Unit 7 Text A
Key to Exercises
I. V ocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…
1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded
5) is conquered 6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put … into practice
9) source 10) climate 11) surrendered 12) were aroused
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1)an absolute necessity rather than a luxury
2)is a valuable addition to the football team
3)will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes
4)alternative but to go via V ancouver to get to Seattle
5)declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergency measure to
stop the spread of mad cow disease
3. Complete the sentences
1) systematic, have invented, to a very real extent, mysteries
2) to establish, to be modified / modifying
3) tolerance towards, strike out, enrich
II. Synonyms
1. wish, wish, want, want/wish
2. skin, hide/skin, hide, skin
3. raise/rear, raise, rear/raise, raise
4. royal, kingly/royal, sovereign, royal/ kingly
III. Usage
1. Indeed
2. though
3. Frankly
4. Moreover
5. To my knowledge
6. however
7. nevertheless
8. Y et
9. instead 10. in other words Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
1.Text-related
1) fascinating 2) tolerance 3) invented 4) addition 5) ban
6) corrupt 7) out of control8) influenced 9) elite 10) came up with
11) establishing 12) Massive 13) sources 14) enrich
2.Theme-related
1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observation 5) examine
6) features 7) declared 8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprung
II. Translation
1.Translate the Sentences
1)Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.
2)On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.
3)He paused for effect, then said:” We can reach/ enter these markets through new channels.”
4)The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.
5)We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereign state.
/ We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.
2. T ranslate the passage
Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed on to us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.
