4) His possessive mother wants him to ring her 3 times a day at least to keep her informed of what he does at school.
5) It is often the case that in a family one parent is usually slightly lenient /
strict and the other is slightly strict / lenient .
6) Teenagers are rather rebellious as they often prefer to be on their own and refuse to listen to their parents.
7) Don’t blame him: he’s just a(n) frustrated teenager who feels that he is unable to find his position in life.
8) Don’t blame him for not wanting to stay at home. He is just a restless teenager longing for adventure.
9) She used to be a(n) stubborn teenager who thought that whatever she believed was correct.
2 Match the verbs in the box with the nouns below so that they form correct collocations. If you are in doubt, consult a dictionary. Put the verbs in the space provided and each verb is to be used only once. Then write down six sentences of your own using the collocations.
1) survey the damage 2) sustain dents 3) attend a meeting 4) terrify somebody 5) wrap presents 6) recall an event
Write down your own sentences here.
1) After surveying the damage, we concluded that it was caused by animals. 2) His car sustained dents when it hit the road block. 3) The teachers will attend our meeting this afternoon. 4) The stern expression on his face terrified me. 5) Please wrap the presents carefully.
6) When he recalled what happened ten years ago, he still couldn’t help feeling sorry.
3 Did you notice the suffixes -ize, -ify in words such as realize, terrify in this unit? The suffixes -ize, -ify can be added to nouns or adjectives to form verbs. Now form verbs by adding -ize or -ify to the words given in the table and write down the Chinese meaning for each verb.
Nouns / Adjectives SuffixesVerbsChinese Meanings beauty beautify 使美起来；美化 just justify 证明…正当；证明…无罪 modern modernize 使现代化
popular popularize 使大众化；普及，推广 pure purify 使纯净；提纯 simple -ize/-ifysimplify 简化；使简易 symbol symbolize 作为…的象征，标志 test testify 作证，证明；表明 theory theorize 使理论化；从理论上说明
4 Complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have thusformed.
1) The procedures have been simplified so that users can operate the system easily.
2) The flower baskets and paintings helped to beautify the church. 3) The pursuit of good ends does not justify the employment of bad means. 4) He decided to testify on behalf of the accused man before the jury(陪审团). 5) It is much easier to theorize about a solution than to actually put it into practice.
6) The government is making efforts to popularize solar energy industry in response to national energy shortage.
7) Research has shown that certain green plants can purify indoor air and regulate humidity.
8) Many people deeply sympathized with the victims of the disaster and donated whatever they could to help them out.
9) In religion and art, an eagle stands for freedom and strength, while a dove symbolizes peace and purity.
10) The company has made massive investments in modernizing its assembly line(生产线).
Grammar in Context
Task 1: Discuss with a partner and explain whether the highlighted verbs below have different meanings when used transitively or intransitively.
1) a. I survived my last years of high school until finally I turned eighteen. (Para. 9, Text A)
b. Thousands of people were killed in the disaster, but he survived. a.: vt.; b.: vi., with the same meaning: “did not die”
2) a. And so when strangers asked me if I was Doctor Eppley’s son, I replied emphatically, … (Para. 4, Text A)
b. I wrote him a letter telling him that I would pay him a visit, and he replied that he would be glad to see me again. a.: vi. meaning “respond in words” b.: vt. meaning “write back”