新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案

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Words in action 1

1. They __________ his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape.

2. His bright clothes were hardly __________ for such a solemn occasion.

3. He’s been charged with __________ guns and attempting to attack the police.

4. Is this your __________ address, or are you only staying there for a short time?

5. Ten minutes before the __________ time, he sat nervously outside her office.

6. We __________ three years ago and haven’t met each other ever since. How I miss her!

7. Janet and Bob __________ with each other for many years before they finally met in Paris.

8. Tina __________ steadily at the famous singer, unable to believe she was so close to him.

9. The __________ that women should serve as homemakers has already gone out of fashion.

10. My grandfather still has __________ eyesight — he is able to read road signs in the distance.

11. They try to __________ their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world.

12. The old man __________ my hand warmly and shook it, saying, ―Congratulations. You’ve won.‖

13. When I saw what a poor driver he was, I __________ he was probably not the best instructor for me.

14. The lawyer’s arguments are well __________ because he has collected enough proof concerning the

case.

15. It is very __________ of you to bring your umbrella to Kunming at this time of the year — it rains so

frequently here.

16. Her greatest __________ is her kindness which has earned her lots of friends in the neighbourhood.

17. The two countries are __________ by common interests; so I think their relationship is likely to

remain stable in the coming years.

18. My cousin is leaving the company to __________ his own fortune even though he has a light

workload and is on a very good salary now.

19. The President failed in his attempts to win the second term because he hadn’t fulfilled his __________

made in the previous election.

20. Even though there are strict rules __________ the use of chemicals in food, some food producers

disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits.

Words in action 2

1. People who cannot __________ colours are said to be colour-blind.

2. Thoroughly, the vet (兽医) __________ our horses and pronounced them fit to race.

3. My fence was __________ in the storm, so I need to put up a new one.

4. You can __________ out of these useless vases if you call them "antiques (古董)".

5. There was silence for a few seconds; then __________ , the child let out a loud scream.

6. I __________ what he was saying after the first couple of sentences — it was too complicated.

7. __________ the audience, he noticed that about one third of the seats were still vacant.

8. Their relationship __________ when the girl learned that the boy was not to be trusted.

9. I don't understand why Susan, a kind-hearted girl, should __________ my sufferings.

10. The treatment has been __________ a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue.

11. The organizers had expected about 500 people to come, but over 1000 __________ in the end.

12. She is a Swiss __________ she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978. 2 13. The 16-year-old boy, who stabbed another boy in a cyber lounge (网吧), __________

and awaiting trial.

14. "Since we have reached agreement about the first item, let us __________ to the next item on the

agenda," said the chairman.

15. She gets lost easily while driving; so now whenever she is uncertain __________ which road to take,

she will telephone her husband.

Increasing you word power 1

1) arrive → arrival

2) try → trial

3) approve →____

4) betray →____

5) bury →____

6) dismiss →____ 7) dispose →____

8) propose →____

9) refuse →____

10) remove →____

11) survive →____

12) withdraw →____

Increasing you word 2

1.• My offer to help her met with a cold __________ , which made me quite upset.•

2.• We all went out to welcome the new __________ who would join us in building a new hospital in our

village.•

3.• I’m worrying about the __________ of my furniture to the new apartment — those sofas, tables — I

cannot handle them all by myself.•

4.• The company can’t fire you for refusing to sign that form — it would be an unfair __________ .•

5.• Hopes are fading for the __________ of the missing climbers; they are possibly dead by now.•

6.• We’ll consider this __________ seriously. Do you have any other suggestions?•

7.• I’ll do the washing up. Who will see to the __________ of the rubbish? •

8.• He expressed his __________ of our arrangement by nodding his head several times. •

Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.