Unit 1
Cloze (A)
1. aware 2. performance 3. average 4. adequate 5. set aside 6. mentions 7. look over 8. commit (B)
1. if/once 2. about 3. it 4. know 5. up 6. as 7. from 8. words 9. into 10. other 11. for 12. when
Translation
1、他这次考试的失败使他意识到定期复习功课的重要。
His failure in the exam has made him aware of the importance of reviewing his lessons regularly.
2、请一定不要忘记离家前你父母对你说过的话。
Be sure not to forget what your parents said to you before you left home.
3、我确信她的英语知识对这项工作来说是足够的了。
I'm sure her knowledge of English is adequate for the job.
4、这篇文章的目的是告诉学生怎样培养良好的学习习惯。
The purpose of this article is to tell the students how to develop good study habits.
5、在当今时代，人们越来越多地依靠计算机(computers)来解决各种各样的问题。 In our age, people depend more and more on computers to solve various kinds of difficult problems.
6、略读不仅可以帮助你对将要阅读的东西有所了解，还可以帮助你读得快些，提高你的阅读理解力。
Skimming not only helps you get some idea of what you are going to read but also helps you read faster and improve your comprehension.
7、有些人以为男孩子比女孩子聪明。然而，事实未必如此。
Some people believe that boys are cleverer than girls. This is not necessarily the case, however.
8、即使智力一般的学生也可以通过改进学习习惯习惯而成为优等生。
Even students of average intelligence can become top students by improving their study habits.
Unit 2
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Cloze (A)
1. adventure 2. in spite of 3. determined 4.accomplish 5. voyage 6. attempts
7. dissuade 8. give up 9. covered (B)
1. conquer 2. about 3. succeeded 4. between 5. through 6. high 7. sail 8. follow/take
9. round 10. then 11. but 12. As 13. made 14. fast 15. did 16. ever 17. that 18. did
Translation
1、幸好附近有家医院，我们立刻把他送到了医院。
Fortunately there was a hospital nearby and we took him there at one.
2、胜利登上乔治岛后，船长向指挥部发了一份无线电报。
After succeeding in landing on George Island, the captain sent a radio message to his headquarters.
3、他决心继续他的实验，不过这次他将用另一种办法来做。
He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he’ll do it another way.
4、她读这部小说时，不禁想起了她在农村度过的那五年。
When she read the novel, she couldn’t help thinking of the five years she had spent in the countryside.
5、玛丽觉得单靠自己的力量执行她的计划是困难的。
Mary thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself.
6、我们认为他不能在一刻钟内走完那段距离，但他却成功地做到了这一点。 We didn't think he could cover the distance in a quarter of an hour, but he succeeded in doing it.
7、甚至在他的医生告诉他患有肺癌之后，奇切斯特仍不肯放弃环球航行的宿愿。 Even after his doctor told him he had lung cancer, Chichester would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world.
8、我正忙着在做一种新的捕鼠(rats)装置时，马克走来拖着我出去看花展了。 I was busy making a new device for catching rats when Mark came and dragged me out to a flower show.
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Unit 3
Cloze (A)
1. occasion 2.present 3. endured 4. rare 5. trembled 6. all 7. at other times 8. disappointment 9. folded (B)
1. neccessary 2.and 3. with 4. The 5. of 6. in 7. growing 8. if 9. one 10. through 11. when 12 continue
1. present/gift 2. any/those 3. could 4. sing 5. sent 6. cost 7. birthday 8. bird 9. replied
Translation
1、那位演员似乎很乐意在剧中扮演一个次要角色。
That famous actor seemed content to play a minor part in the play.
2、国庆节要到了，咱们把寝室彻底打扫一下吧。
National day is round the corner. Let’s give our bedroom a thorough clean.
3、她非常勉强地同意让一位年青的医生为她作手术。
She agreed, very reluctantly, to be operated on by a young doctor.
4、他们已安排好让我们明天去游览长城，我相信我们在那儿一定会玩得很开心。 They’ve arranged for us to visit the Great Wall tomorrow . I’m sure we’ll have a good time there (we’ll enjoy ourselves there).
5、老人读完信后失望之极，竟用颤抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。
After reading the letter the old man was so disappointed that he tore it into little bits with trembling fingers.
6、老两口为他们的孙子感到骄傲，因为他在第二十六届奥运会上获得了两块金牌和一枚铜牌。
The old couple were proud of their grandson, who got/won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 26rd Olympic Games.
7、即使他的祖母不能来参加他的生日宴会，她也会寄给他一件可爱的礼物。对这一点汤姆深信不疑。
Even if his grandmother could not come to his birthday party, she would send him a lovely present. Tom was sure of that.
8、昨天是玛丽的二十岁生日。她父亲寄给她一双靴子，她母亲为她买了一盒巧克力糖。而她的男朋友则给她一束红玫瑰。
It was Mary’s twentieth birthday yesterday. Her father sent her a pair of
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boots. Her mother bought her a box of chocolates. And her boy friend brought her a bunch of red roses.
Unit 4
Cloze (A)
1. proposed 2. prohibited 3. social 4. communicate 5.actually 6. mental 7. rate 8. bringing
9. together 10. proposal 11. worthwhile 12. involve (B)
1.fun 2. turn 3. in 4. different/interesting 5. make 6. will 7. by/form 8.latest 9. and *10. in
11. watch 12. or 13. in 14. to 15. There 16. for 17. may 18. home 19. reasons
1. but 2.used 3.little/bit 4.few 5.little 6.number 7.some 8.while 9.any 10.deal 11.no 12. Now
Translation
1、接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。
To take this job would involve working on weekends frequently, but John didn’t mind.
2、众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多而引起的。
It is well know that lung cancer is caused at least in part by smoking too much..
3、我祖父母说，发明电视的那个人曾住在他们那个地段。
My grandparents said that the man who invented television had once lived in their neighborhood.
4、我提议咱们会后马上去办公室找史斯密教授，邀请他参加我们的英语晚会。 I propose that we go to find Prof. Smith in his office right after the meeting and invite him to our English evening.
5、她因那病开过两次刀，身体十分虚弱，几乎站不起来。
Having been operated on twice for the disease, she was so weakened that she could barely stand up.
6、教育家们认为，伴随着电视机长大的一代人，在电视机前花的时间太多，以致没有足够的时间学习了。
Educators think that the generation growing up with television spend so
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much of their time in front of the TV that they do not have enough time to study.
7、我真希望你能拿出一个比这更好的解决办法来。
I do hope that you can come up with a better solution than this.
8、乍一看，这幅画并不好，但经过仔细观察，我们才发现它的的确观察，我们才发现它的确是一幅杰作。
At first glance the picture didn’t look very good, but after examining it carefully we found that it was indeed a masterpiece.
Unit 5
Cloze (A)
1. nothing but 2.impatience 3.lest 4.miserable 5.indignant 6.wronged 7.misery 8.broke into
9.anxiously 10.caught sight of (B)
1.to 2.mine 3.going 4.ought 5.nothing/nobody 6.mind/decision 7.and 8.then 9.on 10.town 11.find/see
12.full 13.walded 14.before 15.to 16.the 17.returned 18.looking 19.when 20.at
21.However 22.restaurants 23.for 24.feling 25.which 26.before 27.where 28.must 29.Merry
1、史密斯医生从窗口望出去，突然看到一个年轻人正向他的诊所奔来。
Looking out of the window, Dr. Smith caught sight of a young man running towards his clinic.
2、艾米过去除了咖啡什么都不喝。
Amy used to drink nothing but coffee.
3、迈拉得知丈夫在事故中受了伤便哭了起来。
Myra broke into tears when she learned that her husband had got injured in an accident.
4、我们好几天没有看见怀特小姐了。她是病倒了还还是怎么了？
W haven’t seen Miss White for quite a few days. Has she fallen ill of something?
5、研究所所长亲自查明一切都没有问题。
The director of the research institute came in person to make sure that
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