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. Down27. 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 expressions 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. toilet13. pavement 14. clever 15. cheque 16. boot 17. railway 18. underground

P.113 More Work on the Test

1.T ranslate

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 situation17. 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 glass

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.T he sales suspension has brought us heavy losses.

5.T his is perhaps the longest suspension bridge in Asia.

6.T he author is very good at creating suspense.7.H e used to watch wit great envy children of wealthy people go to school.

8.I rather envy their school for its beautiful campus.

9.S he 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 recession. 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 thefollowing 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. assumed 11. cases 12. get away 13. protest 14. had spoken to

15. couldn’t really have comfortedMore 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 assumed that all our

problems will be resolved overnight.

7.It is generally assumed that depression

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 intoEnglish

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 assumed 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

across 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 tightcorner, 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 expressed 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下载本文