新标准大学英语综合教程4课后答案

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Unit 1

Active readi ng (1)

Look ing for a job after uni versity? First, get off the sofa

Read ing and un dersta nding

Dealing with unfamiliar words

3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.

1 to make progress by moving to the n ext stage in a series of acti ons or events (proceed)

2 the process of cha nging from one situati on, form or state to ano ther (tra nsiti on)

3 not feeli ng in volved with some one or someth ing in a close or emoti onal way (detached)

4 referri ng to somethi ng which will happe n soon (upco ming)

5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump)

6 to retur n to a previous state or way of behav ing (revert)

7 to say what happe ned (reco unt)

4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.

It isn ' t easy to make the (tr)a nsiti on from a busy uni versity stude nt to an un employed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watch ing a min dless televisi on show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) proceed . Many people who have

experie need a long period of in activity like this, whe n (4) reco un ti ng how they felt at the

time, refer to the same stra nge psychological effect. As the days pass, they begi n to feel (5)

detached from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) upco ming in terviews as if they were not very importa nt. Typically, back at home after three

or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, become depe ndent aga in on their pare nts.

5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may

need to make other changes.

1 I went to a mixed-ability sec on dary school just outside London. (comprehe nsive)

2 I got stopped by a policema n who asked to see my driv ing lice nee. (cop)

3 Have you see n this beautiful from the air view of Oxford? (aerial)

4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked dow n the corridor towards the office. (clutched)

5 You should speak to Toby; he ' s an supporter of flexible work ing hadvocate)

6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of mon ths ago, and it still has n ' t got better completely (healed)

6 An swer the questi ons about the words.

1 Is a dead-end job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future ?

2 Is a tricky problem (a) difficult , or (b) easy to solve?

3 If an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired , or (b) more active than usual?