Key to Unit 1
Part I Pre-reading
Section B Listening Practice
1、evolving
2、differ
3、combine
4、customers
5、installed
6、eliminates Part II Active Reading: Shopping
Task One
Choose the best answer for the following questions or incomplete statements.
1. B
2. C
3.D
4.D
5.A
Part III Language Focus
Task One
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Change the form where necessary. You may not use any of the words more than once.
1.category
2. available
3. recession
4. skeptical
5.deviation
6. perceive
7. approval 8.superior patible 10. trial
Task Two
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.
1. I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
2. He has refrained from criticizing the government in public about its recent poor performance.
3. Traffic in the town has dropped off slightly since the minor road on the left opened.
4. People are suspicious of those who claim to be experts.
5. The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.
6. During the initial development and ongoing maintenance, we have encountered many problems.
Part IV Chinese & Foreign Culture Introduction
Task One
Translate the following passage into English.
Southern Goods Shop
Southern Goods Shop, also called general store or grocery, is an indispensable kind of stores in the towns and cities of China, and it is also one of the important industries of commerce. Southern Goods Shop mainly deals with food produced from the south and the north alike, along with selling daily commodities. The food are numerous in varieties, such as longan, litchi, sugar from the south; date, dried persimmon, vermicelli, dried fruit from the north; sea cucumber, kelp, jelly fish, dried mussel from the sea; various tea cakes and pastries, candies, noodles, lotus root starch, cans, bottled wine, seasoning, and so on and so forth. In addition, it also sells washing soda, soap, paper, incense and candle, tinfoil, kerosene, match, etc. Indeed, it has gathered goods from all places and enriched the food varieties for the general public. Especially when festivals come, when there are important events, or when one needs to buy presents, all the articles required can be purchased from the Southern Goods Shop.
Task Two
Translate the following passage into Chinese.
美国的假日购物季正式拉开了序幕。

在一年一度被戏称为“黑色星期五”的这一天，购物者挤满了商店，进行感恩节后的购物。

星期四晚上消费者在抢购促销商品的活动中出现一些粗暴行为。

一名妇女在洛杉矶一家沃尔玛商店为抢占先机朝其他消费者喷胡椒水。

在“黑色星期五”这天，很多商店都对价格昂贵的电子产品和新品玩具进行大幅降价。

“黑色星期五”这个名字还表达了零售商对高销量所寄予的厚望，因为商家以往在账目中以黑色墨水来记录盈利，亏损则以红色数字记账。

商店还要比平常早几个小时开门迎客。

这都让想买到便宜物品的消费者兴奋不已。

“黑色星期五”对大型零售连锁企业来说是最重要的日子之一，因为这一天预示他们在未来一个月的假日销售情况，而假日期间通常是一年中最盈利的时候。

但是，不是所有的人都喜欢这样的现象。

反资本主义的“占领华尔街运动”抗议者鼓励人们参加“零购买日”，来抗议世界范围的消费主义。

Part V Academic Reading：Environmental Engineering
Text B
Task One
Fill in the following blanks based on your understanding of the text.
1. defensive
2. waterborne
3. unsanitary
4. Sanitary engineers
5. integral
Task Two
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1.环境工程的起源可以追溯到文明之始。

2.由于缺水以及缺乏对废弃物的管理，工业化的诞生为城市带来了难以置信的
卫生隐患。

3.卫生工程师显著减少了由于污染的水和空气而导致的急性病的传播。

4.在大多数发达国家，由于环境污染而对健康造成直接及快速的影响不再成为
公众唯一关注的问题。

5.人们一般认为必须做出一个平衡:在经济和环境之间做出选择。

Part VI Academic Writing: Choose a Topic
Task
Read through the following 5 sets of topics and choose the appropriate one in each set.
1-5 BABAB
Part VII Developing Skills: Notice
Task
Write a notice based on the given situation.。