Unit 1
Study & Practice
II. Comprehension of the Text
1. 1) d 2) c 3) d 4) b 5) c 6) d 7) a 8) b III. Vocabulary Activities 1.
1) accent 2) turn ... against 3) a couple of 4) takes his time 5) fate 6) confirmed 7) witness 8) subsequent 9) stands a chance 10) trial 2. 1) belief 2) brilliant 3) employment 4) has saved up 5) stood a chance
6) were awarded 7) Presumably 8) conducted 9) casual
10) around (which student life) revolves 3.
1) Joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of his illness.
2) Despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening.
3) Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.
4) Called (up)on to speak at the meeting, I couldn't very well refuse.
5) Mrs. Stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left.
6) It was the rumor that turned Joe against his twin brother.
7) We wondered how Sara was getting on in her new job.
8) Although Anne agreed with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to give in.
9) Visitors could photograph almost anything here without having to ask for permission.
10) Whether we make an excm'sion or stay home will depend on tomorrow's weather,
IV. Enriching Your Word Power 1. l) un + a. --a.
uncertain, unafraid, unacceptable, unfamiliar, unequal 2) un + p.p. -- a.
unanswered, unattached, unexpected, unknown, undecided 3) un + ad. -- ad. unhappily,
unskilfully,
unconsciously,
unnecessarily,
uncomfortably 4) un + v.--v.
unsay, undress, untie, unlock, unload
2.
l) reliable 2) changeable 3) enjoyable 4) exhaustible 5) permissible 6) regrettable 7) breakable 8) imaginable 9) workable 10) applicable 3.
1) countercharge 2) counterattack 3) counterpart 4) counteract 5) countermeasures 6) Counterculturists V. Usage
1. Liz sang perfectly in the town hall yesterday afternoon. 2. I saw your brother and his girlfriend walking arm in arm in the park the other day.
3. It began to blow quite hard before midnight.
4. They moved the piano into another room upstairs last
evening.
5. Come to my office at ten o'clock. 6. I was still living alone at home at the time.
7. Believe it or not, I ran into your cousin in a shop in New
York three weeks ago.
8. The old couple were sitting quite happily in the garden at
this time yesterday. VI. Structure 1.
1) It turned out that his methods didn't work at all.
2) It turned out that the necklace was not made of diamond, but
of glass.
3) It turned out that the \
time!
4) It turned out that the experiment was much mom difficult
than they had supposed.
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