Unit One
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Vocabulary 1. Identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used.
Noun suffixes: -tion, -ment, -ing, -ness, -or/er Adjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -ed Adverb suffixes: -ly
following of the adjectives, nouns or verbs 2. Write down the corresponding adverbs, words.
miserably, possibly, are: Simply, hurriedly, terribly, 1. Their corresponding adverbs
politely, fortunately, practically, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously
total, particular, are: complete, accurate, adjectives 2. Their corresponding
absolute, easy, angry, miserable, exact, final
power (powerfulness), success (successfulness), 3. Their corresponding nouns are:
home (meaninglessness), tear (tearfulness), meaning care (carefulness), (homelessness), price (pricelessness)
spell, attend, celebrate, attract, corresponding verbs are: express, impress, 4. Their
produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge 3. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of . less” and “ –-fulthe suffixes “” 11.一只对人无害的动物1. 一个有用的词 12. 一个无耻的撒谎者2. 一条很有帮助的建议 13.一个无阶级的社会3. 一次痛苦的经历 很有希望的形势4. 一个含泪的声音 14. 一次
富有成果的访问5. 一场无望的战争 15. 16.一支强大的军队6. 一颗无价的宝石 17．一个粗心的错误7. 一本无用的书 一个无家可归的孩子
18.8. 仔细一看 一个牙齿已掉光的老汉9. 一个多事的年份（多事之秋） 19. 20.一朵无名的花10. 一个有害的习惯
4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets 1. differ
2. differently, different 3. difference
4. serious, serious, seriously 5. seriousness, seriously polluted 6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute 7. attention
8. attentively, attentive
2 Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions. 1. Take
2. lose/find 3. dry 4. play
5. take/have
6. tell/read/write
7. change/speak/read/cross 8. life/facts/reality/difficulties
9. an event/a plan/the news/the death/the marriage 10. a country/a place/privacy 11. a river/a street/a bridge/a desert/the sea
12. an end/a decision/a place 13. workers/waiters/servants/people 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expressions. 1. on their own 2. show off 3. burst 6. to resort to 7. clinging to 8. into 4. given rise to 5. brought gave rise to 9. took advantage of 10. about in vain, make, out of
4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.
1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company. 2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。
Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.
3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.
4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
He loves to show off his wealth, but this is all in vain. People still avoid him as
though he were poison.
5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。 He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden
together with other villagers.
我认为我们还必须采用严厉的法律另外，6. 我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。 措施。这不只是一个钱的问题。resort In addition, we mustmust We spend more money fighting against global warming.
a matter ofto tough laws. It is not just money. 7. 当警察到达学校的时候，学生和老师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态。 in When the police arrived at the school, the students and the teachers were still a daze. 8. 这个腐败的官员还在死死抓住他的权力不放。他拒绝靠边站。 aside. This corrupt official was still clingingto his power. He refused to step不知道他怎么在这大雪中找到这个地9. 当那个人最后进入视界时，我发现他原来是我父亲。 方的。那时候，我放声大哭起来。t know how came into view, I found it was my father. I didn'When the man finally
.I that moment, burst into tearsplace he managed to find this in the blinding snow. At
她发现自己第一次这样看一个年轻男子。10. 她不时地偷偷朝他张望。 . It was the first time in her life that she had from time to timeShe glanced at him
found herself looking at a young like that.
5. Fill u in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs 1 of 2 from 3 for 4 out 5 up 6 up 7 up for 8. out 9. with 10. of 11. of 12. of 13. up
6. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets. 1. the door locked, very angry guqin 2. the city gate wide open, playing the, it very strange 3. quite obvious/clear, his successor
4. worried/anxious, talking to yourself 5. so heavily polluted, pay (the price) 6. the ground shaking/trembling/quaking, rolling down 7. laugh, laugh himself 8. put these things in order, do it 9. lying in the grass, covered with blood 10. interested in gardening or painting, keep him busy 11. hear her say, put off/postponed
7. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in
the brackets. Note that more than one of the words may be appropriate. 1. high/tall, huge 7. state
2. vast, high 8. a few, big/huge/great, high 3. tall, big/large 9. everything, something 4. every, affairs 10. Anybody, any, nothing, nothing, nothing
5. matter, countries/nations, big/huge 11. little, few, a little, a few
6. affair, nation, matter
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