Key to Exercises
Opener
1. The speaker is talking about the coming global water crisis/water problem.
2. Water is the key component in our daily life, not only for human use, but for energy, industry, agriculture, and livestock.
3. If you look at the earth, you will notice that over 75 % of our blue planet is water. But the problem is only 3% of that water is fresh water.
Transcript:
Today, according to UNICEF, at least 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation, while 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water period. Water is the key component in all of our daily lives no matter where we live, not only for human use, but for energy, industry, agriculture, and livestock. Now if you look at the earth, you’ll notice that over 75% of our blue plan et is water. The problem is only 3% of that water is fresh water.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
1.1
Paras. 1-2: We need to conserve water aggressively so that scientists can have time to find solutions.
Paras. 3-7: Water is going to be the most important and most contentious resource of the 21st century.
Paras. 8-9: There are solutions, but they take time.
Para. 10: Aggressive conservation is needed to buy us time before scientists find solutions.
1.2
1)Water is on the way to becoming the most important resource of the 21st century. Getting water right is the great challenge the world is confronted with. To meet the challenge conservation should come first; then follow it up with new solutions.
2)To introduce the water problem, the author tells us about what happened one night when he and his seven-year-old daughter were brushing teeth together. In so doing the author tries to introduce the reader to a serious topic in a casual manner. Besides, it also reminds us of the fact that everyone can play a role, even in our daily life, in saving water.
3)He cites the late Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley’s list of humanity’s top 10 problems for the next 50 years.
4)He wants to show the reader how difficult it is for us to find a solution to the water problem.
5)He repeats what he says at the beginning of the article: The water problem can be solved but “The scientists need time.”
2. Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
In his 2003 speech at Rice University’s Energy & Nanotechnology Conference, the late Nobel
2.2 Digging into detail
1)He means that water is most likely to become a strategic resource like oil that could trigger
geopolitical conflict.
2)Because solving the energy and water problems will make the other problems easier to deal
with. Abundant energy and water supplies will increase food production and improve the
environment. They will also reduce poverty and disease, and so forth.
3)It most probably means energy produced at a low cost.
4)He means that every other sector of society needs water. People need water in their daily life.
Energy production requires water for cooling power plants. Industry needs water for all sorts of purposes. Agriculture needs water for irrigation.
5)Yes, he did. Because he said getting freshwater from saltwater at a cheap price would dwarf all
other scientific accomplishments.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences
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II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
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?1) around the corner
?2) The money from her uncle enabled Jenny ?3) dwarfs our old house
?4) on track
?5) and so forth
1.3
2. Confusable Words
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2.2
3. Sentence Patterns
3.1
1.The fact that he has fully recovered from his bad accident shows that medicine can work wonders.
2.The reason (that) businesses are moving their plants to developing countries is that labor costs in their home countries are too high.
3.If we go on ignoring the fact that our rivers are running dry or being polluted, the consequences will not be hard to predict.
4.The reason (that) food prices are rising is that last year’s crop wasn’t good.
3.2
1.Whether the chicken came before the egg, or the egg before the chicken, is a question of how life began in general.
2.I saw her on the point of tears when she got the result of the exam. I don’t know whether we
should go to comfort her or just leave her alone.
3.It’s not clear whether she still wants to go to the lake or has ch anged her mind.
4.Many young married couples are wondering whether they should buy or just rent an
apartment.
4. Comprehensive Practice
Reading & Comprehending
Reading 1
1. Comprehension Check for Reading 1
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2. Translation
1.地球的水只有不到3%是淡水，并且大部分都被堵在雪地和冰川中，不容易获取。
2.……但不幸的是，许多因素严重扰乱了淡水的流动和使用，使地球的许多地区出现大面积
的危机。
3.这意味着如果我们在保护水和明智用水方面无所作为，所有地区迟早都将遭遇水危机及随
之而来的影响。
4.绝不要以为你所处的社会先进，不至于会出现缺水问题。
Reading 2
Comprehension Check for Reading 2
1.Pollution and scarcity.
2.The sources of pollution include manufacturing emissions, poorly treated sewage, industrial
spills and agricultural runoff.
3.It means that the water problem did not happen overnight; instead it resulted from our age-old
practice of polluting water or wasting water in addition to natural contamination and natural disasters.
4.A sustainable, long-term solution.
Integrated Skills Practicing
I. Viewing & Listening
1)Segment 1
Consider the Aral Sea, for example, located in central Asia. The name Aral Sea is actually translated into “Sea of Islands”, referring to over 1,534 islands that once existed. Today the Aral Sea is down to 10% of its original size. The same thing is happening in other areas that were once flourishing (but) are now turning into desert.
2)Segment 2
In the U.S., the world’s largest body of freshwater, the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground lake that extends from the Colorado Rockies to South Dakota going all the way down to the Texas Panhandle with a range of 50 to 300 feet of depth. This water resource is what has made America’s plains the “bread basket” of the world. Unfortunately, like an oil well, this won’t last forever. The Ogallala used to have an average depth of 240 feet. Today its average depth is
just 80 feet.
3)Segment 3
What once was a booming town that relied on the Ogallala Aquifer, has now seen its depths of underground water fall between 0-50 feet. Many wells are completely dry and farmers have been forced to hand over their land to the government’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for grants.
4)Segment 4
Consider the Colorado river as well, a river that used to run into the Pacific. Not anymore. By the time the water fills the pools of Vegas and irrigates and provides drinking water throughout the west, not a drop of water makes it to the ocean.
Transcript:
Today, according to UNICEF, at least 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation, while 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water period. Water is the key component in all of our daily lives no matter where we live, not only for human use, but for energy, industry, agriculture, and livestock. Now if you look at the earth, you’ll notice that over 75% of our blue planet is water. The problem is only 3% of that water is fresh water. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or
more countries and most of these rivers are without defined legal or institutional arrangements. Consider the Aral Sea, for example, located in central Asia. The name Aral Sea is actually translated into “Sea of Islands”, referring to over 1,534 islands that once existed. Today the Aral Sea is down to 10% of its original size. The same thing is happening in other areas that were once flourishing (but) are now turning into desert. A report titled “Avoiding Water Wars: Water Scarcity and Central Asia’s Growing Importance for Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan” was recently done by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In it, it focused on rising water tensions that could destabilize central and south Asia. The implications of a water shortage has already caused aggravated demand for agriculture and power generation according to the report. Water, without a doubt, is going to be a huge issue along with oil throughout this century. In the U.S., the world’s largest body of freshwater, the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground lake that extends from the Colorado Rockies to South Dakota going all the way down to the Texas Panhandle with a range of 50 to 300 feet of depth. This water resource is what has made America’s plains the “bread basket” of the world. Unfortunately, like an oil well, this won’t last forever. The Ogallala used to have an average depth of 240 feet. Today its average depth is just 80 feet. Recently a story done in Texas, about a town named Happy, who has simply run out of water for its farms. What once was a booming town that relied on the Ogallala Aquifer, has now seen its depths of underground water fall between 0-50 feet. Many wells are completely dry and farmers have been forced to hand over their land to the government’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for grants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently stated, “The supply is going to run out and the plains will become uneconomical to farm.” 60 years is what the U.S. Department of Agriculture gives it. This is a scary thought when you think about the way we have built cities, towns, and homes around something that is simply unsustainable. Consider the Colorado river as well, a river that used to run into the Pacific. Not anymore. By the time the water fills the pools of Vegas and irrigates and provides drinking water throughout the west, not a drop of water makes it to the ocean. Of course w e can’t help but comment on how it is the government who has centrally planned people to live in the middle of nowhere, to live in deserts. If a free market would have reigned, we would see a much more practical living condition with very little “middle of the desert living,” not only relying on cheap oil, but the relocation of precious water. While researching the water crisis, https://www.doczj.com/doc/6513564677.html, came across studies
about how in some places in Africa so much water has been pulled out of the ecosystem in order to bottle it and send it around the world, some towns have become deserts. As the world population grows, the water crisis will become front page news. According to the consulting company McKinsey & Company, by 2030 global water demand will be 40% g reater than today’s “accessible, reliable, environmentally sustainable supply.” FutureMoneyTrends. com members should have no doubt that this is 100% tied into agriculture and rising food price inflation. 71% of global water withdrawals today go to irrigating our food. The U.S. government has screwed us with subsidies that are handed out to farmers who plant in areas that need an excessive amount of water. Subsidies are also handed out in misguided attempts to turn food into fuel, something that in our opinion is not only driving food costs up, but is wasting precious water resources. Like oil, it takes water for many goods. A cotton T-Shirt, 400 gallons; denim jeans, 1,800 gallons; a car, 39,000 gallons; a board of lumber, 5.4 gallons; a barrel of beer, 1,500 gallons; a gallon of paint, 12 gallons; one ton of steel, 62,000 gallons; a piece of paper, 2.6 gallons. Consider how much water it takes to grow our food, feed our animals, and ourselves.
Unit 1 Warming up: 1. 1.1 imports 1.2 scent 1.3 detect 1.4 sniff 1.5 detector dogs 2 f e d c b a watching part1 1 morning run,different,something different,international airports,illegal imports,passengers 2 mixed odors An apple,amango Carry-ons,bags Suitcases Learn to sit Work,comes out Part2 1 F f f t t 2 Supposed Far ahead Children The public Food drive 3 Things don’t always go so smoothly for Stockton though. You’ve got to work with me.I’m your partner,remember? So what does it take to be a “detector dog”? They’ve got to have real food drive because they work for food. Even after they eat a dinner,they’re still ready to eat some more. Part3 1 animal shelters given green jacket,detector dogs adopted 2.1 work out Stay with us Suits Applicants A good fit
Key to Exercises Opener 1. The speaker is talking about the coming global water crisis/water problem. 2. Water is the key component in our daily life, not only for human use, but for energy, industry, agriculture, and livestock. 3. If you look at the earth, you will notice that over 75 % of our blue planet is water. But the problem is only 3% of that water is fresh water. Transcript: Today, according to UNICEF, at least 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation, while 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water period. Water is the key component in all of our daily lives no matter where we live, not only for human use, but for energy, industry, agriculture, and livestock. No w if you look at the earth, you’ll notice that over 75% of our blue planet is water. The problem is only 3% of that water is fresh water. Reading & Interacting I. Understanding the Text 1. Text Organization 1.1
Unit 1 Listening skills (1)David(2) Leigh(3)Vicky Klein(4) Laura Tish Hill(5)Anthony McDonald Listening in Task 1BDBCA Task 2 John 2,3,5 Lisa 1,4,6 Task 3 1. In order to gain admission to a study course. 2.To corner him. 3.He could answer either ten easy questions or one really difficult. 4.He was jolted / shocked. 5.Because the interviewer had promised that he would only ask one difficult question. Task 4 (1)attention(2)closing(3)five(4)checkouts (5)leave Let’s talk Further listening and speaking Task 1 1.new and different 2.on his own 3.a bit confused4.talk with 5. sleep in Task 2 FTTFT 第一单元Unit test Part I BDCDB
Part II (1)all right (2)better(3)meet(4)how’s(5)major(6)What about Part III DBCAC Part IV 1-5 AACBD6-10 DCADB11-15 CBDAD16-20 CBCBD Unit 2 Lead in task 1 baseball basketball kickboxing tennis tai chi jogging skiing swimming Listening skills DACBD Listening in Task 1 DBCDA Task 2 (1)strong and healthy (2) energy (3) sleep better(4)different (5)tastes and needs (6)careful Task 3 went golfing together. 2. He was giving him tips. 3. On Hole 8. 4. The ball bumped against the tree and landed near where it had started. 5. Because the tree was only three feet tall at that time. Task 4 Department 6. exercise opportunity Let’s talk Jack 2,4,5 Jim 1,3,6 Further listening and speaking Task 1 1. local clubs 2. weekly 3. popular 4. big three 5. fan base Task 2 FTTFT
新视野大学英语（第二版）第一册Unit 1 III. 1. rewarding 2. communicate 3. access 4. embarrassing 5. positive 6. commitment 7.virtual 8. benefits 9. minimum 10. opportunities IV. 1. up 2. into 3. from 4. with 5. to 6. up 7. of 8. in 9. for 10.with V. 1.G 2.B 3.E 4.I 5.H 6.K 7.M 8.O 9.F 10.C Sentence Structure VI. 1. Universities in the east are better equipped, while those in the west are relatively poor. 2. Allan Clark kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down. 3. The husband spent all his money drinking, while his wife saved all hers for the family. 4. Some guests spoke pleasantly and behaved politely, while others wee insulting and impolite. 5. Outwardly Sara was friendly towards all those concerned, while inwardly she was angry. VII. 1. Not only did Mr. Smith learn the Chinese language, but he also bridged the gap between his culture and ours. 2. Not only did we learn the technology through the online course, but we also learned to communicate with friends in English. 3. Not only did we lose all our money, but we also came close to losing our lives. 4. Not only do the workers want a pay increase, but they also want reduced working hours. 5. Not only is the house expensive, but it is also too far away from my company. Translation VIII. 1. Not only can students choose when and where to learn for an online course, but they can also take time to think through answers before making a reply. 2. She is excited by the idea of online learning while be considers it meaningless and useless. 3. Communicating with native English speakers is a very rewarding experience from which we can learn a lot. 4. Today, more and more people have access to the Internet through which they look for the information they need. 5. He wants her to give up working and stay home to look after the children. She feels, however, that this is too much for her. 6. Now that we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work. IX. 1. 我永远都不会忘记那位老师，是他告诉我学外语是有趣的、有价值的。如果没有他，我的英语说得不会像现在这样好。
Unit 5 III 1. switch 2. decay 3. secured 4. loose 5. slid 6. privileges 7. interval 8. outline 9. preceding 10. shallow IV 1. reached for 2. feel for 3. trying to avoid breathing 4. so that 5. managed to accomplish 6. sense my thoughts 7. provide for 8. spared me 9. read about 10. go about V N I K G M L A F C D VI 1. pain 2. fear 3. tension 4. mind 5. stress 6. crisis 7. anger 8. anxiety 9. signs 10. hunger VII 1. growth: the act of growing or developing; physical or natural development 2. warmth: the state or quality of being warm; warm-heartedness and kindness 3. depth: the distance from the top to the bottom of something
4. truth: the state or quality of being true; the actual facts or reality of something 5. length: the measurement of how long something is in size 6. breadth: the distance from one side of something to the other 7. width: the distance from one side of something to the other; the quality of being wide 8. death: the state of being dead VIII 1. exposure 2. failures 3. disclosure 4. pressure 5. mountaineers 6. closure 7. profiteers 8. seizure IX 1. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own 2. did Mary stop weeping 3. will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation 4. did she become aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own 5. did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters X 1. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desk, stretching themselves. 2. The secretary worked late into the night, preparing a speech for the
新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说教程1 Unit 1 1.2 （1）busy （2）friends （3）university （4）social life 1.3 a-c-e-d-b-f 1.4 （1）danced （2）view of （3）fun （4）drink （5）west （6）delicious meal （7）house （8）TV 2.1
（1）1962 （2）4th （3）1990 （4）1996 2.2 （1）teacher （2）cleaned houses （3）lost （4）visited （5）work （6）his wife （7）in his own words 2.1 a-c-h-f-d-e-g-b 2.2 （1）home （2）country
（3）relatives （4）foreigner （5）speak （6）passed on （7）heat （8）sea （9）happiness 2.2 （1）It was great （2）He's a football player （3）It was really beautiful 2.3 1 3 5 7 10 1.1 （1）a small town （2）1993 （3）XXXX （4）XXXX
（5）seven 1.2 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 一BABDD 二DBCD 三DDBA Passage 2 （1）programmes （2）very （3）decisions （4）doing laundry （5）Obviously （6）choices （7）ruining （8）get used to （9）opportunities （10）step back News report 一BC
Unit 1 Vocabulary 1.F ill in the gaps with words……. 1). Respectable 2).agony 3).put down 4).sequence 5).hold back 6).distribute 7).off and on 8).vivid 9).associate 10).finally 11).turn in/out 12).tackle 2. Rewrite each sentence…… 1)…has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. 2)….was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. 3)….a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time. 4)….gave the command the soldiers opened fire. 3. Complete the sentences… 1).reputation; rigid; to inspire 2).and tedious; What’s more; out of date ideas 3).compose; career; avoid showing; hardly hold back Ⅱ. Synonyms in Context
https://www.doczj.com/doc/6513564677.html,posed 2.severe 3.agony 4.extraordinary 5.recall https://www.doczj.com/doc/6513564677.html,mand 7.was violating 8.anticipate Ⅲ.Collocation 1.at 2.for 3.of 4.with 5.as 6.about 7.to 8.in; in 9.from 10.on/upon Comprehensive Exercises Ⅰ.Cloze Text-related (1).hold back (2).tedious (3).scanned (4).recall (5).vivid (6).off and on (7).turn out/in (8).career Theme-related (1).last (2).surprise (3).pull (4).blowing (5). dressed (6).scene (7).extraordinary (8).image (9).turn (10).excitement Ⅱ.Translation 1.A s it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to. 2.H is girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took
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Uint1 II. Basic Listening Practice 1. Script M: I’m beside myself with joy. I’m so lucky. Guess what? I’ve won a lit o f money in the lottery. W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right? Q: What does the woman mean? 2. Script W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car. M: He shouldn’t have driven a car without a driver’s license. He‘s stil l taking driving lesson. Q: What do we know about Mary’s son? 3. Script M: Susan, I hear you’re going to marry that guy. Some people think you’ll regret it. W: Is that so? Only time tell. Q: What does the woman imply? 4. Script M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother’s passing. I know how close you two were? W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I’M still in a state of shock I don’t know what to do. Q: Which of following is true? 5. Script W: I get furious at work when my opinions a ren’t considered just because I’m a woman. M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard. Q: What is the woman complaining about? Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.D III. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Mary: Da m! You’re spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined. John: I’ m terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Here’s some water to wash it off. Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! I’m a mess. John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please don’t blow up. Don’t lose your cool. Mary: Hmm, you’ve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldn’t fly off the handle? This dress cost a fortune. John: You look really cute when you’re mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage. Mary: This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now it’s ruined. Look at this stain! John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and I’ll take it to the cleaners. Mary: Sure! You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I don’t even know you! John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. I’m John Owen. Mary: Mmm, at least you’re polite. I guess I really shouldn’t have flared up. After all, it was an accident. I’m Mary Harvey. John: Come on. I’ll take you home. You can change your clothes, and I’ll get the dress cleaned for you. Mary: Now you’re talking. Thanks. You’re a real gentleman. John: You’d better believe it. I’m glad to see that you’ve cooled down. Feel look a bite to eat aft erward? I’m starving. Mary: Ok. You’re pretty good. I’m not nearly as mad. If you can get this stain out, I’ll be very happy. John: I’ll try my best. But if I can’t get the stain out, please don’t let your happiness turn to wrath. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog? 2. Why does the woman get angry? 3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry? 4. Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman? 5. What is the man’s final proposal? Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C Task 2: Big John is coming! Script A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (S1) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! He’s the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw who’s ever lived!” A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yel ling, “Big John is coming! Run for your (S7) lives!” When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As he’s picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. H e’s muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar. He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!” He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp. As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it, I don’t have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Don’t you hear Big John is coming?” Task3: A View of Happiness Script Dr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling. To illustrate this, we may study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is resistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness. Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness. According to this theory, only animals with a
第一册 第一单元 Sharing: Task 1 (1) their social life (2) whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last nightSharing: Task 2 (1) busy (2) friends (3) university (4) social life Sharing: Task 3 Correct order: a, c, e, d, b, f Sharing: Task 4 Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 5 Key(s): danced Key(s):Key(s):drink Key(s):Key(s):(1) view of(1) west(1) house(2) fun(2) delicious meal(2) television/TVListening: Task 2 Activity 1 Q 1 Key(s): 1962Q 2 Key(s): fourth/4th Q 3 Key(s): 1990Q 4 Key(s): 1996Listening: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) teacher
(2) cleaned houses (3) lost (4) visited (5) work (6) his wife (7) in his own words Viewing: Task 2 Activity 1 Correct order: a, c, h, f, d, e, g, b Viewing: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) home (2) country (3) relatives (4) foreigner (5) speak (6) passed on (7) heat (8) sea (9) happiness Role-playing: Task 2 Activity 1 (1) It was great (2) He's a football player/He is a football player
Unit 1 Part Ⅱ Reading Task Vocabulary Ⅰ1. 1)respectable 2)agony 3)put down 4)sequence 5)hold back 6)distribute 7)off and on 8)vivid 9)associate 10)finally 11)turn in 12)tackle 2. 1)has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. 2)was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. 3)a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’time. 4)gave the command the soldiers opened fire. 5)buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out. 3. 1)reputation; rigid; to inspire 2)and tedious; What’s more; out of date ideas 3)compose; career; avoid showing; hardly hold back Ⅱviolating Ⅲ;in upon Comprehensive Exercises ⅠCloze back; tedious; scanned; recall; vivid; off and on; turn out/in; career ; surprise; pulled; blowing; dressed; scene; extraordinary; image; turn; excitement ⅡTranslation As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to. 2)His girlfriend advised him to get out of /get rid of his bad habits of smoking before it took hold. 3)Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production. 4)It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. 5)It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. 2.Susan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact she would never (be able to) walk again. One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life. Unit 2 Part ⅡReading Task Vocabulary Ⅰ1. 1)absolutely 2)available 3)every now and then 4)are urging/urged 5)destination 6)mostly 7)hangs out 8)right away 9)reunion 10)or something 11)estimate 12)going ahead 2. 1)in the examination was still on his mind. 2)was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game. 3)was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner. 4)has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time. 5)of equipping the new hospital was estimated at﹩2 million. 3. 1)were postponed; the awful; is estimated 2)reference; not available; am kind of 3)not much of a teacher; skips; go ahead Ⅱ;on Ⅲor less of/sort of 4. kind of/sort of 5. more or less 6. or something Comprehensive Exercises ⅠCloze up; awful; practically; neighborhood; correspondence; available; destination; reunion; Mostly; postponing; absolutely ; savings; embarrassment; phone; interrupted; touch; envelope; signed; message; needed ⅡHalf an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home. 2)Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by