KeysUnit 4Part I Pre-readingSection B Listening Practice1. opening up2. resemble3. led to4. entertainment5. rather than6. appreciating7. wealth8. antique9. echoed 10. comfort Part II Active Reading: LifestyleTask One1. D2. D3. A4. C5. BPart III Language FocusTask One1. pursuit2. inherited3. odds4. by default5. eliminate6. incredible7. In all likelihood8. maintained9. drastically 10. considerableTask Two1. The Chinese government will consistently persist in its pursuit of an independent foreign policy of peace.2. She immersed herself in the world of imagination and was totally oblivious to her husband’s intimidating gaze.3. He maintains that doing physical exercises three times a week is the optimal plan to keep fit.4. Don't be complacent over the success. We just won by default because our opponent quit the finals.5. The Greek government will continue to pursue the implementation of various improvement measures introduced in the wake of the financial crisis.6. It seemed incredible that the old man intended to let a stranger inherit his business rather than his own son.Part IV Chinese & Foreign Culture IntroductionTask OneDrinking wineBy Tao Yuan Min(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)In people’s haunt I build my cot;Of wheel’s and hoof’s noise I hear not.How can it leave on me no trace?Secluded heart makes secluded place.I pick fence side asters at will;Carefree I see the southern hill.The mountain air’s fresh day and night;Together birds go home in flight.What revelation at this view?Words fail if I try to tell you.Task Two下午茶是英国最为典型的风俗。
可令人意外的是，这是一个相对较新的传统习俗。
茶文化可以追溯到公元前3000年的中国，直到17世纪中期才有了“下午茶”这一概念。
1840年，安娜，即贝德福德的第七任公爵夫人，把下午茶这个习俗带到了英格兰。
这位公爵夫人每天下午四点左右便会感到饥饿，而按照当时的风俗，家中晚餐的时间是晚上8点多钟，午餐和晚餐间隔很久。
公爵夫人便叫仆人在下午晚些时候用托盘端上茶、面包、黄油和蛋糕送到她的房间，这变成了她的一种习惯。
她开始邀请她的朋友一起享受下午茶。
这种茶歇便成为了当时的一种社会风尚。
19世纪晚期，上流社会的贵妇通常会在下午4点到5点之间穿上长袍，戴上手套和帽子来到客厅享用下午茶。
Part V Academic Reading: Metallurgical EngineeringTask One1. the extra carbon2. make the slag more fluid3. 1,540° and 1,650° C (2,800° and 3,000° F)4. withdrawing, cooling, subjecting5. ingotsTask Two1．炼钢的一个难点在于钢约为1370℃（约2500°F）的高熔点，这使得普通的燃料和熔炉无法使用。
2. 在蓄热过程中，熔炉排出的废气被引入到装有大量耐火砖的炉膛内，将其大部分的热量释放到耐火砖中。
3. 平炉完成装料后，对平炉进行点火加热，作业员对焰火方向进行控制，焰火在炉内来回燃烧，从而产生回热。
4. 从化学角度来说，平炉炼钢的作用包括利用氧化减少装料的含碳量，以及去除硅、磷、锰、硫等跟石灰石结合生成炉渣的杂质。
5. 最近，诸多方法被用于实现钢铁的连续生产，而不必先经过铸锭的流程。
Part VI Academic writing：Group Work (I)Negative:Multinationals destroy the local industry and sell non-essential products.They came in areas of low technology. Moreover, they come for earning profits and often remit more money abroad than they bring in. We can produce everything ourselves.Affirmative: Multinational companies are merely large companies which operate in a number of countries. There could be some Indian multinationals also. So there is nothing wrong with them. The point is whether they have a good or bad impact on the host countries. We have to discuss their business practices and find out whether they are desirable or not.Multinational companies do serve an important function that they bring new products and technologies in countries which do not have them. They set up power plants and build roads and bridges, which really help in the development of host countries.We may not need multinational companies but then it also means that our companies should not do business abroad. Can we live in an isolated world? The fact is that we are moving towards becoming a global village. The world is interconnected. Then we have also seen that foreign companies bring in business practices that we are impressed with. Look at foreign banks. They are so efficient and friendly that the nationalized banks look pathetic in comparison. I think we can learn a lot from multinationals if we keep our eyes and mind open.Multinationals may have good points and some bad ones too, but competition is never harmful for anyone. We cannot live in a protected economy any longer. We have been protected for many years and the results are there for everyone to see. Rather than be close about multinationals, let us invite them in selected areas so that we get foreign investment inareas which we are lacking. Laws can be strictly enforced that companies operate within limits and do not start meddling in political affairs.Assessment:For the four degrees “to a very little extent, to a little extent, to a great extent, to a very great extent”, grade 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively. if your score is less than or equal to 12, it means the group coordination costs are excessive or are not factored into the structure of group assignments, group tend to miss deadlines, their work is poorly integrated, motivation suffers, and creativity declines.Being greater than 12 means the time the group takes to coordinate schedules, arrange meeting, and correspond effectively and they make decisions collectively, integrate the contributions of group members.Part VII Developing Skills: Narrative Writing (IV)Conquering Your FearsEveryone, well almost everyo ne, I’ve ever known has thought of their years in elementary school as their favorites. I, on the other hand, do not feel so fondly about elementary school, especially third grade. That was a year I will never forget.I was only eight, but I remember it l ike yesterday. I was sitting in the doctor’s office when they gave my parents and me the shocking news. “I’m sorry to tell you this, but your daughter’s condition is getting worse. The only way to fix it is by surgery.”Those words ripped into me like a serrated knife into a crisp, cold apple. It was a horrible sinking feeling that seemed to possess my whole body—a feeling so terrifying that even the bravest person alive could not possibly endure it.I knew I had been “sick,” and I knew it had been serious, but never, even in my nightmares, did I think of surgery. You see, I was born with a condition that affects your kidneys; it is called bilateral reflux. The only way I would live was to have reconstructive surgery. The next thing I remember, it was seven o’clock in the morning and I was at the hospital. I met with the doctors; rather, the doctors met with me. Everyone tried to comfort me, but nothing helped. As far as I was concerned—and I was concerned!—I’d be a nervous wreck for the rest of my life; tha t was, if I had a “rest of my life.”It was now time for surgery. They sent a surgical nurse down to my room with a gurney. Being the scared little girl that I was, I thought the moment I got up on it, they would hurt me. So I decided that my teddy bear, Rainbow, and I would follow along behind it, very defiantly, with my parents. When the doctors saw me walk in, they started to laugh, and I realized that everyone else who had seen me probably had laughed too. What was comic relief to them was no comedy at all to me. So I simply put my nose into the air and kept walking.The nurse prepped me and had me lie down on the operating table. The doctor asked me what “flavor” of anesthesia I wanted; I thought for a while and answered, “Strawberry.” He then asked me to count backward from one hundred as he lifted the mask over my face. I woke up a few hours later, feeling woozy and very sore. I sawmy parents and drifted back to sleep.I remained at the hospital for one more week. It was not the best time I ever had, but it wasn’t the worst either. The highlight of my recovery was a special visit from two of my favorite cartoon characters. That was wonderful.My experience has taught me a lot. I discovered that, in order to reach the top, you must learn to climb the mountain and, in order to conquer your fears, you must face them first. In a way I am thankful for my surgery, because I conquered a lot of my fears.I’m not telling you to go out and have surgery, but if you do, it’s probably not going to be as bad as you expect it to be.( by Lindi M. of Jenks East Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma)。