Comprehension Check l. b 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. c
Language Practice 1. aid 2. traits 3. inclined 5. horrible 6. penetrated 7. dismiss 9. impatient 10. progressive 11. optimistic 13. ease 14. hold on to 15. install 17. shortcomings 18. interval(s) 19. bumped
6. a
4. in spite of
8. has suffered from 12. to a degree 16. in good health 20. miserable
Unit 6 Vocabulary
1. 1) incredible 2) remainder 3) hits home 4) investment 5) by nature 6) lap 7) decorate 8) harmony 9) move on to 10) bulletin 11) at intervals 12) client 13) theory 14) item 15) military
2. 1) Though Roger is absolutely convinced that the plan will work, I am still skeptical of/about it.
2) Carol's worrying about her daughter has much to do with her being hooked on the Internet recently.
3) Alison's so disorganized— I wish she'd get her act together.
4) Despite her resolution not to believe such modern fairy tales any more, she couldn't resist the idea of admiring superheroines.
5) Mention of the controversy over the matter would still undo her. 3.
1) Don't be taken in by his charming manner; he is hard and cruel by nature and rarely shows pity for the poor.
2) The rescue team is racing the clock to salvage (打捞) the bodies of the sailors trapped in the sunken submarine (潜水艇) with sophisticated equipment.
3) The original draft of the declaration strongly reproaches some big powers for possessing large numbers of nuclear weapons and consuming too much of the earth's natural resources.
II. Synonyms 1. also 2. as well/too 3. too 4. also 5. as well/too 6. too 7. also 8. Also III. Usage
1. I used to hate jogging but I'm actually growing to like it now. 2. We didn't have the chance to see her — she was too busy.
3. It seems she was coming to understand it better as she grew older. 4. How did you manage to become a television anchorwoman?
5. Gradually I came to like the proposal she brought forward in the group discussion.
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6. You're becoming more and more like your mother. Structure
1. 1) If only it were that simple!
2) We could go out this afternoon if only it would stop raining.
3) If only she hadn't told David about that, everything would have been all right. 4) If only she hadn't come into the room at that particular moment.
2. 1) Tom is/was too intelligent for his class so he is/was not learning anything there.
2) The task is/was far too difficult for a nine-year-old. 3) There are/were too many people for such a small room.
4) The noise became too much for me so I went and complained.
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze (A)
1. incredible 2. corporation 3. care for 4. set aside 5. decorate 6. move on 7. put pen to paper 8. draft 9. piece of cake 10. get our act together 11. despite 12. charmed (B)
l. One 2. when 3. having 4. However 5. wrong 6. not 7. with 8. if 9. to 10. reads 11. in 12. should 13. true 14. up 15. Eventually 16. plus 17. later
II. Translation
Barbara has dreamed of becoming a CEO for a long time. To achieve her heart's desire, she applied for a job in many a multi-national corporation, but failed to get it. However, nothing seems to be able to undo her. With a loan from a local bank she opened a restaurant not long ago. While doing business she is having two young children to care for. Also, she is working at/studying for an MBA degree. Despite all this she manages to get her act together. Nevertheless, even to her, racing the clock is by no means a piece of cake. It's a very exhausting job.
Part III Text B
Comprehension Check l. b 2. a 3.d 4. b 5. d 6. c 7. a Language Practice 1. set out 2. renewed 3. temporary 4. temporary 5. weighed down 6. quit 7. plentiful 8. take all the credit 9. pleaded 10. died of 11. in control of 12. party 13. expense 14. lives for 15. reaction 16. semester 17. at every opportunity 18.stir 19. soak up 20. take …back
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Unit 7 Vocabulary
1. 1) independent 2) Strictly speaking 3) drifted 4) resembles 5) virtually 6) invaded 7) conquered 8) fascinating 9) snack 10) will be put into practice 11) classics 12) source 13) climate 14) surrendered 15) were ... aroused
2. 1) In the United States, private cars are an absolute necessity rather than a luxury. 2) Everyone thinks that the new member is a valuable addition to the football team. 3) I am afraid the fire will get out of control if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.
4) As all flights to the United States have been cancelled, you have no alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.
5) The government has declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months for fear of the spread of mad cow disease.
3. 1) Through systematic research, scientists have invented many drugs that are said to help us live longer, but the cause of aging remains, to a very real extent, one of life's mysteries.
2) The two parties have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture in Beijing, but before a formal contract is signed, some clauses in the draft agreement need to be modified/modifying so that no misunderstanding will arise as to their interpretation. 3) Our ancestors have passed onto us the wisdom that to ensure the long-lasting prosperity of a country, we must show tolerance for the errors made by those who strike out revolutionary paths. These people, with their new ideas and practice, will enrich the national experience.
II. Synonyms a) wish b) wish c) want d) wish/want a) skin b) hide/skin c) hide d) skin a) rear/raise b) raise c) rear/raise d) raise a) royal b) kingly/royal c) sovereign d) royal/kingly
III. Usage 1.Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge 6. however 7. Nevertheless 8. Yet 9. instead 10. in other words
Structure
1. We are literally crawling. There must be some traffic accident ahead. 2. Thomas sounds very knowledgeable about traditional Chinese medicine. He must have had some special training. 3. The draft document is complete in virtually every detail. It must have taken him months to prepare it.
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4. Cathy must have missed the train. She should have arrived here two hours ago. 5.What? It cost you one thousand dollars to fill a hollow tooth? You must be exaggerating! 2. 1) Are we supposed to deposit our bags before entering the supermarket? 2) The spaceship is supposed to land on Mars at 10:40 this morning. 3) As a car driver, you are supposed to know how to change a tire.
4) The nurses in the hospital are supposed to take good care of the patients. 5) We are supposed to speak only in English when we discuss text organization.
Comprehensive exercises I. Cloze (A)
1. fascinating 2. tolerance 3. invented 4. addition 5. ban 6. corrupt 7. out of control 8. establishing 9. Fortunately 10. Massive 11. sources 12.enrich (B) 1) early 2) those 3) found 4) must 5) source 6) further 7) in 8) began 9) how 10) in 11) given/delivered 12) than 13) by 14) so 15) without 16) common
II. Translation
Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery, linguists/language scientists now tend to believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source; the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabu?lary of English. In its over 15 centuries of development, English has borrowed from other lan?guages massively, and such borrowing has greatly enriched its vocabulary. As settlers landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.
Part III Text B
Comprehension Check
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1. c 2. c
Language Practice 1. give way to 3. substantial 5. in transition 7. professionals 9. economic 11. authority 13. crude 15. shift 17. unique 19. rid yourself of
3. c 4. d 5. b 6. d
2. predict 4. integrate 6. aspect 8. genuine
10. to name a few 12. dominate 14. trend
16. had contributed to 18. exceeding 20. status
Unit 8 Vocabulary
I. 1. 1) universal 2) current 3) worked his way 4) deny 5) melt 6) came through 7) threat 8) combat 9) in the name of 10) raged 11) vote 12) concerns 13) in part 14) reality 15) urgent
2. 1) There has been much debate on the new teaching method invented by a young educationist.
2) Most kinds of cancer are fatal without proper treatment.
3) John has submitted an application for retirement at the age of 56 on the grounds of ill health.
4) Can you draw a distinction between these two approaches? They sound so similar to me.
5) Cars should stop at red traffic lights. Similarly, bicycles should stop, too.
3. 1) Ecologists constantly call for people to stop cutting trees for the sake of man's own future. As a matter of fact, more and more people have realized that man's fate is closely bound up with his environment.
2) We distinguish the excellent manager from the common one by observing his human relations skills to accommodate all kinds of conflicting interests within his company. The excellent manager can always create a lively atmosphere through various proposals and suggestions while the common one can do nothing more than complain about everything.
3) It goes against the grain of contemporary concept of ecology ( 生态学 ) to overuse our natural resources regardless of serious ecological consequences. While it is ridiculous to worship the earth to the point of excess, to ignore the fundamental principles of ecological balance is dangerous too.
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