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4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.
5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being questioned.
2. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates. ★ Text B
Comprehension Check: b a b c d a
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Language Practice 1. d e f g a b h c
2. 1) and he like 2) popularity 3) had been kept in the dark 4) define 5) was aware of 6)relate 7) were up to 8) trend 9)opportunity 10)mobile 11)comments 12) interviewed
Unit 4
★ Text A Vocabulary I.
1. 1) conversely 2). but then 3) symptom 4) spitting 5) abusing 6) tone
7) took…in 8) editing 9) have arranged 10) in sight 11) stretched 12) data
2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me.
2) A lot of American teenagers don’t like street gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.
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3) Jeffrey’s computer crashed again this morning. The manager has arranged for a technician from the computer store to check and repair it.
4) During the Vietnam War, many young Americans fled their country to avoid military service/fled to other countries to avoid military service.
5) The new government is planning an anti-corruption campaign so as to restore people’s confidence in it.
3. 1) the virtual, on line, via 2) nightmare, routine, any appointment, arrange for 3) cue, remarks, his tune
II. 1. We came here all the way on foot. 2. Private cars are not allowed on campus. 3. They are on vocation in Florida.
4. Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.
5. Don’t worry, Lucy is always on time. 6. Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise. III. 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4.
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tough 5. hard 6. easy Comprehensive Exercise I.
1. 1) internet 2) click 3) virtual 4) routines 5) arrange 6) nightmare 7) annoying 8) connection 9) crawls 10) take in 11) spit 12) data 13) sucked into 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line
2. 1) companion 2) deliver 3) access 4) enables 5) customers 6) delights 7) provides 8) small 9) remote 10) information II. Translation
1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.
2) A slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying.
3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.
4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.
5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing
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memory sets her apart from her classmates. 2. Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write,submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional
cues
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face-to-face
communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret. ★ Text B
Comprehension Check: c a a b d c Language Practice 1.d e a c b f g h
2.1) vehicle 2) hooked on 3)intense 4)worldwide 5)overnight 6)slipped 7) on the whole 8) called forth 9) outwards 10)Needless to say 11) to my