现代大学英语精读1第二版9-16单元课后答案

参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

He loves to show off his wealth, but this is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。

参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

现代大学英语精读1第二版8-16单元课后规范标准答案Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabularyGrammar1 Translate the Chinese1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.1. since3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from h im for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs Grammar4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. comes2. different3. Anybody4. as5. longer6. burdens7. them8. who9. life 10. days5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon Olympics? Unit 11Key to the exerciseVocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1 across, for, out 2. in search of 3. across/upon, out, from4. for, to5. upon, with6. to7. up, for, into8. through, into 9. at, with, in, toGrammar2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb.1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers.3. In a corner of the park lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. social2. typical3. have 4 depending 5. life6. cubs7. that8. trained9. on 10 such5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told (that) the football game had been cancelled.4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department.5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly.7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.9. Where h ave you been? I’ve been looking for you the whole morning.10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.Unit 12Key to the exerciseVocabulary4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets.1. simplified2. authorized, organize3. normalization4. industrialization, urbanized5. modernization, classified6. legalized, justified, civilized7. intensify, unification8. nationalized 9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized3. Complete the following sentences1. a. success / luck b. I had more timec. I were ten years younger2. a. everybody is here b. are college studentsc. we have become one of the world’s largest economies3. a. we put environmental protection before GDPb. gave more attention to critical thinking4. a. the grammar exercisesb. helping you withc. help us with5. a. what the book says is always correctb. take it for grantedc. take it for granted6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text.1. strange2. to be bursting with3. the habit of… clung to him still, slipping into, ch eck4. can’t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able5. Come to think of it6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before,I do hate, nowadays8. manage to (dig), Come to think of it9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in, in2. of, of, instead of3.with, to, as4. to, as5. Unlike, for6. in, off, of/about/with7. as, to, up 8. in with7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below.1. worth2. worthwhile3. worthy4. worth5. now/nowadays6. now7. nowadays8. look 9.gaze 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbingGrammar2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below.1. as if/ as though2. before3. as long as4. even though5. Even if6. now that7. as long as8. as if/ though9. Even though 10. Now that4. Fill in each blank of passage with ONE suitable word.1. smoke 2 what 3 teach 4 control 5 complaints6 group7 at8 could9 shared 10 more5. Identify and correct mistakes in each of the sentences1. At about three o’clock, the boy went to the barn and did the milking all by himself.2. Up until now there are still people who cling to the idea that men are superior to women.3. I think I locked the doors and closed the windows, but I’ll just go and make sure of them. ( or: …make sure I did.)4. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my bike key in the classroom.5. Every one of us must arrive before 8 pm without exception.6. It’s important for young people to learn how to survive in the wild.7. It’s time our school upgraded its computer program.8. Robert woke up twenty times for fear that he would oversleep.9. Upon graduation, he was bursting with gratitude to the university for a first-class education he had received there.10. The teacher could hardly believe a student who grew up in a mountain village had never seen a computer before he came to college.Unit 13Key to the Exercise:Vocabulary:2 Translate the following phrases into English:1. uncork the bottle; undress the children; unearth the buried treasure; unpack the books from the box; uncover the dirty plan2. fulfill one’s wish/aspirations, fulfill one’s plan; fulfill /realize one’s dream; fulfill one’s promise; achieve the result;achieve independence; fulfill one’s demand; fulfill one’s expectations; achieve/ realize one’s purpose/aim/goal3. make progress; make inventions; make threats4. obey orders; obey the law; obey the authorities; obey the rules; obey the command; obey the leadership5. spread germs; spread the news; spread the map; spread the fire; spread the terror6. demand an explanation; demand a reply; demand an apology7. threaten life; threaten stability; threaten the economy; threaten the unity8. dominate/control th e world; dominate/control one’s life; dominate the match; dominate the family9. master a language; master art; master the new technology; masters kills/techniques3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.1. Once we all agree to regard our problems as differences among family members.2. Once you learn to look at the problem from the perspective of the opposite side.3. Once you get to know him better.4. what if we can’t find suitable jobs5. what if everybody decides to protect their home market6. what if we were hit by serious floods, droughts or earthquakes? What if the weather conditions were terrible and our harvests failed? What if there should be another serious energy crisis?7. If only he had kept at it.8. If only we had spent more money on the development ofagriculture9. If only he were still alive4 Rewrite the sentences replacing the parts in bold type with the words and expressions below.1. regard him as, turned out to be2. as it turned out later, carry out3. were capable of (destroying), call for4. keep at, spur them on5. appealed to her to think of6. depend on, get rid of7. were devoted to each other, but for8. different from, adapt to9. aims at (increasing)5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1. from, to, out, in2. of, under3.for, off4. of, in 5 of 6 of, around, as7 of, to, to 8. to, to 9. to, forGrammar2 Study the use of as in the examples and complete each of the sentences using an appropriate verb from the box.1. accept2. described / regarded / thought of3. regard / see / think of4. introduced5. used6. treated /used7. regard / think of8. describe 9 regarded / thought of 10. described4 Fill in each blank of the passage with One suitable word.1 early2 locked3 rest4 but5 what6 words7 found8 frozen 9 working / operative 10 killed5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.1. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner.2. At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children as their own children. /At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children like mothers.3. The other day my father witnessed a terrible road accident in which two people were killed and three injured.4. There is always someone on campus to whom you can turn for advice. / There is always someone whom you can turn to for advice on campus.5. The movie is generally viewed as trash in spite of its box office success.6. He’s the kind o f person with whom many people feel uncomfortable.7. People tend to regard as the center of the world the place where/ in which they are born and brought up. / People tend to regard as the center of the world the place they are born and brought up in.8. Whether it is fine or it is rainy, they exercise every day.9. But for his help, I wouldn’t have been able to finish theproject in time.10. The computer is believed to be one of the most important inventions of the 20th century.Unit 15Key to the exerciseVocabulary2 Translate the following expressions into English1 wipe sweat2 sting one’s eye3 plough the field4 sow a cover crop5 produce good crops6 fell trees7 hunt squirrels8 bend one’s shoulders 10 fondle the clouds 11 rouse the curiosity12 cross the fence 13 clear a piece of land 14 fence the land15 smell the soft mud /dirt 16 think the same thought 17 take the trouble 18 make a narrow escape 19 thin the corn 20 mat the top3 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets following the example given1 prevent / keep/ stop government officials from abusing their power2 prevent /keep the children from entering his garden3 prevent /keep ordinary people from entering his garden4 not to drink and smoke any more5 not to build a big city here ever6 not to be content with what has been achieved.7 Isn’t it too risky for us8 Isn’t it too early for her9 Isn’t it too hard for you10 it was in this temple that Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty was supposed to secretly become a monk.11 it is not the place where the famous battle in history was fought12 it was not because of Qin Gui, but because of the then emperor that Yue Fei, the famous patriotic general of Southern Song dynasty was executed13 you would think that he knew everything14 you might take her for princess of a certain Arab country15 all these have happened in the past three decades5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 at, in2 up, up with3 about, down4 out of5 away from, on/over/across6 away/ off7 on, round, in, at8 up 9 toward, with, at, without, for, fromGrammar4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. removed2. more3. followed4. however5. sorry6. let7. with8. leave9. wrong 10 silent5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.1. The joke had us all laughing outright.2. Parents shouldn’t force their children to do what they don’t like.3. These children are made to work 10 hours a day.4. Xiao Li’s gone to the barber’s to have his hair cut /…to have a haircut.5. At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to (the place) where he belonged—the wild. / At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to the place he belonged to –the wild.6. On Christmas morning, Rob got up an hour early and did the milking all by himself.7. It’s high time we gave our dorm room a spring-clean. / It’s high time to give our dorm room a spring-clean.8. Rob woke up several times to look at his watch for fear (that) he would oversleep.9. Don’t take it for granted that once you enter college you’re sure to succeed.10. Even if none of you go, I’ll be there rain or shine.Unit 16Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.1. honest, honestly, honesty2. ignorant, ignorance, ignorant3. discussion, exchange, argument, exchange4. justice, democracy, inclination, injustice, democracy2 Translate the following phrases into English1. wash the car ; park the car2. ride a bike; ride a horse3. water the flowers; water the lawn4. exchange a look; exchange a grin / smile5. get the same deal / have the same problem6. lighten the atmosphere7. keep distance9. point a finger at10. grab / seize / grasp/ grip one’s arm11 make a joke12. smash a window13. watch / observe the effect14. blanket / cover / envelop this place4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. for, of, off, into2. up, out of, up, with, with, away3. on, at, by, by, under, in4. up, out5. from, on, of, on5 Complete the following sentences with appropriate expressions from the box blow1. might as well2. scared of, nothing of the sort3. watch out for / keep an eye on4. above suspicion5. talk us into6. anything, except/but, or something7. set foot in8. made up9. wise up, go by10. keep an eye on/watch out for。

现代大学英语精读1第九单元课后答案1、The work will be finished _______ this month. [单选题] *A. at the endB. in the endC. by the endD. at the end of(正确答案)2、You can't rely on Jane as she is _____ changing her mind and you will never know what she is going to do next. [单选题] *A. occasionallyB. rarelyC. scarcelyD. constantly(正确答案)3、If you want to _______, you’d better eat more healthy food and do more exercise. [单选题] *A. keep fatB. keep calmC. keep healthy(正确答案)D. keep on4、I hope to see you again _______. [单选题] *A. long long agoB. long beforeC. before long(正确答案)D. long5、Mary _______ a phone call with her mother now. [单选题] *A. will makeB. madeC. is making(正确答案)D. makes6、I've never been to Africa, but that is the place（）. [单选题] *A. where I most want to visitB. in which I most want to visitC. I most want to visit(正确答案)D. that I want to visit it most7、His sister ______ the chess club.（）[单选题] *A. want to joinB. want joiningC. wants to join(正确答案)D. wants joining8、“I think you are wonderful,”she said, “You are so patient with your little George.”[单选题] *A. 耐心(正确答案)B. 细心C. 关心D. 偏心9、32．There are about __________ women doctors in this hospital. [单选题] *A．two hundred ofB．two hundreds ofC．two hundredsD．two hundred (正确答案)10、While they were in discussion, their manager came in by chance. [单选题] *A. 抓住时机B. 不时地C. 碰巧(正确答案)D. 及时11、He held his（）when the results were read out. [单选题] *A. breath(正确答案)B. voiceC. soundD. thought12、62．--There is? ? ? ? ? sale on in the shop today. Let’s go together.--Please wait? ? ? ? ? ?minute. I’ll finish my homework first. [单选题] *A．a; theB．a; a(正确答案)C．the; aD．the; the13、People always _____ realize the importance of health _____ they lose it. [单选题] *A. not... untilB. don't... until(正确答案)C. /; untilD. /; not until14、73．（）about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him．[单选题] *A. So curious the detective wasB.So curious was the detective(正确答案)C.How curious was the detectiveD.How curious the detective was15、Turn down the music. It hurts my _______. [单选题] *A. noseB. eyesC. mouthD. ears(正确答案)16、Either you or the president（）the prizes to these gifted winners at the meeting. [单选题] *A. is handing outB. are to hand outC. are handing outD. is to hand out(正确答案)17、My brother will come to see me tomorrow. I’ll meet?_______ at the airport. [单选题] *A. herB. youC. him(正确答案)D. them18、Jim, we have _______ important to tell you right now . [单选题] *A. someB. something(正确答案)C. anyD. anything19、—______is my notebook？—Look! It’s in your schoolbag.（）[单选题] *A. WhatB. WhichC. Where(正确答案)D. How20、Mrs. Black is on her way to England. She will _______ in London on Sunday afternoon. [单选题] *A. reachB. attendC. arrive(正确答案)D. get21、Wang Dong usually gets up at 6:00 _______ he can catch the early school bus. [单选题] *A. as ifB. so that(正确答案)C. untilD. after22、Tony is a quiet student, _______ he is active in class. [单选题] *A. soB. andC. but(正确答案)D. or23、_____ whether robots will one day have vision as good as human vision. [单选题] *A. What is not yet knownB. It is not yet known(正确答案)C. As is not yet knownD. This is not yet known24、51．People usually ________ the prices before they buy something. [单选题] * A．receiveB．payC．spendD．compare(正确答案)25、57．Next week will be Lisa's birthday. I will send her a birthday present ________ post. [单选题] *A．withB．forC．by(正确答案)D．in26、If you pass your exams, we’ll have a party to celebrate. [单选题] *A. 宣布B. 发表C. 解放D. 庆祝(正确答案)27、We need some green paint badly, but there' s _____ at hand. [单选题] *A. notB. nothingC. little(正确答案)D. none28、Nick got out of bed and _______ a shower. [单选题] *A. practicedB. took(正确答案)C. didD. made29、---Where’s that report?---I brought it to you ____you were in Mr. Black’s office yesterday. [单选题] *A. ifB. when(正确答案)C. becauseD. before30、It _______ him ten minutes to solve the problem. [单选题] *A. spentB. took(正确答案)C. costD. paid。

Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabularyGrammar1 Translate the Chinese1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / T oward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs Grammar4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. comes2. different3. Anybody4. as5. longer6. burdens7. them8. who9. life 10. days5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon Olympics?Unit 11Key to the exerciseVocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1 across, for, out 2. in search of 3. across/upon, out, from4. for, to5. upon, with6. to7. up, for, into8. through, into 9. at, with, in, toGrammar2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb.1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers.3. In a corner of the park lies the T omb of the Unknown Soldier.4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. social2. typical3. have 4 depending 5. life6. cubs7. that8. trained9. on 10 such5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told (that) the football game had been cancelled.4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department.5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly.7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.9. Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you the whole morning.10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.Unit 12Key to the exerciseVocabulary4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets.1. simplified2. authorized, organize3. normalization4. industrialization, urbanized5. modernization, classified6. legalized, justified, civilized7. intensify, unification8. nationalized 9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized3. Complete the following sentences1. a. success / luck b. I had more timec. I were ten years younger2. a. everybody is here b. are college studentsc. we have become one of the world’s largest economies3. a. we put environmental protection before GDPb. gave more attention to critical thinking4. a. the grammar exercisesb. helping you withc. help us with5. a. what the book says is always correctb. take it for grantedc. take it for granted6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text.1. strange2. to be bursting with3. the habit of…clung to him still, slipping into, check4. can’t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able5. Come to think of it6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before, I do hate, nowadays8. manage to (dig), Come to think of it9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in, in2. of, of, instead of3.with, to, as4. to, as5. Unlike, for6. in, off, of/about/with7. as, to, up 8. in with7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below.1. worth2. worthwhile3. worthy4. worth5. now/nowadays6. now7. nowadays8. look 9.gaze 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbingGrammar2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below.1. as if/ as though2. before3. as long as4. even though5. Even if6. now that7. as long as8. as if/ though9. Even though 10. Now that4. Fill in each blank of passage with ONE suitable word.1. smoke 2 what 3 teach 4 control 5 complaints6 group7 at8 could9 shared 10 more5. Identify and correct mistakes in each of the sentences1. At about three o’clock, the boy went to the barn and did the milking all by himself.2. Up until now there are still people who cling to the idea that men are superior to women.3. I think I locked the doors and closed the windows, but I’ll just go and make sure of them. ( or: …make sure I did.)4. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my bike key in the classroom.5. Every one of us must arrive before 8 pm without exception.6. It’s important for young people to learn how to survive in the wild.7. It’s time our school upgraded its computer program.8. Robert woke up twenty times for fear that he would oversleep.9. Upon graduation, he was bursting with gratitude to the university for a first-class education he had received there.10. The teacher could hardly believe a student who grew up in a mountain village had never seen a computer before he came to college.Unit 13Key to the Exercise:Vocabulary:2 Translate the following phrases into English:1. uncork the bottle; undress the children; unearth the buried treasure; unpack the books from the box; uncover the dirty plan2. fulfill one’s wish/aspirations, fulfill one’s plan; fulfill /realize one’s dream; fulfill one’s promise; achieve the result; achieve independence; fulfill one’s demand; fulfill one’s expectations; achieve/ realize one’s purpose/aim/goal3. make progress; make inventions; make threats4. obey orders; obey the law; obey the authorities; obey the rules; obey the command; obey the leadership5. spread germs; spread the news; spread the map; spread the fire; spread the terror6. demand an explanation; demand a reply; demand an apology7. threaten life; threaten stability; threaten the economy; threaten the unity8. dominate/control the world; dominate/control one’s life; dominate the match; dominate the family9. master a language; master art; master the new technology; masters kills/techniques3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.1. Once we all agree to regard our problems as differences among family members.2. Once you learn to look at the problem from the perspective of the opposite side.3. Once you get to know him better.4. what if we can’t find suitable jobs5. what if everybody decides to protect their home market6. what if we were hit by serious floods, droughts or earthquakes? What if the weather conditions were terrible and our harvests failed? What if there should be another serious energy crisis?7. If only he had kept at it.8. If only we had spent more money on the development of agriculture9. If only he were still alive4 Rewrite the sentences replacing the parts in bold type with the words and expressions below.1. regard him as, turned out to be2. as it turned out later, carry out3. were capable of (destroying), call for4. keep at, spur them on5. appealed to her to think of6. depend on, get rid of7. were devoted to each other, but for8. different from, adapt to9. aims at (increasing)5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1. from, to, out, in2. of, under3.for, off4. of, in 5 of 6 of, around, as7 of, to, to 8. to, to 9. to, forGrammar2 Study the use of as in the examples and complete each of the sentences using an appropriate verb from the box.1. accept2. described / regarded / thought of3. regard / see / think of4. introduced5. used6. treated /used7. regard / think of8. describe 9 regarded / thought of 10. described4 Fill in each blank of the passage with One suitable word.1 early2 locked3 rest4 but5 what6 words7 found8 frozen 9 working / operative 10 killed5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.1. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner.2. At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children as their own children. /At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children like mothers.3. The other day my father witnessed a terrible road accident in which two people werekilled and three injured.4. There is always someone on campus to whom you can turn for advice. / There is always someone whom you can turn to for advice on campus.5. The movie is generally viewed as trash in spite of its box office success.6. He’s the kind of person with whom many people feel uncomfortable.7. People tend to regard as the center of the world the place where/ in which they are born and brought up. / People tend to regard as the center of the world the place they are born and brought up in.8. Whether it is fine or it is rainy, they exercise every day.9. But for his help, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project in time.10. The computer is believed to be one of the most important inventions of the 20th century.Unit 15Key to the exerciseVocabulary2 Translate the following expressions into English1 wipe sweat2 sting one’s eye3 plough the field4 sow a cover crop5 produce good crops6 fell trees7 hunt squirrels8 bend one’s shoulders 10 fondle the clouds 11 rouse the curiosity12 cross the fence 13 clear a piece of land 14 fence the land15 smell the soft mud /dirt 16 think the same thought 17 take the trouble 18 make a narrow escape 19 thin the corn 20 mat the top3 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets following the example given1 prevent / keep/ stop government officials from abusing their power2 prevent /keep the children from entering his garden3 prevent /keep ordinary people from entering his garden4 not to drink and smoke any more5 not to build a big city here ever6 not to be content with what has been achieved.7 Isn’t it too risky for us8 Isn’t it too early for her9 Isn’t it too hard for you10 it was in this temple that Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty was supposed to secretly become a monk.11 it is not the place where the famous battle in history was fought12 it was not because of Qin Gui, but because of the then emperor that Yue Fei, the famous patriotic general of Southern Song dynasty was executed13 you would think that he knew everything14 you might take her for princess of a certain Arab country15 all these have happened in the past three decades5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 at, in2 up, up with3 about, down4 out of5 away from, on/over/across6 away/ off7 on, round, in, at8 up 9 toward, with, at, without, for, fromGrammar4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. removed2. more3. followed4. however5. sorry6. let7. with8. leave9. wrong 10 silent5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.1. The joke had us all laughing outright.2. Parents shouldn’t force their children to do what they don’t like.3. These children are made to work 10 hours a day.4. Xiao Li’s gone to the barber’s to have his hair cut /…to have a haircut.5. At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to (the place) where he belonged —the wild. / At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to the place he belonged to –the wild.6. On Christmas morning, Rob got up an hour early and did the milking all by himself.7. It’s high time we gave our dorm room a spring-clean. / It’s high time to give our dorm room a spring-clean.8. Rob woke up several times to look at his watch for fear (that) he would oversleep.9. Don’t take it for granted that once you enter college you’re sure to succeed.10. Even if none of you go, I’ll be there rain or shine.Unit 16Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.1. honest, honestly, honesty2. ignorant, ignorance, ignorant3. discussion, exchange, argument, exchange4. justice, democracy, inclination, injustice, democracy2 Translate the following phrases into English1. wash the car ; park the car2. ride a bike; ride a horse3. water the flowers; water the lawn4. exchange a look; exchange a grin / smile5. get the same deal / have the same problem6. lighten the atmosphere7. keep distance9. point a finger at10. grab / seize / grasp/ grip one’s arm11 make a joke12. smash a window13. watch / observe the effect14. blanket / cover / envelop this place4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. for, of, off, into2. up, out of, up, with, with, away3. on, at, by, by, under, in4. up, out5. from, on, of, on5 Complete the following sentences with appropriate expressions from the box blow1. might as well2. scared of, nothing of the sort3. watch out for / keep an eye on4. above suspicion5. talk us into6. anything, except/but, or something7. set foot in8. made up9. wise up, go by10. keep an eye on/watch out for。

现代大学英语精读1第二版8-16单元课后答案参考答案（Unit 8—16）Unit 8Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area1. Japanese2. Italian3. Brazilian4. Iranian5. Cantonese6. Indonesian7. Cuban 8. Vietnamese 9. Lebanese&10. Syrian 11. Canadian 12. Korean13. Egyptian 14. Portuguese 15. Indian16. Nepalese 17. Chilean 18. Russian19. Mexican 20. Romanian 21. Sudanese22 Mongolian4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word “addict” or “consider”1 addicts2 addictive, addicted3 addiction4 consider, consideration5 considerate6 Considerable, considered`2 Complete the following verb+ noun collections or expressions答案：1. Pitch 2. meal, dish, food 3. guests, friends4. take, plan 5 rouse 6. faith, library books, friendship7. hitch 8. drive, travel, cover 9. people10. people, animals 11. test, develop, prove 12. conquer, feel13. make, take, accept 14 nip 15 touch, break3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.答案：1. that all nations realize that global warming is everybody’s bushiness*2. that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks3. that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain4. that the earth moves round the sun5. that she had been admitted to that university6. that wives ought to stay at home7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth8. that he mentioned the other day that9. that our teacher once said that he had noticed that some students still had difficulties with their grammar.…5 Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs答案：1 for2 into3 after4 away, over6 out, into 7. to, in 8 over, out for, for 9 to, about, on, across6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：—1. The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.2. There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students’ Union.3. That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. I consider him really lucky.4. It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.5. We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.6. I’d rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.7. She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name and money.8. We warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.7. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) in the brackets. More than one word may be correct.￥答案：1 remember/memorize2 remember/recall3 remember/recall4 remember, special6 center7 however, visits8 special, trip 9 particular, tour 10 found, found out Grammar2 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using a what-clause.答案：1. What farmers what most2. what they suggested3. what my parents said to me4. what they were trying to do5. what life was all about6. what they should get out of college7. what we need8. what you look like9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years10. what the federal government should not do at the moment~3 Translate the sentences using a what-clause or a present participle phrase答案：1. Do what you like without caring about what other people think.2. We should find out what the students think about the matter.3. We’ll do what we can to help the earthquake victims.4. I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.5. Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.6. “Stop thief!” a student cal led, raising his voice.7. Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decided to take his alarm clock apart.8. Wang Lan opened the wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.…9. The village head went from door to door telling people to leave for a nearby hill.10. Realizing he’d been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.4. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word.答案：1 easy2 away3 them4 running5 However6 change7 exercise8 can9 anyone 10 that5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.答案：|1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.2. I don’t like the way some young peop le speak to their elders/people older than themselves.3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realized he was different from his peers.4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As weturned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation in English fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking.7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children.8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for Australia next month.10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently.~Unit 9,Key to ExerciseVocabulary6 Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be moremodest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you!7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he isquite all right.9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people’s support.Grammar1 Translate the Chinese答案：1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)$3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.'答案1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause …答案1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.2. No matter how hard I try, I can’t pe rsuade him to play the part of Hamlet.)3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you.4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.7. A well-known philosopher once said, ‘ I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good h ealth.’wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want.9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.10. I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. But I wish the riot had never happened.4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.&答案：1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences答案：1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.；5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard fro m him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.#Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions答案：1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues】4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship。

参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:Vocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive5. Fill u in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 of2 from3 for4 out5 up6 up7 up for 8. out 9. with 10. of 11. of 12. of 13. upGrammar:3. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word.1. easy2. beginning3. But4. suddenly5. worried6. If7. master8. number 9. habit 10. goUnit 2Vocabulary4. Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the words in bold type.1. 一个男子突然站了起来，用他的鞋子朝他扔过去。

幸亏他及时低头躲了过去。

2. 我们在他回家前把房间通通风吧。

3.她虽然八十好几了，但还能穿针引线。

4. 我们必须勇敢面对这个危险。

总有人妖在我们这里浑水摸鱼。

现代大学英语精读1第二版9-16单元课后答案Unit9Key to ExerciseVocabulary6Translate the following sentences into English答案：1.At first,he was very successful in his business,but then his success turned his head.His partners advised him to be more modest,but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.2.Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.3.We o ught to welcome more and more wealthy people,but our law must make s ure that they have madetheir fortune in honest ways.4.For years our school has produced many good students,most of whomhave important positions in various departments.5.Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.6.Whenever you have time,turn it over in your mind,will you?7.She used to consider philosophy dull and boring,but latershe found that it turned out to be very interesting.8.His father had just turned fifty,and his hair has turned gray,but otherwise,he is quite all right.9.The power of government officials must be checked and balanced.Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.10.He believed that it was worth trying because he knew thatwhatever you do,you must have people’s support.Grammar1Translate the Chinese答案：1.no matter what/whatever happens2.no matter how old/young they are,whatever their age(is)3.No matter what/Whatever you say4.no matter how much it costs5.No matter where/Wherever his business took him6.No matter how/However we tried to reassure her7.no matter where/wherever you are in the world8.no matter how/however difficult your workmates/colleagues are9.no matter how/however difficult that is10.no matter what/whatever will happen to them2Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish+that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.答案1.I had realized this2.I could help3.I had a brother4.I had his courage5.We could do more than we did6.I lived7.I had better news8.we could be9.she had listened to10.I had been taught3Translate the following sentences,using a conditional clause?答案1.Wherever he goes,he is recognized.2.No matter how hard I try,I can’t persuade him to play thepart of Hamlet.3.No matter what you have planned for the future,your parentswill support you.4.The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.5.No matter what you decide in the end,this digital dictionaryis yours to keep for a semester.6.No matter how capable and efficient you are,you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.7.A well-known philosopher once said,‘I eat and drink whatever I like,and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake.I am in good heal th.’8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want.9.I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.10.I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region.But I wish the riot had never happened.4Fill in each blank with ONEsuitable word.答案：1.since2.has3.popular4.idea/practice5.relationships6.ways7.tradition8.among/with9.longer10. text5Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences 答案：1.This free copy is yours no matter whether/if you buy anyof our books./This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2.Wherever the people want us to go,we’d go there.3.In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4.On parting,the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5.I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6.The hotel treats its guests equally,no matter where they are from.7.His family and friends are all worried about him,for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks./As his family and friends haven’t heard fro m him for six weeks,they are all worried about him.8.All these years,I have kept track of the progress of theproject.9.Toward10pm,the manin the doorway became anxious;he was not sure whether his friend would come./Toward10pm,the man in the doorway becameanxious,for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10.I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit10Key to exerciseVocabulary2Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions答案：1.have/get/show/produce/achieve the results2.have/take/accept/show/bear/assume responsibility3.discuss/debate/raise/settle/confuse/avoid issues4.pursue/have/develop hobbies5.have/make/lose/avoid contact6.save face/lives/time/money/trouble7.remove roots/chairs/hats/gloves/shoes/bandages/make-up/doubts8.cultivate land/field/roses/9.eliminate enemies/rivals/opponents/suspects/errors10.produce oil/cars/cotton/results/a movie/doc/a94977389.html,ckcare/time/money/experience/patience/courage12.bury the dead/treasure/past/head13nourish the plants/children/animals/relationship14.arrange meeting/appointments/time/place/flowers/business affairs6.Translate the following sentences into English答案：1.如果他们拒绝归还小岛，他们两国的关系就不能完全正常化。

Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabularyGrammar1 Translate the Chinese1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs Grammar4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. comes2. different3. Anybody4. as5. longer6. burdens7. them8. who9. life 10. days5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon Olympics? Unit 11Key to the exerciseVocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1 across, for, out 2. in search of 3. across/upon, out, from4. for, to5. upon, with6. to7. up, for, into8. through, into 9. at, with, in, toGrammar2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb.1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers.3. In a corner of the park lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. social2. typical3. have 4 depending 5. life6. cubs7. that8. trained9. on 10 such5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told (that) the football game had been cancelled.4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department.5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly.7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.9. Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you the whole morning.10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.Unit 12Key to the exerciseVocabulary4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets.1. simplified2. authorized, organize3. normalization4. industrialization, urbanized5. modernization, classified6. legalized, justified, civilized7. intensify, unification8. nationalized 9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized3. Complete the following sentences1. a. success / luck b. I had more timec. I were ten years younger2. a. everybody is here b. are college studentsc. we have become one of the world’s largest economies3. a. we put environmental protection before GDPb. gave more attention to critical thinking4. a. the grammar exercisesb. helping you withc. help us with5. a. what the book says is always correctb. take it for grantedc. take it for granted6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text.1. strange2. to be bursting with3. the habit of… clung to him still, slipping into, check4. can’t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able5. Come to think of it6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before, I do hate, nowadays8. manage to (dig), Come to think of it9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in, in2. of, of, instead of , to, as4. to, as5. Unlike, for6. in, off, of/about/with7. as, to, up 8. in with7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below.1. worth2. worthwhile3. worthy4. worth5. now/nowadays6. now7. nowadays8. look 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbingGrammar2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below.1. as if/ as though2. before3. as long as4. even though5. Even if6. now that7. as long as8. as if/ though9. Even though 10. Now that4. Fill in each blank of passage with ONE suitable word.1. smoke 2 what 3 teach 4 control 5 complaints6 group7 at8 could9 shared 10 more5. Identify and correct mistakes in each of the sentences1. At about three o’clock, the boy went to the barn and did the milking all by himself.2. Up until now there are still people who cling to the idea that men are superior to women.3. I think I locked the doors and closed the windows, but I’ll just go and make sure of them. ( or: …make sure I did.)4. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my bike key in the classroom.5. Every one of us must arrive before 8 pm without exception.6. It’s important for young people to learn how to survive in the wild.7. It’s time our school upgraded its computer program.8. Robert woke up twenty times for fear that he would oversleep.9. Upon graduation, he was bursting with gratitude to the university for a first-class education he had received there.10. The teacher could hardly believe a student who grew up in a mountain village had never seen a computer before he came to college.Unit 13Key to the Exercise:Vocabulary:2 Translate the following phrases into English:1. uncork the bottle; undress the children; unearth the buried treasure; unpack the books from the box; uncover the dirty plan2. fulfill one’s wish/aspirations, fulfill one’s plan; fulfill /realize one’s dream; fulfill one’s promise; achieve the result; achieve independence; fulfill one’s demand; fulfill one’s expectations; achieve/ realize one’s purpose/aim/goal3. make progress; make inventions; make threats4. obey orders; obey the law; obey the authorities; obey the rules; obey the command; obey the leadership5. spread germs; spread the news; spread the map; spread the fire; spread the terror6. demand an explanation; demand a reply; demand an apology7. threaten life; threaten stability; threaten the economy; threaten the unity8. dominate/control the world; dominate/control one’s life; dominate the match; dominate the family9. master a language; master art; master the new technology; masters kills/techniques3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.1. Once we all agree to regard our problems as differences among family members.2. Once you learn to look at the problem from the perspective of the opposite side.3. Once you get to know him better.4. what if we can’t find suitable jobs5. what if everybody decides to protect their home market6. what if we were hit by serious floods, droughts or earthquakes? What if the weather conditions were terrible and our harvests failed? What if there should be another serious energy crisis?7. If only he had kept at it.8. If only we had spent more money on the development of agriculture9. If only he were still alive4 Rewrite the sentences replacing the parts in bold type with the words and expressions below.1. regard him as, turned out to be2. as it turned out later, carry out3. were capable of (destroying), call for4. keep at, spur them on5. appealed to her to think of6. depend on, get rid of7. were devoted to each other, but for8. different from, adapt to9. aims at (increasing)5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1. from, to, out, in2. of, under , off4. of, in 5 of 6 of, around, as7 of, to, to 8. to, to 9. to, forGrammar2 Study the use of as in the examples and complete each of the sentences using an appropriate verb from the box.1. accept2. described / regarded / thought of3. regard / see / think of4. introduced5. used6. treated /used7. regard / think of8. describe 9 regarded / thought of 10. described4 Fill in each blank of the passage with One suitable word.1 early2 locked3 rest4 but5 what6 words7 found8 frozen 9 working / operative 10 killed5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.1. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner.2. At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children as their own children. /At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children like mothers.3. The other day my father witnessed a terrible road accident in which two people were killed and three injured.4. There is always someone on campus to whom you can turn for advice. / There is always someone whom you can turn to for advice on campus.5. The movie is generally viewed as trash in spite of its box office success.6. He’s the kind of person with whom many people feel uncomfortable.7. People tend to regard as the center of the world the place where/ in which they are born and brought up. / People tend to regard as the center of the world the place they are born and brought up in.8. Whether it is fine or it is rainy, they exercise every day.9. But for his help, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project in time.10. The computer is believed to be one of the most important inventions of the 20th century.Unit 15Key to the exerciseVocabulary2 Translate the following expressions into English1 wipe sweat2 sting one’s eye3 plough the field4 sow a cover crop5 produce good crops6 fell trees7 hunt squirrels8 bend one’s shoulders 10 fondle the clouds 11 rouse the curiosity12 cross the fence 13 clear a piece of land 14 fence the land15 smell the soft mud /dirt 16 think the same thought 17 take the trouble 18 make a narrow escape 19 thin the corn 20 mat the top3 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets following the example given1 prevent / keep/ stop government officials from abusing their power2 prevent /keep the children from entering his garden3 prevent /keep ordinary people from entering his garden4 not to drink and smoke any more5 not to build a big city here ever6 not to be content with what has been achieved.7 Isn’t it too risky for us8 Isn’t it too early for her9 Isn’t it too hard for you10 it was in this temple that Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty was supposed to secretly become a monk.11 it is not the place where the famous battle in history was fought12 it was not because of Qin Gui, but because of the then emperor that Yue Fei, the famous patriotic general of Southern Song dynasty was executed13 you would think that he knew everything14 you might take her for princess of a certain Arab country15 all these have happened in the past three decades5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 at, in2 up, up with3 about, down4 out of5 away from, on/over/across6 away/ off7 on, round, in, at8 up 9 toward, with, at, without, for, fromGrammar4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. removed2. more3. followed4. however5. sorry6. let7. with8. leave9. wrong 10 silent5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.1. The joke had us all laughing outright.2. Parents shouldn’t force their children to do what they don’t like.3. These children are made to work 10 hours a day.4. Xiao Li’s gone to the barber’s to have his hair cut /…to have a haircut.5. At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to (the place) where he belonged—the wild. / At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to the place he belonged to –the wild.6. On Christmas morning, Rob got up an hour early and did the milking all by himself.7. It’s high time we gave our dorm room a spring-clean. / It’s high time to give our dorm room a spring-clean.8. Rob woke up several times to look at his watch for fear (that) he would oversleep.9. Don’t take it for granted that once you enter college you’re sure to succeed.10. Even if none of you go, I’ll be there rain or shine.Unit 16Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.1. honest, honestly, honesty2. ignorant, ignorance, ignorant3. discussion, exchange, argument, exchange4. justice, democracy, inclination, injustice, democracy2 Translate the following phrases into English1. wash the car ; park the car2. ride a bike; ride a horse3. water the flowers; water the lawn4. exchange a look; exchange a grin / smile5. get the same deal / have the same problem6. lighten the atmosphere7. keep distance9. point a finger at10. grab / seize / grasp/ grip one’s arm11 make a joke12. smash a window13. watch / observe the effect14. blanket / cover / envelop this place4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. for, of, off, into2. up, out of, up, with, with, away3. on, at, by, by, under, in4. up, out5. from, on, of, on5 Complete the following sentences with appropriate expressions from the box blow1. might as well2. scared of, nothing of the sort3. watch out for / keep an eye on4. above suspicion5. talk us into6. anything, except/but, or something7. set foot in8. made up9. wise up, go by10. keep an eye on/watch out for。

120447932参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

120447932参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

Unit 10Preview1 Listen to the recording of the text and Choose the statement that best reflects your understanding.1. D2. D3. D4. BVocabulary1 Become familiar with the rule of word formation.1 Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.1. improvement2. endurance3. success4. allowance5. supply6. provision7. cultivation8. nourishment9. fulfillment10. attempt11. elimination12. refusal2 Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns.1. garden2. fertilize3. mix4. liberate5. require6. fail7. endure8. alternate9. result10. satisfy3 Translate the following expressions. Point out which –ing form is a gerund and which a present participle.1.一家建筑公司（gerund）2.缺少一个环节（presentparticiple）3.一个动人的故事（presentparticiple）4.阅读技能（gerund）5.一件泳衣（gerund）6.落日（present participle）7.起居（gerund）室8.睡美人（present participle）9.安眠药片（gerund）10.乏味的讲演/报告（presentparticiple）11.饮用水（gerund）12.流血的鼻子（presentparticiple）13.藏身之处（gerund）14.太笼统/绝对的话（presentparticiple）15.狩猎的季节（gerund）16.最后的润色（gerund）17.指导原则（present participle）18.下个星期（present participle）19.颤抖的双腿（presentparticiple）20.一张渔网（gerund）21.一根手杖（gerund）22.现有的制度（presentparticiple）23.饮食习惯（gerund）24.（比萨）斜塔（presentparticiple）25.一个有前途的学生（presentparticiple）26.正在增长的人口（presentparticiple）4 Compare the following expressions and translate them into Chinese.1.发展中国家；发达国家2.正在落下的树叶；落下的树叶3.正在沸腾的水；开水4.正在退败的战斗；一场败仗2 Complete the following verb + collocations or expressions.1. have/get/show/produce/achieve2. have/take/accept/show/bear/assume3. discuss/debate/raise/settle/confuse/avoid4. pursue/have/develop5. have/make/lose/avoid6. face/lives/time/money/trouble7. roots/chairs/hats/coats/gloves/shoes/bandages/make-up/doubts8. land9.enemies/rivals/opponents/suspects/errors10. oil/cars/cotton/results/a movie11. care/time/money/experience/patience/courage12. the dead/treasure/past/head13. plants/children/animals/relationship14. meetings/appointments/time/place/books/flowers/business affairs3 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the expressions listed below.1. cut out, removed/cut out, from2. provides/supplies, with3. brought back4. ask, permission5. empty6. take, in, through trial and error7. read, into8. at great length, providing, with9. in some ways, at heart4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in2. up3. away4. way5. out6. up7. out8. up9. with5 Translate the following sentences into English.1. 如果他们拒绝归还这些小岛，他们两国的关系就不能完全正常化。

参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expressions.1. on their own2. show off3. burst into4. given rise to5. brought about6. to resort to7. clinging to8. give rise to9. took advantage of10. in vain, make, out of4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

现代大学英语精读第二版第二册课后练习答案参考答案（Units1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expressions.4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

参考答案Unit 8—16Unit 8Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area 1. Japanese 2. Italian 3. Brazilian4. Iranian5. Cantonese6. Indonesian7. Cuban 8. Vietnamese 9. Lebanese10. Syrian 11. Canadian 12. Korean13. Egyptian 14. Portuguese 15. Indian16. Nepalese 17. Chilean 18. Russian19. Mexican 20. Romanian 21. Sudanese22 Mongolian4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word “addict” or “consider”1 addicts2 addictive, addicted3 addiction4 consider, consideration5 considerate6 Considerable, considered2 Complete the following verb+ noun collections or expressions答案：1. Pitch 2. meal, dish, food 3. guests, friends 4. take, plan 5 rouse 6. faith, library books, friendship7. hitch 8. drive, travel, cover 9. people10. people, animals 11. test, develop, prove 12. conquer, feel 13. make, take, accept 14 nip 15 touch, break3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.答案：1. that all n ations realize that global warming is everybody’s bushiness2. that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks3. that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain4. that the earth moves round the sun5. that she had been admitted to that university6. that wives ought to stay at home7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth8. that he mentioned the other day that9. that our teacher once said that he had noticed that some students still had difficulties with their grammar.5 Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs答案：1 for2 into3 after4 away, over5 out of6 out, into 7. to, in 8 over, out for, for 9 to, about, on, across6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.2. There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students’ Union.3. That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger.I consider him really lucky.4. It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.5. We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.6. I’d rather hav e some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.7. She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name and money.8. We warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.7. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the brackets. More than one word may be correct.答案：1 remember/memorize2 remember/recall3 remember/recall4 remember, special5 middle6 center7 however, visits8 special, trip 9 particular, tour 10 found, found outGrammar2 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, usinga what-clause.答案：1. What farmers what most2. what they suggested3. what my parents said to me4. what they were trying to do5. what life was all about6. what they should get out of college7. what we need8. what you look like9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years10. what the federal government should not do at the moment3 Translate the sentences using a what-clause or a present participle phrase答案：1. Do what you like without caring about what other people think.2. We should find out what the students think about the matter.3. We’ll do what we can to help t he earthquake victims.4. I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.5. Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.6. “Stop thief” a student called, raising his voice.7. Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decided to take his alarm clock apart.8. Wang Lan opened the wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.9. The village head went from door to door telling people to leave fora nearby hill.10. Realizing he’d been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.4. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word.答案：1 easy2 away3 them4 running5 However6 change7 exercise8 can9 anyone 10 that5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentence.答案：1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.2. I don’t like the way some young people speak to their elders/people older than themselves.3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realized he was different from his peers.4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As we turned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation in English fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking.7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children.8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for Australia next month.10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently.Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabulary6 Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be more modest, but he turneda deaf ear to their advice.2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people’s support.Grammar1 Translate the Chinese答案：1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age is3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.答案1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught 3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause …答案1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.2. No matter how hard I try, I can’t persuade him to play the part of Hamlet.3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you.4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.7. A well-known philosopher once said, ‘ I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good health.’8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want.9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.10. I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. ButI wish the riot had never happened.4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.答案：1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences答案：1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends hav en’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions答案：1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. 如果他们拒绝归还小岛,他们两国的关系就不能完全正常化;If they refused to give back these small islands, the two countries would not be able to normalize their diplomatic relations completely.2. 我知道放弃这个机会十分愚蠢,但我别无选择;I know that it is stupid to give up this opportunity, but I have no other choice/ alternative.3. 由于缺少公众的支持,白宫最后退让了;For lack of public support, the White House Had to give in at last.4. 要一下子消灭毒品不可能,但现在世界上每年都有几百万以上的人成功地戒了烟;It may not be possible to eliminate drugs all at once/ immediately / at one go, but now there are millions of people throughout the world who succeed in kicking the habit of cigarette smoking every year.5. 我们已经和对方代表联系;我们已经安排不久在厦门会面,讨论双方有兴趣的重要问题;We have already made contact with the representatives of the other side and arranged to meet in Xiamen before long to discuss important issues we are both interested in.6. 有一天,那座新楼突然倒塌,楼里很多人都被埋了;One day, that new building suddenly gave way / collapsed / fell down, burying many people under it.7. 爱情是要双方的培养,而真正的爱表现在给予而不是在获取上;Love requires nourishment from both sides, and true love is in the giving, not in the taking.8. 奶奶的健康一有改善,她就开始把她的财产分给她的亲戚朋友们;As soon as Grandma’s health improved, she began to give out her belongings to her folks and friends.9. 一种长久的友好关系要求双方都十分真诚;It requires perfect honesty on both sides to cultivate a lasting / an enduring friendly relationship.10.据称,今年的经济计划已经完成了,国内市场也非常繁荣;It is announced that our economic plan this year has been fulfilled and our domestic / home market has also been flourishing.Grammar3 Translate the following sentence into English, using a to-infinitive or either…or… / neither …nor…答案：1. He said again and again that he had come to China to broaden his horizons.2. Julia says she has neither the time nor the energy for sports aftera day’s hard work.3. Sometimes it takes courage to disagree openly with one’s immediate boss.4. Neither the teachers nor the students here believe there is any shortcut in learning English.5. Upon graduation, most college students have two options: either to finda job or to go to graduate school.6. To see all the flood victims properly housed is the relief workers’ number one task at present.7. During my stay in China. I would like you to arrange for me to see some of my old friends.8. In order to prevent the price of houses from going up too fast, the government promised to adopt / launch a series of policies.9. Such interviews are generally conducted either in a hotel or in a café, never in offices.10. They opened a shelter for the city’s homeless to stay overnight in extreme weather condition.4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.答案：1. comes2. different3. Anybody4. as5. longer6. burdens7. them8. who9. life 10. days5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.答案1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon OlympicsUnit 11Key to the exerciseVocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.答案1 across, for, out 2. in search of 3. across/upon, out, from 4. for, to 5. upon, with 6. to 7. up, for, into8. through, into 9. at, with, in, to6. Translate the following sentences into English答案1. 我很好奇你后来是怎么决定学英语的;I am quite curious how you come to decide to study English.2. 一直到改革开放以后,人们才开始明白,市场并不是坏事;It was not until the reform and opening-up started when people began to realize that the market was not a bad thing.3. 那些将军、官员和学者都不知道如何称那头大象的重量,但是一个小孩突然想出一个主意;None of those generals, officials and scholars knew how to weigh the elephant, but a young child suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. 4. 那时候我们遇到的最大的困难是没有粮食,所以从未有过减肥的想法;The biggest difficulty we came across / up against was lack of food. Therefore it never came to our mind that one day we might have to live on a diet.5. 我从来没有听说过这个说法;你是在哪里碰到的I have never heard of this expression. Where did you come across it6. 这座庙的油漆已经开始剥落,该重新刷一下了;The paint of the temple is coming off. It needs repainting.7. 这里的水不深,只到一般人的胸口;他们很容易从这里过河来;The water here was not deep. It only came to an ordinary man’s chest. So they could easily come across the river here.8. 大门突然开了,跳出来一条狗;它开始冲我吼叫,直到它主人出来才安静下来; The door opened suddenly and out jumped a dog. It started barking at me and didn’t quiet down until its master came out.9. 那片美丽的草地不见了,一个大饭店取而代之;Gone was the beautiful meadow, and in its place stood a big hotel. 10. 我们现在最紧迫的事情是保护那些被恐怖分子扣留的中国人的性命;Our most urgent need is to protect the life of those Chinese who were kidnapped by the terrorists.Grammar2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb.答案1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers.3. In a corner of the park lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.3 Translate the following sentence using when/ before or inversion答案：1. It was a couple of days before the children recovered from the horror of the road accident.2. It was revising my essay on computer and was about to finish when the screen went blank due to power failure.3. The school is located at the foot of a hill. Beyond the hill lies a large stretch of rice fields.4. It won’t be long before Jim begins to regret having lost a friend like you.5. “It’s pleasant to touch the land,” whispered the farmer.6. The family had just put their winter clothes away when the area was hit by a snowstorm.7. In the center of the Tian’anmen Square stands the Monument to the People’s Heroes.8. It wasn’t long before a number of economists realized the world would soon be face with a serious global financial crisis.9. They were leaving for Thailand when they were told the trip had been cancelled.10. Gone are the days when China could not make big planes on its own.4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.答案1. social2. typical3. have 4 depending 5. life6. cubs7. that8. trained9. on 10 such5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.答案1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told that the football game had been cancelled.4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department.5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly.7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.9. Where have you been I’ve been looking for you the whole morning.10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.Unit 12Key to the exerciseVocabulary4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets.答案：1. simplified2. authorized, organize3. normalization4. industrialization, urbanized5. modernization, classified6. legalized, justified, civilized7. intensify, unification8. nationalized9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized3. Complete the following sentences答案：1. a. success / luck b. I had more timec. I were ten years younger2. a. everybody is here b. are college studentsc. we have become one of the world’s largest economies3. a. we put environmental protection before GDPb. gave more attention to critical thinking4. a. the grammar exercisesb. helping you withc. help us with5. a. what the book says is always correctb. take it for grantedc. take it for granted6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text.答案：1. strange2. to be bursting with3. the habit of… clung to him still, slipping into, check4. can’t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able5. Come to think of it6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before, I do hate, nowadays8. manage to dig, Come to think of it9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.答案：1. in, in2. of, of, instead of3.with, to, as4. to, as5. Unlike, for6. in, off, of/about/with7. as, to, up 8. in with6 Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. 你是怎样将身体保养得这么好说起来,我还从来不知道你生过病;你的秘密法宝是什么How do you manage to keep fit Come to think of it, I have never known you to be sick. What’s your secret2. 我小时候一直讨厌做家务;我甚至理所当然地认为这是女人做的事情;现在我真为自己以前的态度后悔;I always hated to do household chores when I was a boy, taking it for granted that they were only for women. Looking back, I really feel sorry for my past attitude.3. 他的大房子包括两座分开的建筑,分别设计成不同的风格,中间有个暗道连接起来;His big house contains two separate buildings designed in different styles and connected with / by a secret passage.4. 年轻人总希望有更多的权利和财富,老年人则希望他们能年轻三十岁;那样,他们就会成为世界上最幸福的人;但对于我,我的幸福是不需要条件的;Young people always wish they had more power and money, whereas old people always wish they were thirty years younger. Then they would all become the happiest people on earth. As for me, I am happy unconditionally. 5. 前些日子我无意中听到几个外国人在评论我们有些同胞在国外旅游时的不良举止,我很难为情;我觉得我们有些坏习惯真要改改了;The other day I overheard some foreigners talking about how some of our people behaved while they were traveling overseas. They made me so ashamed.I think we really have to change some of our habits.6. 现在我们的公交系统有了如此大的改进,私家车实在不值得买了;Now that our public transportation system has improved so much, private cars are really not worth buying.7. 现在你很少看到年轻人在街上游荡,人们都是行色匆匆;但有时候我真希望我们能放慢一点速度;Nowadays you seldom see young people loitering in the streets. People always seem to be in a hurry. Sometimes I do hope we can slow down a little bit.7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below. 1. worth 2. worthwhile 3. worthy 4. worth5. now/nowadays6. now7. nowadays8. look 9.gaze 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbingGrammar2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below.答案：1. as if/ as though2. before3. as long as4. even though5. Even if6. now that7. as long as8. as if/ though9. Even though 10. Now that3. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. I love autumn—it’s a season of harvest.2. I didn’t recognize my best friend at high school until he remov ed his sun glasses.3. It takes courage to ask what others regard as “stupid” questions.4. The children looked as if they hadn’t had a wink of /any sleep last night.5. It must be exciting to report on / cover such sports events as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.6. My house guest behaves as if she were the owner of the house.7. Even if the country is gradually recovering from the financial crisis, it may be some time before its economy gets back on its feet.8. “As long as I’m in charge,” said the p resident of the university, “I will make sure no one drops out because they can’t pay tuition any more.”9. Now that they have a new Minister of Education, they hope to see some change in their education system.10. It was a brilliant /sunny summer morning in 1945. At exactly 8:15,a B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people.4. Fill in each blank of passage with ONE suitable word.答案：1. smoke 2 what 3 teach 4 control 5 complaints6 group7 at8 could9 shared 10 more5. Identify and correct mistakes in each of the sentences答案：1. At about three o’clock, the boy went to the barn and did the milking all by himself.2. Up until now there are still people who cling to the idea that men are superior to women.3. I think I locked the doors and closed the windows, but I’ll just go and make sure of them. or: …make sure I did.4. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my bike key in the classroom.5. Every one of us must arrive before 8 pm without exception.6. It’s important for young people to learn how to survive in the wild.7. It’s time our school upgraded its computer program.8. Robert woke up twenty times for fear that he would oversleep.9. Upon graduation, he was bursting with gratitude to the university fora first-class education he had received there.10. The teacher could hardly believe a student who grew up in a mountain village had never seen a computer before he came to college.Unit 13Key to the Exercise:Vocabulary:2 Translate the following phrases into English:答案：1. uncork the bottle; undress the children; unearth the buried treasure; unpack the books from the box; uncover the dirty plan2. fulfill one’s wish/aspirations, fulfill one’s plan; fulfil l /realize one’s dream; fulfill one’s promise; achieve the result; achieve independence; fulfill one’s demand; fulfill one’s expectations; achieve/ realize one’s purpose/aim/goal3. make progress; make inventions; make threats4. obey orders; obey the law; obey the authorities; obey the rules; obey the command; obey the leadership5. spread germs; spread the news; spread the map; spread the fire; spread the terror6. demand an explanation; demand a reply; demand an apology7. threaten life; threaten stability; threaten the economy; threaten the unity8. dominate/control the world; dominate/control one’s life; dominate the match; dominate the family9. master a language; master art; master the new technology; masters kills/techniques3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.答案：1. Once we all agree to regard our problems as differences among family members.2. Once you learn to look at the problem from the perspective of the opposite side.3. Once you get to know him better.4. what if we can’t find suitable jobs5. what if everybody decides to protect their home market6. what if we were hit by serious floods, droughts or earthquakes What if the weather conditions were terrible and our harvests failed What if there should be another serious energy crisis7. If only he had kept at it.8. If only we had spent more money on the development of agriculture9. If only he were still alive4 Rewrite the sentences replacing the parts in bold type with the words and expressions below.答案：1. regard him as, turned out to be2. as it turned out later, carry out3. were capable of destroying, call for4. keep at, spur them on5. appealed to her to think of6. depend on, get rid of7. were devoted to each other, but for8. different from, adapt to9. aims at increasing5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs答案：1. from, to, out, in2. of, under3.for, off4. of, in 5 of 6 of, around, as7 of, to, to 8. to, to 9. to, for6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. 这个项目听起来令人鼓舞;你还在做吗别停下来,继续干下去;This project sounds very exciting/inspiring. Are you still working on it Don’t stop / give up. Keep at it / Get on with it / Carry on2. 他把杯子往桌子上一放,慢慢从椅子上站了起来;He set the cup on the table and slowly rose from his chair.3. 煤矿工人要求对那些应该为这次可怕事故负责的人予以严惩;The coal-miners demanded those /people who should be responsible for the terrible accident be severely punished.4. 要不是当地政府有力支持,那里的人们就不可能实现他们的愿望;But for the strong support of the local government, the aspirations of the people there would not have been fulfilled.5. 当局正在制定一个旨在在周围所有的山都种上树的计划;这个消息很快传开,鼓舞了不少年轻人;The news that the authorities are drawing a plan aimed at getting all the surrounding hills covered with trees spread quickly and inspired many young people.。

Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area 答案：1. Japanese2. Italian3. Brazilian4. Iranian5. Cantonese6. Indonesian7. Cuban8. Vietnamese9. Lebanese10. Syrian11. Canadian12. Korean13. Egyptian14. Portuguese15. Indian16. Nepalese17. Chilean18. Russian19. Mexican20. Romanian21. Sudanese22 Mongolian4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word “addict” or “consider”答案：1 addicts 2 addictive, addicted 3 addiction4 consider, consideration5 considerate6 Considerable, considered2 Complete the following verb noun collections or expressions答案：1. pitch2. meal, dish, food3. guests, friends4. take, plan6. faith, library books, friendship7. hitch8. drive, travel, cover9. people10. people, animals11. test, develop, prove12. conquer, feel13. make, take, accept14 nip15 touch, break3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets. 答案：1. that all nations realize that global warming is everybody’s bushiness2. that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks3. that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain4. that the earth moves round the sun5. that she had been admitted to that university6. that wives ought to stay at home7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth8. that he mentioned the other day that9. that our teacher once said that he had noticed that some students still had difficulties with their grammar.5 Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs答案：1 for2 into3 after4 away, over5 out of6 out, into 7. to, in 8 over, out for, for 9 to, about, on, across6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.2. There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students’ Union.3. That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. I consider him really lucky.4. It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.5. We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.6. I’d rather have som e of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.7. She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name and money.8. We warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.7. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) in the brackets. More than one word may be correct.答案：1 remember/memorize2 remember/recall3 remember/recall4 remember, special5 middle6 center7 however, visits8 special, trip 9 particular, tour 10 found, found outGrammar2 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using a what-clause.答案：1. What farmers what most2. what they suggested3. what my parents said to me4. what they were trying to do5. what life was all about6. what they should get out of college7. what we need8. what you look like9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years10. what the federal government should not do at the moment3 Translate the sentences using a what-clause or a present participle phrase答案：1. Do what you like without caring about what other people think.2. We should find out what the students think about the matter.3. We’ll do what we can to help the earthquake victims.4. I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.5. Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of whatis happening around the world.6. “Stop thief!” a student called, raising his voice.7. Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decided to take his alarm clock apart.8. Wang Lan opened the wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.9. The village head went from door to door telling people to leave for a nearby hill.10. Realizing he’d been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.4. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word.答案：1 easy2 away3 them4 running5 However6 change7 exercise8 can9 anyone 10 that5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.答案：1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.2. I don’t like the way some young people speak to their elders/pe ople older than themselves.3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realizedhe was different from his peers.4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As we turned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation inEnglish fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking.7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children.8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for Australia next month.10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently.Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabulary6 Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be more modest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you?7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people’s support.Grammar1 Translate the Chinese答案：1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.答案1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause …答案1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.2. No matter how hard I try, I can’t persuade him to play the part of Hamlet.3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you.4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.7. A well-known philosopher once said, ‘ I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good health.’8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want.9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.10. I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. ButI wish the riot had never happened.4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.答案：1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences答案：1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his f amily and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb noun collocations or expressions答案：1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs6. Translate the following sentences into English答案：1. 如果他们拒绝归还小岛，他们两国的关系就不能完全正常化。

Unit 9Key to ExerciseVocabularyGrammar1 Translate the Chinese1. no matter what / whatever happens2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is)3. No matter what/ Whatever you say4. no matter how much it costs5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are9. no matter how/ however difficult that is10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.1. I had realized this2. I could help3. I had a brother4. I had his courage5. We could do more than we did6. I lived7. I had better news8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.1. since2. has3. popular4. idea/ practice5. relationships6. ways7. tradition8. among/ with9. longer 10. text5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not.2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there.3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years.5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him for six weeks. / As his family and friends haven’t heard from him for six weeks, they are all worried about him.8. All these years, I have kept track of the progress of the project.9. Toward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious; he was not sure whether his friend would come. / T oward 10 pm, the man in the doorway became anxious, for he was not sure whether his friend would come.10. I wish the earthquake had never happened.Unit 10Key to exerciseVocabulary2 Complete the following verb+noun collocations or expressions1. have / get / show / produce/ achieve the results2. have / take / accept / show / bear / assume responsibility3. discuss / debate / raise/ settle/ confuse / avoid issues4. pursue / have / develop hobbies5. have / make / lose / avoid contact6. save face / lives / time / money/ trouble7. remove roots / chairs/ hats / gloves / shoes / bandages / make-up/ doubts8. cultivate land / field / roses/9. eliminate enemies / rivals / opponents / suspects / errors10. produce oil / cars / cotton / results / a movie11. lack care / time / money / experience / patience / courage12. bury the dead / treasure / past / head13 nourish the plants / children / animals / relationship14. arrange meeting / appointments / time / place / flowers / business affairs Grammar4 Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. comes2. different3. Anybody4. as5. longer6. burdens7. them8. who9. life 10. days5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. When Mandela no longer had to do manual labour, he started a garden in the yard.2. Medals enjoyed working in his garden because gardening offered him a sense of satisfaction in prison.3. He wants to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from college.4. They refused to discuss the matter in public.5. Neither his parents nor his friends thought he would become a writer.6. When he learned that he had been admitted by Tsinghua University, he could hardly wait to tell his family the news.7. We can meet either on campus or at my place.8. I was so absorbed in the story that I did not realize it was getting dark.9. I haven’t finished the book I’d borrowed from the library yet.10. Is it possible to arrange for me to work as a volunteer for the Landon Olympics?Unit 11Key to the exerciseVocabulary5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1 across, for, out 2. in search of 3. across/upon, out, from4. for, to5. upon, with6. to7. up, for, into8. through, into 9. at, with, in, toGrammar2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb.1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers.3. In a corner of the park lies the T omb of the Unknown Soldier.4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. social2. typical3. have 4 depending 5. life6. cubs7. that8. trained9. on 10 such5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences.1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told (that) the football game had been cancelled.4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department.5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly.7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.9. Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you the whole morning.10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.Unit 12Key to the exerciseVocabulary4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets.1. simplified2. authorized, organize3. normalization4. industrialization, urbanized5. modernization, classified6. legalized, justified, civilized7. intensify, unification8. nationalized 9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized3. Complete the following sentences1. a. success / luck b. I had more timec. I were ten years younger2. a. everybody is here b. are college studentsc. we have become one of the world’s largest economies3. a. we put environmental protection before GDPb. gave more attention to critical thinking4. a. the grammar exercisesb. helping you withc. help us with5. a. what the book says is always correctb. take it for grantedc. take it for granted6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text.1. strange2. to be bursting with3. the habit of…clung to him still, slipping into, check4. can’t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able5. Come to think of it6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before, I do hate, nowadays8. manage to (dig), Come to think of it9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. in, in2. of, of, instead of3.with, to, as4. to, as5. Unlike, for6. in, off, of/about/with7. as, to, up 8. in with7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below.1. worth2. worthwhile3. worthy4. worth5. now/nowadays6. now7. nowadays8. look 9.gaze 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbingGrammar2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below.1. as if/ as though2. before3. as long as4. even though5. Even if6. now that7. as long as8. as if/ though9. Even though 10. Now that4. Fill in each blank of passage with ONE suitable word.1. smoke 2 what 3 teach 4 control 5 complaints6 group7 at8 could9 shared 10 more5. Identify and correct mistakes in each of the sentences1. At about three o’clock, the boy went to the barn and did the milking all by himself.2. Up until now there are still people who cling to the idea that men are superior to women.3. I think I locked the doors and closed the windows, but I’ll just go and make sure of them. ( or: …make sure I did.)4. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my bike key in the classroom.5. Every one of us must arrive before 8 pm without exception.6. It’s important for young people to learn how to survive in the wild.7. It’s time our school upgraded its computer program.8. Robert woke up twenty times for fear that he would oversleep.9. Upon graduation, he was bursting with gratitude to the university for a first-class education he had received there.10. The teacher could hardly believe a student who grew up in a mountain village had never seen a computer before he came to college.Unit 13Key to the Exercise:Vocabulary:2 Translate the following phrases into English:1. uncork the bottle; undress the children; unearth the buried treasure; unpack the books from the box; uncover the dirty plan2. fulfill one’s wish/aspirations, fulfill one’s plan; fulfill /realize one’s dream; fulfill one’s promise; achieve the result; achieve independence; fulfill one’s demand; fulfill one’s expectations; achieve/ realize one’s purpose/aim/goal3. make progress; make inventions; make threats4. obey orders; obey the law; obey the authorities; obey the rules; obey the command; obey the leadership5. spread germs; spread the news; spread the map; spread the fire; spread the terror6. demand an explanation; demand a reply; demand an apology7. threaten life; threaten stability; threaten the economy; threaten the unity8. dominate/control the world; dominate/control one’s life; dominate the match; dominate the family9. master a language; master art; master the new technology; masters kills/techniques3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.1. Once we all agree to regard our problems as differences among family members.2. Once you learn to look at the problem from the perspective of the opposite side.3. Once you get to know him better.4. what if we can’t find suitable jobs5. what if everybody decides to protect their home market6. what if we were hit by serious floods, droughts or earthquakes? What if the weather conditions were terrible and our harvests failed? What if there should be another serious energy crisis?7. If only he had kept at it.8. If only we had spent more money on the development of agriculture9. If only he were still alive4 Rewrite the sentences replacing the parts in bold type with the words and expressions below.1. regard him as, turned out to be2. as it turned out later, carry out3. were capable of (destroying), call for4. keep at, spur them on5. appealed to her to think of6. depend on, get rid of7. were devoted to each other, but for8. different from, adapt to9. aims at (increasing)5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1. from, to, out, in2. of, under3.for, off4. of, in 5 of 6 of, around, as7 of, to, to 8. to, to 9. to, forGrammar2 Study the use of as in the examples and complete each of the sentences using an appropriate verb from the box.1. accept2. described / regarded / thought of3. regard / see / think of4. introduced5. used6. treated /used7. regard / think of8. describe 9 regarded / thought of 10. described4 Fill in each blank of the passage with One suitable word.1 early2 locked3 rest4 but5 what6 words7 found8 frozen 9 working / operative 10 killed5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.1. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner.2. At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children as their own children. /At the daycare center, the teachers treated the children like mothers.3. The other day my father witnessed a terrible road accident in which two people werekilled and three injured.4. There is always someone on campus to whom you can turn for advice. / There is always someone whom you can turn to for advice on campus.5. The movie is generally viewed as trash in spite of its box office success.6. He’s the kind of person with whom many people feel uncomfortable.7. People tend to regard as the center of the world the place where/ in which they are born and brought up. / People tend to regard as the center of the world the place they are born and brought up in.8. Whether it is fine or it is rainy, they exercise every day.9. But for his help, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project in time.10. The computer is believed to be one of the most important inventions of the 20th century.Unit 15Key to the exerciseVocabulary2 Translate the following expressions into English1 wipe sweat2 sting one’s eye3 plough the field4 sow a cover crop5 produce good crops6 fell trees7 hunt squirrels8 bend one’s shoulders 10 fondle the clouds 11 rouse the curiosity12 cross the fence 13 clear a piece of land 14 fence the land15 smell the soft mud /dirt 16 think the same thought 17 take the trouble 18 make a narrow escape 19 thin the corn 20 mat the top3 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets following the example given1 prevent / keep/ stop government officials from abusing their power2 prevent /keep the children from entering his garden3 prevent /keep ordinary people from entering his garden4 not to drink and smoke any more5 not to build a big city here ever6 not to be content with what has been achieved.7 Isn’t it too risky for us8 Isn’t it too early for her9 Isn’t it too hard for you10 it was in this temple that Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty was supposed to secretly become a monk.11 it is not the place where the famous battle in history was fought12 it was not because of Qin Gui, but because of the then emperor that Yue Fei, the famous patriotic general of Southern Song dynasty was executed13 you would think that he knew everything14 you might take her for princess of a certain Arab country15 all these have happened in the past three decades5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs1 at, in2 up, up with3 about, down4 out of5 away from, on/over/across6 away/ off7 on, round, in, at8 up 9 toward, with, at, without, for, fromGrammar4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.1. removed2. more3. followed4. however5. sorry6. let7. with8. leave9. wrong 10 silent5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.1. The joke had us all laughing outright.2. Parents shouldn’t force their children to do what they don’t like.3. These children are made to work 10 hours a day.4. Xiao Li’s gone to the barber’s to have his hair cut /…to have a haircut.5. At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to (the place) where he belonged —the wild. / At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to the place he belonged to –the wild.6. On Christmas morning, Rob got up an hour early and did the milking all by himself.7. It’s high time we gave our dorm room a spring-clean. / It’s high time to give our dorm room a spring-clean.8. Rob woke up several times to look at his watch for fear (that) he would oversleep.9. Don’t take it for granted that once you enter college you’re sure to succeed.10. Even if none of you go, I’ll be there rain or shine.Unit 16Key to ExerciseVocabulary3 Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.1. honest, honestly, honesty2. ignorant, ignorance, ignorant3. discussion, exchange, argument, exchange4. justice, democracy, inclination, injustice, democracy2 Translate the following phrases into English1. wash the car ; park the car2. ride a bike; ride a horse3. water the flowers; water the lawn4. exchange a look; exchange a grin / smile5. get the same deal / have the same problem6. lighten the atmosphere7. keep distance9. point a finger at10. grab / seize / grasp/ grip one’s arm11 make a joke12. smash a window13. watch / observe the effect14. blanket / cover / envelop this place4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. for, of, off, into2. up, out of, up, with, with, away3. on, at, by, by, under, in4. up, out5. from, on, of, on5 Complete the following sentences with appropriate expressions from the box blow1. might as well2. scared of, nothing of the sort3. watch out for / keep an eye on4. above suspicion5. talk us into6. anything, except/but, or something7. set foot in8. made up9. wise up, go by10. keep an eye on/watch out for。