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Key to Exercises of College

English Book 2

Unit 1

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Text A

Vocabulary

I.

1.1)

insert 2)

on

occasion 3)

investigate 4)

In

retrospect 5)

initial 6)

phenomena

7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not

…

in the least 11) promote

12) emerged

2. 1) There is a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of

the country and the south.

2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.

3) The city

’

s importance as a financial center has evolved slowly.

4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their

way into some English magazines.

3. 1) be picked up, can

’

t accomplish, am exaggerating

2) somewhat, performance, have neglected, they apply to

3) assist, On the other hand, are valid, a superior

II.

1. 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4) continuous

2. 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principal

III.

1. themselves 2. himself/herself 3. herself/by herself/on her own 4.

itself

5. ourselves 6. yourself/ by yourself/on your own

Comprehensive Exercise

I. Cloze

1. 1) contrast 2) exaggerating 3) priority 4) on the other

hand 5)

promoting

6) pick up 7) assist 8) accomplish 9) on occasion 10)

neglecting

11) worthwhile 12) superior

2.

1)

end 2)

perform 3)

facing 4)

competent 5)

equipped

6) designed 7) approach 8) rest 9) definitely 10)

quality

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II. Translation

1.

1)

It

takes

an

enormous

amount

of

courage

to

make

a

departure

from

the

tradition.

2)

Tom

used

to

be

very

shy,

but

this

time

he

was

bold

enough

to

give

a

performance

in front of a large audience.

3)

Many

educators

think

it

desirable

to

foster

the

creative

spirit

in

the

child

at an early age.

4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it

’

s

worthwhile to buy/purchase it?

5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we

are investigating.

2. To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing,

listening

and

speaking.

Besides,

learning

by

heart

as

many

well-written

essays

as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English

writing in your head you cannot

express yourself freely

in English. It

is also

helpful

to

summarize

our

experience

as

we

go

along,

for

in

so

doing,

we

can

figure

out

which

way

of

learning

is

more

effective

and

will

produce

the

most

desirable

result.

As

long

as

we

keep

working

hard

on

it,

we

will

in

due

course

accomplish

the task of mastering English.

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Text B

Comprehension check:

c c d a c b

Language Practice

1.

g h e c f a b d

2.

1) adopt 2) account 3) from your point of view 4) ended up 5) furthermore

6) fund 7) annual 8) keeping track of 9) pace 10) intends

11) perspective 12) devise

Unit 2

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Text A

Vocabulary

I.

1.

1)

abrupt 2)

emotional 3)

bless 4)

wear

and

tear 5)

dated

6

）

consequences 7

）

seemingly 8)

in

contrast

to 9)

Curiosity 10)

genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments

2. 1) When you are confronted with more than one problem, try to solve

the easiest one first.

2) Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life.

3)

There is

still some

confusion among the students about what to do

after class to follow up on the subject.

4) As a person of simple living habits, he needs nothing more than

a job and an apartment to be happy.

5) It tickled him to think that she

’

d come to as his advice.

3. 1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments

2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences

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3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attain

II.

1.

It

’

s a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.

2.

She arrived early and took a front row seat.

3.

Don

’

t take me for a fool.

4.

It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.

5.

My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.

6.

He took the dinner plate I passed to him.

7.

Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.

8.

If you don

’

t take my advice, you will regret it.

III.

1.

hanging 2.

to

give 3.

to

return 4.

being

praised 5.

not

having

written

6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped

Comprehensive Exercise

I.

1.

1)

well- off/affluent 2)

dated 3)

falling

into 4)

bracket 5)

deny

6) tangible 7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10)

abrupt

11) focus 12) donations

2. 1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically 6)

security

7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) follows

II. Translation

1.

1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.

2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.

3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That

’

s why my

parents

never

took

me

to

dinner

at

expensive

restaurants,

but

sent

me

to

the

best private school.

4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had

to go through another difficult phase of his life.

5)

In

contrast

to

our

affluent

neighbors,

my

parents

are

rather

poor,

but

they

have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.

2. With

more

and

more

donations

coming

in,

our

university

will

be

much

better

off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important

task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their

scholarly/academic

goals,

to

train

them

to

be

dependable

and

responsible

individuals,

to

prepare

them

for

the

life

ahead,

and

to

guide

them

in

their

pursuit

of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.

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Text B

Comprehension Check:

b b d c d d

Language Practice

1.

f c g e b a h d

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2.

1) stunned 2) hold (fast) to 3) folks 4) generosity 5) discount 6)

liable

7) ranks 8) on the run 9) make up 10) blends in 11) by all accounts

12) comes into contact with

Unit 3

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Text A

Vocabulary

I.

1

．

1) typical 2)dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare 6)came over 7)

interference 8)fading 9)

narrowed

down 10)

frank 11)schemes 12)

at

any rate

2. 1) The Security council consists of five generals and four police officers.

2) The new hotel will be in a location overlooking the lake.

3) I was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so

many people.

4) Do you have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?

5) the boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride.

3. 1) hysterical; was handed down; should have known better than

2) twisted, over and over, talented son

3) patience, not to keep him in suspense, assured, repeatedly

II.

1.

adequate

2.

anxious

3.

certain

4.

content

5.

crazy

6.

likely

7.

fortunate 8. keen

III.

1.

be admitted 2. live 3. be postponed 4. buy 5. be banned 6. be

Comprehensive Exercise

I. 1. 1) typical 2) welfare 3) constant 4) frank 5) talent 6) dumb

7) know better than

that 8) repeatedly 9) dread 10)

interference 11) bet

12) assure

2. 1) despite 2) really 3) same 4) contact 5) admitted 6)

attempt

7) not 8) tend 9) different 10) manner

II. Translation

1. 1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?

2)

The

planning

committee

has

narrowed

down

the

possible

locations

for

the

nuclear

power plant to two coastal towns.

3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for

the rest of his life.

4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.

5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being questioned.

2. George,

the

son

of

Mr.

Johnson,

liked

listening

to

heavy

metal

music

in

the

evenings,

which

made

it

hard

for

other

residents

in

the

community

to

fall

asleep.

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Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct

interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they

were

thinking.

Mr.

Johnson

assured

them

that

he

would

certainly

settle

the

issue.

As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son,

“

What has come over you?

You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.

”

In the

end George traded his CD

’

s for computer games software from his classmates.

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Text B

Comprehension Check:

b a b c d a

Language Practice

1. d e f g a b h c

2. 1) and he

like 2)

popularity 3) had been kept in the dark 4) define 5)

was

aware of 6)relate 7) were up to 8) trend 9)opportunity 10)mobile

11)comments

12) interviewed

Unit 4

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Text A

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) conversely 2). but then 3) symptom 4) spitting 5) abusing

6) tone

7)

took

…

in 8)

editing 9)

have

arranged 10)

in

sight 11)

stretched

12) data

2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me.

2)

A

lot

of

American

teenagers

don

’

t

like

street

gangs,

but

they

find

themselves getting sucked in.

3) Jeffrey

’

s computer crashed again this morning. The manager has arranged

for a technician from the computer store to check and repair it.

4) During the Vietnam War, many young Americans fled their country to avoid

military service/fled to other countries to avoid military service.

5)

The

new

government

is

planning

an

anti- corruption

campaign

so

as

to

restore

people

’

s confidence in it.

3. 1) the virtual, on line, via 2) nightmare, routine, any appointment,

arrange for

3) cue, remarks, his tune

II. 1. We came here all the way on foot.

2. Private cars are not allowed on campus.

3. They are on vocation in Florida.

4. Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.

5. Don

’

t worry, Lucy is always on time.

6. Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.

III. 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4. tough 5. hard 6. easy

Comprehensive Exercise

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I.

1. 1) internet 2) click 3) virtual 4) routines 5) arrange 6) nightmare 7)

annoying 8)

connection 9)

crawls 10)

take

in 11)

spit 12)

data 13)

sucked

into 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line

2. 1) companion 2) deliver 3) access 4) enables 5) customers 6) delights 7)

provides 8) small 9) remote 10) information

II. Translation

1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.

2) A slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying.

3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.

4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different

angle.

5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her

classmates.

2. Perhaps

you

envy

me

for

being

able

to

work

from

home

on

the

computer.

I

agree

that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write

，

submit and edit

articles

via

email,

chat

with

my

colleagues

on

line

and

discuss

work

with

my

boss.

With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the

latest

news.

But

then,

communicating

through

the

Net

can

be

frustrating

at

times.

The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face- to-face

communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.

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Text B

Comprehension Check:

c a a b d c

Language Practice

1

．

d e a c b f g h

2

．

1)

vehicle 2)

hooked

on 3)intense 4)worldwide 5)overnight 6)slipped

7) on the whole 8) called forth 9) outwards 10)Needless to say 11) to

my knowledge 12) On top of that

Unit 5

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Text A

Vocabulary

I.

1.

1)

startled 2)

mere 3)

motion 4)

sweating 5)

stretched 6)

vain 7)

On

one

occasion

8) anxiety 9) emotions 10) ashamed 11) In my mind

’

s eye 12) recurring

2. 1) Mrs. White

’

s birthday coincides with her husband

’

s.

2)

They

make

big

profits

on

the

stuff

they

sell

by

creating

an

artificial

shortage,

which send s the prices soaring/results in the soaring of prices.

3) It has been a week of alternate sunshine and rain.

4) Politics and philosophy have been his lifelong passions, although he studied

economics at university.

5) Tension came over her, as she waited for her first TV interview.

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