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every aspect of daily life. As a result, security de vices, in varied forms, are put to use. Part Three Paras 16-19 By locking our fears out, we become prisoners of our own making. 2.
1) Doors are not left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas.
2) Dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires are widely in use.
3) Suburban families have steel bars built in sliding glass doors.
4) Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes.
5) Access cards are required of those who work with medium to large-size companies. 6) Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against terrorism.
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7) Businessmen employ new machines linked up to their telephone to help determine whether the caller is telling lies or not.
Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their key chains.
Language Sense Enhancement
I. 1) electronic 2) hooked up to 3) suburban 4) built in
5) uncommon 6) announcing 7) survaillance 8) symbol 9) featured 10) attached to
Language Focus Vocabulary 1.
I. 1. 1) threathens 3) civilize 5) wandered
7) without so much as 9) hook up to 11) chart
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2. 1) narrowed down 3) cut off
5) wear (the other) down 7) put up
2) by a small margin 4) closed up 6) paste 8) sideways 10) universal 12) Bathed in
2) looked back on 4) fit into 6) lies in 8) stand for
3. 1) A certain gene which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by
researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.
2) A wardrobe with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom
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look larger.
3) The NBC show's opening shots feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986—killing all seven crew.
4) When the teacher threatened to keep the pupils in after school they were quieted at once.
5) Energy difficulties are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to the fact that imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange / because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.
4. 1) Jacob looked back on his summer holidays spent on the Big Island of Hawaii with its
beautiful landscape and tranquil atmosphere as a rare escape from the madness of urban life.
2) Learning in the information era is really convenient and efficient. With your computer hooked up to the internet, you can easily obtain the electronic resources relevant to your research.
3) Detectives, who believe more than one person is behind the constant attacks in the suburb, are using a sophisticated computer system to analyze specific behavior and situations. However, they are also aware that they shouldn’t rely too much on computer because it may make errors at times..
II. Collocation
1. away 2. inside/in
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3. forward/through 4. back 5. off 6. home 7. back, down 8. in, out
III. Usage
Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be. Most men do not look unattractive in them.
Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment. This claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city's violent crimes. His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life. Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1.
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
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