Unit3
1)were short of
2)attached any importance to 3)have applied for 4)consists of 5)vital 6)range 7)Judging by 8)leisure 9)awkward 10)ultimate 11)constitute 12)slim 1) salary 2) prospect 3) in turn 4) smelled of 5) depressed 6) suburb 7) stale 8) protested 9) incompetent 10) interview
11) Having little in common 12) disapproval 13) advertise 14) plus
1) A résumé generally consists of personal information, work experience and educational background.
2) In today's job market, importance is attached to practical experience as well as formal education.
3) The pay for this type of work ranges from ten to fifteen dollars per hour.
4) The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me./ I was depressed at the thought of having to take the exam again.
5) Tony and his brother have little in common except that they share the same interest in cricket./ Tony and his brother have little in common except their shared interest in cricket. 6) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom. 1) unlock 2) unpacked 3) undo 4) unfolded 5) unsay 6) undressed
1) a blue-eyed girl 2) a kind-hearted woman 3) a simple-minded young man
4) a double-faced guy/a double-faced fellow 5) a long-haired rabbit 6) a white-haired girl 7) a left-handed person 8) a red-tailed bird 9) a narrow-minded man 10) a short-sighted woman
1) smells lovely/smells sweet 2) could smell cigarettes 3) Smell the milk 4) smells stale 5) smells of wine
6) can smell something burning 7) was smelling a ball of wool
8) smell of fish/smelt of fish/smelled of fish
1) surprising/surprise 2) surprised
3) excited interested
4) frightened 5) bored closing 6) closed 7) frightening 8) winning
9) amusing thinking 10) lost
1) The rumour proved (to be) true.
2) The experiment proved (to be) a success in the end.
3) The student proved (to be) much brighter than he had first appeared.
4) His experiences on the farm proved (to be) a turning point in his writing career.
1) I could say \
2) I had time to look over my answers
3) most of the students understood the first problem 4) I could stop him
1) the letter must have been written by a small child 2) they are probably Japanese
3) he might have failed in his English exam 4) the performance must be a great success
1) advertised 2) local 3) slim 4) apply 5) disapproval 6) consisted of 7) attached importance 8) Obviously 9) in common 10) salary 11) prospect
1) Out 2) apply 3) others 4) know
5) preferred/chose/select 6) single 7) a 8) at 9) behind 10) careful 11) to
12) considerate/thoughtful 13) when 14) questions 15) polite 16) rest/others 17) floor 18) placed 19) turn 20) When 21) noticed 22) brushed 23) nails 24) excellent 25) more 1) hiring 2) link
3) college graduate 4) somewhere 5) find out
6) checked with his university 7) he'd be right for the job 8) eagerness
9) left me with only one other question
10) call on 翻译
1. She got a post as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved to be incompetent.
她在当地一家银行找到一份出纳员的工作，但不久因不称职而被解雇了。 2. It is obviously/clearly his young assistant who is running the book store. 很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。
3. No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest. 这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。
4. Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim.
比尔已向哈佛大学申请助教职位，但他得到它的可能性很小。 5. Being short of funds, they are trying to attract foreign capital. 由于缺乏资金，他们正在想办法吸引外资。
6. The room smells of stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time. 这个房间有股霉味，一定是好久没人住了。
7. As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister have little in common. 就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。
8. It is self-evident that the education of the young is vital to the future of a country. 不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。 大学英语精读第二册（第三版）Book2Unit3答案 上海外语教育出版社
Unit4
1) few
大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案
