5． The depression that started in mid-1929 was a catastrophe of unprecedented dimensions for the United States. 6． Even to this day, the hunger he suffered in his childhood still haunts him. 7． Robert overcame his shyness which had formerly paralyzed him in Mary’s presence. 8． The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the oil price. 四
1. I don’t think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help. 2. More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of combating air pollution. 3. There are visible signs that some of the time-honored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people. 4. Many of us find the notion of a boundless universe is hard to grasp. 5. There being so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight. 6. An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people. 7. In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons. 8. Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on high-risk ventures. Cloze 1. Other 2. Magazines 3. Consider 4. Times 5. Answered
6. Ways 7. Questions 8. Offer 9. Differ 10. For 11. Themselves 12. To 13. Open 14. Making 15. So 16. Single 17. With 18. Others 19. Young 20. Private 21. Than 22. Curriculum 23. Kinds 24. Should 25. Amount 26. Or 27. Charge 28. What Error Correction
1． Must-can 2． Start-starting 3． Go后加to 4． Learn后加from 5． That-what 6． Are-were 7． You 前加if
8． Imaginative-unimaginative 9． Inspite - despite 10． Way+out U3
Vocabulary work 一
1. Accordingly 2. Credits 3. Ideal 4. Honorable 5. Conceive of 6. Defect 7. In short 8. Premise 9. Objective 10. Concept
11. Triumph 12. Induce 13. Vicious 14. Venture
15. As the case may be 16. verified 二
1. ideal 2. objective 3. negative about 4. honorable 5. external
6. as the case may be 7. premise 8. prevailed upon 9. defects 10. accordingly 11. is not consistent with 12. constructed 13. conceive of 14. verify 15. induce 16. vicious 三
1. This medicine is for external use, not to be taken orally.
2. It never occurred to him that people could deliberately do harm to others purely out of malice. 3. At the reception, an atmosphere of warm friendship prevailed there. 4. Many women can identify with the movie’s heroine, who struggles to gain respect and fulfill her ambtions. 5. He claimed credit for the success of this project even though he had contributed very little. 6. Women are often the first to fall victim to rising unemployment at a time of recession. 7. What he does isn’t consistent with her says.
8. I will start working or pursue graduate studies, as the case may be. 四
1. Set up 2. Set aside 3. Set back 4. Set out 5. Set about 6. Set off 7. Was going on 8. Went out 9. Go by
10. Has gone without 11. Go after
12. Went through with