BOOK 1 - Un it 1 - Lan guage Focus - V ocabulary
1. Alan was always in trouble with the police when he was young but he's now a [respectable] married man.
2. The people who had bee n hurt in the car accide nt lay scream ing in 3. Because his condition's wait ing list.
4. The second part of the book describes the strange [ sequenee] of events that lead to the Kin g's fall from power.
5. When I saw my little boy crying bitterly over the death of his pet dog, I could hardly [ hold back ] my tears.
6. They are going to [distribute] those clothes and blankets amongthe flood victims (受害者). 7. Linda man aged to support herself by work ing [ 8. Parts of my childhood are so yesterday.
9. People often [associate] the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they suffered.
10. An drew [fin ally] decided, after much thought, to leave his job. 11. Jan e's worried she won't be able to the coun try's severe social problems.
[tur n in] her paper on time.
[tackle ]
12. The Preside nt came un der attack from all sides for his in ability to
off and on] as a waitress.
not serious they've [put] his name [down] on the hospital
[ago ny].
[vivid] to me that they could be memories of
2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has bee n writte n for you.
1. They have sent George to the n ewspaper's Paris office. (assig n) ——George [has bee n assig ned to the n ewspaper's Paris office].
2. What the man told us was well bey ond what was usual, so I did n't know whether to believe him or not. (extraord in ary)
--- The man's story [ was so extraord inary that I did n't know whether to believe him or no t]. 3. A clear picture was formed in her mi nd of how she would look in twen ty years' time. (image) ——She had [a clear image of how she would look in twenty years' time]. 4. On an order from the officer the soldiers opened fire. (command) ——Whe n the officer [
gave the comma nd the soldiers ope ned fire].
5. We'll keep produci ng bikes as long as they rema in in dema nd. (tur n out) ——As long as people keep
[bu ying bikes we'll keep turning them out]
3. Complete the follow ing, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additi ons or cha nges where n ecessary.
1. Mr. Green has a [reputation] as a dull lecturer. He's [rigid ] and old-fashioned, and does n't seemto have the fain test idea of how [to in spire ]. (in spire, reputati on, rigid)
2. David's essays are long [and tedious ] to read. [ What's more], his arguments are ofte n based on [out of date ideas ]. (out of date, what's more, tedious)
3. I was pleasantly surprised at myability to [ compose] an essay that the professor chose to read to the class. It was without doubt one of the happiest mome nts in
my school [ career] , but I did my best to [ avoid showing ] pleasure. Whenthe professor offered mehis congratulations,
avoid, compose, hold back)
however, I could [hardly hold back] a smile. (career,
BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Lan guage Focus - Synonyms in Con text
Put in to each gap a word from the text similar in meaning to the word(s) in italics.
1. Many people know who wrote the song, but it seems none has any idea of who [composed] the music.
2. The first time she met the class, Miss White wore a pla in black shoes. 3. Our neighbor's
seven-year-old
son has got a severe pain in his chest. Last night [ago ny].
[severe] black dress and
we heard him crying off and on in
4. My cous in first met his future wife Ruth in very unu sual circumsta nces — they
were both trying to get into the same taxi. I often think the whole thing was quite [extraord in ary]. 5. The policema n asked the old lady to try to and her husba nd kn ocked dow n.
6. In the old days orders from the head of a family had to be obeyed. His wish was take n as a [comma nd].
7. When my car was stopped by the police I was sure I had broken some traffic rule or other without realiz ing it. Then I heard one of them say I [ law by not weari ng a seat belt. 8. Jim did not
[an ticipate]
any trouble, but we con sidered everyth ing carefully
was violati ng] the
[recall] as much about the accide nt
as possible, but all she could remember was see ing a car rac ing in her directi on
and expected the worst.
BOOK 1 - Un it 1 - Lan guage Focus - Collocati on
Can you put an appropriate prepositi on into each gap in the follow ing senten ces?
1. My sister was angry [ at ] finding me asleep in stead of doing my share of the housework. 2. Adam is so hungry [for ] success that he'll spare no efforts to achieve it. 3. I'm tired [of
] you telli ng me what to do all the time.
patie nt [with ] my aunt — she's old and forgetful.
4. You'll have to be
5. Virginia is famous [as ] the birthplace of American presidents. 6. Are you all clear now [ about ] what you have to do? 7. Their views on the questio n are 8. Fats and sugar are very rich [in] 9. Whenl fin ally
opposite [to] ours. en ergy but
poor [in] vitam ins and min erals.
[from] his photograph.
met him, I found he was completely differe nt
depe ndent [on / upon]
10. How much you get paid is how much you produce.
BOOK 1 - Un it 1 - Lan guage Focus - Comprehe nsive Exercises
1. Complete the following letter with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where n ecessary.
Dear Aunt Pat,
Today my En glish teacher chose my essay to read to the class. I had tried to make it funny
——and it worked! Everybody laughed. Even prim Mr. Fleagle had to struggle to [hold back] (1) a smile. Afterwards lots of people offered me their con gratulati ons.
I was more surprised than anybody. As you know, I used to find our English exercises
rather [tedious] (2), but this time when I [seanned] (3) the list of essay titles one caught my eye. It was \
(4) that ni ght in Belleville whe n you made us all spaghetti? It rema ins [
(5) to me. Especially all the good-humored argume nts we had about the proper way to eat it. So that's what I wrote about.
rve had the idea [ take up off and on ] (6) for some time now that one day I might tur n out / tur n writ in g. If I can [ really will in] (7) more work like that perhaps I
be able to make a
[career ] (8) of it.
Best wishes,
recall ] vivid ]
Russell
unit1-大学英语综合教程答案
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