1、Key to exercises of B1U6: Vocabulary exercises: I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. 1. demanding jobs= jobs needing a lot of attention or effort 费力的工作 2. with regard to = in connection with; on the subject of 关于，至于 3. stigma =sign of shame; feeling of being ashamed 耻辱，
2、受到侮辱 4. give-and-take =willingness of each person to satisfy others wishes 妥协，互让 5. declined=decreased 6. sibling jealousy=the feeling of wanting to get what sb. else has among brothers and sisters II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate for
3、m. 1. arise from 2. unique 3. self-esteem 4. stigma 5. overwhelming 6. interacted 7. favoritism 8. prime 9. involved 10. despite III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 D 7B 8A 9B 10 C IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words fr
4、om each pair in its appropriate form and note the difference of meaning between them. 1 a burden b burden c loads d load 2 a choose b elected c choose d elected 3 a issue b problem c problem d issue 4 a trend b trend c fashion d fashio V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each s
5、entence in the sense it is used. 1. only, sole 2. uncommon, unusual, extraordinary, exceptional 3. honor, admire, esteem 4. decrease, diminish, lessen 5. worries, anxiety 6. insignificant, weak, feeble, powerless 7. first, chief, main, primary, principal, foremost, leading 8. fortunately, luckily VI
6、. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket. 1. She is famous for her advocacy of human rights. (advocate) 2. When the time for parting came, he shook hands with everyone respectively. (respect) 3. It is estimated that China has enormous
7、 potential for economic development in the coming year. (potentially) 4. The job of a surveyor is to examine the condition of a building, or to measure and record the details of an area of land. (survey) 5. The British Air Force succeeded despite overwhelming odds against them. (overwhelm) 6. The as
8、sociation between the two companies dates back to the last century. (associate) 7. There is no English equivalent for “bon appetite,” so we have adopted the French expression. (equivalence) 8. I thought his remark was highly inappropriate, given the circumstances. (appropriate) Grammar exercises: I.
9、Replace the that-clause in each of the following sentences by a prepositional phrase without changing the original meaning. 1. The young man convinced everyone of his innocence. 2. Are you sure about/of Simons disappearance? 3. No one is sorry about Laelers resignation. 4. I assure you of my willing
10、ness to stand down. 5. They persuaded him of their need for more troops. 6. Did anyone inform you of the change of the plans? 7. I must remind you of your responsibility towards your friends. 8. No one told me of these problems. II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate complex prepo
11、sitions listed below. 1. but for 2. Except for 3. in the case of 4. What with 5. In terms of 6. In view of 7. by way of 8. in point of III. Replace the underlined finite clause in each sentence by a prepositional phrase. 1. In spite of the citys many attractions, 2. Despite the clear scientific evid
12、ence, 3. with all his immense fortune 4. For all your huge secretarial staff, 5. because of the heavy rain 6. for money IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one. Use the word(s) in brackets. 1. Although I didnt speak the language, I managed to make myself understood. 2. Despite living/ the fact t
13、hat we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other. 3. John didnt get the job in spite of having all the necessary qualificaitons. 4. We rarely go to the theatre except around Christmas, when we take the children. 5. But for the millions of dollars worth of aid from governments around the
14、 world, most people in the country would have starved to death. 6. The Prime Minister returned home because of growing unrest in the country. 7. We must be near the beach because I can hear the waves. 8. We will go ahead with our project even though our partners pull out. V. In each sentence, insert
15、 an appropriate conjunction from the list below. 1 because 2 as 3 though 4 whenever 5 wherever 6 since 7 where 8 or else VI. Make sentences of your own after the sentence given below, using a what-clause as a noun phrase. e.g. Cultures differs in their value systems; what is acceptable in one cultur
16、e may not be so in another culture. Translation exercises: I. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. 家里没有别的孩子和他交往，这就使得孩子有时候赶到孤独，尤其在假期里。 2. 许多人认为独生子女不善于与其他人沟通，也就不会尊重在各种关系中相互谦让的精神。 3对有些独生子女的家长 尤其是那些事业繁忙的家长 来说，要将时间和精力奉献给第二个孩子所带来的压力似乎太沉重了，于是他们作出再也不要其他孩子的选择。 4. 因为只有一个孩子，所以由于父母偏爱或兄弟姐妹之间的妒忌而引起家
17、庭争端的可能性就小了。 II. Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the bracket. 1 The dilemma she is facing is whether to tell her husband the truth about his fatal disease. 2 Dont you think it a sort of stigma that you, already in your thirties, still have t
18、o depend on your old parents. 3 Almost all the governments in the world are very much concerned about the financial issue. 4 With regard to the seminar on English teaching, I suggest that it be held on the coming weekend. 5. Whether to go abroad for further education or not is entirely up to you. 6.
19、 Just a single spark can lead to an explosion in a room filled with gas. 7. No matter what effects the government had made, the price for housing has barely declined. 8. In order to pass TOFEL, he has devoted almost every minute of his spare time to English studies. 9 With his acting potential, the
20、young man is likely to be a superstar in the field of entertainment. 10. It is believed that sibling jealousy exists more in rich family than in poor one. Exercises for integrated skills: I. Dictation II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate. Traditionally, so-
21、called only children have gotten a bad (1) name. Not many years (2) ago it was common for people to assume that an only child was sure to be hopelessly selfish and spoiled. Experts added to the (3) list of only-child woes, (4) claiming that they were apt to be more aggressive, uncooperative, sociall
22、y inept, less (5) successful in marriage, and so on. But none of this is necessarily true. Only children often grow (6) up to be happy and well adjusted. In fact, being an only child has some (7) advantages: They spend a lot of time interacting with adults, so they develop strong (8) language skills
23、, which serve them well in school and later in life. They enjoy their parents undivided (9) attention, and never have to suffer the pain of sibling jealousy. And they often enjoy educational, cultural, and travel (10) opportunities that children from large families might miss out on. Writing practic
24、e: Rewrite the following sentences in a parallel form. 1. You can go there on foot, by bike or by bus. 2. A gossip is someone who talks to you about others, a bore is someone who talks to you about himeself, and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. 3. Faith sees the
25、invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. 4. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be. 5. My fathers income is smaller than my mothers. 6. What you say reflects your mind; what you do reflects your ability. 7. A single dollar could save a mans
26、life, and a thousand dollars could better it, while a million dollars could end it. 8. I am at a loss what to do and where to go. 9. Your semester grade is based on not only how well you do on each test but also how you participate in class. 10 Endeavor, confidence and opportunity are the basic elements of ones success.
