Key to Exercises of Unit Three
V ocabulary I
1.rude, physically, structure, made a difference, blurted (out), chuckling, measurable, prospective, preparations, sparkled, took
a crack at, partner
2.go after, look back at/on, be put up, stood for, build in, follow up, be hooked up to, closed up
3. 1). grilled her about where she had been all night.
2). beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s palace.
3). will be in readers’ hands soon.
4). do your homework before going on an interview.
5). was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars.
4. 1). applicants, veteran, the prospective
2). From his standpoint, has made every endeavor to go after
3). as the saying goes, to have a crack at, barely
V ocabulary II
1.behave,
2. keep (used to avoid repetition),
3. clean,
4. get along,
5. perform/complete,
6. perform/complete,
7. study, 8. be enough, 9.be acceptable
V ocabulary III
1.There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about myself first.
2.Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.
3.The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?
4.I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.
5.Ok, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible?
6.Chris is back from Australia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful.
Comprehensive Exercises
I cloze
1.prospective, As I see it, done your homework, beforehand, endeavor, structure, partners, Respond, take a crack, from the standpoint, make a difference, follow up
2.encouraging, inquiry, relevant, samples, references, advice,
preparing, seriously, probably, exhibit
II translation
1.1). Despite the inadequate length of the airport in this
emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxing for only a short while.
2). Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted
(out) that she had undergone two plastic surgeries.
3). We have the technologies and our partner has the capital.
Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands.
4). If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many
friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see,
I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.
5). People gave generously upon learning that new school
rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area.
2.Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely
important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.
I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood
of 100,000 dollars a year in a large computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of a chance of success..。