1、Unit OnePeople Around UsEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action Working with Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:1) crease2) hint3) assured4) awaiting
2、5) hovering6) scrawled7) glistening8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased13) dreading14) grinning2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise
3、. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often7) in the background8) Shut off 9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps around her little finger12) caught us unawares Increasing Your Word Power 1. Choose the definitio
4、n from Column B that best matches each phrasal verb in Column A, paying attention to the V+ Prep./Ad. collocation. Answers: 1) f 2) c 3) d 4) e 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) aFill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper phrasal verb. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers:1) let out2) clea
5、n up3) come through 4) waiting on 5) picked up 6) ended up 7) headed for8) ran through2. The prefixes ex-, fore-, pre- mean “former, before, or in advance” while the prefix post- means “after or later than”. Study the following examples and form words by adding ex-, fore-, pre-, post- to the words g
6、iven in the table and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have just formed. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers:1) foretell 2) preview3) forerunner4) postscript5) postgraduate6) precondition7) ex-husbandGrammar in Context Task 1: Combine the given sentences
7、 into one by using attributive clauses. Answers for reference: 1) I encountered many people whose lives amazed me. (See Para. 3, Text B) 2) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me. (See Para. 21, Text B)3) He pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his ap
8、ron and busing cart were waiting. (See Para. 16, Text A)4) I had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation. (See Para. 6, Text B)5) Their social worker, who stopped to check on Stevie every so often, admitted Stevie and his mother
9、 had fallen between the cracks. (See Para. 6, Text A)Task 2: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Be sure to use present particles or past particles to modify nouns. Answers for reference:well-considered decision, folded paper, written notice, lap
10、top storing my annual report, a postman delivering express mailCloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:1) reliable2) syndrome3) adopted 4) got done with 5) gloomy6) or something7) chance 8) come through 9) barely10) in good sha
11、pe11) booth 12) mess 13) scrawled14) peeking15) inTranslation Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:1) What I didnt count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social worker.2) Shooting a quick
12、 look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My goodness/My gracious, were going to miss the train!”3) At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immed
13、iately under these circumstances?4) In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.5) When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.6) Since last month, my work has been revolving around the
14、 routine office duties, so now I am counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside. Translate the following paragraph into English using the words and expressions in the box below. Answer for reference:That was a time when life was difficult
15、 for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me. After she got into the cab, I engaged her in conversation. I lea
16、rnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didnt have very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live. When the cab finally pulled up in front of the hospice, I didn
17、t accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Though I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had done could be a candle light. However faint the light was, it managed to warm up a soul and ennoble
18、d me as well. I did take pride in that small favour.Unit TwoLoveEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action Working with Words and ExpressionsIn the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:
19、 curledminimumclipyieldedGivenpreservefascinatedaffectioninteracthastegriefdefiespresenceacquiremanipulaterestraintsIn the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself
20、by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: let, loose onfit intohold onstate of affairsin the course ofin vainbuild, onin shortreached forgive and take Increasing Your Word PowerThe prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”
21、, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary. Answers: overcoatoverheadoverjoyedoversleptoverweightoverdueovertimeoverworkingMany words in English can be use
22、d both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where necessary. Answers: crushattributesfancybu
23、bbledgraspdrizzlinglabelingyieldListed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”. Study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them. Answers:We are s
24、hort of hands.I still have some money in hand.Give me a hand with this box, please.I often keep a dictionary at hand.The football fans were out of hand.Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.Times up. Please hand in your test papers.Please han
25、d on the magazine to your roommates.Im afraid I cant help you. Im a green hand.GRAMMAR IN CONTEXTNow complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order. Answers for reference: Sitting on the stairs was / On
26、 the stairs was sittingOver the wall came / flewRound the corner wasThen finally cameUnder the table was lyingAt / On the top of (On top of) the hill stoodNow correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under the correct sentence(s). Answers for reference: The beaver chews do
27、wn trees to get food and material to build its home with.Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now.NONE.The essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer.Cloz
28、eComplete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:hastestate of affairsdistinguishedmeeting of mindsblossominner charmintimacyemotionacquiringidealsadmirationlastingaffectionforgehonoroverwhelmingTranslation Translate the following sentenc
29、es into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not
30、a man of sincerity at all.We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.Valentines Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect dayto express love to the object of your / ones affection.In the information
31、era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.Theres a difference between strength and courage. It
32、 takes strength to survive. It takes courage to live.She was by nature a very affectionate person, always ready to give a helping hand to others.Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below. Answers for reference:After dinner, we all sat around the
33、 hearth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didnt return alive, you can imagine how much horrified
34、 Aunt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see Uncle Robert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardship
35、s in life. I was fascinated by Aunt Susans story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making complaints. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.Unit ThreeFriendshipEnhance
36、 Your Language AwarenessWords in ActionWorking with Words and Expressions3. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:a) boundb) unfoldedc) possessingd) has surpassede) appointedf) virtue
37、sg) had correspondedh) gazedi) keenj) graspedk) groundedl) sensiblem) commitmentsn) regulating4. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where
38、necessary. Answers: 1) distinguish between 2) checked up on3) torn down4) make a fortune5) all of a sudden6) lost track of7) Casting an eye over8) broke up9) take pleasure in10) described as11) turned up12) in so far as13) is under arrest14) pass on15) as to Increasing Your Word Power1. The preposit
39、ion “as” is often used together with some verbs to describe the fact that sb./sth. has a particular function, role or job. Translate the following into Chinese, paying attention to the “verb as” collocation. Answers: 1) acceptas 接受为2) respect as 尊重为3) defineas 把定义为4) describe as 把描述成5) picture as 把想
40、象成6) regard as 把看作7) seeas 把看作8) view as 把看作Now complete the following sentences by using the “verb + as” collocation. 1) him both as a father and as a writer2) myself as a swan dancing on the lake3) the challenge as an opportunity to test his courage4) me as one of their family members5) it as a jo
41、ke6) Mark as being in his late teens, tall and friendly to everyone7) as the greatest painter of his time8) love as a way of life, while others define it as a way to feel2. Did you notice the suffix “-al” or “-ial” in the words “trial” and “arrival” in this unit? The suffix “al” or “-ial” can be add
42、ed to verbs to form nouns. Put down the noun forms of the following verbs in the space provided. Answers: 1) arrive arrival 2) try trial3) approve approval 4) betray betrayal5) bury burial 6) dismiss dismissal7) dispose disposal 8) propose proposal9) refuse refusal 10) remove removal11) survive surv
43、ival 12) withdraw withdrawalNow fill in the blanks in the following sentences by choosing the proper words with the suffix “al” or “ial” from the above table.1) refusal2) arrivals3) removal4) dismissal5) survival6) proposal7) disposal8) approvalGrammar in context1. In Unit 2 and Unit 3 you find the
44、following sentences containing “no matter what”, “whenever” and “whatever.”Now complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the bracket into English, using “no matter what (who, which, how, etc.)” or “whatever (whoever, whichever, however, etc.) .” Answers for reference: 1) whichever tent you are not using now
