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Unit One
Key to Exercise
Vocabulary
4. Complete the
sentences by translating the Chinese in the
brackets
1. differ
2. differently,
different
3. difference
4. serious, serious,
seriously
5.
seriousness, seriously polluted
6.
Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously,
pollute
7. attention
8. attentively, attentive
3 Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the phrases and expressions.
1. on their own
6. to resort
to
2. show off
7. clinging
to
3. burst into
8. give
rise to
4. given rise to
9.
took advantage of
5. brought about
10. in vain, make, out of
4
Translate the
following sentences using words and expressions
taken from the text.
1.
他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
They
took advantage
of
our helpless situation and
took over
our company.
2.
虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自
己实现国家的和平统一
。
Although there are still difficulties
ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will
have the wisdom to
bring
abou
t the
peaceful
unification of our country
on our
own
.
3.
只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。
It is wrong to put emphasis on
nothing
but
GDP. It will give rise
to many serious problems.
4.
他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。
He loves to
show
off
his wealth, but this is all
in vain
. People still avoid
him as though he were poison.
5.
他不久就爱上了这个村子。他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。
He soon
fell in love
with
the village and was determined to
make it a beautiful garden together with other
villagers.
6.
我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气
温上升作斗争。另外，我认为我们还必须采用严厉的法律措施。这不只是一个
钱的问题。
We must spend more money
fighting against global warming. In addition, we
must
resort to
tough laws.
It is not just
a
matter
of
money.
7.
当警察到
达学校的时候，学生和老师还在一种茫然不知所措的状态。
When the police arrive at the school,
the students and the teachers were
still
in a daze
.
8.
这个腐败的官员还在死死抓住他的权力不放。他拒绝靠边站。
This corrupt official was still
clinging
to
his power. He refused to
step
aside
.
9.
当那个人最后进入视界时，我发现他原来是我父亲。不知道他怎么在这大雪中找到这个地方的。那时候，
我放
声大哭起来。
When the
man finally
came into view
,
I found it was my father. I
didn
’
t know how he managed
to find this place in the
blinding
snow. At that moment, I
burst into
tears
.
10.
她不时地偷偷朝他张望。
她发现自己第一次这样看一个年轻男子。
She glanced at him
from time
to time
. It was the first time in her
life that she had found herself looking at a young
like
that.
5. Fill u in the
blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs
1 of
2 from
3
for
4 out
5 up
6 up
7 up for
8. out
9. with
10. of
11. of
12. of
13. up
Grammar:
2
Fill in the blanks with the correct
form of word(s) in the brackets.
1. had
overslept
2. had invited
3.
was born, had left
4. had gone, told
5. had worked, were admitted
6. loved, had always been
7.
was, had been
8. became, had read
9. returned, came
10. met,
had once treated, said, was, had done,
forgave, asked
3
.
Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable
word.
1. easy
2. beginning
3. But
4. suddenly
5. worried
6. If
7. master
8. number
9. habit
10. go
4
Translate the following
sentences into English
1.
上大学之前，我没有想到大学生活如此丰富多彩。
Before I came to/ entered college, I
had never thought life at college would be so rich
and interesting.
2.
出生于
20
世纪
90
年代的中国大学生大多数是独生子女。
Most of the Chinese college students
born in the 1990s are the only child of their
families.
3.
了解他的人都因为他出色的工作而钦
佩他。
All those who know him
admire him for his hard work.
4.
我那天缺课了，因为我不知道课已提前到了周四。
I missed the class because I
didn
’
t know it had moved up
to Thursday.
5.
在某些国家，超重的人会受到一定的惩罚。
In some countries, those who are
overweight will be punished one way or another.
6.
在大火中失去家园的人们很快被安置到安全的地方。
Soon after the fire, those who
had lost their homes were taken to a place of
safety.
7.
再见面的时候，我们发现我们两人变化都很大。
When we met again, we found we both had
changed a lot.
8.
以李教授为首的专家们很快就会来帮助农民解决问题。
A team of experts headed by Professor
Li will soon come and help farmers solve their
problems.
9.
现在种着西红柿的那块地以往是荒地
。
The field planted with
tomatoes used to be wasteland.
10.
我们老师叫我们读像矛盾、巴金那样大师们写的作品。
Our teacher told us to read books
written by such masters as Mao Dun and Ba Jin.
Unit 3
Vocabulary
3 Translate the following expressions
1
心中不高兴的纳税人
2.
一个不平等条约
3.
不为人知的捣蛋分子
4.
不幸的结果
5.
未曾预料到（出其不意）的访问
6.
可以预见的未来
7.
一个令人难忘的人物
8.
变化莫测的天气
9.
非饮用水
10.
在可以付得起的价位上
11.
难以描述的痛苦折磨
12.
由于可以理解的原因
13.
拓宽街道
14.
加深湖泊
15.
缩短文章
16.
重组政府
17.
重游故乡
18.
更换旧机器
4. Complete the sentences by
translating the Chinese in the brackets.
1. represent, represented
2. employer, unemployed, employees,
reemployed
3. well-informed,
information
4. informer, inform,
authorities
5. complaints, complain,
unemployment
6. insult
7.
insulting, insult
8. representative
9. be insulted
2 Complete
the following verb + noun collocations or
expressions
1 mind (his own business)
2 plant / grow / harvest / reap (the
rice)
3 dig / sink (a well)
4. (catch) fish / birds / crabs / mice/
a thief / a cold / the meaning / the disease
5 till / improve / conserve (the soil)
6 plough (the field)
7
(condemn) the enemy / the killings
8 (attract) attention / interest /
criticism
9 (gather) flowers/ nuts /
information /troops
4
.
Fill in the blanks with correct
prepositions and adverbs
(1) in, of,
with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to
(2) of, for, from, till, on, after,
against/from, in
(3) to, in, of, of,
for, to, for, in, to,
(4) down, over,
with
(5) by, over,
(6) along, with, across
(7)
around/ round, away, with
(8) to, up,
off, off, on
5 Translate the following
sentences, using the
link +predicative
pattern
1.
祝英台虽然不
愿意嫁给马家小少爷，但她不能不服从她父亲。她的心都碎了。
Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey
her father and marry the young master of the rich
Ma family although she was
extremely
unwilling. She was heartbroken.
2.
那个人从来没见过这么大的一张钞票。他说：
“这东西看着好，摸着也好
，的确就是好。
”
The man
had never seen such a large note. He said,
“
It looks good, feels good,
and it is good.
”
3.
树叶都变黄，变红，变紫了。看起来真是如天堂一样美。
Leaves had turned/got/gone/become
yellow, red and purple, It really looked heavenly
beautiful (beautiful like heaven).
4.
随着年纪越来越老，她开始容易感到疲惫。
As she grew older, she began to feel
tired easily.
5.
他的话听起来很有说服力，但好听的理由并不等于好的理由，两者之间存在很大差别。
What he said sounded very convincing,
but reasons that sound good do not always mean
good sound reasons. There is a
big
difference between the two.
6.
他爱说话，他永远无法保持沉默，而他说的往往被证明是错的。
He likes to talk. He can never keep
quiet, and what he says often proves (turns out to
be) incorrect.
7.
他在战斗中受了伤，流
了很多血，变得十分虚弱，他的领导强迫他留在医院到伤口痊愈为止。
He got wounded in battle, lost a lot of
blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered
him to stay in the hospital until
he
was completely recovered ( healed).
8 <
/p>
他以为可以从我们手中滑过去；他们错了，他们休想干了坏事就溜走。
They thought they could slip through
our fingers. They were wrong. They
couldn
’
t get away with what
they had done.
9.
长征的时候，红军需要越过大渡河，穿越草地，翻过雪山。
During
the
Long
March,
the
Red
Army
had
to
get
across
the
Dadu
River,
through
the
grassland
and
over
the
sown-
covered mountains.
10.
你在哪里生
活习惯了吗
?
你和同学相处的如何？我们给你寄的钱够你凑合着
用吗？
Are you used to the life
there? How do you get along with your classmates?
Can you get by with the money we send you?
(Is the money we send you enough for
you?)
7 Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in
the brackets
.
1
wish
2
hoping
3
hope,wish
4
wished5
hope
6
can
’
t,can,won
’
t7
should,would/could/might8
happened/occurred,happen/occur9
occurred,taken place/happened/occurred10
happen,take place
Grammar
3.
Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE
suitable word
1. trying
2 enough
3 brought
4
without
5 first
6 simple
7 any
8 times
9 in
10 only
4 Translate the
following sentence using sentence patterns
o
f
unreal
condition
or
as
.
1. If you had
arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught
the train.
2. Your father would have
forgiven you if you had told him the truth.
3. If it hadn
’
t
snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to
yesterday’s
party.
4. If there had been more rain in
spring, the harvest would have been much better.
5. If they hadn
’
t
learned a lesson from their failure, they
wouldn
’
t have achieved so
much.
6. If my family
hadn
’
t supported me, I
wouldn
’
t have taken part in
this contest.
7. Many people think that
China
’
s Great Wall is one of
the seven wonders of the ancient world,.
8. As so often happens,
misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.
9. As is often the case with many
first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to
adapt to the life at college.
10. As is
reported, the president will visit five African
countries next month.
5 Identify and
correct the mistake(s)
1.
Supermarkets
have sprung up
everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s.
2. The old lady finds the shop filled
with goods
she has no use
for
.
3. If I
had
had time
, I would have joined you for
dinner yesterday.
4. The old couple
told me that they had nothing to
complain abou
t.
5. My grandfather
advised
me to apply to
Nanjing University for admission.
(or: My
grandfather
suggested
that
I apply to Nanjing
University for admission.)
6. He went
back to work as soon as he
was back on
his feet
.
7. He said he
would
pass on
the message to
all his friends.
8. We might have
finished our work by 5 pm if the manager
had not interfered
.
9. Any country will sooner or later
fall behind if
it fails to
keep up with the times.
10. Maybe it is
fate that
brought
my
children back to our hometown.
Unit 4
Vocabulary
2
Complete the following verb + noun collocation or
expression
1. fit the (description;
lock; theory)
2. (make; receive; have;
get; answer ) a telephone call
3.(make;
have; arrange; keep; break) an appointment
4. risk (failure; life; health)
5. affect the (health; future; economy;
result; decision)
6. raise (hell;
hands; eyes; a finger; voice; glass; wages;
prices; hope; issue)
7. save (time;
money; trouble; life; face; country)
8.
wave (a gun; arms; hand; flag; cloth)
9. (do) harm
10 bite
(one
’
lip;
one
’
s nails;
none
’
s tongue)
11. (take; seize; miss; gives; have;
get) chances
12. cover (a table;
one
’
s body; somebody;
ground; field; anger; all subjects; all expenses;
many miles; pages)
5 Rewrite the
following sentence using the words or expressions
in the brackets.
1. He did not fit the
description of a great scholar. For one thing, he
was half naked. For another, he slept by the
roadside
of a busy city, hardly a
setting for a philosopher.
2. I wish I
knew how they learned about this secret missile.
3. Her face suggested a ripened apple,
and she was otherwise very strong except for the
loss of both her leg.
4. They made an
appointment in a restaurant that evening, where
the waiter quickly slipped a note into the
spy
’
s hand
concerning he secret message.
5.
We
waited
for
almost
one
hour
and
the
food
we
ordered
still
did
not
come.
I
decided
to
raise
the
devil
with
the
management.
6.
The
government
has
promised
that
it
will
not
hesitate
to
punish
those
who
deal
in
cheating,
gambling,
black
marketeering, and prostitution.
7. Had the authorities aggressed with
the plan, it would have brought a lot of problem.
Luckily, it was turned down and no
harm
had been done.
8. We must make sure
that the nuclear power stations are absolutely
safe. We can
’
t take chances.
9.
I
think we should mind our own business. But I will
check on him anyway.
6
Translate the following sentences into English
1.
他们别想当然地以为我们会接受他们的条件，把我们当傻
瓜。我们不那么容易上当。
Don
’
t let them
take it for granted that we will accept their
conditions/terms. We are no fools, and we
won
’
t be so easily
taken in.
2.
我们只花了三年时间就使我们的村民收入增加了一倍
.
It took us only three years to double
the income of our villagers.
3.
他们要是不收回他们的话并道歉
,
我要给他大闹一场<
/p>
.
If they do not take back
their remarks and apologize, I am going to raise
the devil with them.
4.
我们提出
的这个问题很复杂
,
有很多东西需要考虑
.
但是我们得碰碰运气吧
.
The
problem we raised is complicated. Many things have
to be taken into consideration. But we have to
take our chances.
5.
这孩子像他爹<
/p>
,
对一切都好奇
.
给他一个玩具
,
他立刻就拆开
.
The boy takes after his father/Dad. He
is full of curiosity. Give him a toy, and he will
immediately take it apart.
6.
你一定要确保他们带你去见他们的经理
,
告诉他们
,
事情很重要
,
很可能关
系到我们的投资计划
.
你必须见他本人
.
You must sure that they take you to
the manager. Tell them that
it
’
s very important and may
affect our investment plan,
and
therefore you must see him in person.
7.
他们告诉乘客说
,
天已晴朗了
,
飞机估计半小时以后起飞
.
They told the passengers that
the sky had cleared up and the plane was about to
take off in half an hour.
8.
我建议你落实一下你们逮捕的那个人和描绘的犯人是否相符
.
I suggest you go and check if the man
you have arrested fit the description of the
wanted man.
9.
你意思是假如我们采取这一步
,
就可能影响我们两国的关系吗
?
Do you mean that it will affect the
relationship of our two countries if we take this
step?
7. Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in
the brackets.
1 except, except for
2 effect,
affect
3. ordinary, common
4. cause, cause, course
5.
used to
6.
hard- , hardly
7. am used to
8.
glanced at
9. staring at
10.
gazing at
Grammar
3 Fill in each blank of the passage
with ONE suitable word.
1 time
2 buy
3 instead
4
with
5 did
6 pushed
7 nobody
8
When
9 what
10 used
4
Translate the sentences into English
(1)
using
adverbial clauses of time and reason introduced by
as
1. As the final exams are
coming nearer, students have stopped computer
games, and they are busy preparing for them.
2. As time goes by, it becomes easier
to forgive and forget.
3. The couple
sat and listened as their daughter told them about
her first day at school.
4. As we
approached the 21
st
century,
we keenly felt the need for understanding and
cooperation between nations.
5. As he
is learned and humors, Professor Yan is very
popular with his students.
6. As many
important people will go to the party, the couple
think they should be seen there, too.
(2) using the passive
1.
Three subway lines are being built in the city.
2. Shakespeare
’
s
works have been translated into many languages and
read all over the world.
3. Almost half
of the crops in the area have been destroyed in
the rainstorm.
4. If you were asked to
list ten people you admire, who would you name?
5. What would you do if you saw a
stranger being bullied?
6. Their
relationship is based on shared dreams and
interests.
Unit
5
Key to Exercise
Vocabulary
3. Fill in the
blacks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.
1 for, on
2
against, out
3 to, in
4
with, to
5 of, of
6 of, in spite of, on
7
of, in
8 Upon, into
9 in, with
10 to/with
4.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate
phrase in the brackets. Change the form if
necessary.
1. springing up/ going up
(
两者均可。前者更生动些
)
2.
go about/ go over
（两者均可，但前者指开始某项工作，后者指该计
划本身要仔细审阅一下，意思有所不同）
3. went
out
4 going on
5 went off
6
goes with, go to
7 go under, go for
8
go into
9 going, go to, go for, go along with,
went crazy
10 go with, go together
5 Translate the following sentences
into English
1.
这是个难得的机会。你要是让它从身边溜掉就太傻了。
This is a wonderful
opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip
by.
2.
我们的出口和去年相比增加了百分之二十。
Compared with last year, our exports
have increased by 20%. (or
…
are up by 20% /
…
have gone up by 20%)
3.
因为没有更好的词，我们姑且称之为“走后门主义吧”吧。
For want of s better word,
let
’
s call it
“
backdoorism
”
.
4.
这个年轻人喜欢修理摆弄东西。他可以说是个万金油。<
/p>
（什么都会一点的人）
。
This young man is fond of fixing
things. He is something of Jack of all trades.
5.
和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们是比较现实
的一代。
Compared to their
parents
’
generation, young
people today consider them to be a more practical
generation.
6.
他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。
His face turned/ went blue with anger.
He was determined to nip the mass protest in the
bud.
7.
这说来话长，
但是今天我不想去研究这件事的历史了。
It is a long story, but I
won
’
t go into the history
today.
8.
我们花了比我们想象多得多的时间才过了海
关。
It took us much more time
than we had expected to go through the customs.
9.
灯光突然全灭了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。
The power went out suddenly, and the
whole city was thrown into complete darkness.
10.
别等我了，你先走。我要先把这份文件看完。
Don
’
t wait for
me. You go ahead. I must go over this document.
11.
我们无法否认这样的事实：我们为经济发展付出高昂的学费。
We cannot deny the fact that we have
paid dearly for our economic development.
12.
消防队员要是晚到一会儿，火就会蔓延到附近的油罐。
Had the firemen arrived a bit later,
the fire would have spread to the nearby oil
tanks.
Grammar
1 Combine
each pair of sentences following the pattern
below.
1. The narrator was as helpless
as the boy at the bank.
2. In a bad
year the soil is as hard as stone.
3.
Luckily, the final exam
isn
’
t as difficult as the
mid-term.
4. At the moment, your health
is more important than anything else.
5. To his mind, the two cultures are as
different as chalk and cheese.
6. Xiao
Fang is the most creative student
I
’
ve ever known.
7. This is the most fantastic story
I
’
ve ever heard.
8. Five thousand yuan is the lowest
price we can offer for the PC.
9. Jack
says that Avatar is the best science fiction film
he
’
s seen in the last three
years.
10. The snowstorm last week was
the worst my grandmother can remember.
11. I think Dialogue on CCTV News is
one of the most thought provoking talk shows CCTV
offers.
12. The
Bird
’
s Nest, the Olympic
Stadium in Beijing, is the most magnificent
stadium I
’
ve ever been to.
2. Compete the sentences by translating
the Chinese in the brackets, using one of the
patterns given.
1. The doctor did all
(that) they could
2. everything he says
3. anything the ask for/demand
4. all he got from a week of hard work
5. All that is written in his
wife
’
s letter
6.
Nothing the doctors said
7. anything
you suggest
8. Something he read in a
popular magazine
9. All that can be
done is /has been done
10. Anything the
artist painted
11. something that never
existed before
12. nothing the doctors
could do
3 Fill in the blanks with the
correct prepositions or adverbs
1
through
2. over
3. like
4 As, like
5 through
6 Over/ In/ During
7 through
8 over
9 from, without, around/ in, As, with,
with, to/with
4. Fill in each blank of
the passage with ONE suitable word
1
much
2 kind
3 doing
4 called
5 fought
6 become
7 good
8 other
9
himself
10 then
Unit 7
Inter-lesson (I)
Answers to
Exercises
1 Put in the, a/an, or a 0
when no article is needed.
1. A, a
2. a
3. The, the
4. 0,0
5. the, the
6. a
7. 0, the, the, The
8.
The, a , 0
9. A, 0
10.
The, an, 0, a, the, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 // 0, 0, The, a,
a, 0, a, 0, 0, the, 0, 0, 0
2 Fill in
the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in
the brackets.
1. goes
2. is having,
won
’
t be
3. will stay
4. had
5. has just offered, told, am/was,
need/needed
6. arrived, were
7. has happened, have been trying
8. is, find,
are
9. arrived, had begun
10.
were still sleeping, was, were barking, began
3 Put into these compound
sentences a conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a
comma.
1. I did not know a single one,
and none of them knew me.
2. I clung to
my father
’
s hand, but he
gently pushed me from him.
3. One of
our daughters is working in a textile factory in
Bangkok, and the other has a jib in a store.
4. The harvests were poor at first, but
they soon improved.
5. Send them away,
or
I’
ll shoot and take my
chances!
6. I opened the account
myself, so why can
’
t I
withdraw any money?
7. Our piece of
land is small, and it is no longer fertile.
8. No, we two
haven
’
t changed much, but
the village has.
9. But there is no
more rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely and
my heart will break.
10. I know, times
have changed, but certain things should not
change.
11. Sometimes, they get
bullied, and it is like a knife piercing my heart.
12.
“
Press
closer, little Nightingale, or the Day will come
before the rose is
finished”
cried the Tree.
4 Put into
the passage punctuation
marks:
…
.
My
sister and I are three and a half years apart in
age, but a world apart in the way we live our
lives. She is conservative
and quiet. I
take too many risks, and the only time
I
’
m really quiet is when
I
’
m sleep.
I
’
ve spent most of my adult
life
apologizing
to
my
sister
and
the
rest
of
my
family
for
being
different,
for
embarrassing
them
by
something
I
wear,
something
I do or something I say.
5 Paraphrase
these sentences, paying special attention to the
underlined parts.
1. Our path: life at
school
Not
totally sweet: not just fun
(not) unclouded: (there
were) work to do and unpleasant things to face.
Method used for
paraphrasing
: replacing abstract words
with concrete ones
Paraphrase:
school wasn
’
t
just fun; there were work to do and unpleasant
things to face.
2. suggested: showed
Authority: a person in charge
Paraphrase
: The way the man
looked showed he was the man in charge there.
Metho
d
: finding
out the exact meaning of words or phrases in the
context
3. it: hearing (that) my
children are badly treated
Is like a knife piercing my heart:
gives me great pain
Paraphrase
: Whenever I hear
(that) my children are badly treated, I feel great
pain.
Method
: replacing
similes or specific words with general words.
4. fit the description of any secret
agent: was like a secret agent (described in spy
novels)
Paraphrase
: Ausable
wasn
’
t like any secret agent
in spy novels Fowler had read.
Method
:
explaining phrases in everyday language
5. The occasion: the fact that the
villager was serious about the rock being the
center of the world
Show of
recognition: agreeing with them in some way
on my part: from me
Paraphrase
: As the villagers
were serious about the rock being the center of
the world, I felt I had to show
I agree
with them for the sake of politeness.
Method
:
e
xplaining abstract words (occasion,
recognition) in concrete everyday
expression.
Answers to Test
Paper
I. Spelling
1. rivalry
2. variety
3. stretch
4. whisper
5.
pierce
6. scarcity
7.
scent
8. interfere
9. ridiculous
10. jewelry
11.
conscious
12. genius 13.
ignorance
14. potential
15. automatic
16. mysterious
17. passable
18.
blossom
19. marvelous
20. philosophy
II. Word Formation
1
overcrowded 2 withdrawals
3
Amazingly
4 determination