1、BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Pre-reading Task - Listening Practice Here is a humorous story about a clerk and his boss. Listen carefully and see what it reveals.Complete the following statements according to what you have heard.BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Pre-reading Task - Listening Practice 1. Johnson had arrived at w
2、ork at 9 A.M. on the dot for thirty years.2. One day everyone was amazed / greatly surprised to find Johnson didnt arrive at work at the usual time.3. Johnson was late for work because he rolled down the stairs in the subway and nearly killed himself.4. Instead of expressing concern for his employee
3、 the boss doubted whether to roll down two flights of stairs took him a whole hour.9 thirtyamazed / greatly surprisedkilled himselfa whole hourBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Languag
4、e Focus - Vocabulary1. A monthlystatement is a general term for a personalized financial record that regularly informs a recipient about the status of his or her account. It is generally mailed to the recipient on or near the same day each month. 2. Over a hundred children came to the annual Christm
5、as party which was a good opportunity for them to gather and renew acquaintances.3. My parents marriage was a classic of its time those years of the so-called cultural revolution, with no wedding ceremony and no honeymoon.monthlyacquaintancesclassicBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary4. Hav
6、ing failed in the examination, Owen didnt dare look his father in the eye.5. Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are manufactured here, though most of the components are imported.6. The employees of the company are treated right with handsome paychecks and stock option
7、s. 7. San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California and a lookin the eyemanufacturedoptionsBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabularyleading center of culture, finance, and industry in the United States.8. Steve announced just now that he was leaving, but the coach had already started
8、looking around for a replacement weeks before.9. Shortly after he learned of the earthquake, the man hurried back to his hometown, searching high and low to find out whether his parents had survived the calamity (灾难 ).10. I was listening for Graces voice, but it wasnt easy to pick it financereplacem
9、entsurvivedpickBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabularyout among all the others.11. The survey reveals that an increasing number of young people claim they enjoy married life. 12. Someone grabbed at the letter I was reading. Looking up, I was delightfully surprised to find that it was my former
10、 classmate.outmarriedgrabbed atBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.BOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - Vocabulary1. An eight-month-old baby girl was the sole surviv
11、or of a car crash that killed both her parents. (survive)Only an eight-month-old baby girlsurvived a car crash that killed both her parents.2. Sarah read my poem out to the whole class I almost died of embarrassment. (embarrass)I wasalmost embarrassed to death when Sarah read my poem out to the whol
12、e class.3. The seriously injured pupils will be under the care of doctors and nurses of the Childrens Hospital. (care for)survived killed both her parentsalmost out to the whole classBOOK 1 - Unit 5 - Language Focus - VocabularyDoctors and nursesof the Childrens Hospital will care for the seriously
13、injured pupils.4. Several people have phoned the personnel department to inquire about the position of Chief Financial Officer. (inquiry)The personnel department has receivedseveral phone calls making inquiries about the position of Chief Financial Officer.5. We can help you find a solution to all your financial problems if you join our club. (straighten out)We can help youstraighten out all your financial problems if you join our club.of seriously injured pupilsseveral phone making inquiries about the position of Chief Financial Officerstraighten join our club
