Unit 1 Cha nges in the Way We Live
Text A
Lan guage Sense Enhan ceme nt 1. (P. 12)
1) special qualities
2) a tight budget
3) en terta in
4) any way
in volved
6) requireme nt 7) on a small scale
8) temptati on
9) In stead
mach inery
Lan guage Focus Vocabulary 1. 1. (P . 15 ) 1) On bala nee 2) resist 3) haul
4) wicked
5) illustrated 6) budget
7) loweri ng 8) boun dary 9) in volved
10) econo
11) blasti ng
12) just about
mic
2. (P. 16 )
1) cut back / dow n
3) get by
4) get through 2) pick up
5) face up to
7) making up for
8) thi nk up
6) turn in
3. (P. 17 1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astr onomy. )
2) ofte n gen erate mislead ing thoughts.
3) attach great importa nee to comb ining theory with practice in our work.
5)
10)
4) be suspected of doing everything for money. 5) before he gets through life. 4. (P. 17 ) 1) their indoor 2) device 3) stacked
a profit
to invest in
the improvement on a global scale temptation
never dined out
II. Confusable Words (P . 18 )
1. 1) house 2) home 2. 1) doubt suspect
2) suspected
3) home, family
3) doubted
4) household
4) suspected 5)
III. Word Formation (P . 19 ) 1) rise 6) upped
2) final
3) regular
4) cash 5) hows and whys 9) lower 10) search
7) yellowed 8) bottled
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
1. (P. 20 ) 1) gets by 4) improvements 7) supplement
2) temptation
5) aside from 8) profit
3) get through
6) suspect
9) stacking
2. (P. 21 )
1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 6) fuels
7) provide
8) luxuries
4) world 5) tough
9) balance
10) ideal
II. Translation 1. (P. 21 )
1) We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly
minor .
2) My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing
3) The toys have to meet strict / tough safety sold to children.
4) Radio and television have as carriers of new and opinion.
5) When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world. 2. (P. 22 )
A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the of their lives.
not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of she needed.
insurance
improvement
in the quality
supplemented rather than
replaced the newspaper at that point .
requirements
before they can be
Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is But, to run a business
on a small scale
is by no means an easy job. Without her