Unit 1Ⅰ:1 “It was an autumn night in my native Nova Scotia.”
2. They “ were vacationing in (it) for the night.”
3. “ It took me years, thought, to learn that the love in our family didn't just happen.”
4. “ First, love needs time.”(Para. 3)
“Love needs another, harder to find quality as well, the ability to let go.”(Para. 7)
“ Finally, love needs words to make it real.” (Para. 11)
5. “ It can only be achieved through patience and understanding.”
Ⅱ:1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C
Ⅲ:1. hollow 2. considerate 3. rival 4. elastic 5. paralleling 6. inspire
7. manipulate 8. acknowledged 9. soaring 10 respective
Ⅳ:1. on 2. apart 3. with 4. along 5. on 6. into 7. of 8. between
9. up 10. of
Unit 2I:1. O 2. F 3.F 4. O 5. F 6. O
Comprehension of the Text
II:1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. A
Vocabulary
III:1. implying 2. complicated 3. obstacle 4. exhibited 5. possess
6. multiplied
7. equip
8. speculate
9. concentrating 10. strength
IV:1. applied to 2. In response to 3. is associated with 4. in contrast to 5. in the say way that 6. attribute to 7. go through 8. engage in 9. benefited greatly from 10. stems from
Unit 3II:
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. A
III.
1. exert
2. analyzed
3. differ
4. consult
5. discarded
6. volume
7. delicate
8. convert
9. dismissed 10. flexible
IV.
1. in, from
2. on
3. to
4. behind
5. From, to
6. between, up
7. for
8. to
9. from 10. through
Unit 4
Reading SkillsI: 1. To crush is to press something so hard that it is damaged or destroyed. Here Mary compares herself to a thing that is too weak to resist the pressure, i.e., the harsh words from publisher. Mary admits that she is extremely upset.
2. At the very beginning Engelbreit did not expect to draw greeting cards; she aimed high. Now that she was told her style was better suited for drawing greeting cards, she felt it was a comedown from high expectation. To her, drawing greeting cards was a fall from her life's goal.
3. The card is personified. As we know, a card cannot boast. Only the creator of the card boasts. However, the writer means to say that the card is communicating a proud message.
4. Acid means having a sour or bitter taste. When one has an acid tongue, he or she is very bitter to others, that is , he or she is very critical of others.
5. A trademark is a special name, sign, word, etc. marked on a product; it is a special sign or a distinctive characteristic. Now being cute is Mary's distinctive feature.
6. A core is the central part of certain fruit. A core of one's life is the most important part of one's life. The whole sentence means Engelbreit treasures old-fashioned art and values most.
7. When one puts his or her feet firmly on the ground, he or she is down-to-earth. In other words, he or she is very realistic and practical.
8. When you say an artistic work takes off, you mean it begins to be successful.
Comprehension of the Text
II:1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D
Vocabulary
III:1. crush 2. astonishing 3. comprised 4. features 5. decorated
6. elaborate
7. influential
8. annual
9. humorous 10. sample
IV:1. to 2. down 3. on 4. into 5. to
6. with
7. off
8. at
9. up 10. up
Unit5
Reading SkillsI:
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C 10. A Comprehension of the Text
