全新版大学英语综合教程4 unit 3课后答案

Unit 3 Job Interview

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) rude 2) physically 3)

structure 4) made a difference

5) blurted (out) 6) chuckling 7)

measurable 8) prospective

9) preparations 10) sparkled 11) took

a crack at 12) partner

2. 1) go after 2) look back at/on 3) be put

up 4) stood for

5) build in 6) follow up 7) be

hooked up to 8) closed up

3. 1) grilled her about where she had been all

night

2) beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that

she could one day dance in the King’s

palace

3) will be in readers’ hands soon

4) do your homework before going on an interview.

5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars.

4. 1）applicants, veteran, the prospective

2）From his standpoint, has made every

endeavor to go after

3) as the saying goes, to have a crack at,

barely

II. Words with Multiple Meanings

1. behave 2. used to avoid repetition

3. Clean

4. get along 5. perform/complete

6. perform/complete

7. study 8. be enough

9. be acceptable

III. Usage

1. There is so much to say and it is hard to

know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about

myself first.

2. Thank you very much, John, for your

beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.

3. The new computer language can be quite

easily understood by anyone who can read

the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an

advantage?

4. I’m going to work out the outline and will

let you know how it goes. By the way, I

will see you in February, as I plan to attend

your seminar in Shanghai.

5. OK, you got the job. Now, how to

maximize your profits with as little effort

as possible?

6. Chris is back from Australia. Incidentally,

those pictures you sent me are wonderful.

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. (1) prospective (2) As I see it (3)

done your homework (4) beforehand

(5) endeavor (6) structure (7)

partners (8) Respond

(9) take a crack (10) from the standpoint

(11) make a difference (12) follow up

2. (1) encouraging (2) inquiry (3)

relevant

(4) samples (5) references (6)

advice

(7) preparing (8) seriously (9)

probably (10) exhibit

II. Translation

1. 1) Despite the inadequate length of the

airstrip in this emergency landing, the

veteran pilot managed to stop the plane

after taxiing for only a short while.

2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star

eventually blurted (out) that she had

undergone two plastic surgeries.

3) We have the technology and our partner

has the capital. Working together, we’ll

have the future in our hands.

4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I

would have made better preparations.

You see, I have barely enough food and

drinks for a snack.

5) People gave generously upon learning

that new school rooms with stronger

structures were to be built in the

earthquake-stricken area.

2. Well begun, half done, as the saying goes.

It is extremely important for a job applicant to

do his homework while seeking employment.

From my standpoint, whether or not one has

done his homework clearly makes a difference

in his chance of success.

I have a friend who is earning somewhere

in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a years

in a large computer software company. He told

me that from his own experience the decision

makers who interview prospective employees

like people who are well prepared. Those who

make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have

much of a chance of success.