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Unit 1
1.
this research
seems to lend some
validity
to the theory that the durg might cause
cancer.
2.
in
a
number
of
developing
countries,
war
has
been
an
additional
impdiment
to
progress.
3.
anthea
was
about
to
play
her
trump
card
:
without
her
signature
none
of
the
money could be released.
4.
I
flunked
my second year exams
and was lucky not to be thrown out of college
5.
I
didn
’
t want to lose my
composure
in front of her.
6.
the management
did not seem to consider office safety to be a
priority
7.
for
three
hours
a
committee
of
state
senators
listened
to
a
parade
of
local
residents giving their
opinions
8.
thousands
of
lives
will be
at
stake
if
emergency
aid
does
not
arrive
in
the
city
soon.
9.
brierley
’
s book
has the
merit
of being both
informative and readable
10.
I think there was a
conspiracy
to keep me out of
the committee.
Unit 2
11.
it is not
easy for chinese people to respond properly to
others
’
compliments and
equally difficult for them to accept
criticisms
gracefully
.
12.
we
should
be
truly
thankful
to
Mr.
Deng
Xiaoping
for
taking
the
plunge
and
initiating the economic reform in
china.
13.
Unfortunately,
television
studios
are
strangely
designed
and
dressing-rooms
are
often miles away
from
the studio, so we had
to
find a place where she
and her
entourage
could relax in comfort without the need to climb
stairs.
14.
what
is the use of
whining about
your bad luck? It is more important to find the
real cause of your misfortune.
15.
the rising
real estate prices
thwarted
his ambition of owning a houses of his own
in the big city. Disappointed, he
returned to his hometown.
16.
the
old
woman
sat
silently
beside
her
collapsed
hous,
her
eyes
brimming
with
tears and hatred.
17.
he writes
clearly and lightheartedly about the 100 best
rivers and gives his expert
advice on
how to
navigate
their
reaches.
18.
outside
the
forest
the
snow
was
already
six
inches
deep
and
growing
steadily,
relentlessly
deeper.
19.
there is
no doubt
that his
duty extends to
informing
his
patient,
if asked, of
the
nature of his illness and its
likely
prognosis
.
20.
those who are
climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as
a booster to help
them to achieve, and
those who recognize that they have failed to reach
the top
may also turn to alcohol, in an
attempt to
bolster
their
failing self-image.
21.
a typically chinese countryside house
is one whose eaves
protrude
over the wall.