8. The scope of the————————— anguish that the AIDS patients suffer can be beyond measures. 9. As he is recovering, he has grown more confident and————————— about life.
10. The government has ————————— the need to exercise harsh control over handguns.
V. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket.
Example: The bloodstain on her dress was very —————————. ( NOTICE ) Answer: The bloodstain on her dress was very noticeable.
1. Let’s go for a picnic tomorrow unless the weather forecast is————————— . ( FAVOUR ) 2. A successful business needs good———————— .(organize)
3. The ring was not at all valuable; in fact, it was almost————————— . ( WORTH )
4. Your job will be to see that no————————— product leaves this part of the factory. ( PERFECT ) 5. The floor of the attic needs————————— if we’re going to make it into a bedroom. ( STRONG ) 6. He is————————— of what he has one. ( SHAME ) 7,She expressed her ---------to me by inviting me to dinner (grateful)
8,In---------,he showed great promise,but finally he turned out mediocre(young)
Translation exercises
1. 这是为增强我们的竞争能力所做的有步骤的尝试。( strengthen )
2. 这个地区的警察知道那些小偷经常出没于哪些地方。( hang out )
3. 这些签署的协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的所有障碍。（ break down）
4. 那是一种非常困难的局势，但他应付得很成功。（handle）
5. 他是我最好的朋友。既然他需要我的帮助，我可不能对他置之不理。 ( turn one’s back on )
6. 只要你努力工作，你迟早一定会获得成功，实现自己的抱负。 ( sooner or later )
7. 虽然他讨厌这工作，但他决心坚持干下去，因为他需要钱来养家。( stick it out )
8. 那位癌症病人对疾病始终抱乐观的态度，坚持与疾病作斗争，最后终于战胜了癌症。(keep an attitude )
9. 这所大学拥有教职工2000多人， 其中包括150名左右教授和500余名副教授。( have a staff )
10. 举办这场音乐会是为了几年这位作曲家逝世75周年。( mark )
Unit5 How to be true to yourself ?
Vocabulary exercises
I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.
1.and that is not relative to the situation at hand 2,unfortunately,integrity is in short supply today 3,and it is something we must demand of ourselves 4,always give others credit that is rightfully theirs 5,so be yourself 6,stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.
1. Morality ethics
Morality means the rightness or pureness of behaviour; ethics refers to (the study of) questions about what is morally right and wrong.
a. -------- is taught by example, not in the school timetable.
b. His ways of doing business are certainly successful, but we doubt about their ------------. c. Dr. Smith has published several articles on industrial ----------- d. The play was about the -----------of war.
2. Demand ask
Demand commonly suggests a speaker in authority who bluntly insists upon being obeyed and does not intend to be contradicted, while ask means “call on somebody for an answer; request information; invite.” a. Studying school subjects ------------your full attention.
b. The visitor -------------timidly if he might see the menu before he ordered his food. c. I’m not ------------ you to give me all the excuses; get down to work. d. The Labour Party --------------that the government give an explanation.
3. Genuine real
Genuine emphasizes the fact of not being spurious, adulterated, imitated or counterfeit, while real refers to physically existent things.
a. It was a-----------person, not someone invented in a dream.
b. With all the careful examinations, they were convinced that the picture was----------- c. The play is based on a ----------event in history.
d. The airline’s ------------ price-cut has benefited many ordinary travellers.
4. Preserve save
Preserve emphasizes keeping something that is valuable exactly as it is, without change and even without using it at all. Save suggests rescuing something with a sense of great urgency.
a. He proposed to --------------------- the house as it was when Poe lived in it.
b. One of our main goals is to keep this land alive, to -----------------the animal population and to keep it growing. c. The United Notions managed to -------------------millions of people from hunger last year.
d. It is generally believed that destroying a so-called evil country can never help ------------------ the world.
III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1.The american people _____ a president every four years.
A,choose B,pick C,select D. Elect
2.In doing so, the two countries have _____ their remarkable cooperation over the years. A.demonstrated B,shown C,expressed D,displayed 3.They spoke of people who had ___ to the enemy.
A,escaped B. sold out C,stood firmly D,object 4.Sometimes we might see a person’s ___ world from his behaviour.
A,inside B,conscience C.inner D,within 5.Very few countries truly support U.S military ____ against Iraq.
A,acts B.actions C,behaviour D,deeds 6.He has a nice collection of ___ stamps.
A.rare B,scare C,short D,few
7.This is one of the few ___ schools in the region that most parents want to send their children to. C.key B,chief C,key D,major 8.To make him stay, the manager ___ him a pay rise.
A. Promised B,ensured C,assured D,declared
IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
Succumb to instinctively challenge politically account for
Appoint object seductive ensure tough
1.He was ------------- manager of one of the European branches
2.The hero of the novel gets some -----------very unfair treatment.
3.Pinochet will have to ------------------- his past actions when he was president
4.The country has ------------------- great international pressure to withdraw its troops 5.His great works of art have ---------------- his popularity in the last century. 6.When she entered the dark room, she ------------------- felt in danger.
7.Many local companies are now faced with ------------------- international competition 8.Most people -------------------------- to the idea of wiping out terrorism by going to war
9.The real tough --------------------- for us all is to ensure nobody goes hungry in the next century 10.There is a -------------------- variety of bars downtown that you’ll feel like visiting.
V. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket.
1. It is dangerous for an--------- driver to drive a car in the center of Paris during the mid-day rush. (experience)2. Douglas, now that you’re the head of the family, you must take your-------place at the head of the table (right)
3. If you behave with this sort of ------- to your other customers, I don’t think you’ll remain in business long. (polite)
4. Kenneth gave the child a ---------- of sweets. (hand)
5. Don’t put on any more of that perfume, Julie. It’s ------------- stuff. (head) 6. The speaker showed his nervousness by constantly --------------- his tie. (straight) 7. I feel so --------------- that I’m going to bed. (sleep)
8. The ----------------stood on his head, begging from door to door. (beg) Translation exercises
1,那个精神科医生因在公众场合谈论他的病人而被指控违反了职业道德规范。(ethics)
2,教室的墙上悬挂着一些名言，令人鼓舞，催人奋发。(hang on)
3,各种各样的商品应有尽有，什么都不短缺。(in short supply)
4,我们都信任董事长，因为他是个刚正不阿的人(integrity)
5,在我们投票支持他之前，我们想知道他的主张。(stand for)
6,这笔钱是在被告家里发现的，被告不能对此做出令人满意的解释。(account for)
7,看到他是正确的，我只好放弃原来的主张。(back down)
8,因为她既聪明又勤奋，所以被任命为销售经理。(appoint)
9,本届政府所面临的最大挑战之一是创造更多的就业机会。(challenge)
10,我们的战士们猛攻敌人的堡垒，其势如暴风骤雨，没过多久，敌人就投降了。(succumb)
Unit6 How to be true to yourself ?
Vocabulary exercises
I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.
1,They have demanding jobs and limited time and financial resources
2,A concern that is often heard with regard to single children is whether one child necessary means a lonely child, 3,Many single-child parents fell a stigma associated with their decision to have only one child
4,many people believe that a single child will not have learned to negotiate with others,and respect the give and take involved in many relationships
5,The over all number of British children being born each year has declined 6,With just one child there is no potential for family arguments rising from favoritism or sibling jealousy
II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.
1. Burden load
Both words refer to something that is carried or transport. Load is a more general word to be used with any kind of carrier, and it can refer to the quantity carried or conveyed, as measured by the capacity of the vehicle or bearer. Burden means that which is carried or borne physically but it can specifically refer to something borne with difficulty in a mental or emotional sense. a. The extra costs caused by rising tuition fees are becoming an increasing ------------ to student families. b. We have built up a mountain of debt that is placing an intolerable --------------on the backs of our children.
c. The icy road this winter made it difficult for the lorries with heavy ----------------- of cement blocks to run efficiently.
d. There seemed to be nothing heavier in the world than the last-----------of soiled clothes to be taken to the laundry at the
end of the day.
2. Elect choose
Choose means “take one or more from a number of things available—usually a matter of preference” ;It emphasizes the act of will exercise in making the decision and finality of the decision. Elect connotes choosing from a limited number of alternatives, especially choosing a person for office by a majority or plurality of votes.
a. The assignment was to -------------- three movies they thought young viewers in China would like to see most.
b. The Americans ---------- a Democratic government that was expected to lead them through the financial hard times.
c. As the financial crisis begins, many women will ------------ to live alone, enjoying a fulfilling life and realizing their
ambitions both professionally and personally.
d. The golf club ------------ him treasurer for his good economics background.
3. Issue problem
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing, while a problem is an unsatisfactory or difficult situation that people have to think about, analyze and find a solution to. A problem specifically refers to a puzzle that requires logical thought.
a. The-------- of climate change needs discussing, as social instability arising from this has begun to threaten many countries. b. To solve a mathematics ---------, one must use the given facts to find the missing ones.
c. The ---------of over-generalization affects our explanation of why cultural differences may lead to war. d. Sex education in primary and secondary schools is still a big------------in China today.
4. Trend fashion
Fashion is mainly concerned with clothing, furniture, behaviour patterns in themselves and it can also refer to the high social standing of people who are influential in establishing customs or making a style of dress popular. The word can also be used to replace “manner.” Trend literally means the general course, direction or line of movement followed by a coastline, river, etc. but now it is more often used to refer to any general course, inclination, or tendency. a. There is now a -------towards bright colours and wild patterns in today’s men’s wear.