errors
Ⅱ 1. 1) away 2) in/inside 3) forward/ through 4) back 5) off 6) home 7) back down 8) in out
Ⅲ 1. Internet is not such a unusual word as it used to be 2. Most men do not look unattractive in them
3. Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment
4. This claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city’s violent crimes
5. His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life
Comprehensive Exercises
Ⅰ1. 1) Statistics 2) rural 3) era 4) stood for
5) on the latch 6) vulnerable 7) barriers 8) electronic 9) reflection 10) civilized
2. 1) tougher 2) liable 3)shift 4) electric 5)cautious
6) sophisticated 7) thieves 8) break 9) chances 10)signs Ⅱ 1. 1) The Internet is changing the way people live, no matter whether they are in urban or rural areas.
2) Medium-sized and small companied are more vulnerable to the threat of the global
economic crisis than large ones.
3) With regard to our term papers, the professor asked us to analyze the chart of
unemployment first, and then provide critical reflections on the nation’s economic development.
4) It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.
5) Looking back on my twenty years’ teaching in high
school, I attributed my success to
patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.
2. It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure that you don’t leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.
Unit Four Vocabulary
Ⅰ1. 1) accordingly 2) loose 3) concentration 4) stimulating 5)fabric 6) if anything
7) reality 8) intuition 9) trifle 10) at the turn of the
century 11) mess 12) undermine
2. 1) approve 2) slow down 3) take in 4) sucked into
5) set apart 6) dozed off 7) call forth 8) stretch into 9) keep up with 10) believe in
3. 1) provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.
2) is credited to his powers of imagination.
3) on the foundations of an agricultural revolution.
4) not to make ant complaints in the presence of the nurse. 5) the outbreak of the Second World War
4. 1) flaw came to the conclusion would get nowhere
2) in a row dozed off a mess of
3) outbreak of has undermined has strained Ⅱ 1. With Christmas only a week away
2. With his physical condition improving day by day 3. With our GDP growing steadily
4. With all the shops closed 5. With her eyes closed
6. With the fog lifting during the night
Ⅲ 1) like/as 2) as 3) like 4) like/as 5) as/like 6) as 7) like 8) as
Comprehensive Exercises
Ⅰ1. 1) caution 2) came to the conclusion 3) never get anywhere 4) undermining
5) not give/care a fig 6) flaw 7) beyond any doubt 8)
foundation
9) remarkable/impressive 10) imagination
2. 1) extent 2) inventions 3) bet 4) manages 5) vision
6) eventually 7) achievement 8) poverty 9) utilized 10) breakthrough
Ⅱ 1. 1) The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross