1) has ensured their team a place in the Cup final.
2)medical workers’ responsibility to heal the wounded and rescue the dying. 3)entertain as well as educate the learner. 4)can do without air and water. 5)is likely to be held in June. 3
1)lies in contact between
2)basis of is likely sufficient at the moment 3)the steady will be highly II Word Formation
1 regained 2 undecided 3 undersupplied 4 disabled 5 precondition 6 foresight 7 mispronounced 8 enrich IIIAntonyms
1) majority 2) accepted 3)increased 4)weaknesses 5) local 6) late 7)wrong 8)false Comprehensive exercises I Close 1.Text-related
1)highly 2)bring about 3)evident 4)rate 5)sufficient 6)put across 7)proportion 8)Hence 9)ensure 2. Theme-related
1)understand 2)travel 3)practical 4)use 5)Another
6)likely 7)affect 8)developments 9)supply 10) Someday II Translation
1) As is predicted by scientists, global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with.
2) Competition for these jobs is very tough –we have five times as many applicants this year as we did last year/ there are five times as many applicants this year as there were last year.
3) As the facts show, educational programs need to fit into the national plan for economical development.
4) The car burns too much gas, and moreover, the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay.
5) To understand a great international event, we, first of all, need to consider the historical and political background to it.
2 It is hard to imagine how our forefathers could do without so many conveniences that modern technology has brought about. Back then only a small proportion of the population enjoyed the comforts of life. The majority didn’t even have sufficient food, not to speak of/ let alone the privilege of being educated. However, many people blame modern technology for creating so many problems. They want to slow down the rate of progress. But no one can put the clock back. Unit 4 Vocabulary
1) wreck 2) balance 3) approaching 4) handle 5) discard 6) Above all 7) diet 8) do with
9) checked on 10) cleaned up 11) weekly 12) principles 2.
1) to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been/was determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died.
2) was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job travel around the world.
3) for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee.
4) express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her. 5) will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time. 3.
1) for sale hunting for be amazed by 2) become skilled handle their loans 3)character by calling on he passed away II Confusable words 1. 1) personal 2) personnel
2. 1) sometime 2) Sometimes 3)some time 4) sometime III Euphemism de hcgabf
Comprehensive Exercises
I Close 1. Text-related
1)sponsored 2)determination 3) turned away 4) assumed 5) capacity 6)skilled 7)loan 8) character 9) hunting 10) for sale 11) send for 2. Theme-related
1)save 2)recent 3)modest 4) grow 5) dream
6) immigrants 7)business 8) engineering 9)invest 10) rich III Translation
1) It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.
2) Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes. 3) Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.
4) I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it.
5) Helen lacks confidence. I’ve never known anyone so unsure of herself. 2.
After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money. Now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his
amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities. Unit 5 Vocabulary I.1
1) monthly 2) acquaintances 3)classic 4) look; in the eye 5)manufactured 6) options 7)finance 8) replacement 9) survived 10) pick out 11) married 12) grabbed at 2.
1) survived a car crash that killed both her parents.
2) almost embarrassed to death when Sarah read my poem out to the whole class. 3) of the Children’s Hospital will care for the seriously injured pupils.
4) several phone calls making inquiries about the position of the Chief Financial Officer.
5) straighten out all your financial problems if you join our club. 3.
1) inquiry; died of hunger; people survied 2) Instantly; give up his; retire; replace him; executive 3) his beloved; odd jobs; and all that II Word Formation
1.embarrassment 2. survivors 3. newly 4. marketable 5. monthly 6. competition 7. conceivable 8.respectable III. Usage
1. the poor 2. The deceased/The dead 3 . the disabled 4. the French