happy 高兴 → unhappy 不高兴，不开心 mask 面具 →unmask 打开，揭开

consciously 有意识的 →unconsciously 无意识的

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

1） Using words or phrases from the text. （1）他们以前自以为是天下最好的父母。

They used to think of themselves as the best parents. （2）你能不能换个方式说？孩子们不太明白你的意思。

Could you say （put） it in a different way? The children didn't

quite understand you.

（3）骑自行车去那儿大约要用两小时。

It will take about 2 hours to reach/get there by bike. （4）请务必使孩子们在9点之前上床睡觉。

Please see to it that the children go to bed before 9. （5）你知道我们公司因为你不称职而付出了多少钱吗？

Do you know how much our company have paid for your incompetence ? （6）两国在危机（crisis）期间保持着密切的联系。

The two countries maintained close contact with each other

throughout the crisis.

（7）你打算怎么处置这些书？

What do you plan to deal with/do with these books? （8）我们的解释只能使他更加生气。

Our explanation would only add to his anger. （9）他在成功之前经历了许许多多的困难。

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He has gone through many difficulties before his success.

（10）经过几次尝试，那位年轻人终于成功地飞越了大西洋。

The young man succeeded in flying across the Atlantic, after he

had tried several times.

2） Using Verb Pattern 22.

（1）她向我们保证她一定会来。

She promised to us that she would come.

she promised us that she would surely come. 2)我已经提醒了他我们晚上8点见面。

I have reminded him that we will meet at 8:00 in the evening. 3）.我告诉他我已经通过了期末的所有考试

He told me that he had passed all the end-term examinations. 4）.我父亲经常告诉我知识就是力量

My father often tells me that knowledge is power. 5）.她父母无法说服她，让她自己相信她的决定错了。

Her parents couldn’t convince her that her decision was wrong.

3. Put suitable prepositions or adverbs in the blanks.

1） All （through） college, he remained the top student of his class.

all through=throughout 整个?.. 从头至尾

2） Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang, both fresh （out of） college, are talking

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（about） their experiences （as） teachers （in） the school. fresh out of (from)刚从大学毕业的新手 talk about 谈论 as 作为

3） Young （as） she is, she is a very capable leader.

由as 引导的表示让步的状语从句。 e.g. old as he is 虽然他老了

ill as she is 虽然他病了 tired as he is 虽然他累了

4） I'm afraid I have no time （for） movies right now.

for 表示用途，供?.作用的

5） Are you still （in） touch （with） your middle school classmates?

be/get/remain/keep in touch with 和?保持联系

6） I hear your university is （in） need of teachers （in） English.

in need of 需要

7） He brought me a lot of books （along） with a tape recorder （on）

Wednesday.

along with 连同?.一起 on 表示具体的某一天

8） Though both husband and wife are unemployed, they're determined

to get their son （through） college.

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through 通过，度过

9） His stomach was upset as a result （of） overeating.

as a result of 由于

10） Children in that country are exposed （to） too much violence

on TV.

expose to 接触，暴露 这里指观看

4. Put the correct words from the list below in the blanks.

situation 情况 give 给 word 生词 sure 确信 lost 丢失 make took not line 线 around 周围

Last summer I went to Mexico City to visit the art museum there. I was surprised at how well I managed to get （1）（around） even though I didn't speak a （2）（word） of Spanish. “You just have be able to （3）（make） the right decision in the right （4）（situation）.” The manager of my hotel gave me a map of the city, and told me that the best way to get to the museum was by the subway. I didn't know where the nearest subway station was. But I was （5）（sure） I would find it if I kept walking a while. An hour passed, and I was still walking. I was completely （6）（lost）. Just then a policeman came over, and pointed to me the nearest station. When I got there, I looked at the subway map on the wall and didn't know which （7）（line） to take. In fact, I wasn't sure which station I was in. Most people would （8）（give） up in that situation, but （9）（not） me.

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