Unit 5

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Key to Exercise

Vocabulary

3. Fill in the blacks with the correct prepositions?or adverbs.

1 for, on ?????2 against, out ???????3 to, in ?????4 with, to ?????5 of, of

6 of, in spite of, on ????7 of, in ???8 Upon, into ??9 in, with ???10 to/with

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4. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrase in the brackets. Change the form if necessary.

1. springing up/ going up (兩者均可。前者更生動(dòng)些)

2. go about/ go over（兩者均可，但前者指開始某項(xiàng)工作，后者指該計(jì)劃本身要仔細(xì)審閱一下，意思有所不同）

3. went out ????????4 going on ?????5 went off ?????6 goes with, go to

7 go under, go for ???8 go into ??

9 going, go to, go for, go along with, went crazy

10 go with, go together

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5 Translate the following sentences into English

1. 這是個(gè)難得的機(jī)會(huì)。你要是讓它從身邊溜掉就太傻了。

This is a wonderful?opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.

2. 我們的出口和去年相比增加了百分之二十。

Compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%. (or …are up by 20% / …have gone up by 20%)

3. 因?yàn)闆]有更好的詞，我們姑且稱之為“走后門主義吧”吧。

For want of s better word, let’s call it “backdoorism”.

4. 這個(gè)年輕人喜歡修理擺弄東西。他可以說是個(gè)萬金油。（什么都會(huì)一點(diǎn)的人）。

This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of Jack of all trades.

5. 和他們父母一代相比，今天的年輕人認(rèn)為他們是比較現(xiàn)實(shí)的一代。

Compared to their parents’?generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical?generation.

6. 他氣得臉色發(fā)青，決定將這場(chǎng)抗議運(yùn)動(dòng)扼殺在萌芽狀態(tài)。

His face turned/ went blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.

7. 這說來話長， 但是今天我不想去研究這件事的歷史了。

It is a long story, but I won’t go into the history today.

8.我們花了比我們想象多得多的時(shí)間才過了海關(guān)。

It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.

9. 燈光突然全滅了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。

The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.

10.別等我了，你先走。我要先把這份文件看完。

Don’t wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over this document.

11. 我們無法否認(rèn)這樣的事實(shí)：我們?yōu)榻?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展付出高昂的學(xué)費(fèi)。

We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development.

12. 消防隊(duì)員要是晚到一會(huì)兒，火就會(huì)蔓延到附近的油罐。

Had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.

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Grammar

1 Combine each pair of sentences following the pattern below.

1. The narrator?was as helpless as the boy at the bank.

2. In a bad year the soil is as hard as stone.

3. Luckily, the final exam isn’t as difficult?as the mid-term.

4. At the moment, your health is more important than anything else.

5. To his mind, the two cultures are as different as chalk and cheese.

6. Xiao Fang is the most creative student I’ve ever known.

7. This is the most fantastic?story I’ve ever heard.

8. Five thousand yuan is the lowest price we can offer for the PC.

9. Jack says that Avatar is the best science fiction film he’s seen in the last three years.

10. The snowstorm?last week was the worst my grandmother can remember.

11. I think Dialogue on CCTV News is one of the most thought provoking talk shows CCTV offers.

12. The Bird’s Nest, the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, is the most magnificent stadium I’ve ever been to.

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2. Compete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using one of the patterns given.

1. The doctor did all (that) they could

2. everything he says

3. anything the ask for/demand

4. all he got from a week of hard work

5. All that is written in his wife’s letter

6. Nothing the doctors said

7. anything you suggest

8. Something he read in a popular magazine

9. All that can be done is /has been done

10. Anything the artist painted

11. something that never existed before

12. nothing the doctors could do

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3 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs

1 through ??2. over ????3. like ????4 As, like

5 through ??6 Over/ In/ During ???7 through ??8 over

9 from, without, around/ in, As, with, with, to/with

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4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word

1 much ???2 kind ???3 doing ???4 called ????5 fought

6 become ??7 good ??8 other ???9 himself ???10 then

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Unit 6

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Vocabulary

5 Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the appropriate words listed below.

1 acceptance ??2 occurrence??????3 astonishing, unrecognizable

4 appreciative, expectation ??????5 identical, identify, identifications

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2. Give corresponding synonyms and antonyms for the following words.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the appropriate phrases and expressions listed below. Note that some of them may be used more than once.

1. After all, regarded as

2. regarded as/ in a sense, consists of

3. for ages, at once

4. were astonished at, After all

5. calls for, on their part/ in turn

6. dawned on, in case, melt into

7. reflect?on, in relation to, calls for

8. cut, in, on their part/ in turn, work out

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4. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 off/ out ????2 off ?????3 out/through ????4 through ????5 to, through

6 to ??????7 with ????8 on ???9 to ????10 with

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5. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and expressions listed below.

1. 當(dāng)我們到達(dá)目的地時(shí)，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這塊地上已經(jīng)沒有任何建筑，只有一些石頭散落在地上。沒有人能認(rèn)出這是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墻。

When we reached our destination, we found nothing standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.

2. 今天，大多數(shù)人看問題都有了新的角度，他們不再認(rèn)為主要是國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值標(biāo)志一個(gè)國家的幸福了。

Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly?GDP marks the happiness of a nation.

3. 讓我們同意對(duì)方有不同意見吧。我們起碼在這一點(diǎn)上意見是一致的，我們同意不采取暴力，我們同意我們的分歧必須和平解決。

Let’s agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes?peacefully.

4. 桂林向來被我們稱為最美的地方，我以前懷疑這種說法?，F(xiàn)在我完全同意他們了。一切都美極了，尤其是那千姿百態(tài)的石峰。

Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything?is so beautiful, especially?the rock formations in these different shapes.

5. 我可以向你保證他是個(gè)非常隨和的人。我從來沒見過她發(fā)脾氣。

I can assure?you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.

6.一位親眼看見那個(gè)婦女被汽車軋過的年輕人同意出庭作證。我很欣賞他的勇氣。

A young man?who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I admire his courage.

7. 大學(xué)教育應(yīng)該設(shè)法保證我們的大學(xué)生有進(jìn)行批判性思維的能力。

College education?should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.

8. 你們?cè)陬A(yù)習(xí)功課的時(shí)候，一定要盡量試試，看你是否提出重要的問題來，是否能作出有意義的評(píng)論。

While you are preparing your lessons, you must?try your best to see if you can raise?some significant questions and give meaningful comments/criticism.

9. 在對(duì)這個(gè)問題進(jìn)行仔細(xì)思考以后，我認(rèn)識(shí)到，我們必須保證學(xué)生不但能謀生，還能懂得怎樣生活。

Upon careful reflections on this issue, I’ve come to realize that we must make sure that our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.

10.有一次我修好了一個(gè)漏氣的自行車胎，爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我說我是家里的天才，有當(dāng)機(jī)械師的潛力。他的話引起了全家人的大笑。

Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and have the makings of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.

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7 Fill in the blanks with one of the appropriate phases listed below

1 At that time ?????2 at a time ????????3 for the time being, in time

4 on time ???????5 during the time/ at the time, ?for a time/ for a long time

6 all the time ????7 at the same time, at a time

8 By the time, for some time ???9 at times/ all time

10 For a long time/ During that time, all the time

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Grammar

3 Translate the following sentences using proper adverbial clauses

1. Take?a warm jacket?with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.

2. It’s not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.

3. The two girl spoke so softly that no one else could hear them.

4. When you explain the danger of the drug to children, do it so that they can understand.

5. The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.

6. In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.

7. He was an only child, so he found it difficult?to get along with his peers at school.

8. The accident happened so long ago that I don’t remember much about it.

9. The teacher had just taken the children out of the building when it collapsed.

10. It was so dark that the German secret agent didn’t notice there was no balcony below the window at all.

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4. Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word

1 so ??2 aware ???3 realized ???4 book ???5 when

6 but ???7 clearly ??8 again ??9 decided ??10 case