Key to Exercises NSCE Book 1 Unit Five
Active reading (1)
Reading and understanding 4 Answer the questions.
1 Why does Cathy ask if Nelly is alone?
Because Cathy wants to talk to Nelly in private about a secret (Edgar’s proposal of marriage).
2 Why does Cathy want to know where Heathcliff is?
Because Cathy wants to make sure that she is alone with Nelly. She wants to talk about Edgar and Heathcliff, so she wouldn’t want either of them to hear the conversation.
3 What news does Cathy give Nelly?
Cathy tells Nelly that Edgar has proposed to her and she has accepted him. 4 What does she want Nelly to tell her?
She wants Nelly to say whether she should have accepted or refused Edgar’s proposal. 5 What does Nelly think is the most important thing in a marriage? Love, so she asks whether Cathy loves Edgar as the first consideration. 6 What happens in Cathy’s dream?
She goes to heaven, but is broken-hearted to be away from home. The angels send her back home where she sobs for joy. It seems for Cathy this means she will be unhappy with Edgar. She has “no more business” to marry him than to be in heaven, where, in the dream, she is unhappy.
7 What does Cathy say about Heathcliff?
She loves him and feels that they have the same soul, but it would degrade her to marry him. (He was found homeless on the street, so he had a poor social background.)
6 How does Cathy feel about Edgar?
Cathy thinks she and Edgar have different souls, “as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire”.
Dealing with unfamiliar words
5 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 to say something very quietly (whisper)
2 to say something suddenly and loudly (exclaim) 3 to cry because you feel strong emotion (weep) 4 to cry noisily, taking short breaths (sob) 5 to promise to do something (pledge)
6 to say that you did not do something (deny)
7 to stop someone from doing something, like speaking (interrupt) 8 to start something again, like speaking (resume)
9 to breathe out slowly, especially because you are sad (sigh)
10 to say the opposite of what someone has said is true (contradict) Now check (?) the reporting verbs which give most information about emotions. exclaim, weep, sob, pledge, sigh, contradict
6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 He was resting with his knees on the ground beside her when he asked her to marry him. (kneeling)
2 It was traditional to ask for the father’s permission to marry the daughter. (consent) 3 Her feelings towards him became different as she got to know him better. (altered) 4 He continued with his argument, even though she didn’t agree with him. (pursued) 5 Her refusal to admit what had happened made him get angry. (denial)
6 He came home in a terrible mood and threw his bag onto the floor. (temper; flung)
7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1 When you rock a baby, do you move it backwards and forwards (a) gently, or (b) violently?
2 If you are having a doze, are you (a) asleep, or (b) working?
3 If someone’s behaviour is shameful, should they (a) be proud of what they have done, or (b) feel very sorry about what they have done?
4 If you aren’t worried about anything, save your own concerns, does this mean (a) you don’t have to be worried, or (b) you’re only worried about your own business? 5 If you do something sulkily, will people notice that you are in (a) a good mood, or (b) a bad mood?
6 Is a look which turns off someone’s bad temper likely to be (a) gentle, or (b) angry? 7 If you come to the point, do you (a) come to the end of something, or (b) say what is important?
8 If something is no business of yours, should you (a) be interested in it, or (b) not be interested in it?
9 If something degrades someone, does it make people respect them (a) less, or (b) more?
10 Does “What good is it doing something?” mean (a) “Why do it?”, or (b) “Is it a good thing to do?”
Active reading (2)
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 a strong feeling of sadness (grief) 2 a round shape or curve (loop)
3 an image that you see when you look in a mirror (reflection) 4 to let something fall off as part of a natural process (shed)
5 a smooth and beautiful way of moving (grace) 6 attractive (cute)
7 continuing to support someone or be their friend (faithful)
8 to cover something by putting something such as paper or cloth around it (wrap) 9 not bright (dim)
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 4. 1 I’ve been faithful to my husband all my life.
2 I’d like to give this as a present. Could you wrap it for me in silver paper, please? 3 The public expression of grief after the death of the princess lasted for several days. 4 She dances with such grace! I think she could become a professional dancer. 5 I can’t see very well in here. The light’s rather dim.
6 When I saw my reflection in the mirror this morning I got a shock.
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1 Does a bill refer to (a) a bird’s mouth, or (b) a request for money in the poem? 2 Is satin (a) a soft delicate material, or (b) a hard rough material?
3 If something is wobbling, is it (a) not moving, or (b) moving unsteadily? 4 Does platinum refer to (a) a colour like silver, or (b) a colour like gold? 5 Is something that is lethal (a) very friendly, or (b) extremely dangerous? 6 If a cloth has been embroidered, is it likely to be (a) multi-coloured, or (b) uncoloured?
Language in Use
whatever, whoever etc
1 Rewrite the sentences with the word in brackets.
1 I don’t know who wrote this poem, but he was very romantic. (whoever) Whoever wrote this poem was very romantic.
2 Heathcliff may be anywhere, but he isn’t in the house. (wherever) Wherever Heathcliff may be, he isn’t in the house.
3 I don’t know what to say, because she doesn’t listen to me any more. (whatever) Whatever I say, she doesn’t listen to me anymore.
4 Every time I told him a secret, he told his friends. (whenever) Whenever I told him a secret, he told his friends.
5 Anything may happen, but I will always be faithful. (whatever) Whatever happens, I will always be faithful.
6 I don’t know who sent me this parcel, but they know I like chocolates. (whoever) Whoever sent me this parcel knows I like chocolates.
7 I’m not exactly sure what I’m eating, but it’s very nice. (whatever) Whatever I’m eating, it’s very nice.
8 You may end up anywhere in the world, but I will never forget you. (wherever)
Wherever you end up in the world, I will never forget you.
present participles
2 Rewrite the sentences.
1 Since I felt concerned, I asked her to phone me the next day. I, feeling concerned, asked her to phone me the next day. 2 When Judith fell asleep she was clinging to her teddy bear. Judith fell asleep, clinging to her teddy bear. 3 Sarah dried her eyes and tried to smile. Sarah, drying her eyes, tried to smile.
4 He took out the card and said, “This valentine’s for me.” “This valentine’s for me,” he said, taking out the card. 5 I was waiting for the train when I read that poem. I waited for the train, reading that poem.
6 Since I didn’t have much money with me, I couldn’t pay for the meal. I, not having much money with me, couldn’t pay for the meal.
no more … than
3 Look at the sentence and answer the question.
I’ve no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven. Cathy means that (c) .
(a) if she marries Edgar Linton she will feel as if she’s in heaven (b) she won’t go to heaven if she married Edgar Linton
(c) she doesn’t want to marry Edgar Linton and doesn’t feel she should be in heaven
4 Rewrite the sentences using no more … than .
1 I have no reason to get married, and I’ve got no reason to change my job. I have no more reason to get married than (I have) to change my job. 2 She’s got no reason to feel unhappy, and no reason to celebrate. She’s got no more reason to feel unhappy than (she has) to celebrate. 3 There’s no point in waiting here, and no point in calling a taxi. There’s no more point in waiting here than (there is) in calling a taxi. 4 We have no interest in starting this task, or in finishing the first one.
We have no more interest in starting this task than (we have) in finishing the first one. 5 I’ve got no business to advise her about her private life, nor should she advise me about mine.
I’ve got no more business to advise her about her private life than she has to advise me about mine.
6 I have no wish to start a new relationship, or to write another book.
I have no more wish to start a new relationship than (I have) to write another book.
collocations
5 Read the explanation of the words. Answer the questions. 1 pursue To pursue means to follow a course of activity.
(a) If you pursue the matter, you are likely to try to reach a decision (you don’t abandon it).
(b) When you pursue your career, you have the career you want and you want to get ahead in it.
(c) If the police are pursuing their inquiries, they haven’t solved the crime, and are still investigating it.
2 denial A denial is a statement that something did not happen or isn’t true. (a) If you’re in denial about your age, you don’t admit how old you are.
(b) If a company issues a strong denial of responsibility, they don’t admit to having done anything wrong.
3 temper If you have a temper, you tend to get angry very quickly. (a) When tempers flare, people get angry.
(b) If someone tells you to keep your temper during a discussion, they are likely to be telling you to calm down, and you shouldn’t lose your temper.
(c) If people fly into a temper, they lose their temper very quickly and get really angry.
4 wrap To wrap something is to cover something in cloth or paper.
(a) If you wrap up a meeting, you finish it (because wrapping up a package is the last stage of preparing a gift or buying something).
(b) If you’re wrapped up in your work, it interests you very much, and you spend a lot of time doing it or thinking about it, so you don’t notice anything else.
(c) If you keep something under wraps, you keep it secret (as if it is a package wrapped up so other people can’t see what it is).
6 Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1 Her lips were half asunder as if she meant to speak; and she drew a deep breath, but it escaped in a sigh, instead of a sentence.
她半张着嘴，似乎想说什么；她深深地吸了一口气，可随之而来的却是一声无语的叹息。
2 I’ve no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven. 我不该嫁给埃德加·林顿，就像我不该去天堂一样。
3 Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Linton’s is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.
不管我们俩的灵魂是什么做成的，我们的灵魂都是一样的，而林顿与我们的差异犹如月光之于闪电，寒霜之于烈火。
4 I kissed with my eyes closed and opened them on her wrinkles. 我闭上眼睛亲吻，睁开时见她已满脸皱纹。 5 I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful