Unit 1 Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. the fierce resistance 2. the long march 3. the devastating enemy 4. bleak 5. launched 6. military might 7. mowed down 8. campaign 9. a painful lesson 10. the aid
Language Focus
Vocabulary I.
1. 1) alliance 2)at the cost of 3) stroke 4)limp 5)minus 6) regions 7) declaration 8) siege 9) raw 10) bide his time
11) have taken their toll 12) in the case of
2. 1) is faced with 2)get bogged down 3) is pressing on/pressed on 4) drag on 5) get by 6)dine out 7) have cut back 8)
get through
3. 1) head to the conquest of cancer in the near future
2) has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock worker’s strike 3) will/should never get in the way of her career 4) caught the foreign minister off guard
5) of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date/obsolete 4. 1) Being faced with/the occupation of/regions
2) crucial to/efficient/to reckon with/weaken/be brought to a halt 3) a heroic/the decisive/turned the tide/siege/by launching II. More Synonyms in the Context
1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting
took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium.
2) Elizabeth make careful preparations for the interview and her efforts/home-work paid off.
3) I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.
4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh
weather. III. Usage
1) fall ill 2) lay dead from a heart attack 3) dropped dead from a heart attack 4) fell asleep 5) marrying young 6) to sit still for longer than a few minutes
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
1. 1) invasion 2) stand in the way 3) catching…off his guard 4) launching 5) declaration 6) campaign 7) drag
on 8) reckon with 9) bringing 10) to al halt
2. 1) allow 2) reckoned 3) highly 4) forecasts 5) rapidly 6) instant 7) delivery 8) advantage 9) observing
10) powerful II.
1. 1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm. 2) We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons. 3) Having been out of a job for 3 months, Phil is increasingly getting desperate. 4) Sam, as the project manager is decisive, efficient and accurate in his judgment.
5) Since the chemical plant was identified as a source of pollution, the village neighborhood committee decided to close it at the cost of 100 jobs.
2. The offensive had lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division commander instructed our
battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do this we have to cross a marshland, and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided
to take a gamble. Luckily enough, thanks to the severely cold weather which had made the marshland freeze over, we arrived our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This had turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.
Unit 2 Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. care 2. impact 3. orbiting satellites 4. warn of 5. location 6. at any given time 7. vibrate 8. detected 9. calculate 10. converted
Language Focus
Vocabulary I.
4. 1) expansion 2) automated 3) vapor 4)take control of 5) hazards 6) satellite 7) vibrated 8) magnetic 9)
bunched 10) in the air 11) got/was stuck in 12) approximately
5. 1) send out 2) stand up for 3) pass for 4) were closing in on 5)starting up 6)went through 7) fill out 8)
fall into
6. 1) incorporates all the latest safety features 2) two trees ten feet apart
3) awarding lucrative contracts to his construction firm
4) the prototype of a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars 5) are correlated in all racial groups
4. 1) the application/ has turned into a reality/ are poised to 2) that vibrate/can detect/frequency
3) lanes/are mounted in/alert a /hazard II. Word Formation
Clipped Words: kilogram/memorandum/gymnasium/liberation/doctor/veterinarian/preparatory/ automobile/influenza Blends: medical care/electronic mail/communications satellite/news broadcast/sky hijack/ European dollar/breakfast and lunch/television broadcast/Oxford and Cambridge III. Usage
1) swimming pool 2) drawing board 3) enriched Middle English 4) disturbing change 5) fully developed prototype 6) canned food 7) working population 8) puzzling differences
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
3. 1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5) hazards 6) monotonous 7) take control of 8) steer 9)
lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) getting stuck in 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor
4. 1) generates 2) related 3)revolutionized 4) enable 5) opportunities 6) overall 7) manufacturing 8)
dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities II.
3. 1) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.
2) The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall in living standards and an increase in social problems
3) The research shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are closely correlated with global temperatures
4) The frequency of the bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minute recently.
5) The diver stood on the edge of the diving board, poised to jump at the signal from the coach.
4. Automobiles have, since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the way people travel, and
do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards, especially highway fatalities. However, today the
application of computer technology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes it possible to eliminate most of traffic accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams.
Unit 3
Key to Part II Reading Task
Content Questions: Pair Work:
1. He runs a manufacturing company. 2. Almost all of them were no.
3. This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore ill qualified. 4. Prepare to win.
5. They now have to switch jobs frequently.
6. A 90-year-old player who wanted to work on his weakness – backhand court. 7. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. 8. Because he will mention a cab driver who is different. 9. His efforts to make a difference.
10. He was offered a ride on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years
and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades.
11. Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person to take off
from there.
12. Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends to job
applicants.
Text Organization: 1.
Part One. Paras. 1-6: An ill-prepared college graduate failed his interview.
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