following year.
9. When considering people for jobs, we give __ to those with some experience.
10. Carol will be in charge of the office during my __.
11. Having turkey (火鸡) is __ at Thanksgiving in the United States. 12. By ___ with London, Paris is small in area.
13. ___ relations concern the relationship between the management and the workers in an industry.
14. It will take more than laws to bring about genuine racial __ in our society.
Correct the following sentences using expressions from the text, then give a synonym or definition to the corrected expression.
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1. I love literature and admire a lot of famous writers, and I like Ernest Hemingway on particular. Correct form: ; Synonym:
2. She planned to visit New York, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, and many other cities. By short, she wanted to go to many big cities around the world.
Correct form: ; Synonym:
3. I wonder whether you are committed by working here for life. Correct form: ; Definition:
4. The manager based his decision with his assistant's report. Correct form: ; Definition:
5. With comparison, this girl is more elegant and intelligent than her younger sister.
Correct form: ; Synonym:
6. I think the chances of getting changes accepted by the community by large remain very small. Correct form: ; Synonym:
7. The government is not happy for the latest job statistics; it is planning to take some strong measures to stimulate business. Correct form: ; Synonym:
8. Other types of cancer are associated by bad habits such as smoking. Correct form: ; Synonym:
9. Traffic ground for a halt as we got closer to the scene of an accident. Correct form: ; Definition:
10. The laws are designed to protect consumers for unsafe products. Correct form: ; Synonym:
Unit 9
Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
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1. The athlete was very __ for winning two gold medals at the next Olympic Games to be held four years later.
2. He's usually indifferent to the feelings of other people; he can neither understand nor __ with my eagerness.
3. She has a(n)___ heart; she is never harsh or cruel to anybody. 4. She has done her job quite well, ___ her age and inexperience. 5. I don't believe that absolute power leads to absolute __.
6. He began to gather together his clothes, which he had __ all over the floor the night before.
7. I need a(n) __ textbook because my English level is between the beginner and the advanced.
8. I have been ___ with that famous writer for a couple of years, but I haven't met him so far.
9. This car is expensive; it costs the ___ of a whole year's salary of mine.
10. Janet ___ herself with dreams of success but they never came true. 11. The ___ length of the new bridge is 1,200 meters; it ranks number one in the country.
12. He wasn't very __ on buying a car, but we talked him into it. 13. A war has been going on for many years in this African country and countless ____ have flooded into its neighboring countries.
Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The company staff are entitled __ a two-week holiday with pay every year.
2. The action of the play revolves __ the struggle between two women. 3. The report they submitted did not correspond ___ the facts. 4. I have signed ___ for a course in computer science at the local college.
5. Look at the photographs and see if you can point ___ the man who attacked you.
6. I look forward ___ meeting with you to discuss further how we could work out an even better plan.
7. Watch ___ for chances to improve your position in the firm; they don't come very often.
8. If you keep trying, you'll make something ___ yourself some day. 9. ___ the parents' standpoint, it might be a bad move, but if you were a child you might have a different point of view.
10. Mother taught me to keep going even ___ face of great difficulties.
Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
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Nobody has ever had to tell me to get out of bed. My number one ___ has always been that I am much more ambitious than most. The way I see it, life is too short to make periodical __ to comfort and fun. If you want to accomplish something remarkable, you've got to stay ___ and constantly work toward your goals. My goal has been to become a(n) since I was a young boy. When I was eight, my father said, \work is too __ for you. You should be more realistic about your __ and abilities.\
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