2. Both parts of the text are, as it were, developed by analysis using cause and effect. The following charts sum up the cause and effect relationships in the two parts of the text. Now write the cause for Part One and the effects for Part Two.
Part One Cause ： Teenagers' intellectual laziness and ignorance
Part Two
Kevin 1990, his forebears (with the exception of his intellectual father),
Effects：
and his children lead a poor, miserable life.
America is on the decline.
There is no law and order in the country.
American children have no chance to receive a good education.
Businesses in America are owned by wealthy Europeans and Asians.
Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.
1) industrial 2) idle 3) is functioning 4) intellectual 5) scared 6) handful 7）luxury 8) private 9) woke up 10) slice 11) miracle 12) was jammed 2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.
1) to be seriously affected by the rise in gas prices. 2) is a matter of total indifference to me.
3) drove home the point that they needed extra people. 4) was found after they searched for it for a long time. 5) had run out of water by the time they got to the camp.
3. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.
1) manual and complex its financial
2) was very upset make a living by swore was/became much better off 3) handful Ignorant of paintings/ works summed up II. Words with Multiple Meanings
Now write sentences of your own, using make and the given words. 1. The young man made $5 an hour in his summer job. 2. What made you change your mind? 3. I'm sure Jason will make a good lawyer.
4. The vet put something down the dog's throat to make it vomit. 5. The story makes interesting reading. 6. Five and five make ten.
7. On foot they can only make about 20 miles a day. 8. I don't think she'll ever really make it to the top. III. Word Family
Study the following words. Then use them correctly in the sentences below: 1.
1) developing
2.
1) amazed
2) develop 3) development 4) develop
5) developing, developed Comprehensive Exercises
2) amazes 3) amazingly 4) amazing 5) amazement
I. Cloze
1. Text-related Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.
(1) complex (2) idle (3) make a living by (4) accumulated (5) affect (6) function (7) faculties （8）ignorant (9) wake up
2.Theme-related Read the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.
(1) dormitory (2) passing (3) leaping (4) department (5) burned (6) destroyed (7) seriously (8) marriages (9) report (10) perspective II. Translation
1. Translate the sentences into English, using the words and phrases in brackets.
1) Without his personal file, an applicant can hardly expect to get / be employed as a
teacher.
2) With enough ice, we would be able to chill the drinks.
3) In my humble opinion, reading is the most pleasant way to spend one’s leisure. 4) Some people said it was simply a miracle that the American athlete Michael Phelps won
eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
5) The washing machine has broken down, so we have to wash our clothes by hand. 2. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below: 今天早晨我从我的便携式收音机中听到一则很有意思的新闻：一个三十六岁的男子和他十岁的儿子在同一个班级上课，为取得高分而互相竞争。事情是这样的：那个男子叫李伟，小时候太懒散，什么都不肯学。由于几乎没有受过教育，没有掌握有用的技术，所以他很难挣到足够维持生活的工资。他的生活经历使他充分认识到一个道理：他必须首先获得知识，然后才能积累财富。李伟发誓要跟儿子一起上学，下决心努力学习。
This morning I heard an interesting piece of news over my portable radio: A man of 36 and his son of 10 attend the same class competing with each other for high marks. The story goes/It's like this:
The man, Li Wei by name, was too idle to learn anything when young. With little education, with no useful skills, he could hardly earn an adequate living wage. His life experiences drove home to him the point that he had to acquire knowledge before he was able to accumulate wealth. So Li Wei swore that he would go to school with his son, determined to learn.
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