Unit1
Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and the suffix -ment or -ism.
1. What is the going to do about this problem? (govern)
Correct answer
government
2. refers to a contemporary way of thinking, and is not easy to define. (postmodern)
3. Post-war economic led to the creation of new universities in the 1960s. (develop) Correct answer
development
Correct answer Postmodernism
4. We must combat money worship and extreme . (individual) Correct answer individualism
5. The two groups discussed for a long time, but couldn't reach an . (agree) Correct answer agreement
6. The best we can make for the future is to provide opportunities for the younger generation. (invest) Correct answer
investment
7. is the belief that men and women should be treated differently. (sex)
Correct answer
Sexism
8. The of Wordsworth is evident in his poem on the French Revolution. (romantic)
Rewrite the sentences using so / neither / nor + inversion. Follow the example.
Example:
The gap between childhood and college has shrunk.
Correct answer romanticism
The gap between college and the real world has shrunk, too.
The gap between childhood and college has shrunk, and so has the gap between college and the real world.
1. The world has changed a lot since the 1960s. Universities have changed a lot, too. Suggested answer:
The world has changed a lot since the 1960s, and so have universities.
2. I really enjoyed my years at university. Jackie also enjoyed the time she spent at university.
Suggested answer:
I really enjoyed my years at university, and so did Jackie.
3. Choosing the right course is always a major problem for new students. Another major problem is organizing one's time on campus.
Suggested answer:
Choosing the right course is always a major problem for new students, and so is organizing one's time on campus.
4. I'm thinking of going to the lecture on post-colonial literature. Li Ming is thinking of going, too.
Suggested answer:
I'm thinking of going to the lecture on post-colonial literature, and so is Li Ming. 5. I think the facilities in our college have improved over the last few years. In my opinion the teaching has also got better.
Suggested answer:
I think the facilities in our college have improved over the last few years, and so has the teaching.
6. We can access the Internet in our student hostel, and it's the same for everyone else on campus.
Suggested answer:
We can access the Internet in our student hostel, and so can everyone else on campus. 7. I'm not very interested in politics. My friends aren't either. Suggested answer:
I'm not very interested in politics, nor are my friends.
8. I won't be doing much tonight. My roommate won't be doing much either. Suggested answer:
I won't be doing much tonight, nor will my roommate.
Rewrite the sentences using mean. Follow the example.
Example:
When you went to college you had your first taste of real freedom. Going to college meant your first taste of real freedom.
1. When you start out at college you meet lots of interesting people. Suggested answer:
Starting out at college means meeting lots of interesting people.
2. If you go to bed too late you won't be able to concentrate the next day. Suggested answer:
Going to bed too late means not being able to concentrate the next day.
3. When you do a course in Lit Theory you spend a lot of time on difficult subjects. Suggested answer:
Doing a course in Lit Theory means spending a lot of time on difficult subjects. 4. To be interested in literature is to have an open mind about other ways of life. Suggested answer:
Being interested in literature means having an open mind about other ways of life. 5. To protest against the Vietnam War in the 1960s you went out onto the streets. Suggested answer:
Protesting against the Vietnam War in the 1960s meant going out onto the streets. 6. When you go to college today you spend a lot of time thinking about what you will do afterwards.
Suggested answer:
Going to college today means spending a lot of time thinking about what you will do afterwards
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1. On university campuses in Europe, mass socialist or communist movements gave rise to increasingly violent clashes between the establishment and the college students, with their new and passionate commitment to freedom and justice. Suggested answer:
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2. These days political, social and creative awakening seems to happen not because of college, but in spite of it. Of course, it's true that higher education is still important. For example, in the UK, Prime Minister Blair was close to achieving his aim of getting 50 per cent of all under thirties into college by 2010 (even though a cynic would say that this was to keep them off the unemployment statistics).
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3. I never hoped to understand the nature of my generation or how American colleges are changing by going to Lit Theory classes. This is the class where you look cool, a bit sleepy from too many late nights and wearing a T-shirt with some ironic comment such as \
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5 Translate the sentences into English.
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Suggested answer:
Instead of resolving contradictions, the series of measures taken by the government gave rise to more violent clashes. The Opposition formed an alliance with the trade unions and launched a general strike, which ultimately brought about the downfall of the government.
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Suggested answer:
Nowadays, the gap between the university and the real world is shrinking and students are becoming more and more practical. Gone are the days when the university was an ivory tower in which scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.
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I never hoped to learn the subject well by attending those lectures. But I did go to lectures, for it was the place where I could get the important points of the course and learn how to organize materials and how to reason.
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Although I have been trying every means to solve the problem, I cannot work out a satisfactory solution. But when I went to the kitchen to get a drink, something clicked and made me realize that the solution might be quite simple.
Unit2