1. .............................. You will read six pairs of words which are similar in meaning but are different in usage. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form if necessary. ▆ Answers:
1) temptation 2) attraction 3) chance 4) opportunity 5) states 6) country 7) warned 8) threatened / threatens 9) refuse 10) reject 11) total 12) gross 2. .............................. A blend is a word produced by combining parts of other words,
such as “comsat” from “communications” and “satellite”. Try to find out what words the following blends are formed from. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. ▆ Answers: Blend smog blog Formation smoke + fog 烟雾 web + log 博客 Meaning brunch breakfast + 早午餐 （早餐和午lunch 餐合为一餐） autocidautomobile + 撞车自杀 e suicide chunnel channel + 海峡隧道 tunnel motel motor + hotel 汽车旅馆 + 科幻小说 + 工作狂 netizen net + citizen 网民 sci-fi science fiction workahowork lic wi-fi
alcoholic wireless + 无线网络 fidelity 3. .............................. Fill in the blanks in Column B with an adjective in Text A. The target adjective must be opposite in meaning to the one in Column A and must form a correct collocation with the noun in Column C.
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1) individual 2) contradictory 3) destructive 4) rational 5) primitive 6) synthetic 7) distant 8) pessimistic 9) irreplaceable 10) enormous
Grammar in Context
1. Study the following sentences from Text B and point out the grammatical function of each of the present participles used as an adverbial.
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1) an adverbial circumstances 2) an adverbial circumstances of of accompanying accompanying 3) an adverbial of result 4) an adverbial of result 5) an adverbial of manner; accompanying circumstances 6) an adverbial of result 7) an adverbial of time
2. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English, using a present participle as an adverbial.
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1) killing thousands upon thousands of people
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