现代大学英语精读2课后答案(25)

(3) A policeman's job is dangerous and so is that of a journalist sometimes.

(4) A society needs scientists and economists as well as farmers and factory workers.

(5) At 60, he is still eager to learn, just as he was 40 years ago when he was a college student.

(6) We expected the film to be very good but it turned out to be just so-so.

(7) He's doing well but his parents want him to do better.

(8) The boys find life at college quite uneventful. They used to think it would be exciting.

(9) The guard spoke politely to the boy, just like a host to a welcome guest.

(10) In old age, a man's life is calm and peaceful like a river running through a vast plain.

2) Using "more ... than"

Example 1: I'm not as careful as he is.

—> He is more careful than me/I am. Example 2: He doesn't swim as well as his sister.

—? His sister swims better than he (does). Example 3: The man doesn't know as much about the Web as his son (does).

—> The man's son knows more about the Web than him/he does.

(1) Incomes have not been rising as fast as prices.

(2) Ten years ago, relations between the two countries were not as good as they are now.

(3) Before World War II, the world did not change as fast as it has been changing since its end.

(4) Fifty years ago, scientists didn't know as much about the personal computer as a high school student today.

(5) Fifty years ago, the world wasn't as crowded as it is today.

(6) On the whole, 30 years ago, people weren't living as good a life as they are today.

(7) How much you will improve depends on how soon you learn from your mistakes.

(8) As you learn more, you will see how little you knew before.

3. Do the following, using expressions of comparison.

1) Interview some of your fellow students. Ask them to compare two persons they know of or two things/places they are familiar with.

2) Compare the world today with what it was like 50 years ago, mentioning both the achievements and the problems.

4. Learn to use the passive voice correctly.

1) The sentences tell us about the changes that have taken place in your hometown in the last twenty years or so. Turn each of them into the passive form and write it down in the space below.

(1) We've pulled down most of the slums.

___________________________________________________________.

(2) WeVe built quite a lot of decent economic houses for low-income families.

___________________________________________________________.

(3) We've widened the main streets and constructed three superhighways.

___________________________________________________________.

(4) We've steadily developed the service industry.

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