15.6. It means that Butch didn’t want to do anything to change his bad situation. The word fate here refers to the fact that Butch was going to be expelled from the university.
16.7. Though Butch was wild and would sometimes display directly his love in front of her friends, he was always a perfect gentleman at his core. And they had a pure and responsible relationship for seven years.
17.8. The author and her husband’s faithful journey of love that started with a causal attraction but bloomed into a mature love proves that romantic love can last long through the ups and downs in life.
18.Ex. 3
19.1. confess 2. tempting 3. commence 4. coordinating 5. granted
20.6. deserved 7. displayed 8. consequently 9. lodged 10. proceed Ex. 4
-ed
Contented compress complicate
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Identification justification qualification
Illustration exhibit extension
Interpretation plantation perception
Ex. 5
1. qualifications
2. perception
3. plantations
4. compressed
5. exhibit
6. contented
7. interpretation
8. complicate
9. illustration 10. extension
11. identification 12. justification
Ex. 6
N B G I H L E M K C
Ex. 7
1. on her behalf
2. took the liberty of
3. immune to
4. were filled with
5. fall in love with
6. Expelled from
7. been pessimistic about
8. go along with
Ex. 9
美国和欧洲各国都会庆祝2月14日的情人节。这是一个充满爱情和浪漫的节日,恋人之间通常都会交换情人卡和爱情信物。关于这个节日的起源有着不同的说法。一个传说是罗马人把一个叫圣瓦伦丁的神父关进了监狱,因为他拒绝相信罗马神。2月14日那天,瓦伦丁被处死,不仅因为他是基督徒,而且因为他曾治愈了一位监狱看守双目失明的女儿。他在被处死的前一晚上给她写了一封署名“你的瓦伦丁”的告别信。后来,2月14日就成了一个人们可以为他们的情人展示感情的节日。现在,人们以不同的方式庆祝情人节,他们发送贺卡、鲜花,赠送巧克力或其他礼品,或共进浪漫的晚餐。现在这个节日已流行世界各地。在中国,这个节日也越来越受年轻人的欢迎。Ex. 10
July 7th on the Chinese calendar is Chinese Qixi Festival, the most romantic of all the traditional Chinese holidays. Every year, some big businesses organize various activities, and young people send gifts to their lovers. As a result, the Qixi Festival is considered to be Chinese “Valentine’s Day”. The Qixi Festival is derived from the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid. The legend holds that on this particular night every year the Weaving Maid in heaven meets with Cowherd. So, people can see Cowherd and Weaving Maid meeting in the Milky Way on the night of
Qixi. On this night, girls would also beg Weaving Maid for some wisdom for a happy marriage. But, with the changing of times, these activities are diminishing. All that remains is the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid, a sign of faithful love, continuously circulated among the folk.
Unit 4 Text B Saving the date
Reading Skills
1
1. They became romantically attracted to each other. (para.5)
2. share the dating expense or split the money with the date (para.6)
3. sharing the cost of a meal in a restaurant ( para.7)
4. a tight and uncomfortable feeling because of nervousness (para.12)
5. mark the date on the calendar (para.14)
Reading comprehension
Understanding the text
2
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. C
Critical thinking
3
1. Males because that’s the norm.
Males because men are expected to do it that way.
Both since they are on an equal basis.
Both since the traditional way is out of date.
2. Men and women are treated equally in this way.
Females are not considered inferior to males.
Both men and women feel more comfortable.
3. Won’t feel embarrassed when taking the initiative to date. Won’t put stress on either males or females.
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