and I notified my caseworker. She gave me a lecture that I hadn’t taken good care of my wheelchair.
Then she told me that I must have the patience to wait until she had the time to report my wheelchair
conditions to my medical worker. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies
to get the cheapest bid and informed the main welfare office at the state capital．It took them another
several days to consider the matter. When they finally got my wheelchair repaired，I had been confined
to bed for more than half a month． Section B Reading Skills I.
1. \something.
2. \
3. \4. As we know a portrait does not have life. It is in a figurative way to say \portrait\
5. The word \6. \was with
loving care that the blind man held the girl's hands. Comprehension of the Text II.
1. The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I had
been working seven days a week.
2. I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity. 3. Then the truth struck me. He was blind.
4. As we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, \Western ears, but it has charm.\
5. They are motionless, waiting for the performance to start.
6. The first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and I excused myself and went to talk to the theater manager.
7. A few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardly reaching his chest.
8. About a week after our trip, the chairman told me the Chinese executive had called to express great
satisfaction with the trip. Vocubulary III.
1. skimmed 2. steer 3. chartered 4. angle 5. veil 6. magic 7. realm 8. annoy 9. dense 10. highlighted IV.
1. Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India, England, and China. 2. The other players in the team are better than me, but I'm slowly catching up. 3. 1 was loaded with many parcels, unable to walk any faster.
4. The place was deserted and there was no sign of human beings living there.
5. These instruments should be switched on and checked before we start our work. 6. My friend was dressed in a black coat whereas I was in jeans.
7. All those connected with the mission were in prayer for her, but her life was not spared.
8. May I excuse myself for a while, Mr. Davis?
9. Have you ever noticed that at yesterday's concert one of the violinists was out of tune? 10. All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just skimmed the surface of this fascinating topic.
Unit 4
Section A Vocabulary III.
1. investment 2. disposal 3. condensed 4. strategic 5. revenue 6. scratch 7. utilities 8. invested 9. nowhere 10. transmission IV.
1. is lagging far behind 2. are stuck with 3. going for 4. remain in contact 5. keep pace with 6. at your disposal 7. dates from 8. scratched the surface of 9. stuck in 10. choose between V.
1.L 2.N 3.D 4.E 5.H 6.1 7.F 8.0 9.1 10.B Collocation VI.
1. exchange 2. growth 3. opportunities 4. understanding 5. benefits 6. peace 7. development 8. career 9. will 10. status Word Building
VII.
1. superpower 2. superabundant 3. supermarket 4. super-speed 5. supercomputer 6. superman 7. superstar 8. super-efficient VIII.
1. auto-timer 2. auto-focus 3. autograph 4. auto-reverse 5. autobiography 6. automakers 7. autoloading 8. autocriticism sentence structure IX
1. Concentrate on indoor delights rather than outdoor fights and you'll be much better appreciated.
2. As a result of the development of computer technology many people may eventually be able to
work at home rather than go to the office.
3. Some people say that the pupils' achievements this term will be measured by a formal test rather
than their teacher's assessment.
4. They argued that their products should be developed on the basis of need rather than profit.
5. During weekends the businessmen may spend time establishing friendship and mutual trust rather
than discussing any particular item of business. X.
1. Petrol now is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago. 2. Theirs is about three times as big as ours.
3. Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.
4. the fee for cell phones is typically twice as much as for calls made over fixed lines 5. can transmit 250,000 times as much data as a standard telephone wire Translation XI.
1. Rather than invest in my education, my parents spent their money on a new house. 2. Today, people are spending twice as much on entertainment and relaxation as they did in the past.
3. In order to be successful, a business must keep pace with developments in the marketplace.
4. Her fluency in English gave her an advantage over other girls for the job. 5. For students, nowhere is better than the library, where all the books are at their disposal.
6. We should make full use of the platform to strengthen communication, expand cooperation in more
areas and seek further development through joint efforts. XII.
1，发展中国家认为信息技术是促进经济发展的途径，但一些国家在估算成本与选择技 术方面缺乏经验。
2.据说地球拥有的地下水量大约是其拥有的河流和湖泊水量的三千倍，而且地下水要干 净得多。
3.任何人都能照出好照片—问题只是你是否在合适的时间和地点。
4.通过在他们的学校和图书馆安装计算机，这些社区的领导们表明他们决心不在技术上 落后。
5.当他开始创办这家公司时，他想他将能在市场上与那些顶级公司并驾齐驱，可是他现 在失望
了，因为他没有成功。
新视野大学英语读写教程第二版课后习题答案1-4册
