somehow-potus
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UNIT 1
Vocabulary
I.
1.
1) on
balance
5) illustrated 9) involved
2) resist
6) budget
10) economic
3) haul
7) lowering 11) blasting
4)
wicked
8) boundary 12) just
about
2.
1)cut
back/ down 2) pick up
3) get by
4) get through
5)face up to
6) turn in
7) making
up for 8) think up
3.
1)
pursued his mathematical studies and taught
himself astronomy
2) often generate
misleading thoughts
3) attach great
importance to combining theory with practice in
our
work
4) be suspected of
doing everything for money
5) before he
gets through life
4.
1)
their indoor, a profit, to invest in
2)
device, the improvement, on a global scale
3) stacked, temptation, never dined out
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II
Confusable Words
1. 1) house
2) Home
3) home, family
4) household
2.
1)
doubt
2)
suspect
3)
doubted
4)
suspected
5)
suspect
III. Word Formation
1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5)
hows, whys
6) upped 7) yellowed 8)
bottled 9) lower 10) search
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
Cloze
1. Text-related
1) get
by 2) temptation 3) get through 4) improvements
5) aside from 6) suspect 7) supplement
8) profit
9) stacking
2. (Theme-related)
1)
replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough
6) fuels 7) provide 8) luxuries 9)
balance 10) ideal
II. Translation
1.
We
have
a
problem
with
the
computer
system,
but
I
think
it’s
fairly
minor.
2. My
father
died
when
I
was
too
young
to
live
on
my
own.
The
people of my hometown took over
(responsibility for) my upbringing
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at that point.
3. The toys have to meet strict/ tough
safety requirements before
they can be
sold to children.
4. Radio
and
television
have
supplemented
rather
than
replaced
the newspaper as
carriers of news and opinion.
5. When
it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest
of articles
from many newspapers and
magazines around the world.
A decade
ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.
She
quit
an
executive
position
and
opened/
set
up
a
household
device
store
in
her
neighborhood.
People
like
Nancy
made
the
decision
primarily for the improvement in the quality of
their lives.
But, to run a small
business on a small scale is by no means an
easy job. Without her steady income,
Nancy had to cut back on her
daily
expense. Sometimes she did not even have the money
to pay
the premium for the various
kinds of insurance she needed.
Fortunately, through her own hard work,
she has now got through
the most
difficult time. She is determined to continue
pursuing her
vision of a better life.
UNIT 2
Vocabulary
I.
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1.
1) decades
5) slender
9) on the side
2) historic 6) web 10) authorized
3) imposed
7) bade
11) terminal
4) religious 8) site 12)
make the best of
2.
1) went
through 2) stood up for 3) laid down 4) take on
5) let (us) down 6) draw on
7) fall into 8) pass for
3.
1)
The
Europeans
are
fully
confident
that
the
Americans
will
not
be
able
to
justify
their
measures
to
protect
the
struggling
American steel
industry.
2)
Clinton is,
in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New
Yorker and author of The Natural, the
most talented politician of his
generation and the most compelling.
3)
There's not much you
can do if people are really intent on
destroying themselves with drugs.
4)
A
different
experience
of
the
world
could
forge
a
completely different
approach to life.
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5)
It is our conviction
that cloning of human beings is bound
to cause many ethical and social
problems in the long run.
4.
1) As for, do not compel,
capture of, have forged
2)
At huge risk, the mission, shelter
3)
who abolished, In the eyes of, racial
II. Words with Multiple
Meanings
1.
I'll
tell you in a minute how I have attained the
genuine
sense
of
belonging
in
America,
but
first
let
me
hear
about
your
French trip.
2.
Most McDonald's look almost the same on
the outside,
but actually there are
about 16 different basic designs.
3.
Loaning
money
from
the
banks
is
but
one
of
the
methods we
can use to get through a financial crisis.
4.
This second-hand
car has been nothing but trouble; it's
always breaking down.
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5.
In
your
resume
you've
mentioned
everything
but
one
vital point.
6.
Our technicians
have discovered a simple but effective
solution to the problem.
7.
I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't
have lingered on
over coffee and missed
the last bus..
8.
The
bankruptcy
of
the
company
was
not
caused
by
evil,
but by simple ignorance
III. Usage
1) lonely
2)friendly
3)
weekly, monthly
4)lovely
5) cowardly 6)kindly/ saintly
7) lively
8)motherly
Comprehensive
Exercises
I. Cloze
1. Text-
related
1)forged
2) stand
up 3) compelled
4)convictions
5)mission
6)abolish
7) intent on 8) risk
9)in the eyes of 10)threats
2. (Theme-related)
1)
assistance 2) involved 3) estimated 4)coincidence
5)emerge
d
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6) referred 7) numerous
8) stationed 9)concern
10)capture
II. Translation
1.
Though
greatly
affected
by
the
consequences
of
the
global financial crisis,
we are still confident that we can face up to
the challenge and overcome the crisis.
2.
Under
threat
of
constant
sand
storms,
we
were
compelled
to
leave
our
cherished
village
and
move
to
the
new
settlement.
3.
According to a recent online survey, a
lot of consumers
say they may be
motivated to consider buying products shown in
TV commercials.
4.
Having
spotted
a
truck
driver
dumping
contaminated
waste
alongside
the
river,
the
old
man
reported
to
the
police
at
once.
5.
Some
scientists
hold
to
the
firm
conviction
that
people
will
come to like genetically modified crops someday
since they can
increase
yields
and
help
combat
hunger
and
disease
in
the
developing world.
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Shortly
after
he
achieved
freedom
Henson
became
intent
on
assisting fugitive slaves. He secretly
returned to the United States
from
Canada several times to help others to travel the
Underground
Railroad
to
freedom.
Once
some
slave
catchers
closed
in
on
the
escaping
slaves
and
Henson
when
they
were
on
the
run.
He
disguised them and successfully avoided
capture. Later he built a
small
settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped
slaves, setting
up
a
chapel
and
a
school.
He
held
to
the
conviction
that
slavery
would be abolished, and the day was
bound to come when racial
discrimination no longer existed.
UNIT 3
Vocabulary
I.
1.1)
margin
threatens
3)civilize
2)
by
a
5)wandered
small
6)
4)closed up
paste
7) without so
much as
8) sideways
9) hook up to
10)
universal
11) chart
12) Bathed in
2. 1)narrowed down
2)looked back on
3)cut
off
4)fit into
5)wear(the other) down
6)lies in
7)put up
8)stand for
3. 1)...which is likely to make people
vulnerable to asthma has been
found
by
researchers
at
the
Department
of
Clinical
Medicine
in
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