6) tone 7) took; in 8) editing 9) have arranged 10) in sight 11) stretched 12) data 2.
1) smoking cigarettes jars on me. 2) find themselves getting sucked in.
3) has arranged for a technician from the computer store to check and repair it.
4) fled their country to avoid military service/fled to other countries to avoid military service. 5) restore people’s confidence in it. 3.
1) the virtual; on line; via
2) nightmare; routine; any appointment; arrange for 3) cue; remarks; his tune II. Collocation
1. We came here all the way on foot. 2. Private cars are not allowed on campus.
3. They are on vacation in Florida.
4. Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.
5. Don’t worry, Lucy is always on time. 6. Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise. III. Usage 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4. tough 5. hard 6. easy
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze 1. (1) Internet (2) click (3) virtual (4) routines (5) arrange (6) nightmare (7) annoying
(8) connection (9) crawls (10) take in (11) spit (12) data (13) sucked into (14) At times (15) flee (16) on line 2. (1) companion (2) deliver (3) access (4) enables (5) customers (6) delights (7) provides (8) small (9) remote (10) information II. Translation 1.
1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.
2) A show Internet connection speed is really annoying. 3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.
4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.
5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates. 2.
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
Unit5 Overcoming Obstacles
Part II Reading Task Comprehension
Content Question Pair Work
1. Because the pole was set at 17 feet which was three inches higher than his personal best.
2. Because pole-vaulting combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
3. His childhood dream was to fly. His mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. 4. Because he believed in hard work and sweat. His motto: If you want something, work for it!
5. Michael's mother wished he could relax a bit more and be that \attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, \want something, work for it!\
6. He began a very careful training program. 7. He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches. He was very calm. 8. He began to feel nervous when the bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best.
9. What his mother had taught him about how to deal with tension or anxiety helped him overcome his nervousness.