8) hitherto
9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current 2.
1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4)go about 5) driving at 6) put away 7) over 8) took aback 3.
1) has a very weak constitution --- she may not be able to survive the operation.
2) was taken aback by the insurance company’s rejection of my compensation claim
3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.
4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed ---it’s getting too long. 5) are often seceptive 4.
1) Oddly enough /went broke /wrinkled / he had gone all to pieces 2) definite / is capable of /her vanity 3) too mild / sipping / stroke II. Usage
1. Except for 2. except that 3. except 4. except when 5. except to 6. except what 7. except where 8. except that
III.
vocabulary AmE apartment can candy elevator faculty first floor BrE flat tin sweets lift spelling AmE favorable paralyze labor meter BrE favourable paralyse labour metre catalogue levelling theatre defence plough programme staff (of a university) catalog ground floor leveling theater defense plow program gas, gasoline petrol mail railroad pants subway corn post railway trousers tube, underground maize practice (v.) practise characterize characterise store
shop tire tyre (on a car) Comprehensive exercises I. 1.
1). insane 2).current 3). candid 4). capable 5). was
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taken aback
6). in good condition 7). constitution 8）. go all to pieces 9）. Gone broke 10）. vacancy 11）. mild 12）. deceptive 2.
1）. suspected 2）. pleading 3）. confirmed 4）stunned 5） lucrative 6). jewellery 7). wealthy 8). urge 9). spell 10). arrested II. 1.
1) I have an instinct that Henry will seek to join the expedition, because he is something of an adventurer.
2) He is capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he is exposed to noises.
3) The trademark was registered in accordance with the laws hitherto in force.
4) Oddly enough, many people volunteered to help organize the meeting, but only a few turned up.
5) The teacher’s affectionate words, along with his candid comments, changed the way Mike perceived the society and himself. 2.
For my own part, I find that appearances are all too often deceptive. For
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instance, you might be wrong if you judged by appearances only people like Edward Hyde Burton. In appearance, he seemed a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow with white hair and mild blue eyes, gentle and candid. Nevertheless, he turned out to be very cruel. He insulted and fooled Lenny who was down and out and made him commit himself to an insane venture. What was still more surprising was that he was completely indifferent to Lenny’s death. Without doubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone.
Key to Unit6, Book4 “The Pace of Life” Vocabulary 1
1) appliances 2) comparative 5) prosperity 6) decorate large quantity of
9) streamline 10) fax 11) pointed the way to Vocabulary 2
1) eat into 2) cling to
3) stand out/ stood out 4) wears away 5) set about 6) switch off 7) will be turned loose
8) poured in
12) bewildered
3) multiply 4) distribution
7) famine 8) large quantities of/ a
Vocabulary 3
is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent.
to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven out by the heat and flames.
was urged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get more involved with issues of market demand.
can really eat heavily into your profits when you are selling suits at ￡900 and dresses at ￡2,000.
has toiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in order to keep her body in shape.
Vocabulary 4
reaction to; discontent; provoked convention; evading tax; the confines of
a burden; are always on the go/ seem forever on the go; to cope
II. Confusable Words
1. 1) nervousness 2) tension 3) stress; stress 4) tension 2. 1) honorary 2) Honorable 3) honorable 4) honorary 5) honorable 6) Honorary
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