Unit 1
Section 1
1.accomplish nothing
2. with one or two exceptions
3. on the other hand, we mustn’t get complacent.
4. be summarized as follows
5. contrast Lu Xun and Mark Twain.
Section 2
1. Some parents spoil their children, so much so that
they never ask them to do any housework.
2. Generally speaking, long-term stock market
investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.
3. You needn’t give me any help. I am able to manage
on my own.
4. In yesterday’s car accident, ten people were killed
and five people are still in a critical condition.
5. The couple’s principal concern is to earn enough
money to send their children to school.
Unit 2
Section1
1.reserve tickets for the concert
2. been on the
run all day 3. steer clear of
4. made up of fourteen departments
5. doesn’t win
a scholarship
Section 2
1.He holds to the his belief that you can be
successful as long as you work hard.
2.The sports meeting is liable to be postponed until
next week because of the bad weather.
3.Highly trained staff are well qualified to give
practical advice to students when they select courses.
4.Scientists have spent years studying the way the
brain retains information.
5.With the further development of automation, more
complicated control systems have come in being. Unit 3
Section1
1.the way he talked to his old father
2. kind of crazy
3. keen
4. At any rate
5. will be narrowed down to only five candidates Section2
1.You should know better than to disturb others for the sake of your own interest.
2.As a result George traded his records for computer games software from his classmates.
3.Eventually the exhausted friends lost their patience and decided on direct interference.
4.That exceptional stamp was handed down by your grandfather, and is worth a fortune.
5.The doctor asked him to fill out one form after another, but kept him in suspense as to what they were for.
Unit 4
Section1
1. you’ll find yourself penniless in a month.
2. he found himself lying in a hospital ward
3. of no value
4. a person of remarkable intelligence
5. getting sucked in by the fascinating plot of a science fiction film.
Section2
1. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line.
2. It is the sound of the only lasting disagreement in
a household that is otherwise peaceful.
3. It leads to intimacy before acquaintance; it
scatters secrets outwards, not inwards; and, most worrying of all, it is a vehicle for liars.
4. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data
I need and keep up with the latest news.
5. The new government is planning an anti-corruption campaign so as to restore people’s confidence in it.
Unit 5
Section 1
1. bear you out in court
2.can’t tell fantasy from reality
3. had a passion for dancing
4.without going into detail
5.coincided with the beginning of the war
Section 2
1.Jack was lost in the science fiction when an
