Unit 9
Key to Exercise
Vocabulary
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6 Translate the following sentences into English
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1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be more modest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.
2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.
3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.
4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.
5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.
6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you?
7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.
8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.
9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.
10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people’s support.
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Grammar
1 Translate the Chinese
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1. ?no matter what / whatever happens
2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)
3. No matter what/ Whatever you say
4. no matter how much it costs
5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him
6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her
7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world
8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are
9. no matter how/ however difficult that is
10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them
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2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.
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1. I had realized this ???2. I could help ???3. I had a brother ????4. I had his courage
5. We could do more than we did ????6. I lived ????7. I had better news
8. we could be ?????9. she had listened to ?????10. I had been taught
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3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause …
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1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.
2. No matter how hard I try, I can’t persuade him to play the part of Hamlet.
3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you.
4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.
5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.
6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.
7. A well-known philosopher once said, ‘ I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good health.’
8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want.
9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.
10. I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. But I wish the riot had never happened.
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4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
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1. since ????2. has ?????3. popular ????4. idea/ practice ???5. relationships
6. ways ????7. tradition ??8. among/ with ??9. longer ???10. text
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5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences
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1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours ?whether you buy any of our books or not.
2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.
3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.
4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.
5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.
6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.
7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.
8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.
9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.
10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.
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Unit 10
Key to exercise
Vocabulary
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2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions答案：
1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve ??the results
2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume ??responsibility
3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid ???issues
4. pursue / have / develop ??hobbies
5. have / make / lose / avoid ???contact
6. save ??face / lives / time / money/ trouble
7. remove ??roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts
8. cultivate ??land / field / roses/
9. eliminate ??enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors
10. produce ??oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie
11. lack ??care / time / money / experience / patience / courage
12. bury ??the dead / treasure / past / head
13 nourish the ??plants / children / animals / relationship
14. arrange ???meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs
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6. Translate the following sentences into English
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1. 如果他們拒絕歸還小島，他們兩國的關(guān)系就不能完全正?；?。
If they refused to give back these small islands, the two countries would not be able to normalize their diplomatic relations completely.
2. 我知道放棄這個機會十分愚蠢，但我別無選擇。
I know that it is stupid to give up this opportunity, but I have no other choice/ alternative.
3. 由于缺少公眾的支持，白宮最后退讓了。
???For lack of public support, the White House Had to give in at last.
4. 要一下子消滅毒品不可能，但現(xiàn)在世界上每年都有幾百萬以上的人成功地戒了煙。
???It may not be possible to eliminate drugs all at once/ immediately / at one go, but now there are millions of people throughout the world who succeed in kicking the habit of cigarette smoking every year.
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5. 我們已經(jīng)和對方代表聯(lián)系。我們已經(jīng)安排不久在廈門會面，討論雙方有興趣的重要問題。
???We have already made contact with the representatives of the other side and arranged to meet in Xiamen before long to discuss important issues we are both interested in.
6. 有一天，那座新樓突然倒塌，樓里很多人都被埋了。
???One day, that new building suddenly gave way / collapsed / fell down, burying many people under it.
7. 愛情是要雙方的培養(yǎng)，而真正的愛表現(xiàn)在給予而不是在獲取上。
???Love requires nourishment from both sides, and true love is in the giving, not in the taking.
8. 奶奶的健康一有改善，她就開始把她的財產(chǎn)分給她的親戚朋友們。
???As soon as Grandma’s health improved, she began to give out her belongings to her folks and friends.
9. 一種長久的友好關(guān)系要求雙方都十分真誠。
??It requires perfect honesty on both sides to cultivate a lasting / an enduring friendly relationship.
10.據(jù)稱，今年的經(jīng)濟計劃已經(jīng)完成了，國內(nèi)市場也非常繁榮。
??It is announced that our economic plan this year has been fulfilled and our domestic / home market has also been flourishing.
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Grammar
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3 Translate the following sentence into English, using a to-infinitive or either…or… / neither …nor…
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1. He said again and again that he had come to China to broaden his horizons.
2. Julia says she has neither the time nor the energy for sports after a day’s hard work.
3. Sometimes it takes courage to disagree openly with one’s immediate boss.
4. Neither the teachers nor the students here believe there is any shortcut in learning English.
5. Upon graduation, most college students have two options: either to find a job or to go to graduate school.
6. To see all the flood victims properly housed is the relief workers’ number one task at present.
7. During my stay in China. I would like you to arrange for me to see some of my old friends.
8. In order to prevent the price of houses from going up too fast, the government promised to adopt / launch a series of policies.
9. Such interviews are generally conducted either in a hotel or in a café, never in offices.
10. They opened a shelter for the city’s homeless to stay overnight in extreme weather condition.
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4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.
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1. comes ????2. different ??3. Anybody ????4. as ?????5. longer
6. burdens ???7. them ????8. who ?????9. life ?????10. days
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5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.
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1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.
2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.
3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.
4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.
5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.
6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.
7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.
8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.
9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.
10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon Olympics?
