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Listen to the recording of the text and choose the answer that best reflects 1. your understanding. 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B
Read the text again for language and complete the following tasks.3.
3 Translate the following expressions into Chinese. 告诉你实话．给她一顶帐篷 11.1 12.给他们一个教训2．递给他一件军外套 13.卖给我一辆车3．给我们唱首歌 14.给我带食物来4．希望你一路顺风／旅途愉快 15.把糖递给我．给我自己找广-介丈夫5 16.助我一臂之力6．给我们寄个包裹 17.给我们树立榜样7．给他提供一个工作 给你做顿饭8. 给我买本书 18. 给你弄些现款9．给你看张画／照片 19. 10.给你提供一个机会／条件／价位等 Vocabulary1. Become familiar with the rules of word formation 1. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs. 1. discovery 9. dependence 2．Addition 10. amazement 3．Display 11. consideration 4. determination 12. reliance 5. entertainment 13. supposition 6．Renewal 14. addiction 7. treatment 15. acceleration 8．Intrigue 16. schedule
2. Translate the following expressions paying attention to the different use of the suffix “-tive”.
1．积极支持 9．一项保守的政策 2. 一个富有想象力的主意 10.一位进步的学者
3．积极正面的效果 11.一个引人注目的年轻姑娘 4．一张表情丰富的脸 12.生产力
5．在一种相对的意义上 13.一个非常敏感的人 6．一种被动的态度 14.一门选修课 7．一个给人深刻印象的展示 15.一触即发的形势 8．一项比较研究
3. Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area 1. Japanese 12. Korean 2. Italian 13. Egyptian 3. Brazilian 14. Portuguese 4. Iranian 15. Indian 5. Cantonese 16. Nepalese 6. Indonesian 17. Chilean 7. Cuban 18. Russian 8. Vietnamese 19. Mexican 9. Lebanese 20. Romanian 10. Syrian 21. Sudanese 22 Mongolian11. Canadian
“addict” or “consider”the correct form of the word 4. Fill in the blanks with 1 addicts 4 consider, consideration 2 addictive, addicted 5 considerate
3 addiction 6 Considerable, considered Complete the following verb+ noun collections or expressions2. 1. pitch
2. meal / dish / food 9. people / animals / the homeless 11. test / develop / prove / study
5 rouse / arouse 12. conquer/ feel
6. faith / library books / friendship 13. make/ take/ accept / renew / withdraw
7. hitch 14 nip 8. drive/ travel/ cover 15 touch/ break
3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets. 1. that all nations realize that global warming is everybody's bushiness 2. that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks
3. that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain 4. that the earth moves round the sun 5. that she had been admitted to that university 6. that wives ought to stay at home 7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth 8. that he mentioned the other day that9. that our teacher once said that he had noticed that some students still had
difficulties with their grammar
4. Turn each of the sentences into the passive voice following the example given. 1. Thieves, drug addicts, rapists, and murderers are often found lurking at night in Central Park.
2. The young man was left stranded in the desert. 3. Can the goodwill of our fellow countrymen still be depended on? 4. Wherever he went he was treated with kindness.5. He was told by the driver that he had been once robbed by a hitchhiker at
knifepoint.6. Probably the tent was considered the most valuable possession in that shabby
house. 7. His faith in people was renewed by his experience during this trip. 8. Government officials are supposed to be honest and hardworking. Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs5.
1 for 2 into 3 after 4 away, over 5 out of 6 out, into 7. to, in 8 over, out for, for 9 to, about, on, across
6. Translate the following sentences into English 1. The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.chairman the for who are considering running 2. There are already quite a few students
of the Students' Union.consider I out of danger. is run over by the horse carriage now who 3. That student was
him really lucky.4. It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and
this has been considered a miracle. 5. We are running short of hands. You have just
3. guests / friends 10. people / animals 4. take/ plan
come in the right time.6. I'd rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private
businesses.7. She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name
and money.the against/a violation of them that what they did was 8. We warned agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.
word than one brackets. word(s) in the More the 7. Fill in blanks with the correct may be correct. 1 remember/memorize 2 remember/recall 3 remember/recall 4 remember, special 5 middle 6 center
7 however, visits 8 special, trip 9 particular, tour 10 found, found out
Grammar1. Combine each pair of sentences following the patterns below. 1. Walking along the canal, you will find new houses have sprung up on both sides.
2. The young fans rushed to see their favorite star, shouting his name.
3. Seeing that Jim was hard at work, the manager changed her mind and left quietly.
4. The pop star stood on the balcony of his hotel room, waving to his fans.
5. Being the eldest of five children, Ted dropped out of high school to help support
his family.
Internet.off the an hour, downloading some music 6. The boy sat at his computer for
7. The man traveled from coast to coast without money, relying entirely on the
kindness of strangers.
8. Realizing they belonged to different worlds,
their to go two of them decided the
separate ways.9. On her first night at college, Laura lay awake, thinking about the four years ahead.whether any
10. The journalist listened to the speeches at the debate, wondering
agreement would be reached at the conference.
Complete the sentences by
translating the Chinese in the brackets, using a 2. what-clause. 1. What farmers what most 2. what they suggested 3. what my parents said to me 4. what they were trying to do 5. what life was all about 6. what they should get out of college 7. what we need 8. what you look like 9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years10. what the federal government should not do at the moment
3. Translate the sentences using a what-clause or a present participle phrase.
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