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Key to the Exercises 3.15)out of sight 16)in this instance 17)to think well/ill of sb 18)to confront sb with sth 19)to lag behind 20)to confer sth on sb 21)for my money 22)to be too much for sb 23)to make for 24)to set out to do sth 25)few and far between 26)to aspire to 27)at the best of times

28)all over again 29)to do away with 30)to stand to lose

4.Increase your vacabulary with the help of the rules of word-building 1)Find the most useful derivatives of the following.satisfy: satisfied, satisfying, satisfactory, satisfaction, unsatisfied, diatisfied resist: resistance, resistant, irresistible

just: unjust, justice, injustice, justify, justified, justification, justifiable cohere: coherent, coherence, incoherent, incoherence center(v): center(n.), central, centralize, centralization，decentralize, decentralization visit: visitor, visitation, revisit(The following words are also related to visit: visible，invisible, visibility, vision, visual, television, supervise)

integrate: integration, integrated, integral, disintegrate, disintegration, integrity

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Vocabulary 1.1)into Chinese.1)into Chinese.(1)浴巾

(2)(美)小学

(3)永恒的真理(4)文件柜

(5)纯属无稽之谈

(6)违规行为

(7)常客

(8)新鲜空气

(9)格调很高的独自(一个人唱高调)(10)一种固定的观点

(11)时事(当前国内外大事)(12)身体障碍

(13)可怕吓人的风

(14)令人厌恶的景象

(15)言语障碍

(16)使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情

(17)无情的人侵者

(18)首相

(19)国际联盟(国联)(20)思维过程(思想方式)(21)条理清楚的文章

(22)一个完整的体系

(23)一位口译好手

(24)一种不可阻挡的趋向

(25)烂苹果

(26)根据事实(启示〉写成的(27)一位点头之交

2)into English.(1)to sink one's head(2)to sink the ship

(3)to contemplate the meaning of life

(4)to catch the light(5)to ruin one's health(6)to ruin the country(7)to bang the desk(8)to playa prominent role

(9)to hold a prominent position(10)a pious Buddhist(11)to gain a reputation(12)to satisfy one's ego(13)to give sb the third degree(14)to devise a teaching method(15)to slide a gun into sb's hand 2.1)Synonyms.(1)to spring(to jump, to leap)(2)lest(for fear that)(3)utterly(completely)(4)to symbolize(to represent)(5)to sink one's head(to lower...)

(6)to contemplate(to think/ponder)(7)spectacles(glaes)

(8)impediment(barrier, obstacle)(9)to collapse(to fall/to tumble down)(10)to ruin(to destroy)(11)to vanish(to disappear)(12)oddly(strangely)

(13)to aspire to(to desire/to aim for)(14)to do away with(to eliminate)(15)to stop/give up(smoking)(to quit)(16)deficiency(weakne, fault, shortcoming)(17)folly(stupidity)2)Antonyms.(1)coherent(incoherent)(2)mental(physical)

(3)disinterested(interested)(4)hideous(pleasant)(5)settled(unsettled)(6)frequent(infrequent)(7)integration(disintegration)(8)proficient(incompetent)(9)to destroy(to create)(10)to surpa(to lag behind)

(11)remorsele(remorseful)(12)to vanish(to appear)(13)accustomed(unaccustomed)(14)irreverent(reverent)

(15)few and far between(many, innumerable, countle, numerous)(6)loyalty(disloyalty)(17)contented(discontented)

(18)pre-war(post-war)(19)prominent(unimportant)

3.Translate 1)I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.2)As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future.3)Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4)It is our hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials.5)The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.6)In traditional Chinese art, the

bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightne.7)The great majority of the people stand for reform.8)Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.9)The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first.That's the rule.10)Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minority's right to disagree is also respected.These two basic rules are of equal importance.11)A nation cannot be strong unle it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.13)The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.14)The road was muddy.He slipped and fell into the river.15)One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand.16)The Court of Florida ruled that it was neceary to recount the votes.17)The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.18)The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing.19)Days slipped by and I still had not made much progre.20)He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.21)Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.4.1)c.2)A.3)D.4)A.5)B.6)B.7)C.8)B.9)A.10)C.11)D 12)A.13)A.14)B.5.1)(1)sexy(2)sexual(3)sexy(4)sexist(5)sexual

2)(1)uninterested(2)disinterested(3)disinterested(4)disinterested, uninterested

3)(1)Literary(2)literally(3)literate

(4)literal(5)literary

4)(1)bulging(2)sticking out of(3)bulging(4)bulging(5)sticking out of

(6)protruding, protruding 5)(1)slid(2)slip(3)slipped(4)sliding

(5)slip 6)(1)prestige(2)reputation(3)reputation(4)prestige 1)decisive 2)sang beautifully 3)robust 4)soft 5)democratic 6)eloquent

7)have lost his appetite.8)The slice of meat was so thick that it was quite(transparent).9)His room was surprisingly clean and tidy.It was almost as clean as(pigsty).10)Many people are just as original as(parrots).(1)their(2)even(3)reason(4)disagree(5)to expre(6)thinking

(7)for(8)dealing with(9)Staying(10)hungry(11)gains

(12)born of

(13)can

(14)superficial(15)when

III Grammar 1 1)Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these sentences.(1)not by thought;by an invisible and irresistible spring in his neck-two

prepositional phrases(contrast)(2)unconscious prejudice;19norance;hypocrisy-three noun phrases(listing)(3)as proficient as most businemen's golf;as honest as most politicians' intentions;as coherent as most books that get written-three comparative adjective phrases(listing)

(4)all shouting the same thing;all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudicestwo absolute constructions(listing)

(5)watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King;asking myself what all the fu was about-two present participle phrases(as object complements, listing)

(6)prejudices are called loyalties;pointle actions are turned into customs by repetition-two clauses

(listing)

(7)three coordinate clauses(listing)(8)to appreciate little that which we have;to long for that which we have not-two infinitive phrases as subject(contrast)

(9)to be;not to be-two infinitive phrases as subject(choice)

(10)give me liberty;give me death-two imperative clauses(choice)(11)is written without effort;is read without pleasure-two paive verb phrases(contrast)(12)you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time;you can't fool all of the people all of the time-two coordinate clauses connected by “but”(series plus contrast)

The first clause itself contains two parallel constructions-all of the people some time;some of the people all of the time-connected by “and”(choice)2)Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences.(1)adjective phrase as subject complement

(2)deaf: adjective forming a complement to “someone” with “born”

bitterly determined to find out about sound: adjective phrase as complement to “someone”(3)adjective phrase as subject complement

(4)adjective phrase as attributive modifying “good life”(an adjective

phrase modifying a noun should be placed after the noun)(5)adjective phrase as subject complement 1)Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.2)Suzhou is known for its canals, gardens and tree-lined streets.3)The morning was dark, cold with a little snow in the air.4)The unemployed man wanted a job rather than welfare.Or: The unemployed man wanted to find a job rather than to apply for welfare.5)Crawling down a mountain is

sometimes harder than climbing up.6)The eay is difficult to understand not because there are a lot of technical terms but because there are quite a few involved sentences.Or: The eay is difficult to understand not because of the technical terms 10 it but because of the involved sentences.7)For further information, you can either consult an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet.8)Not only China but also the rest of the world will benefit from her WTO entry.It is a win-win event.Or: As a win-win event, China's WTO entry will be of benefit to both China and the rest of the world.9)The job of the university is not only making specialists of its

students but also helping them become civilized citizens.Or: The job of the university is both to make specialists of its students and to help them become civilized citizens.10)Going to claes, doing his homework and reading occupy most of his waking hours at college.1)20 years later he returned as poor as when he had left.2)He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey a bag of bones.3)The girl stared at her parents, puzzled, troubled and annoyed.4)The proposal was dismied as

impractical and unfeasible.5)Just some twenty feet away, crouched the wolf, ready to jump on the boy at any moment.6)The audience sat open-mouthed, watching the conjurers performing all sorts of tricks.7)The detective was lying awake in bed, thinking how they could capture the wanted man alive.8)The talk show host was pleased that he had paed through the crowd unrecognized.9)Sincere, compaionate, forgiving, Linda is the soul of the true, the good and the beautiful.10)Diogenes was lying in the sunshine, shoele, bearded, and half-naked, but contented and happy.1)You can force a student to attend claes, but you cannot force him to think.Or: You can force a student to attend claes, but not to think.2)The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself.3)You can improve your writing by reading good models and by practicing writing.4)In the Middle Ages, people believed that the eatth was flat and that it was the center of the universe.5)I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those big cheeses.6)Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for graduate studies right after college or to get a job first.7)Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it.8)Excellent firms don't believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and constant change.9)Many things cannot be learned in the claroom, such as planning one's time, working on one's own and managing one's own affairs.10)In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more about their health than about their income.1)looks, being complimented, will say, has come, felt, was, was always looking for, to hurt, was called, believed, heard, would come, take, replace, might/would happen, to make, would/might get, to fool, would say.2)became, should be removed,(I)'ve learned, wouldn't really want, is, provides, isn't, dies, crashes, will lay, have been lying, find, rotting, sprout, goes on.1)C.2)D.3)B.4)D.5)A.6)C.7)B.8)A.9)C.10)B.1l)C.12)D.13)A.14)B.15)D.16)A.Translate

2）into English 1)into Chinese

(1)to gain new insights(1)专业的历史工作者

(2)to revise one’s ideas(2)基于常识的反应

(3)to trace the cause

(3)事物的这种状况

(4)to begin from this premise(4)意见不一的历史学家

(5)to open fire on/at(5)已经准备好了的现成的东西

(6)to give equal weight to sth(6)一个个人喜好不同的问题

(7)to support a certain view

(7)截然不同的观点

(8)to influence the government(8)民间故事

(9)to destroy the balance of power(9)书面文件

(10)to form an alliance(10)过去的遗留物

(11)to repay the loans

(11)人的动机和行为

(12)to contemplate war(12)复杂和精细

(13)to fill in the gaps

(13)商船

(14)to conclude the quest

(14)一旦发生潜艇战

(15)to view sth from a certain perspective(15)一个粗糙的理论

(16)to benefit from the comparison(16)好战的行为；战争行为

(17)to eliminate from the comparison(17)宣传机器

(18)to dig into the problem

(18)德国外交部长

(19)to be immersed in a vast sea(19)实力平衡

(20)to stem from a different point of view(20)（事物的）因果

(21)to be destined to do sth(21)海岸炮兵

(22)to ignore the fact

(22)终极关怀

(23)to make an aumption

(23)（事物的）近因

(24)to defeat the enemy

(24)人们常说的一句话

(25)to win back one’s lost territory(25)不会出错的解释

(26)to sink a boat

(26)绝对有效的模式

(27)to intercept the secret meage(27)永不停止的探索

(28)to piece together evidence(28)一个难以达到但又十分诱人的目标

(29)to approximate the truth

(30)to master new techniques

1.Give synonyms and antonyms of the following.1)synonyms(1)elusive : puzzling, baffling(2)intriguing: fascinating

(3)evident: clear, plain, obvious, noticeable(4)ultimate: final, last(5)to revise: to correct, to change, to alter, to modify, to rewrite(6)to probe: to dig into, to investigate, to look into(7)belligerent: warlike, warring, aggreive, hostile(8)in addition to: besides, apart from, plus

(9)in the event of: in the case of, should sth occur(10)nonethele: neverthele, in spite of that, just the same(11)to conclude(the quest): to end(the search / probing)(12)to denote: to refer to

(13)persuasively: convincingly(14)more or le: on the whole, generally speaking(15)moreover: in addition, besides, apart from that, what’s more(16)by way of: through

2)antonyms(1)to be faulted: to be praised(2)exhilarating: depreing(3)unquestioned: doubtful(4)validity: unsoundne, weakne(5)premise: conclusion(6)motivation: effect

(7)proportionate: disproportionate(8)pro-British: anti-British(9)to take into account: to ignore(10)crude(theory): a well-developed(theory), a sophisticated(theory)(11)confused: clear, clear-minded(12)profeional: non-profeional, amateurish

2.Replace the words in bold type with words and phrases you know that convey more or le the same meaning.1)simple/primitive;told;thick 2)pondering/thinking about;future/fate;insignificant 3)completely/entirely;different/opposite 4)consider/regard;look at;angles/points of view 5)knows very well;growing/increasing;complaints 6)besides/apart from;easy;in the case of/if there is 7)purposely paid no attention to

8)generally/on the whole;however/but;come from/originate from 9)absolutely reliable;wipe out/get rid of;bound to

3.Translate 1)The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2)The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.3)He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4)The river has caused us a lot of trouble in history.5)What do you think caused the upsurge in international terrorism? 6)We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7)There is always opposition to any progre and reform.8)Some people are always opposed to new things.9)A lot of those loans were never repaid.That high ratio of bad debts finally led to the financial crisis in this second economic power in the world.10)The Busine Bank now offers a special loan to students who can’t pay for their education.11)The boy asked Mrs.Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12)She concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come again some day and see more of the country.13)As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the Security Council.14)During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15)Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy was not guilty.16)She is flying to New York by way of Tokyo.17)I’d like to say a few words about the situation in the sixties of the last century by way of an introduction to the movie.18)They decided to recall their ambaador by way of protest.4.Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1)while/although;to 2)over/about;with 3)to;in

4)led to/resulted in/caused 5)with;lends/gives/brings 6)from;in 7)as to;of

8)in the even of;survive 9)to;to;study 10)out;in 11)in;weight/priority 12)denote;of

13)immersed/buried;more or le 14)rather;the more 15)at;stems from/comes from/originates from/results from 16)base;filled in

Key to Exercise of Unit Four

P.107 ex.3

9.to put back one’s head 10.to put down a drink

11.in case 12.to squint at sth.Out of the corner of one’s eye 13.to stand next to sth.14.to be lost in the contemplation of sth.15.to feel like sth.16.with---and all 17.round the corner 18.by this/that time 19.to start off 20.to walk abreast 21.to be at one’s ease 22.to weave sb.In 23.to save sb.From 24.to talk one’s heart to sb.25.not for all the money in the world 26.to knock sb.Down 27.to say sth.In a strained voice 28.to get beyond sb.29.for God’s sake 30.to do sth.By accident P.108.5 March the words or expreions in

the two columns that have similar meanings.A.1=B.4

A.2=B.6 A.3=B.8

A.4 =B.10 A.A.5=B.12

A.6=B.11

A.7=B.15

A.8=B.17 A.9=B.16

A.10 =B.1 A.11= B.3

A.12=B.7 A.13=B.18

A.14=B.20 A.15=B.5

A.16=B.14 A.17.=B.9

A.18=B.2 A.19=B.13

A.20 =B.19 6.Give the equivalent of the following in British English.1.lift

2.flat

3.lorry

4.autumn 5.trousers 6.term 7.film

8.cinema 9.motorbike 10.sweet 11.cock 12.toilet 13.pavement 14.clever 15.cheque 16.boot 17.railway 18.underground P.113 More Work on the Test 1.Translate 1.)Into Chinese

1.难以解决的问题 2.一本难以看懂的书 3.一个爱交际的女人 4.黑市

5.黑色幽默 6.害群之马 7.黑人权利

8.缺少表达能力的人 9.全国性运动

10.赞扬或恭维的话 11.调皮的男孩 12.某些大人物们 13.种族隔离的学校

14.他的无可争议的权威 15.一个地位很高的人士 16.公海

17.上流社会 18.机密消息

19.冷淡而缺少人情味的门 20.冷淡的公文式的信 21.真诚的羡慕

22.不自然的，紧张的说话的声音

2）Into English 1.to celebrate the Golden Jubilee 2.to excite admiration 3.to touch the conscience 4.to win the prize 5.to receive the reprimand 6.to omit the words 7.to renounce the prizes 8.to avert a crisis 9.to attend the ceremony 10.to exhibit a works of art 11.to indulge the pleasures 12.to guard a child 13.to feel up to it 14.to bring sth.to a close 15.to weave sb.in 16.to save sb.from a situation 17.to talk out one’s heart to sb.18.to knock sb.down 19.to pour sb.a drink 20.to raise(lift)one’s gla

二．Translate 1.Import of the country’s beef was suspended because of the mad cow scare.2.During the war, they had to suspend the construction of the railway.2.it was a serious offence to take drugs, Robert was suspended from school for two weeks.3.She was reading in a hammock suspended from two tree branches.4.The sales suspension has brought us heavy loes.5.This is perhaps the longest suspension bridge in Asia.6.The author is very good at creating suspense.7.He used to watch wit great envy children of wealthy people go to school.8.I rather envy their school for its beautiful campus.9.She averted her face so that people would

not see her blush.10.He has always had an aversion to publicity.11.The government’s policy succeeded in averting a serious economic receion.12.Michael Jordan is the envy of many black kids.13.Every summer, hundreds of thousands of people are sent to guard the riverbanks against floods.14.it was not easy to get the golden apple, for it was guarded by a furious giant.15.Xicheng was practically unguarded so Zhuge Liang narrowly escaped being captured.16.The prisoners of war killed the guards and escaped into the woods.17.He is probably the greatest guard in the history of basketball.18.They took Americans off guard by launching a sudden attack on a Sunday.19.There were two armed soldiers

standing guard at the bridge.20.Napoleon exhibited his military talent early in life.21.These exhibits are all insured and carefully guarded.22.When the exhibition is over, the exhibit will be given to the host country as gifts.23.She is going to exhibit some of her most recent sculptures at the National Art Gallery.四．Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A

五． Study the difference between the following pairs or groups of words 1.1)renounce 2)announce

3)renounce

4)denounce

2.1)avoid , prevent

2)prevent 3.1)divided 2)segregated

3)divided

4)separated 4.1)personage 2)person 3)personality

4)person 5.1)complementary

2)complimentary 3)complimentary

4)compliment 6.1)secret

2)confidential 3)secret

4)confidential, secret

七． Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied in brackets.1.sensible 2.larger

3.Unfortunately 4.original 5.receipt

6.rejoin 7.viciously 8.demanded 9.marched 10.aumed

11.cases

12.get away 13.protest

14.had spoken to 15.couldn’t really have comforted

More Work on the Text 二． Complete the following sentences with the right form of the

verb in the brackets.1.is 2.are 3.was 4.frightens 5.are 6.is 7.were all 8.was

9.knows 10.are

11.are, am 12.is 13.was 14.has

15.is, is

三．Rewrite the sentences using the pattern shown in the example.1.It is now believed that foreign language are most easily learnt by children under 14.2.It is reported that the negotiations between the two countries had made headway.3.It has been confirmed that a major breakthrough has been achieved in cancer research.4.It is strongly recommended that fishing in the lake be strictly forbidden during the spring season.5.It is agreed among the rival companies that joint efforts should be made to

prevent the price of color TV from going through the floor.6.It shouldn’t be aumed that all our problems will be resolved overnight.7.It is generally aumed that depreion affects a person’s health in many ways.8.It was announced yesterday that a new tax law would be imposed beginning next year.9.In ancient times, it was believed that the heart , not the brain, was the center of thought.10.It is predicted(in a medical report)the number of AIDS victims in Asia will increase sharply in the next decade.四． Translate the sentences into English 1.It’s widely rumored that Linda’s being promoted.2.It is estimated that the project will cost RMB three billion.3.It is aumed that the Labor Party will remain in power.4.It was proposed a few years ago that the president be elected for one term only.5.It was announced that another bridge acro the Yangtze would be built next year.6.it was believed even then that the abnormal state of affairs wouldn’t last long.二．Paying special attention to subject –verb agreement.1.The jury is having trouble reaching a verdict.2.Whenever either of us is in a tight corner, we always come to each other’s help.3.Statistics are facts obtained from analyzing information given in numbers.4.Statistics is a branch of mathematics

concerned with the study of information expreed in numbers.5.Neither his friends and nor his father was admitted by Tsinghai University.6.Xiao Li is one of the best foot players at our university who have ever participated in intercollegiate championships.五． Put in appropriate connectives.1.as, where, that/which, if/whether , but.if 2.When, if, Then, that/which, than

六． Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.C 1O.C 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.B 16 C