II.

1. has been neglected 2. switched on 3. have a go 4. was purchase 5. on his behalf

6. carried out 7. undertaken 8. embraced 9. superior 10. applicable

11. enabling 12. out of date 13. demonstrate 14. were overwhelmed 15. capacity

III.

1. leisure 2. stress 5. purchased 6. forecast

3. neglecting 7. Currently

4. crave 8. sensation

IV.

1. adapt 2. embraced 3. military 5. unemployment 6. numerous 7. paved

4. quoted 8. artificial

Unit 2 Section A

Vocabulary

III. Complete the following explanations or definitions with an appropriate word

from the box. Change the form where necessary.

illustration facilitate depression decent intellectual deteriorate fulfill ambition resemble genius submissiveness symptom decline optimism complicated 1. A(n) ________ is someone who spends a lot of time studying and thinking about complicated ideas.

2. If you have a(n) ________ to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.

3. A(n) ________ is a person who has an exceptionally high intelligence, and is highly talented, or creative.

4. To ________ an action or process, especially one that you would like to happen, means to make it easier or more likely to happen.

5. A(n) ________ of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.

6. A (n) ________ is an example or a story, event, action, etc. that shows the truth or existence of something very clearly.

7. If one thing or person ________ another, they look like or be similar to each other.

8. To ________ a task, role, or requirement means to do or be what is required, necessary, or expected.

9. ________ people following moral standards that are acceptable to society are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.

10. ________ is the feeling of being hopeful about the future or about the success of something

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in particular.

IV. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase from the box. Change the form where necessary.

by comparison with deter in vain in tandem in the first place break out of take on take up make a difference carry sb. through on the scene combine turn out 1. Her time is fully ________ with managing the household. She rarely has free time to go to the fitness club.

2. Collecting fuel tax and adjusting oil prices are two different things; therefore they will not be introduced ________.

3. He used to be very extroverted and talkative, but now he is rather dull ________ others who are active and extroverted in this new school.

4. Where you live can ________ to the way you feel, your outlook and attitudes towards life and the standard of living.

5. Unfortunately, it turned out that all the police’s efforts to find this fugitive were ________. 6. If we had known the serious consequence, we should never have agreed to do this ________. 7. As events ________, we were right to have accepted his advice and decided to leave early. 8. We can’t ________ any more work; we’re fully stretched at the moment and extremely exhausted.

9.In his boss’s eyes, he is a perfect example of professional knowledge and skills ________ with unforgettable personal charm.

10. Presently, ________ of the accident appeared reporters and a couple of policemen. 11. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would ________ criminals from carrying guns. 12. He seized every chance to ________ the Nazi concentration camp and finally he made it. 13. We believe faith and courage will ________ us ________ in spite of the difficult conditions.

V. Study the following words in the box. Then complete the sentences below.

Verb Noun Participle Adverb horrify astonish determine devote horror astonishment determination devotion horrifying horrified astonishing astonished determined devoted horrifyingly astonishingly determinedly devotedly

1. horrify, horror, horrifying, horrified, horrifyingly

1) That creepy sight in this movie was so scary that it ________ all of us. We all screamed

loudly.

2) We were ________ by what we saw. We were almost scared to death, standing there

without knowing what to do.

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3) The scene of the ________ film left me with my hair standing on end and my body shaking. 4) I find their ignorance ________. It is quite hard to get my point across to them.

5) We ________ reacted to his weird behavior, but he didn’t care about our reaction at all. 2. determine, determination, determined, determinedly

1) The court is to ________ that the man is guilty of unlawfully threatening to injure another. 2) They made continued and ________ efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters. 3) She has the ________ to overcome all the obstacles and frustrations to success. 4) He said ________ that the same mistakes would not be repeated in the future. 3. devote, devotion, devoted, devotedly

1) He wants to ________ his whole life to the relief of suffering with all the strength and power

he has.

2) Everybody knows that our director is very ________ to his wife. He is the last one on the

earth who will be an unfaithful husband.

3) The newcomer who has been awarded as the model worker always ________ works and

never neglects his duty.

4) All of his colleagues appreciated his ________ of time and money to the project which

brought the whole team glory and honor.

4. astonish, astonishment, astonishing, astonished, astonishingly

1) It ________ me that no one has attached importance to this potential danger before, even

though I had reminded them of this so many times.

2) She looked ________ when she heard the news. I was reluctant to break another bad news

to her.

3) I found it quite ________ that none of you liked the play which used to be popular. 4) Imagine my ________ when Peter walked in! I never expected his arrival without notice. 5) This singer has an ________ good voice and terrific stage manners, which is very appealing to the audience.

III.

1. intellectual 2. ambition 3. genius 4. facilitate 5. symptom

6. illustration 7. resembles 8. Fulfill 9. Decent 10. Optimism

IV.

1. taken up 2. in tandem 3. by comparison with difference 5. in vain 6. in the first place 8. take on 9 combined 10. on the scene 12. break out of 13. carry ... through

4. make a 7. turned out 11. deter

V.

1.

1) horrified horrifyingly 2. 1) determine 3.

1) devote

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2) determined 3) determination 4) determinedly 2) devoted

3) devotedly

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4) devotion

4.

1) astonishes 2) astonished 3) astonishing 4) astonishment astonishingly

5)

XI.

1. He was looking forward to taking on heavy responsibilities together with the new assistant. 2. In order to raise his public profile, he is willing to let work take up all of his time.

3. By comparison with that of other countries, the price of electronic products made in Japan is lower.

4. Things haven’t been the same since multimedia computers came on the scene. 5. We would have finished the job long ago if we had listened to him in the first place.

6. She strived to break out of her physical disabilities, and was determined to have positive influence on others with her optimism.

7. Without your help, the party would have not turned out to be so successful. 8. He strived to clear himself of the suspicion but it turned out that he did it in vain.

Section B Vocabulary

II. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.

blossom at the helm cement opera undergo fortune glimpse fancy summit rare theme must dedicate spotlight considerate 1. New industries can ________ overnight if we find an outlet for their products. 2. We think that he is the most ________ person we have ever met because he always thoughtfully thinks about others.

3. The university’s exchange program for teachers has ________ its links with many other academic institutions.

4. His grandfather was a merchant piling up a(n) ________ in the tobacco business.

5. The writer ________ his new novel to his teacher who supported him for his education. 6. I still remember that Harry took me to a(n) ________ restaurant for our anniversary last year. 7. He had a passionate interest in music and ________ which led him to write several plays.

8. The state ________ a great change during the last five years under the leadership of the new governor.

9. I only caught a(n) ________ of him sitting in the car, so I can’t tell exactly what he looked like. 10. That boy is not very bright in learning English, but he shows ________ ability in drawing. 11. Nobody knows why there are so few female directors ________ movies and MTV. 12. The young writer has written several stories on the ________ of lost happiness.

13. Warm clothes are a(n) ________ in the mountains, so we take our down coats with us. 14. The footballer likes to steal the show and likes to be in the ________ and show off. 15. The athlete reached the ________ of his prime time at the age of twenty-four.

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