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5. global 7. natural 8. central Sentence Structure VIII.

1. they didn’t lose heart despite lots offrustration.

2. Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football inthe yard all afternoon. 3. I will try my best despite the slim chances ofsuccess.

4. Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisonerin the mountain, no sign of him was found.

5. Despite their increased income, their life becamepoorer because of the rising prices. IX.

1. nor do I think it necessary to do so 2. nor would they go to my sister’s 3. nor do we have her telephone number

4. Nor would I like to go to work immediately

5. now would I

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Translation X.

1. Despite the fact that she is the only child in herfamily, she is never babied by her parents.

2. Mike didn’t come to the party last night,nor did he call me to give an explanation.

3. The person sitting next to him did publish somenovels, but he is by no means a great writer.

4. He has no interest in football and is indifferentto who wins or loses.

5. The manager needs an assistant that he can count onto take care of problems in his absence.

6. This is the first time that he has made a speech inthe presence of so large an audience. XI.

1. 尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的，但是他们还是坚持要实施。 2. 我无法说服他接受这项计划，也----------------精选公文范文----------------

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无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性。 3. 你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的？

4. 别人对他怎么看，他全不在意。 5. 我能否指出你犯了个小错误。 6. 他母亲让他开车慢一点儿，但是他从不把她的话放在心上。 Cloze XII. XIV.

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sums ofmoney to their own accounts. There have been many reports like this. One morenegative effect of computers is that they bring about health problems. Sittingin front of computers all day undoubtedly affects people’shealth. Back pain, wrist pain, failing eyesight, to name only a few. Section B Reading Skills I.

Comprehension of the Text II.

Vocabulary III.

1. sake 3. crack 4. pursuing 5. explosive

6. overcome 8. opponents 9. stripped IV.

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in her group.

2. To be successful, you need a careful plan, goodluck, help at the right time, and above all, hard work.

3. They are not doing this to gain recognition ormoney; they are doing this for the sake of society.

4. It was actually what he said rather than what hedid that made me sad.

5. Once my mother sets her mind on something, it willbe very hard to stop her. 6. Years of research had set the stage for theirsuccess in their field.

7. Local people are used to the phenomenon, so theyare not surprised at all.

8. Today at this meeting we are going to focus on thequestion of air pollution. 9. He never expected that his best friend would chargehim with cheating in the exam.

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