2)...with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger.
3)...feature the space shuttle challenger blowing up in january 1986---killing all seven crew.
4)...threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted at once.
5)... are a major barrier to the countrys economic growth due to the fact that/because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.
4. 1) looked back on/ atmosphere/urban life 2)era/ hooked up to the / the electronic
3) the suburb / a sophisticated / system / analyze / make errors ii. 1) away2)inside/in 3)forward/through4)back 5)off 6)home7) back down 8)in...out
iii. 1) internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be 2) most men do not look unattractive in them
3) wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment
4) the claim is not uealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the citys violent crimes.
5)his poor health is not uelated to his unhealthy way of life. comprehensive exercises 1. cloze
1. 1) statistics2)rural3)era4)stood for 5)on the latch
6)vulnerable7)barrier 8)electronic 9)reflection 10)civilized 2. 1) together 2)liable3)shift4)electric 5)cautious
6)sophisticated7)thieves 8)break9)chances 10)signs ii. translation
1.1) the internet is changing the way people live, (no matter) whether they are in urban or rural areas.
2)medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.
3) with regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development.
4)it never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.
5) looking back on my twenty years teaching in high school, i attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.
2. it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. all you can do is discourage him for a few minutes. thus exposing him to police patrols. common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. a light should be fixed in the
doorway and switched on at night. make sure/assure yourself that you dont leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. if you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. in addition you may have it hooked up to a police station. unit 4 vocabulary i.
1.1) accordingly 2) loose 3) concentration 4)stimulating 5) fabric 6)if anything7) reality 8) intuition
9) trifle10) at the turn of the century11) mess 12) undermine
2. 1) approve of2) slow down 3) taken in4) sucked into 5) set apart 6) dozed off 7)call forth 8)stretch into 9) keep up with 10)believe in
3. 1)...provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.
2)...is credited to his powers of imagination
3)...on the foundations of an agricultural revolution
4)...not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse. 5)...the outbreak of the second world war.
4. 1) flaw/came to the conclusion/would get nowhere 2) in a row/dozed off/a mess of
3) outbreak of/ has undermined / has strained ii. 1)with christmas only a week away
2) with his physical condition improving day by day 3) with our gdp growing steadily 4) with all the shops closed 5) with her eyes closed
6) with the fog lifting during the night