Preview 1. B B D A C D Vocabulary 1(1)
1. adj; 2. adj; 3. adv; 4. adv; 5. n; 6. adj; 7. n; 8. adj; 9. adj; 10. adj;
11. v; 12. adj; 13. adj; 14. adj; 15. adj; 16. n; 17. adj; 18. adj; 19. adj; 20. adv. (2) 1. 不老实的人； 2. 使人极其失望的人或事 3. 对这个结果不满意； 4. 违抗这一命令
5. 有严重的不利之处； 6. 透漏他们的业务机密 7. 不同意某人； 8. 一个残疾儿童 9. 不喜欢这种天气； 10. 中断会谈 11. 不计成本； 12. 解除警卫的武装 13. 切断电源； 14. 感到泄气 （3）
1. 不幸的生活； 2. 不必要的规定； 3. 这不大可能；
4. 这食物没人碰过； 5. 做了的事情，后悔也没用。（覆水难收） 6. 打开酒瓶； 7. 开始脱衣； 8. 揭露某些重要的事实 9. 打开手提包的拉链
（4）“tele-” means “far” or “over a long distance”
2. complete the following verb+ noun collocations or expressions. (1). description/lock/theory
(2). Make/receive/have/get/answer (3). Make/have/arrange/keep/break (4). Failure/life/health
(5). Health/future/economy/result/decision
(6). Hell/hands/eyes/a finger/voice/glass/wages/prices/hopes/issues (7). Time/money/trouble/life/face/country (8). A gun/arms/hand/flags/cloth (9). Do
(10). One’s lip, one’s nails, one’s tongue (11). Take/seize/miss/give/have/get (12). A table/ one’s body/ground/anger 3.
1. where he claimed to have discovered the dead body(or: where he said he had discovered
the dead body)
2. where they secretly produced drugs
3. where they can find business opportunities
4. living on the sixth floor of the building was an old man/ on the sixth of the building lived
an old man
5. deep in the forest stood a little hut 6. seated in the front row were
7. between the two hills runs a little stream/crack 8. had they decided to withdraw their troops earlier 9. had you gone down the mine
10. had they accepted/taken/listened to his advice
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into, on, For, for to, into, with, for
By, in, against, with, to, before as, of, on, for 5.
1. He did not fit the description of a great scholar. For one thing, he was half naked. For,
another, he slept by the roadside of a busy city, hardly a setting for a philosopher. 2. I wish I knew how they learned about this secret missile.
3. Her face suggested a ripened apple, and she was otherwise very strong except for the loss
of both her legs.
4. They made an appointment in a restaurant that evening, where the waiter quickly slipped
a not into the spy’s hand concerning the secret message.
5. We waited for almost one hour and the food we ordered still did not come. I decided to
raise the devil with the management.
6. The government has promised that it will not hesitate to punish those who deal in
cheating, gambling, black marketeering, and prostitution.
7. Had the authorities agreed with the plan, it would have brought a lot of problems. Luckily
it was turned down and no harm had been done.
8. We must make sure that the nuclear power stations are absolutely safe. We cannot take
chances.
9. I think we should mind our own business. But I will check on him anyway. 6.translate .
1. Do not let them take it for granted that we will accept their conditions/terms. We are no
fools, and we will not be so easily taken in.
2. It took us only 3 years to double the income of our village.
3. If they do not take back their remarks and apologize, I am going to raise the devil with
them.
4. The problem we raised is complicated. Many things have to be taken into consideration.
But we have to take our chances.
5. The boy takes after his Dad. He is full of curiosity. Give him a toy, and he will
immediately take it apart.
6. You must make sure that they take you to the manager. Tell them that it is very important
and may affect our investment plan, and therefore you must see him in person.
7. They told the passengers that the sky had cleared up and the plane was about to take off
in half an hour.
8. I suggest you go and check if the man you have arrested fits the descriptions of the
wanted man.
9. Do you mean that it will affect the relationship of our two countries if we take this step ? 7.
1. except, except for 2. effect, affect
3. ordinary, common
in, to, of off, over, to for, in after, in
4. cause, cause, course 5. used to
6. hard-, hardly 7. am used to 8. glanced at 9. staring at 10. gazing at Grammar
1. study the use of as in the examples and combine each pair.
1. Joe said goodbye to his family and friends as he got on the train at Union Station.
2. As my grandfather is getting old, his memory is getting poorer, but his experience is
being broadened.
3. As Chinese people are becoming richer, they are spending more money on their
children’s education.
4. As she made slow but steady progress with her English, her self-confidence grew
gradually.
5. As Christmas approached, the children got excited.
6. As he has a problem communicating with other people, the young man finds it difficult
to make friends in his new workplace.
7. It is difficult to take full notes in our history class, as our teacher speaks too fast.
8. The children can hardly find time for fun, as they have so much homework to deal with. 9. Peace talks will be held between the two countries, as neither side wants to fighting to
break out again.
10. As it was getting late and their was still a long way form home, we decided to pass the
night in a motel.
2. Study the passive voice.
1. Passengers were informed that the airport was closed due to terrorist threats. 2. The names of prize winners are to be announced in a week.
3. His report on the progress of the peace talks has been published in several newspapers. 4. Much of normal business is done these days by voice or electronic devices. 5. All passengers are required to go through strict security checks. 6. When you are insulted, you have got to protest.
7. In the cotton mill women workers are not paid the same wage as men.
8. Nowadays children no longer accept whatever their parents say, and the parents’
authority is often challenged.
9. The visitors were invited to speak at the meeting to the students of the department. 10. More effort should be made to prevent that to punish crime.
11. During our three-day visit to Japan, we were deeply impressed by the clean streets there. 12. The artist’s best paintings have been collected and kept in the museum in his hometown. 3. fill in the blanks of the passage with one suitable word.
1. time 5. did 2. buy 6. pushed 3. instead 7. nobody 4. with 8. when
9. what 10. use
4. Translate
1. using adverbial clauses of time or reason introduced by as
1. As the final exams are coming nearer, students have stopped playing computer
games, and they are busy preparing them.
2. As time goes by, it becomes easier to forgive and forget.
3. the couple sat and listened as their daughter told them about her first day at school. 4. As we approached the 21st century, we keenly felt the need for understanding and
cooperation between nations.
5. As he is learned as well as humorous, Professor Yan is very popular with his
students.
6. As many important people will go the party, the couple think they should be seen
there, too.
2 using the passive voice.
1. Three subways lines are being built in the city.
2. Shakespeare’s works have been translated into many languages and read all over the
world.
3. Almost half of the crops in the area have been destroyed I the rainstorm. 4. If you were asked to list ten people you admire, who would you name ? 5. What would you do if you saw a stranger being bulled ? 6. Their friendship is based of shared dreams and interests.
5. identify and correct the mistake(S) in each of the sentence.
1. I don’t think I am being fairly treated.
2. The boy did not wait for his parents to divorce because/as he loved them both. 3. Your grandma will be taken good care of when you are away.
4. I won’t go the movie. For one thing, I have seen it; for another, I’ve got work to do. 5. As time went by, his anger died down. 6. Pan is a businessman dealing in seafood.
7. Had there been a balcony, Ausable might not have defeated his enemy, Max.
8. The street is lined with gardens. The fields are planted with crops, pears, and palm trees. 9. When nobody was looking, a dark-haired beauty slipped something into the spy’s pocket. 10. Why is it so quiet I the classroom ? Aren’t the children having a music class ?