Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze (A)
1) at sea 2) Turning over 3) reverse 4) got to 5) repay 6) gratitude
7) assembled 8)immersed in 9) unloading 10) swift (B)
1) instead 2) possessions 3) richer 4) breath 5) cherish 6) special 7) specific 8) shining 9) miracles 10) gift II. Translation
1. 1) Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.
2) I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.
3) The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.
4) Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair. 5) Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as
your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help. 2.
Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying \is the sign of noble souls\UNIT 6
Text A The Last Leaf I. Vocabulary: i)
1. masterpieces 2. fragile 3. fancy 4. nonsense 5. ling to 6. endure
7. acute 8. whistle 9. mock 10. subtracted 11. Sin 12. flutter/fluttering ii)
1. give in/ give up 2. figure up 3. sized up 4. wiped out 5. pulling up
6. wear away 7. sit up 8. hear of / about iii)
1. usually stand out in childhood memories.
2. a joint bachelor’s degree program in environmental studies together with Duke University.
3. still stalks the country.
4. scarcely any surface water in the desert.
5. for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it. iv)
1. dreary, mingled with, not to excess, a merry 2. called to us, in a whisper, in tune with 3. backward, wet through, won’t hear of 4. turn loose your II.
1. He went to Paris on business last month. 2. The train to Brussels goes at 2:25 p.m.
3. As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go. 4. We went ( or will go) exploring together in the mountains. 5. Let’s go and have a drink in the bar. 6. The store is going to close up soon.
7. South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in
the quarter-finals.
8. When the mother came out of the house, she found her children gone. III. Usage:
1. a little white wooden house 2. long, curly red hair 3. a large old round table 4. a cheap Indian restaurant 5. a huge cool chocolate ice-cream 6. rapid technological advance
7. a handsome young Chinese American IV. Comprehensive Exercises 1. Cloze
1. in tune 2. Scarcely 3. in a whisper 4. cling to 5. merry 6.
sat
up
7.
nonsense
8.
fancy
9.
sin 10.masteripiece
1. mission 2. involve 3. jail 4. not 5. collect 6. deliver 7. beautiful 8. vacation 9. need 10. small V. Translation: i)
1. The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.
2. The salary in // for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied. 3. The waters of the two streams mingle near our village. 4. We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.
5. The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture. ii)
Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn-out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot // in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. Text B Night Watch
1. Comprehension Check
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 2. Translation
1. 他被急急送到机场，刚好赶上唯一一架或许能让他赶到垂危老父身边的飞机。 2．前一夜，老人突发严重的心脏病，被用了大量镇静剂，此刻神志只是部分清醒。 3．每次护士来到病房，士兵总是在那儿，但他没有注意她，也没有注意夜晚医院里 的嘈杂声--- 氧气罐的叮当声，夜班医护人员互相打招呼时的笑声，其他病人的 叫喊声，呻吟声和大鼾声。
4．他以一种极富人情味的方式证明了世间有人关心别人的境遇。 3．Language Practice:
a) Match the definitions in Column B with the words and phrases in Column B 1. f 2. c 3. a 4. g 5. b 6. e 7. h 8. d
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