Unit2
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.
1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/ urged 5) destination 6)
mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion 10) or something 11) estimate
12) going ahead
2. Rewriting
1) It seemed that his failure in the examination was still on his mind.
2) He was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.
3) She was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.
4) Something has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on tim
5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.
3. Complete the sentences.
1) were postponed the awful is estimated
2) reference not available an kind of
3) not much of a teacher skips go ahead
II. Collocation
1.to
2.for
3.at
4.from
5.in
6.to on
7.on
8.with
III. Usage
1.more or less
2.kind of/ sort of
3.something
4.kind of/ sort of
5.more or less
6.or something
https://www.sodocs.net/doc/f211342254.html,prehensive exercises
I. Cloze
1.text-related
7.destination
1.choked up
2.awful
3.practically
4.neighborhood
5.correspondence
6.available
8.reunion 9.Mostly 10.postponing 11.absolutely
2.Theme-related
1.how
2.savings
3.embarrassment
4.phone
5.interrupted
6.touch
7.envelop
8.signed
9.message 10.needed
II. Translation
1.Translate the sentences.
1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home.
2) Mary seems to be very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learne
3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum.
Ⅱ.
4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through WW
5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of
lost touch with my classmates.
2.Translate the passage.
It is not easy to keep in touch with friends far away. This is true in my case.
It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends there. I have bee meaning to write to them but things come up and I just don’t seem to find the time. Th
the
mind, however, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in future.
Unit 3
I Vocabulary
1
1) brief 2) in terms of 3) cut off 4) tend
5) anyway 6)precise 7)in the form of 8) initiative
9) convey 10) in two minds 11) concept 12) grasp
2
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) accpeted 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 human faced with.
–we have five times as many applicants this year as we did
2) Competition for these jobs is very tough
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 developm
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 politica
background to it.
that m odern
2 It is hard t o imagine how our forefathers could d o without so many conveniences
technology has brought about. Back then only a small proportion of the population enjoyed the comfor
/ let alone the privilege of being
of life. The majority didn’t even have sufficient food, not to speak of
educated. However, many people blame modern technology for creating so many problems. They wa 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 sun 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 l oans
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
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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
8) engineering 9)invest 10) rich
6) immigrants 7)business
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.
typhoons and o ther natural disaters cannot be prevented, but action can b e t aken to
3)Earthquakes,
protect life and property.
4)I bought a new i ssue 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 ba turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one ban after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to
Talking about his amazing achievement,
him t he m oney. Now h e h as become a wealthy businessman.
Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.
Unit 5
Vocabulary
I.1
3)classic 4) look; in the eye 5)manufactured 6) options
1) monthly 2) acquaintances
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 Chil dren’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 survied2) Instantly; give up his; retire; replace him; executive 3) his beloved; odd jobs; and all that
II Word Formation
2. survivors
3. newly
4. marketable
5. monthly
6. competition
7. conceivable
1.embarrassment
8.respectable
III. Usage
1.the poor
2. The deceased/The dead
3. the disabled
4. the French
5. The accused
6. the young
7. th
unemployed 8. the latter…the former…
Comprehensive Exercises
I.Cloze
1.Text-related
)stock
1)died of 2) instantly 3) classic 4)ask around 5) surviving 6) retire 7)executive 8) replacement 9
10) look…in the eye
2.Theme-related
1)impressed 2) diligence 3) Instead 4) Contrary 5) professionally 6) perform 7) personal
8) balance 9)
commitment 10) revealed
II. Translation
1.
r ask around.
---you’d bette
1) I’m not sure where you can find a good carpenter
2) Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall.
3) Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.