finally agreed to loan him the money. Now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.
Unit 5
Vocabulary
I.1
1) monthly 2) acquaintances 3)classic 4) look; in the eye 5)manufactured 6)
options 7)finance 8) replacement 9) survived 10) pick out 11) married 12) grabbed at 2.
1) survived a car crash that killed both her parents.
2) almost embarrassed to death when Sarah read my poem out to the whole
class.
3) of the Children’s Hospital will care for the seriously injured pupils.
4) several phone calls making inquiries about the position of the Chief
Financial Officer.
5) straighten out all your financial problems if you join our club.
3.
1) inquiry; died of hunger; people survied2) Instantly; give up his; retire; replace him; executive
3) his beloved; odd jobs; and all that II Word Formation
1. embarrassment 2. survivors 3. newly 4. marketable 5. monthly 6. competition 7. conceivable
8.respectable
III. Usage
1. the poor 2. The deceased/The dead 3. the disabled 4. the French 5. The accused 6. the young 7.
the unemployed 8. the latter…the former… Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze 1. Text-related
1) died of 2) instantly 3) classic 4)ask around 5) surviving 6) retire 7)executive 8) replacement
9）stock 10) look…in the eye 2. Theme-related
1) impressed 2) diligence 3) Instead 4) Contrary 5) professionally 6) perform 7) personal 8)
balance 9) commitment 10) revealed II. Translation 1.
1) I’m not sure where you can find a good carpenter---you’d better ask around.
2) Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the
wall.
3) Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.
4) As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in the stock market. 5) We small retailers can’t compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales. 2.
My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to straighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late/nights. However, he tries his best to balance/maintain balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dished and plays ball with us. Unit 6 Homework Vocabulary Ⅰ 1.
1.Fertile 2.Reflected 3.Overseas 4.Slim 5.Split 6.Sustained 7.Glow 8.Thrust 9.Keen 10.Bud 11.Previous 12.Whichever
2. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 3.
The sickly smell of carpets and furniture in the bedroom disgusts me. Mary stopped corresponding with Henry after the death of her mother. A radio transmitter is best located at an isolated place far from cities. I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn’t hear Martin come in. The rough surface of the basketball helps players grip the ball.
1) to broaden; make their way 2) disgusts; take a chance on
3) the grand; and overseas; reflected Ⅱ
1. 1) frightened 2) afraid/ frightened
2. 1) alike/similar 2) similar 3. 1) alive 2) living
4. 1) sleeping 2) asleep Ⅲ
1. 1) disappointed 2) disappointment 3) disappointing 4) disappoint 5) disappointingly 6) disappointing
2. 1) attractive 2) attract 3) attraction 4) attractively 5) unattractively 6) unattractive
Comprehension Exercises ⅠCloze
1. Text-related
1) Identifying 2) gripped 3) margins 4)corresponding 5) overseas 6)little 7)hesitate 8)grateful 9)
made my way 10) going my way 2. Theme-related
1)first 2)ring 3)Nor 4) another 5) threw 6) deliberately 7) reasoned 8) himself 9) restaurant 10) matter ⅡTranslation
1.
1) Before I went off to university, my grandfather gave me a few words of wisdom which
impressed me deeply.
2) Never tell my parents about my injuries and I’ll be very grateful to you (for it).
3) At the meeting some of our colleagues put forward sensible suggestions about improving our working environment.
4) The management has/have agreed to grant the workers a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure. 5) It was very thoughtful of the hostess to give the house a thorough cleaning before we arrived.
2. Not rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others. Previous to/Before his retirement, through Project Hope he located the addresses of two country kids who grew up in poor families but had a keen desire to study. From then on he sent them money regularly. Later the two made their way to college, and even got a chance to study overseas.
Unit 7
Content Questions Pair Work
1. He thinks animals will probably do their best thinking when it serves their own purposes, not
when scientists ask them to.
2. Because he believes they may encounter animal intelligence in their daily life. 3. He regards them as a new window on animal intelligence. 4. She wanted to get more pineapple.
5. He expanded the money supply by breading chips in two.
6. It shows he is clever and sly. He ate up the fruit leaving nothing but stems to share with Miles. 7. They say that animals cooperate when they learn it is in their interest to do so.
8. The author thinks that what behaviorists say is right, but he doesn’t think their explanation is
satisfactory enough.
9. Because Orky was the most intelligent animal she had worked with.
10. Corky is a female whale because she is Orky’s mate and delivered a baby whale. 11. Because she thought the orange must have rolled off somewhere inaccessible.
12. Towan hid his orange underneath his foot. The act reveals some animals are intelligent enough
to know how to deceive. Text Organization
1. Eugene Linden wants to tell the reader that animals do have, at least, some limited
intelligence, and the personal experiences of those who are in close contact with animals are more convincing evidence than that any experiments can provide.
2. Let’s Make a Deal: Some animals are intelligent enough to know how to bargain with people.
Tale of a Whale: Animals like whales can assess a situation and act accordingly.
Primate Shell Game: Animals can attempt to deceive.
Language Sense Enhancement
1. (1) controversy (2) consciousness (3) explore (4) serves their own purposes (5)
encounter (6) lack of it (7) convinced (8) mental feats (9) captivity (10) humans
Language Focus
I. Vocabulary
1. 1) go (very) far 2) has expanded 3) in the interest(s) of 4) only to
5) encountered 6) has cooperated 7) assessed 8) (had) switched
9) horizons 10) gaze 11) disaster 12) wiped out
2. 1) … a long/long running controversy over whether the book should be published or not
2) … felt relieved after her first meeting with Tom had gone smoothly
3) ... suddenly went wrong with my computer when I was in the middle of
writing the essay
4) … is obvious that our company is still maintaining its composition as
market leader in software.
5) … give in until they give her a pay rise
3. 1) have undertaken, original, to explore
2) evidence convinced, underneath, extending to 3) to negotiate, encounter, to figure out, explore
II. Confusable Words
1. firstly 2. first, first 3. At first 4. First/Firstly 5. first 6. First 7.
at first 8. first
III. Usage
1. animal intelligence whose 2. zoo keeper where 3. eye contact through what 4. money supply of what 5. killer whale what kind 6. baby whale how old 7. family member of what 8. sea turtle what kind/where
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
1. (1) emergency (2) evidence (3) original (4) sizing up (5) negotiates (6) reveal (7)
make a deal (8) dominant (9) in their interest(s) (10) deceiving (11) controversy (12) judgment (13) explore
2. (1) protect (2) However (3) type (4) situation (5) sights (6) together (7) rang
(8) associate (9) without (10) environment II. Translation
1. 1) A local business undertook the project but went bankrupt before it was completed.
2) Let’s make a deal—you wash my car, and I’ll let you use it tonight.
3) We got to the village which we thought must have been wiped out in the
severe earthquake, only to find it slightly damaged.
4) My garden is dry and shady—few plants thrive in that condition
5) Mystery still surrounds the exact truth behind the film star’s death/exact
circumstance of the film star’s death.
2. When I was young I used to visit the zoo in my hometown. There what attracted me most was
a couple of tigers, especially the male. They were dept in a huge iron cage at first, but later were released from it and moved to a place called Tiger Hill. Twenty years later I revisited the zoo and was relieved to find Tiger Hill was still there, but greatly extended. Moving around now were six tigers, old and young, instead of two!
Pair work
1. She was amazed at the author’s ability to do mental calculation.
2. Children can’t spell correctly; their knowledge of word history and geography is non-existent 3. He didn’t want to compete with the hard-working Asians at U.C.L.A. He preferred a less
intellectually challenging life.
4. A modern industrial state cannot function with an idle, ignorant labor force. 5. To use the media to dramatize and drive home the message to today’s teenagers. 6. He is fed up with the book he is forced to red.
7. They can’t read or write. They place their hopes on their children. 8. He works as a cleaner in a factory owned by the Japanese. 9. Because he has no education, no useful skill, and no discipline.
10. Americans stop demanding good education foe children. Machines do all the complex work
and there is little manual work to be done. America is poorer than Japan and European countries.
11. Hard work education, saving and discipline help a nation rise from the ashes. 12. He finally comes to realize the importance of study.
Work on your own 1.
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