U5P1
听力部分：
Success can be reached in different ways by people in different careers. Bill Gates began at age 13 to program computers. His vision for personal computing has been central to the success of Microsoft Corporation, the company he founded with his childhood friend in 1975.
The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is, \by example and encourages his employees to do their best every day.
Michael Jordan said, \failure, but I can't accept not trying.\of the best athletes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic achievements, and pleasant personality have made him one of the most famous athletes in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time playing basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team. Instead of giving up, he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet.
Celine Dion came from humble beginnings in a rural French Canadian town in Canada. The youngest of fourteen children, her voice is internationally known on such soundtracks as Beauty and the Beast and Titanic.
Ronaldo is Brazil's greatest talent in soccer since Pele. He began his professional career in the season 90-91, playing for the Social Ramos Club. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) voted him best player of the year in both 1996 and 1997.In 2002，he won the Golden Shoe Award of the FIFA World Cup with 8 goals scored.
Key:1. program; 2. founded; 3. encourages; 4. failure; 5. achievements 6. athletes; 7. giving up; 8. humble; 9. talent; 10. career
完形填空
1. The economy in that country was sinking deeper and deeper into crisis. 那个国家的经济正陷入越来越深的危机之中.。
2. My father was a historian and his specialty was the history of Germany. 我父亲是历史学家，他的专长是德国历史。
3. They decided to close the museum purely and simply because it cost too much to run.
他们决定关闭博物馆纯粹是因为它花费太多运行。
4. The local government has decided on new measures to discourage car use in favour of public transportation.
当地政府已决定采取新措施阻止汽车使用以利于公共交通。
5. It's pretty unlikely that they'll turn up now-it's nearly ten o'clock. 现在快十点了，他们不太可能来了。
6. The interchange of ideas aids an understanding of group dynamics. 思想交流有助于理解群体动力学。
7. She says it's a good film and recommends it to all her friends, though she hasn't actually seen it.
她说这是一部好电影，推荐给所有的朋友，尽管她还没看过。 8. Stop shouting and let's discuss this reasonably. 别嚷嚷了，让我们好好讨论一下。
9. People now have perceived that green issues are important to our future. 人们现在已经意识到绿色问题对我们的未来很重要。
10. Kathy and Eric run this small hotel as an \extended home\give you a good idea of the atmosphere of warmth and hospitality there
凯茜和埃里克经营这家小酒店作为一个“扩展的家”，这应该给你一个良好的气氛的热情和好客的想法
Answer:
1. was sinking 2. specialty 3. purely 4. discourage 5. unlikely 6. dynamics 7. actually 8. reasonably 9. have perceived 10. extended
1.She took a deep interest in politics while she was still a college student, and was elected to the lower parliament at the age of 40.
她还是个大学生时，对政治产生了浓厚的兴趣，并于40岁时被选入下议院.。 2. Alone in London, without friends, work, or money, Shelley fell into despair. 孤身一人在伦敦，没有朋友，工作，或金钱，雪莱陷入绝望。
3. There was an attempt to sign up more men for the police force, but not many did. 有人试图为警察注册更多的人，但没有多少人。
4. The idea sounds fine, but we still need to try it out in practice. 这个主意听起来不错，但我们还是要在实践中加以检验.。
5. She started working on an engineering degree but dropped out of college after only a year.
她开始从事工程学学位，但仅仅一年就辍学了.。 Anwser:
1. took a deep interest in; 2. fell into; 3. sign up; 4. try (it) out; 5. dropped out of
1. 我们得把感情放在一边，从专业的角度来对待这件事。(from a professionalstandpoint)
We have to put aside our emotions and take it from a professional standpoint. 2.这部戏非常精彩，我很快就沉浸于激动人心的剧情之中。(lose oneself in) The play was so wonderful that I soon lost myself in the excitement of it. 3. 她没有什么爱好 —— 除非你把看电视也算是一种爱好。(unless) She hasn’t got any hobbies — unless you call watching TV a hobby. 4.他说他是直接从市长本人那里得到这个信息的。(first-hand)
He said that he had got the information first-hand from the Mayor himself. 5.既然你不能回答这个问题，我们最好问问别人。(since)
Since you can’t answer the question, perhaps we’d better ask someone else.
U5P2
1. With one bound the dog was over the fence. 那狗一跳就越过栅栏
2. We don't have sufficient resources to sustain our campaign for long. 我们没有足够的资源来维持我们的竞选。
3. She realized that being unable to speak a foreign language was a major obstacle to her career.
她意识到不能说外语是她职业生涯的主要障碍.。
4. The actor said that he felt quite restored after the holiday, and was ready to work again.
那个演员说假期后他感觉很好，准备再工作了.。
5. I'm only 16, and I'm afraid I can't sign these papers without my parent's approval.
我才16岁，如果没有父母的同意我恐怕不能签这些文件.。
6. The shift in the balance of power in the region has far-reaching consequences.
该地区权力平衡的转变具有深远的影响.。
7. I'd like to emphasize the point that we are ready to meet with the management at any time.
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