Section B. A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. even though 2. annoyed
3. struck me 4. out of tune 5. motionless 6. just as 7. hardly 8. satisfaction
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 81 1. skimmed 2. steer 3. chartered 4. angle 5. overhead 6. magic 7. realm
8. stack
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 82
1. Only a few crumbling (破裂的) walls bear witness to the past greatness of the city of Aksum.
2. At first he was way ahead of me, but I’m slowly but surely catching him up.
3. I was loaded with many parcels (包裹), unable to walk any faster.
4. The place was deserted and there was no sign of human beings living there.
5. These instruments should be switched on and checked before we start our work.
6. My friend was dressed in a black coat whereas I had gone there in jeans.
7. All those connected with the mission were in prayer for her, but her
life was not spared.
8. May I excuse myself/be excused for a while, Mr. Davis? Unit 4
Section A. The Telecommunications Revolution 《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 95
1. The living standards in the developing world will be greatly improved.
2. The author refers to those places without telecommunications facilities
such as telephones, which hinders exchange of information.
3. Because advanced communications and subsequent widespread access to
information technologies enable the developing regions to shorten the process of
changing from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve
engineering, marketing and design.
4. Because they believe it is in bad need of any phones and it lacks
experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies.
5. First, it sold a 30% stake in its national phone company to two Western
companies to quicken the import of Western technology. Second, it had leased
rights to a Dutch-Scandinavian group of companies to build and operate an
advanced digital mobile phone system.
6. Wireless. For it’s cheaper to build radio towers than to string lines
across mountain ridges and it is a reliable service. 7. Because customers there talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.
8. Because mobile phones make it possible for them to keep contact with
each other even when they are caught in the traffic jams.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 95 1. recession
2. disposal 3. condensed 4. strategic 5. revenue 6. persist 7. utilities 8. desperate
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 96 1. lags far behind 2. are stuck with 3. going for 4. remain in contact 5. keep pace with 6. at your disposal 7. dates from
8. only scratch the surface of
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 96 1. sales 2. health 3. will