2 In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
1) Rules and regulations should be strictly followed; no one is supposed to compromise on safety standards. 2) She can’t blame others. She must pay for her self-induced blindness.
3) He steered the boat carefully between the rocks. 4) An examiner must have some knowledge in testing; otherwise he cannot frame his questions clearly. 5) His last remark demonstrated his lack of knowledge on this subject.
6) Finally the police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
7) He claims that the new teaching approach helps to promote students’ creative ability.
8) The teachers were most impressed by your performance in the exam. You scored 98marks whereas most of your classmates failed.
9) Among all the workers interviewed every one agreed that Martin had made an important contribution to the company’s success.
10) I know you did it deliberately, just to annoy me. 11) We should try our best to help those who are in financial difficulty and cannot pay their tuition fees on time. 12) The fast economic growth of our country has attracted the attention of many economists, who all think that it is a miracle.
3 1) Being a mother of two young kids, Sarah always make a point of spending as much time as she can with them. 2) I looked up the word in the dictionary to make the most of its exact meaning.
3) The chairman warned yesterday that a pay rise for teachers would lead to job cuts.
4) Realizing that his retirement was near at hand, he looked for some additional income.
5) The famous actor keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning.
6) She is constantly under pressure and it is affecting her health.
7) Last but not least, I would like to thank all the people who have given us unselfish assistance throughout these years.
8) We’ve been trying to get back to you, Tom, but we think
we took your number down incorrectly.
9）In addition(to) giving a general introduction to computer science, the course also provides practical experience.
10) All the students were involved in making costumes and scenery for the show.
11) It was a perfectly ordinary day; in other words, I went to work and came home as usual.
12) Critics point out that the prince, on his income, should be paying tax.
13) Don’t say it is profitless to do this. The effort will pay off in the long run.
4 1) All the students in my class scored well in the quiz this time.
2) The meeting is scheduled for Thursday.
3) I’ve been assigned the job of looking after the new students.
4) We’ve got to try and motivate our salesmen. 5) The success of this experiment is crucial to the project as a whole.
6) New efforts are needed to promote the cause of world peace.
新世纪大学英语综合教程1Unit1College-Life习题答案
