B3 U1
一In the boxes below are some of the words you have leaned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary
TEXT A TEXT B
Appropriate attribute bind appoint correspond Commitment ground notion figure gaze Permanent possess preserve grasp keen Pursue regulate unite part sensible
1. They ______ his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape. (bound) 2. His bright clothes were hardly ___ _______ for such a solemn occasion. appropriate
3. He’s been charged with __________ guns and attempting to attack the police. possessing
4. Is this your __________ address, or are only staying there for a short time? permanent
5. Ten minutes before the ___________ time, he sat nervously outside her office appointed
6. We __________ three years ago and haven’t met each other ever since. How I miss her parted
7. Janet and Bob_______ with each other for many years before they finally met in Paris had corresponded
8. Tina _______ steadily at the famous singer, unable to believe he was so close to him gazed
9. The __________ that women should serve as homemakers has already gone out of fashion. notion
10. My grandfather still has _________ eyesight---he is able to read road signs in modern world keen
11. They try to ______ their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world. preserve
12 The old man __________ my hand warmly and shook it, saying, ―Congratulations .You’ve won grasped
13 When I saw what a poor driver he was, I ________ he was probably not the best instructor for me figured
14 The lawyer’s arguments are well ________ because he has collected enough proof concerning the case grounded
15 It is very______ of you to bring your umbrella to Kunming at this time of the year ---it rains so frequently here. sensible
16 Her greatest________ is her kindness which has earned her lots of friends in the neighbourhood. attribute
17 The two countries are ________ by common interests; so I think their relationship
is likely to remain stable in the coming years united
18 My cousin is leaving the company to ________ his own fortune even though he has a light workload and is on a very good salary now pursue
19 The President failed in his attempts to win the second term because he hadn’t fulfilled his_______ made in the previous election commitments
20 Even though there are strict rules _______ the use of chemicals in food, some food producers disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits. regulating
二.In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary
TEXT A TEXT B
As to break up all of a sudden be under arrest Describe….as distinguish between cast an eye over check up on In so far as take pleasure in lose track of make a fortune Pass on tear down Turn up
1. People who cannot _________colours are said to be color-blind. Distinguish between
2. Thoroughly, the vet _________________our horses and pronounced them fit to race.
3. My fence was __________________in the storm, so I need to put up a new one. 4. You can _________________out of these useless vases if you call them antiques. 5. There was silence for a few seconds; then __________________, the child let out a loud scream.
6. I ______________ what he was saying after the first couple of sentences—it was too complicated.
7. _______________ the audience, he noticed that about one third of the seats were still vacant.
8. Their relationship _____________ when the girl learned that the boy was not to be trusted.
9. I don’t understand why Susan, a kind-hearted girl, should ____________ my sufferings.
10. The treatment has been ______________ a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue.
11. The organizers had expected about 500 people to come, but over 1000 __________in the end.
12. She is a Swiss ____________ she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1987.
13. The 16-year-old boy, who stabbed another boy in a cyber lounge ___________ and awaiting trial.
14. ―Since we have reached agreement about the first item, let us ___________to the next item on the agenda,‖ said the chairman.
15. She get lost easily while driving; so now whenever she is uncertain _______________which road to take, she will telephone her husband.
TRANSLATION
1. 以共同兴趣为基础的友谊是不容易破裂的。(ground; break up)
The friendship grounded on common / shared interest does not break up easily. It is not easy for the friendship grounded on common interest to break up.
2. 孩子们必须学会将电脑游戏中的暴力与勇敢区分开来。(distinguish between, violence)
Children must learn to distinguish between violence and bravery / courage in computer games.
3. 当今世界每天涌现如此多新鲜事物，要求一个人什么都知晓是不合情理的。（sensible）
There spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything.
4. 诸如背弃朋友 (betrayl to friends) 这类事并不受法律约束，所以才有了我们称作的“道德法庭”。(regulate)
Laws do not regulate such things as betrayl to friends; that is why there is what we call ―the court of morality‖.
5. 有人把今天的文化描述为“快餐文化”。无论做什么事，人们只是追求用最短时间达到最大的满足。(describe as; pursue)
Today’s culture is described as fast-food culture. Whatever they may be / are doing, people just pursue the greatest satisfaction within the shortest time. 6. 常言道，天下没有免费的午餐。如果你想要什么，就得去挣。(as the saying goes) As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want something, go and earn / work for it. U2 Text A
Acquire affection await curl defy given glance harden Haste lasting restraint via Text B
Clip fascinate grief manipulate minimum presence yield 1. I don’t like my straight hair so I’m going to have it _______. curled 2. This price is her _______; she refuses to lower it any further. minimum
3. I often __________ recipes out of newspapers and magazines but never use them when I cook. Clip
5. _______ the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. Given
6. I handed in my application for the job last week and I am now eagerly _______ their reply.
7. Philip was _________ to see how the old woman wove cloth with such simple tools.
Fascinated
8. Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep ______ for his aunt who cares for him most. affection
9. Teaching is not a on-way activity; teachers and students should ________ with each other in class. interact
10. After his wife died, he remarried with much ________, which caused a lot of gossip among his acquaintances. Haste
11. The race will be held soon. You must ______ your heart and do not encourage your daughter to give up the tough training. harden
12. Without your love and support, he would have been weighed down with ______ after his daughter died of a car crash. grief
13. I have never seen a house like that—its untidiness _________ description; I think she ought to learn how keep a house. Defies
14. These pictures may not look nice at first _________, but on closer examination you’ll find they’re not bad at all. glance
15. These days more and more pregnant women want the __________ of their husbands at the birth of their children. presence
16. I strongly advise you not to take this medicine because it’ll just make you feel better for a short while but the effect isn’t _______________. Lasting
17. We can communicate with others ____________ such means as the telephone and e-mail; but the most direct way, I think, is a face-to-face talk. Via
18. It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and __________ a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher. Acquire
19. She watched him _________ all the handles and gears in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself. Manipulate
20. Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major ________ on the growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago. Restraints
Text A
Blame…on build…on give and take hold on in short let…lose on state of affairs Text B
Fit into grow used to in the course of in vain reach for
1. Don’t _______the little boy ________ the garden; he’ll pull up all the flowers. let…lose on
2. The refrigerator I bought last week is too large to ____________ our new kitchen. Fit into
3. When the flood broke out, the little girl clung to a tree and managed to ___________. hold on
4. Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison—it is a sad _________indeed. state of affairs
5. It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons __________ a single day. in the course of
6. The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his effort to
find a job had been ___________ once again. in vain
7. Do you think it wise for a person to _______ his hopes ______ the economic strength of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts? build…on
8. He’s disorganized; he is inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him ________, he is hopeless. in short
9. Since I’ve lived in the north for two years, I think I ________ the extreme cold in winter. grow used to
10. Whenever children behave badly, people always ______ it _____ their teachers—it’s really unfair. Blame…on
11. Seeing his neighbor’s house on fire, he quickly _____ the phone and dialed 110. reached for
12. You can’t always insist on your own way—there has to be some _________. give and take
1. 无论是友情还是爱情，你都不可能期待自己付出最少而得到最多。(maximum, minimum)
In either friendship or love / in both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.
2. 我把全部希望寄托在他的承诺上，结果却发现他根本不是个真诚的人。(build on, sincerity)
I built all my hopes on his promises, only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.
3. 我们带母亲去了所有我们能找到的最好医院，但一切努力都是徒劳的，母亲还是没能熬过那次疾病。(in vain)
We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all out efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.
4. 情人节(Valentine’s Day)是一个一年一度在2月14日庆祝的节日，一个向自己的心仪的对象表达爱意的好日子。(affection)
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of you / one’s affection.
5. 在信息时代，通过电子邮件方式跟远方的朋友交流几年几乎可以是同步的(simultaneous)。(era, via)
In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.
6. 爱情需要时间， 因为只有慢慢习惯和学会欣赏对方才会产生出爱情。(grow used to; forge)
Love takes time, for it is not forged until you have grown used to the other’s company and learned to appreciate the other. U3 Text A
Collective comparison decreased depression destructive enable evaluate inevitable leisure occupation reinforce religious