campers seemed to be doing the same. Here and there people were eating, drinking or dancing to their hearts' content, if not to excess. What a merry night! 2) Miss Florence, our music teacher, called to us to stop singing. I didn't realize why until Sally told me in a whisper: \3) The angry wife poured a bucket of water over her drunken husband, who was immediately wet through and stumbled backward: \won't hear of any excuses. You certainly don't need it to turn loose your tongue!\

II. Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 179—180) 1. He went to Paris on business last month. 2. The train to Brussels goes at 2:25p.m.

3. As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.

4. We went exploring together in the mountains. / We will go exploring together in the mountains.

5. Let's go and have a drink in the bar. 6. The store is going to close up soon.

7. South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarterfinals.

8. When Mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.

III. Usage (P. 180)

1. a little white wooden house 2. long, curly red hair 2. a large old round table 3. a cheap Indian restaurant

4. a huge cool chocolate ice-cream 5. rapid technological advance

6. a handsome young Chinese American

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze (P. 181)

(A) 1. in tune 3. in a whisper 5. merry 7. nonsense 9. sin (B) 1. mission 3. jail 5. collect 7. beautiful 9. need

2. Scarcely 4. cling to 6. sat up 8. fancy 10. masterpiece 2. involve 4. not 6. deliver 8. vocation 10. small 13

II. Translation (P. 182)

1. (P. 182)

1). The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky. 2). The salary in/for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied. 3). The waters of the two streams mingle near our village. 4). We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.

5). The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.

2. (P. 182)

Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be \in tune with\artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.

Unit 7 Text A

Part II Text A

Content Questions

1． A surgeon’s scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so

twisted that he can’t tie his shoes. His mother’s challenges and the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living independently keep him going on. 2． He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and

matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat, hat and a briefcase.

3． He is afraid that someone will steal his briefcase. He was different in that cerebral

palsy affected his speech, hands and walk.

4． First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed

in a class for slow kids.

5． She was certain that he could rise above his limitations. 6． He applied for a salesman’s job.

7． With his mother setting up a meeting with a Watkins representative, as well as by

his own persistence.

8． He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first

doorbell.

9． He keeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if hid

day has not turned out to be profitable.

10．Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldn’t work.

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11．Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life. 12．No, he doesn’t. Because he lives a life of dignity. Text Organization 1.

Parts Paragraphs Time of the Day 1 2 3 4 Paras 1-7 Paras 8-25 Paras 26-62 Paras 63-84 Bill's Activities early morning preparation for the day's work mid-morning on his way to work Last morning door-to-door selling and afternoon evening eating a frozen dinner and doing some paper work 2.

Paragraphs Paras 11-20 Para 71

What is written about Bill's past his disability, his schooling, and his hard struggle to make a living for himself his back surgery and the selling of his house Vocabulary:

1) disabled 2) impatient 3) solitary 4) crushed 5) feel like 6) lashed 7) echoing 8) paused 9) betrayed 10) laundry 11) section 2.

12) tilted

1) cared for 2) hang on

3) was laid up with 4) are gaining on 5) kicked up 6) went off 7) drop ... off 8)straighten out 3.

1) … sometimes didn't register with her.

2) … in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered. 3) … was transferred from Father's account to my account.

4) … a pledge to contribute 1000,000dollars to the Children in Needed charity campaign.

5) … the most profitable business in that province.

4. 1) gaining on; off balance; was laid up in; scar on

2) a cripple\\ crippled ; surgery , limitations, in literature.

3) commission ; on the phone ; his territory ; never registers with

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II. Usage

1. I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.

2. I know this is a personal question. You don't have to answer me if you don't want to.

3. I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosophers than it has.

4. \— \

5. \—\6. \

7. The house is only a building. It is a place to live, nothing more. 8. DIANE: You didn't! Tell me you didn't! FATHER: Oh, yes. Anything for my children.

2) boredom 4) boringly

2) encouragingly 4) encouragement 2) freeze 4) freezer

III. Word Family 1.1) bored 3) bored 5) boring

2. 1) encouraged 3) encouraging 3. 1) frozen 3) freezing 5) freeze

Comprehensive Exercises

I Cloze 1. Text-related

1) off … feet 2) signature 3) commission 4) on the phone 5) laid up 6) surgery 7) territory 8) disorder 9) applying for 10) dignity 2. Theme-related

1）didn’t 2) read 3) come 4) money 5) because 6) earning 7) doing 8) own 9) obviously 10) value

II. Translation

I. I grew terribly scared when I heard sound of footsteps echoing round the hallway at midnight yesterday.

2. The name-brand sports shoes are guaranteed for 12months.

3. Snowstorms threw communications and transportation into disorder.

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