1、Unit 3 Out of stepVocabulary.1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.(1) pleasant/comfortable; practically(2) very long; (places of )physical exercises(3) was made to realize this(4) decided not to have coffee and instead to go(to the book store)(5) held in mind2. Fill in t
2、he blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.(1) negotiated; (2) debonair; (3) dodging; (4) notion;(5) compact; (6) contortion; (7) thrive; (8) undertaking3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.(1) disagreeable; (2) eccentricity; (3) acquai
3、nted; (4) ridicule; (5)triumphal; (6) deficiencies; (7) woefully; (8) contorted.4. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.(1) going about; (2) going through; (3) pops out; (4) pace off; (5) pulled up; (6) dug out; (7) stroll up to; (8)
4、habituated to.5. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.(1) bustling(exciting); (2) old (time-honored); (3) depressed( downhearted, low-spirited); (4) absurd (ridiculous); (5) indifferent (unconcerned); (6) infuriating (irrigating); (7) failure (
5、defeat); (8) again.6. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words(1) encountered (2) cause; (3) agreed to;(4) limited to; (5) idling about; (6)relied on; (7) tolerate; (8) deserted/abandoned.Grammar.1. Complete the sentences with the past perfect or past perfect progressive of the verbs i
6、n the brackets.(1) had been talking; (2) had been working; (3) had worked; (4) had been applying; (5) had broken; (6) had been standing; (7) had swallowed; (8) had been2. complete the following sentences according to the given situation.(1) has been empty; (2) had been working for the company; (3) h
7、ad been waiting for me for half an hour; (4) had had lunch(5) had left; (6) has been living; (7) had repaired the engine; (8) had told3.put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.had seen; returned; didnt have; didnt have; had; done; was; didnt have; did; left; had; was; decided; picked; went;
8、 slammed; felt; had reminded; has searched; found; remembered; were.4. Complete the following sentences with shall, should, will or would.(1) will; (2) shall; (3) Should; (4) would; (5) will;(6) shall; (7)should; (8) should; (9) would; (10) would.5. Fill in the blank with one of the words and phrase
9、s in the box.(1) nowadays; (2) ages ago; (3) lately, just; (4) soon, after a long time; (5) immediately, Eventually;(6) once; (7) recently; (8) for weeks.Translation.III.大约三年前，我和妻子对大城市的嘈杂生活感到厌倦，因此，决定在一个小镇落户，那里安静宜人。现在我们的生活很好，因为这地方方便，办点事步行去就行。我经常四处走走，心情好的时候，在咖啡店歇一下，喝杯饮料，或在洲际戏院停住脚步，看一场戏。但是，有些人似乎不理解我的怪癖
10、行为。我喜欢尽可能地多走路，这是大部分人所不能理解的，因为他们太过于依赖车子了。有时，几乎到了荒唐滑稽的程度，即便只是 10 分钟步行的路程，他们仍喜欢驾车。有时，我在独自散步，他们会问我是否需要搭车。但我认为，车子使腿脚功能退化。在这个社会里，多数人占据主导地位。我意识到，我或许是唯一主张短距离步行的人，这也就是我不时地遇到麻烦的原因。比如：许多商店把门前清理出来，只容顾客停车，店家关心的只是商业成功。Exercises for integrated skills.2. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.(1)more (2)around (3)free (4)leave (5)programs(6)ease (7)it (8)signed (9)environmental (10)handing(11)only (12)With
