Text Organization (P.173)
1. (P.173)
1).She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell.
2).She decided not to give up her life.
3).Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy's state of mind, risked death to
paint the last leaf and save her.
4).Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing.
2. (P.173)
of self.
Language Sense Enhancement (P.174)
I. 1)curling 2) looking the part
3)masterpiece4) to excess
5)For the rest6) smelling strongly of
7)fancy8) light and fragile
9)slight hold upon the world10) streaming
Language Focus (P.176)
Vocabulary(P.176)
1. 1) masterpieces 2) fragile
3) fancy 4) nonsense
5) cling to 6)endure
7) acute 8) whistle
9) mock 10) subtracted
11) Sin 12) flutter/fluttering
2.(P.177)
1) gave in/gave up2) figure out
3) sized up 4) wiped out
5) pulling up 6) wear away
7) sit up8) hear of / about
3.(P. 178)
1) Illnesses usually stand out in childhood memories.
2)According to the bulletin, Albright College now offers a joint bachelor's degree
program in environmental studies together with Duke University.
3)The new government is less oppressive, but violence still stalks the country.
4)There is scarcely any surface water in the desert.
5)The demand for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have
promised to consider it.
4. (P. 178—179)
1) It was dreary lying in the tent with nothing to read, so we built a camp fire. Soon the smell
of steaks, bread and coffee mingled with that of fresh grass and earth. Other campers seemed to be doing the same. Here and there people were eating, drinking or dancing to their hearts' content, if not to excess. What a merry night!
2)Miss Florence, our music teacher, called to us to stop singing. I didn't realize
why until Sally told me in a whisper: " You are not in tune with the group!"
3)The angry wife poured a bucket of water over her drunken husband, who was
immediately wet through and stumbled backward: " You can't do without drinks? I won't hear of any excuses. You certainly don't need it to turn loose your tongue!"
II. Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 179—180)
1.He went to Paris on business last month.
2.The train to Brussels goes at 2:25p.m.
3.As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.
4.We went exploring together in the mountains. / We will go exploring together in the
mountains.
5.Let's go and have a drink in the bar.
6.The store is going to close up soon.
7.South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in
the quarterfinals.
8.When Mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.
III. Usage (P. 180)
1. a little white wooden house
2.long, curly red hair
2.a large old round table
3.a cheap Indian restaurant
