Suggested answer:
It's no use burying yourselves in books all day. You'd better take up some hobbies and take part in sports or extracurricular activities at intervals. A healthy study habit is to keep a balance between work and rest.
2. 工作选对了，不但是可以维持生计的手段，还可以帮助你摆脱无聊，使你不用担心接受了多年高等教育之后会虚度人生。(a means of sustenance; banish sth from one's mind) Suggested answer:
If your job is rightly chosen, it will not only give you a means of sustenance, but also help you escape from the boredom and banish from your mind the worry about leading a meaningless life after so many years of higher education.
3. 手头没有事情可做时，他常常主动帮助社区做些义务劳动。很有可能是受到他的影响，社区里越来越多的人加入了志愿者行列。(at hand; it may well be that) Suggested answer:
When he had nothing to do at hand, he used to volunteer to do something for his community. It may well be that under his influence more and more people in the community joined in to become volunteers.
4. 我以前看电视连续剧常常看到深夜，这太费时间，还影响我的健康和体形。为了避免诱惑，我把电视机搬出了我的屋子，开始从事别的休闲活动，比如读书、弹钢琴。(risk; take up)
Suggested answer:
I used to watch TV series late into the night, which took up too much time and risked my health and shape. To avoid temptation, I removed the TV set from my room and took up other leisure activities such as reading and playing piano.
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Rewrite the sentences adding a compound adjective formed from the two words in brackets in the correct place.
1. I don't want to spend all my salary on a short holiday. (hard + earn) Suggested answer:
I don't want to spend all my hard-earned salary on a short holiday.
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2. He's got a lot of ideas that aren't going to help us to make progress. (old + fashion) Suggested answer:
He's got a lot of old-fashioned ideas that aren't going to help us to make progress.
3. Thank you for your contribution to the discussion. (well + time) Suggested answer:
Thank you for your well-timed contribution to the discussion.
4. There is a view that all students should have experience as volunteers before starting university. (widely + hold) Suggested answer:
There is a widely-held view that all students should have experience as volunteers before starting university.
5. I have a lot of friends who wouldn't be surprised by what you say. (open + mind) Suggested answer:
I have a lot of open-minded friends who wouldn't be surprised by what you say.
6. It's a theory which was first put forward in the 1960s. (well + know) Suggested answer:
It's a well-known theory which was first put forward in the 1960s.
7. Marie uses a wheelchair which can carry a lot of equipment. (specially + adapt) Suggested answer:
Marie uses a specially-adapted wheelchair which will carry a lot of equipment.
8. I love the smell of grass! (new + cut) Suggested answer:
I love the smell of newly-cut grass!
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Rewrite the sentences. Follow the example.
Example:
The first two days were dedicated to the eye surgery.
The rest of the week was dedicated to the eye camp.
The first two days were dedicated to the eye surgery, and the rest of the week to the eye camp.
1. On Monday I went to Oxford. On Tuesday I went to Milton Keynes. Suggested answer:
On Monday I went to Oxford, and on Tuesday to Milton Keynes.
2. Some of the volunteers were interested in medicine. Others were interested in IT. Suggested answer:
Some of the volunteers were interested in medicine, others in IT.
3. The first activity depended on physical strength. The second activity depended on reason.
Suggested answer:
The first activity depended on physical strength, the second on reason.
4. After the accident he was examined by a doctor. A few days later he was examined by a psychologist. Suggested answer:
After the accident he was examined by a doctor, a few days later by a psychologist.
5. Some people were advised to wear glasses. Others were advised to use contact lenses.
Suggested answer:
Some people were advised to wear glasses, others to use contact lenses.
6. At the beginning we were worried about making friends. At the end we were worried about making ends meet. Suggested answer:
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At the beginning we were worried about making friends, at the end about making ends meet.
7. My initial choice of university was based on the range of courses available. My final decision was based purely on costs. Suggested answer:
My initial choice of university was based on the range of courses available, my final decision purely on costs.
Correct answer 1. basic
2. new-found 3. tough 4. chosen 5. low-paid 6. heavy
Complete the sentences with the collocations from Activity 4.
Original list of adjectives and nouns from Activity 4 Column A Column B chosen skills basic friends
heavy competition low-paid career new-found jobs tough demands
1. , such as literacy and maths, are taught in the first years of primary school. Correct answer (1) Basic (2) skills
2. In the old days people were more likely to stay in their for life; today, midlife career changes are frequent. Correct answer (1) chosen (2) career
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3. It's not difficult to find in London: You won't earn much, but you can practise your English. Correct answer (1) low-paid (2) jobs
4. is putting a lot of smaller firms out of business. Correct answer (1) Tough
(2) competition
5. Teaching is a stressful profession which makes on personal qualities. Correct answer (1) heavy (2) demands
6. Part of the pleasure of starting university comes from social experiences with . Correct answer
(1) new-found (2) friends
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1. There can be no doubt that this sort of cooperative approach can help many students develop personal skills which will help improve their prospects in their search for a job. One of the most well-known personality tests used by employers when interviewing candidates, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), puts the extrovert / introvert dichotomy at the top of the list of personality traits it tries to analyze. Suggested answer: 毫无疑问，这种合作学习法能帮助许多学生培养有助于改善就业前景的个人技能。公司在面试应聘者时使用的最有名的人格测试之一是“迈尔斯—布里格斯性格分类法”（简称MBTI），这种分类法把外向/内向性格两分法置于它所分析的人格特征列表之首。
2. For students who choose to offer their talents in this way, one side effect is to gain a wealth of experience to be added to the CV, which will not go unnoticed by future employers. But a word of warning is in order: You should remember what your priorities are.
Suggested answer:
对那些选择在这些方面施展才能的学生而言，还有个意外的收获：可以把他们获取的丰富经验写进个人履历里，而未来的雇主是不会不注意到这些经验的。不过提醒一句：你应该记住自己的首要目的是什么。
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