VIII. 1. When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from cultural differences, among other things.
2. Online learning requires, among other things, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course. 3. The research work was severely criticized for its poor management, among other things.
4. They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry. 5. The article shows, among other things, the negative effects of generation gap between parents and children. IX.
1. The more often I practice, the better I play.
2. The higher we got up in the air, the colder it became. 3. The more carbon the steel contains and the quicker the cooling is, the harder the steel becomes.
4. The more I thought about his suggestion, the more doubtful I became.
5. The more he eats, the fatter he becomes. Translation X.
1. At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.
2. The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in its mystery.
3. The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.
4. The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.
5. By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their children's success to natural talent.
6. One of a teacher's priorities is to stimulate students'
interests and their creativity. XI.
1. 除了其他内容，他的研究还牵涉到发展中国家与爱滋病的斗争。 2. 这些人明白了他们的服务越好，他们就挣得越多。
3. 尽管父亲似乎忧虑不安，但苏珊感觉不到他在表情或行动上有什么变化。
4. 能获得多少经济资助已成为学生选择上哪所学校的更重要的因素。
5. 她已经减少了外出和买衣服的花费,但她还是没钱开始还债。 6. 控制压力的方法之一是认识到生活中有很多事情是我们无法掌控的。 CLOZE XII.
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.B
Structured Writing
My friend Jack has become a workaholic. He has too strong a desire to prove himself. According to him, good enough is never good enough. While others want only to finish a few things, he aims to do everything by himself. Also, he is unwilling to spend time with his family, playing with the dog, or going fishing. He would feel guilty if he did so, because he believes that all his time should be spent working. He even wishes that he could have a day of 26 hours or even more. He has become a workaholic whether he likes it or not. Section B
Comprehension of the Text II.
1. F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.T Vocabulary III.
1.constant 2.ambition 3.consequence 4.evident 5. summarize
6.welfare 7.schedule 8.attaining 9.loyal 10.indispensable IV.
1. There isn't anything to do other than wait to see what will happen.
2. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary.
3. I wonder who it was that defined man as a rational animal. 4. Traveling in that country isn't necessarily expensive; you can find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants. 5. Janet tends to get angry if you bother her. 6. I would rather walk there than go by bus.
7. She was held for twenty days and at times she feared for her life.
8. He's been burning the midnight oil for a week now, getting ready for finals. 9. For many people the only possible way to escape from poverty is to move to other countries.
10. Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to devote himself to music.
新视野大学英语（第二版）第二册Unit 8答案 Unit 8
Comprehension of the Text I.
1. Today’s college beginners are more consumeristic and less at any time in the 17 years of the poll.
2. It is less important than being financially well off or successful. 3. Work is not the only thing they live for, and they are meant to do more.
4. To help students become aware of the meaning of life. 5. Education teaches us to see the connections between things
as well as see beyond our immediate needs.
6. We can improve our moral sense by acquiring knowledge accumulated throughout the ages.
7. In the long run, education should be about teaching people how to distinguish right from wrong.
8. We ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. Vocabulary III.
1. render 2. contribution 3. popular 4.institutions 5.enrolled
6. diverse 7. accumulated 8. distinguish 9. puzzling 10. confine IV.
1. His past record is certainly something he is proud of. 2. The members of the committee, after a two-hour discussion, finally arrived at a solution.
3. If we want to arrive there in time, we have to travel by day as well as by night.
4. I was shocked when I read of his death in a newspaper. 5. According to the police, the young man was arrested at the scene of the robbery.
6. There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours searching for information, only to discover the information useless.
7. It is unnecessary to worry a lot. In fact, things will get better in the long run.
8. My smile was meant to show interest in this trip, but Carla was far too intelligent to believe it showed anything of the sort.
9. The number of students who want to be enrolled in engineering courses is way up.
10. The little girl is so fond of her dog that she gives it
a piece of chocolate every day. V.
1. A 2. D 3. M 4. N 5. E 6. J 7. C 8. L 9. G 10. H
Word Building VI.
1. weekly 2. attractive 3. worldly 4. costly 5. secondary
6. leisurely 7. earthly 8. customary 9. protective 10. progressive
11. sickly 12. momentary 13. manly 14. orderly VII.
1. backward(s) 2. strangely 3. outward(s) 4. unfortunately
5. homeward(s) 6. originally 7. sadly 8. inward(s) Sentence structure VIII.
1. On no account will they give up the plan.
2. Little does he know much his parents love him.
3. Not until he read the report did he realize what a serious mistake he had made.
4. Hardly could the poor old man fall asleep with a pain in his leg.
5. Under no conditions will we give in to their demands. IX.
1. While I agree it is a tough problem, I don’t think it cannot be solved.
2. While Sara cannot come to help us, she will give us some suggestions.
3. While people admit pollution is very serious, few are willing to take measures.
4. While it’s raining hard now, it will clear up anytime. 5. While it is true we need money badly, we cannot steal it.