Text comprehension
I. D
II. FFTTF
III.
1. hit by lightning.
2. died of terror
3. soothing conversation
4. One should die peacefully.
5. so anyone could use it to hear the reassurance voice of a loved one.
6. their lives had intensely touched hers.
7. kindness is not just to be paid back but to be passed on to others.
IV.
1. I tried to comfort her by saying that we would manage to overcome it / get it over / tide it over.
2. After experiencing such an incident, the girl’s visit to London would seem much l ess exciting in comparison.
3. The young woman, who was as confident as that businessman, must have noticed my fear.
4. The young businessman was sorry that…
5. I am very grateful to …
Structural analysis of the text
1. Yes. It is explicitly stated at t he end of the text: …not to pay back the kindness but to pass it on.
2. scared and most likely looking pale;
worried, but till trying to encourage the young girl
looked worried, but confident
as confident as the young businessman, tried to comfort the author, offered her cell phone to anyone who wanted to make a call
generously offered her box of chocolate to the businessman
calm; no one panicked; no one screamed.
Vocabulary
1. Phrase practice
I. strapped in= having the seat belt fastened on 系紧安全带
2. make a connecting flight= catch another flight to continue the journey 转机
3. he was done= he had completed his task (announcement)
4. pulled myself together =controlled my feelings and began behaving calmly again 冷静，振作
5. make it= land successfully and safely 度过难关
6. be indebted to= be very grateful to 感激于
II.
1. witnessed;
2. figured;
3. lightning;
4. lunged;
5. confided;
6. blessed;
7. indiscriminate;
8. terra firma;
9. sure; 10. creature.
III.
1. B
swerve: to suddenly and violently change direction / turn
2. A
against: opposite to; contact; press / on
3. C
stricken: (adj.) passive voice / striking: (adj.) subjective / struck: the past tense (not adj.)
4. B
reassuring: feel less worried / sure / certain about something
5. D
equal (adj.): same in position or importance and deserving the same treatment / same equivalent: adj. same in amount / n. sth or sb equal to another
similar: same with little difference
6. D
smell: to breathe in through your nose to feel
perfume / taste / freshness: being full of energy and enthusiasm
7. C
screech: wheels make a high unpleasant noise
scream / jolt / cling
8. B
fateful: have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events or one’s fate. lucky / indebted / glamorous
IV.
1.somehow; somewhat; somewhat; somehow
2. feared; panic; feared; panicked
3. Hope; hope; anticipating; anticipate
4. surviving; survive; live;live
V. Synonym / Antonym
1. Synonyms: open, unlock
2. Antonyms: unconfidently, despairingly
3. Synonyms: thinking, imagining
4. Antonyms: brave, bold
5.Synonyms: unselective, uncritical
6. Antonyms: enjoyable, comfortable, pleasant, agreeable
7.Synonyms: grumbling
8. Antonyms: lightly, barely, hardly, scarcely
VI. Word derivation
1. ungrateful
2. shortage
3. unfortunately
