Unit OneText A: Language FocusVocabularyI．Blank-filling1.1) respectable 2) agony 3) put..down 4) sequence 5) hold back 6) distribute7) off and on 8) vivid 9) associate 10) finally 11) turn in 12) tackle2.1) has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office.2) was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not3) a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time4) gave the command the soldiers opened fire.5) buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out3.1) reputation rigid to inspire 2) and tedious What’s more out of date ideas3) compose career avoid showing hardly hold backII. Synomymsposed2. severe3. agony4. extraordinary5. recall6. command7. was violating 8. anticipateIII. Collocation1.At2. For3. Of4. With5. As6. About7. To8. In in9. From10. On/uponComprehension ExercisesI.Cloze1.Text-related1)Hold back 2) tedious 3) scanned 4) recall 5) vivid 6) off and on7) turn out/in 8) career2.Theme-related1)Last 2) surprise 3) pulled 4) blowing 5) dressed 6) scene7) extraordinary 8) image 9) turn 10) excitementII.Translation1.Sentence1)As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.2)His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it tookhold.3)Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months,they have decided to increase its production.4)It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safetyrules./Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safetyrules.5)It’s reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of asevere water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken propermeasures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.2.PassageSusan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer.Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.Text B:Comprehension Check1-6: CACDBDTranslation:1.我耳朵里嗡嗡作响，听不见他们后来讲的话，只东一点西一点渗入片言只语。
“……玛莎是墨西哥人……辞职……不于……”2.等我意识到我这番话的意思时，为时已晚。
爷爷知道我明白那不是钱的问题。
不是那个问题。
3.第二天，我沉默不语。
一副十分伤心的小女孩的摸样，拖着脚步走进校长办公室。
4.他看上去像孩子般开心，像孩子般天真无邪，可是我心里比谁都明白。
Language Practice1.bdafcghe2.1) resigned 2)expectation 3)have maintained 4)represents 5)exception6)was awarded 7)plus 8)make it 9)delicate 10)innocent 11)compare to12)significanceUnit Two:Text A: Language FocusVocabularyI．Blank-filling1 1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then 4) are urging/urged5) destination 6) mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion10) or something 11) estimate 12) going ahead21) in the examination was still on his mind.2) was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of thegame.3) was so lost in study that she forget to have dinner.4) has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time5) of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.31) were postponed the awful is estimated2) referee not available am kind of3) not much of a teacher skips go aheadII. Collocation1.To2. For3. At4. From5. In6. To on7. On8. withIII. Usage1.More or less2. Kind of/sort of3. Something4. Kind of/sort of5. More or less6. or somethingComprehension ExercisesI.ClozeText-related1)choked up 2) awful 3) practically 4) neighborhood 5) correspondence 6) available7) destination 8) reunion 9) Mostly 10) postponing 10) absolutelyTheme-related1)how 2) savings 3) embarrassment 4) phone 5) interrupted 6) touch7) envelope 8) signed 9) message 10) neededII. Translation1. Sentence1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home.2) Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by heart.3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through World War II.5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.2.PassageIt is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away. This is certainly true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I’ve been meaning to write to them but something or other comes up and I just don’t seem to find the time. They are always on my mind. However, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in future.Text B:Comprehension Check1-6: DBADCDDTranslation:1.火舌舔着比尔的双臂、脸和双腿，但他紧紧地抓住罗伊斯。