二十一世纪大学实用英语第四册课后习题5-8+翻译和TextB的选词

Unit 1

5. forbade; mourning; charge; accumulate; begged; declared; narrow; penniless; unloading; stolen;

absence; faithfully

6. a good deal of; speak of; leading on; stood on his feet; at the most; both and; counted out; with

the help of; heard of; be blessed with

7. Extremely hot as it is, the workers are still working in the factory.

Ill as she was, she continued to carry out her duties.

Young as she was, she was already a highly successful businesswoman.

Big and strong as he is, he trembles at the sight of a snake.

Excited as we were at the news, we tried to keep ourselves calm.

Freezing cold as it was, Father went out hunting with his dog.

8. As soon as she entered the room

as soon as I heard the news

as soon as I heard the news

as soon as I find a job

As soon as he felt better

as soon as he began to speak

9. had; until; who; kind; several/many; how; in blank/unanswered; if; grade; careers; deserve; do;

forgotten; name

10. Driven by a strong will, he eventually fulfilled the task he had undertaken.

He promised to write to me as soon as he got there, but nothing has been heard of him so far.

The boss has never been so pleased with any employee before. The young man is a real find.

With the help of the doctors and nurses, the patient was able to stand on his feet once more and

soon resumed working.

The old man’s wrinkled face spoke of the hardships he had endured in his life.

When she recovered somewhat, she leaned on the window watching the children play on the lawn.

Text B

15.

reputation;

purchased;

portray;

cultural;

restoring;

vanished;

racism;

pregnant;

uphold;

immense; debt; decent

16 to this day; passed; think of as; out of habit; open a door to; kept his word; be attributed to;

pave the way; care about; think twice

Unit 2

5. statistics; versions; legal; adventurous; fate; indeed; chatting; online; owed; internet; hopefully;

expenses

ed on; gave notice; base on; form the beginning; in the middle of; off from work; every so

often; fell asleep; conform to; leave for

7. It has been / It’s ages

since

It has been / It’s some 10,000 years since

It has been / It’s a couple of years since

It has been / It’s two months since

8. what the boss requested him to

what she wanted

what his happiest moment was

What I’m about to say

9. We saved up enough money for a nice apartment after having lived in the dormitory room for

four years.

Cassie picked up the receiver and spoke briefly before handing it to her husband.

Mr.

Morgan

returned

home

soon

after

getting

to

the

office

because

he’d

left

some

important

papers behind.

The

actress

has

been

taking

some

time

off

to

get

her

life

back

in

order

before

leaving

for

Hollywood next week.

10. shouldn’t; going; mistakes; times; start; or; then; instead; loss; it; be; lessons; some; strengths;

better

11. He failed the test but it was his own fault; he never did any work.

She told me she had been deceived by a young man who claimed to be the son of a banker.

Mary left her husband because she couldn’t stand his cruelty any longer.

One

thing

that

Mom

insisted

on

was

that

John

finish

his

homework

before

watching

any

TV

programs.

When Bill became overly obsessed with online chatting, things began to change. No longer was he

the hard working student he was when he first came to college.

I

told

you

from

the

beginning

that

there

was

a

world

of

difference

between

online

dating

and

actually living together.

Text B

16.

carpenter;

confide;

retirement;

subject;

frustrating;

cheerful;

alert;

volunteers;

admitted;

acquainted;

17. once in a while; reaching over; hang onto; in his nature; took a deep breath; transferred from to;

blew her nose; leaned against

Unit 3

5

concert;

virtually;

genuine;

applaud;

performance;

conclude;

distinguished;

instrument;

instructed; absorb; evidently; favorite

6. at last; be capable of; was fond of; came to its feet; be turned off; in panic; go on to; work out;

was engaged in; reach for;

7. she did say that

I did see them yesterday

I do mean to quit the job

I do like pop music a lot

8. It was said that the writer was born in this very humble cottage

This very tradition has been kept until today. (or: This tradition has been kept until this very day.)

Martin was the very man who produced the widely accepted proposal.

It’s that very pride of yours that’s blinding you from your faults.

9.

take;

read;

longer;

upon;

feel;

by;

music;

me;

love;

gathered;

what;

mountains;

felt;

winds;

goings

10. After the performance, the audience all came excitedly to their feet with genuine applause that

lasted for quite a few minutes.

Seeing me in panic, the hostess reassured me that what I was instructed to do next was something

I was definitely capable of.

He

was

completely

absorbed

by

a

fraction

problem

the

whole

afternoon.

No

wonder

he

was

overjoyed when he finally worked the problem out.

“

Once Henry is submerged in his own th

oughts, he’s virtually deaf.” Thus remarked Mrs. Smith.

Don’t you think it’s unsafe

to conclude hastily when we are not sure about the accuracy of the

statistics?

She sat uneasily in front of the piano and ventured a note. It was her first time to touch a musical

instrument.

Text B

15 fame; genius; resemble; promptly; piano; apartment; poverty; artist; evaluate; miracle; explore;

harmony

16 broke into; got tired of; as far as; that way; congratulate ourselves on; not at all; wore out; had

grown into; out of danger; with ease

Unit 4

5.

article;

savings;

generous;

adopted;

conceited;

functions;

tape;

headlines;

donate;

entrance;

press; monthly

around; talk into got around to; has set his heart on; in turn; give back; comes up; by hand;

adds to; pack into

7. Now that you have made your decision, we will try every means to support you

Now that it is raining, we might as well stay at home watching TV instead of going to the cinema

Now that the examination is around the corner, I suggest that you spend more time reviewing your

lessons

Now that he turns a deaf ear to our advice, we needn’t talk to him any longer

8. I will stay there as long as I can.

He ate as much as he could.

You can do it by speaking as loudly as you can.

He tried to make it as interesting as he could.

Well, his speech was as silly as you could imagine.

I don’t know, but I will come back as early as I can manage to.

9. for; way; because; mission; who; chose; make; is; thanks; for; average; spend; to; after; possible

10. I have decided not to go to the interview because the job advertisement has made it clear that

only a college graduate is eligible for the post.

She makes her son practice the piano every day. It seems that she has set her heart on making a

pianist of her son.

When I was a child, I enjoyed doing errands for my mother. I could keep the small change.

His

excellent

performance

spoke

to

every

member

of

the

audience.

No

one

made

any

sound

throughout it.

When I finally got around to visiting him in hospital, it was too late.

Since

he is so stubborn, I don’t intend to talk him into considering our suggestion, either.

Text B