Choose the best answer
(1) Miss Bush comes to the travel agency to _____________. a. ask for some information b. buy a ticket c. talk to a friend (2) Miss Bush's main purpose of the trip is ____________. a. sightseeing in Australia and the Far East
b. visiting a friend in Cairo c. attending a conference in Sydney (3) Miss Bush will probably buy ____________. a. an excursion fare b. a full return ticket c. a single ticket (4) The full fare costs _____________. a. 1402 pounds b. 1204 pounds c. 2104 pounds (5) Miss Bush's trip will probably be ____________. a. London—Sydney—Cairo b. London—Kuwait—Sydney c. London—Cairo—Sydney
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(6) Miss Bush will probably come to the travel agency again ________. a. the day after tomorrow b. next week c. in two weeks 2. True or False Questions.
(1) Miss Bush's conference in Sydney will last for three weeks.
(2) Miss Bush thinks that the full return fare is better than the excursion fare because she can have a stopover. (3) Miss Bush wants to visit not only Australia but also the Far East this time.
(4) Though Miss Bush thinks that the full return ticket is quite expensive, she will accept that because it is once in a lifetime.
(5) Though Miss Bush is used to travelling by air, she's still frightened this time.
(6) A friend of Miss Bush's in Cairo is also going to attend the conference in Sydney. 3. Fill in the blanks with the two things that Miss Bush will do.
(1) Persuade her _____________, who are also going to the conference, to ____________________________________.
(2) Persuade _________to ___________________________. Task 3 A Saturday Afternoon
New words: porter守门人 mental institution精神病院 exclusive高级的 entrance门口 imposing雄伟的 superb极好ornamental装饰的 panama hat巴拿马草帽 corridor走廊 write up详细描写 withdrawn性格内向的 lock up锁上pinkish complexion粉红的面色 burn down全部焚毁 mansion房屋 insane患精神病的 follower show 花展 lounge休闲室
1. Match the names I with their identification. Column I Column II (1) Gillian a. the president of St Alfred's Hospital (2) Dr. Carmichael b. the gardener of the hospital (3) Maurice Featherstone c. a new research assistant 2. Choose the best answer
(1) St Alfred's Hospital is considered most exclusive because ______. a. it accepts all people with mental illness
b. it only accepts people with serious mental illness
c. it only accepts extremely rich people with mental illness (2) Gillian parked her car _____________. a. outside the hospital gates
b. outside the main entrance of the hospital building c. in the park of the hospital
(3) Gillian came to the hospital to _____________. a. research on the problems of long-stay patients b. solve the problems of Maurice Featherstone c. be a doctor in the hospital
(4) After Maurice entered the hospital, _____________. a. he never went out
b. he only went to the village on weekends c. he only went out to see flower shows
(5) Maurice had been the gardener of the hospital for _______ years. a. forty-five b. thirty-five c. twenty
(6) Maurice returned to the hospital for his birthday party _________. a. before 4 o'clock b. at 4 o'clock c. after 4 o'clock 3. True or False Questions.
(1) The first time Gillian met Maurice, he was watering the flower beds near the gates of the hospital.
(2) If you want to see Mr. Carmichael in his office, you should go through the main door, turn right, walk down to
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the end of the corridor. It's the last but one door on the right. (3) Dr. Carmichael knew that Gillian was coming.
(4) Gillian interviewed the patients during the day and write up results in the evening.
(5) Dr. Carmichael never asked Gillian to interview Maurice, because Maurice was already a normal person in his mind.
(6) Maurice did not set fires in the hospital because he had never been given a chance.
(7) Gillian tried to persuade Maurice to leave the hospital, but Maurice was unwilling to do so. (8) The end of the story suggests that it was Maurice who set the fire. 4. Fill in the blanks with information about Maurice. Name: Maurice Featherstone Sex: _________ Age: _________ (young/old)
Appearance: _______, _______, _______eyes; _______hair and a _________ complexion Temperament: gentle and __________________ Length of stay in the hospital: _________years Reasons for entering the hospital:
(1) When he was seventeen, he __________________.
(2) Over the next few years, there were _______________________in his _________. (3) Later he tried to ___________________________.
Visits from family members: _________ (often/sometimes/never) Bills: be always paid _________ 5. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Gillian felt ______________as the porter unlocked the gates and __________.
(2) Some of the patients were _________and _________, some seemed almost ________. Only one or two had to be ___________. She found it hard to believe that all of them had been thought too _________to ______________________.
(3) She arranged ______________to give him a party. They wanted it to be _________and Dr. Carmicheal agreed to let him _________for _________. There was a _______________in the village. Maurice seemed ______________. The cook had made ______________and the staff had __________________.
Unit 6
Task 1: In the Path of the Earthquake
New words: coffee pot咖啡壶 be on one’s back 躺 eucalyptus桉树 raspberry patch山莓田 cypress柏树 incredible 难以置信的 cowshed牛舍granary谷仓 1. True or False Questions.
(1) On the day when the earthquake took place, Mr. Skinner got up at about a quarter to five because he wanted to milk the cows earlier that day.
(2) When the earthquake came, Mrs. Skinner was in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
(3) Mrs. Skinner tried to run out of the kitchen and went into the rose garden, because it was safer there. (4) Jack Skinner was the husband's name.
(5) Mr. Skinner was running after the cows, because he was frightened by the earthquake and didn't know what to do.
(6) Everything on the Skinners' farm moved five metres to the south during the quake. Task 2: A Funny Thing Happened to Me ...
New words: course课程 afford 付得起 Standard（报纸名称）buffet便餐馆 biscuit 饼干 crossword纵横字谜 carry on with 继续 dip 沾一下 pop突然放入 make a fuss小题大作 casually 漫不经心地 furiously 愤怒地
1. Choose the best answer
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