Book1 课后习题

Unit1 Never Say Goodbye

I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.

1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home. 2. ? they all have one thing in common: sadness. 3. ? in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. 4. Don’t ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. 5. Take that special hello and lock it away within you.

II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.

1. SHUDDER SHAKE

a. Seeing the referee drawing out the yellow card, the coach began ————————— his fist in rage. b. She ————————— at the touch of his leathery hand.

c. The tree branches were ———————— in that sudden gust of wind.

d. He ———————— breathlessly in the doorway until his pursuers had raced past. 2. ANSWER REPLY

a. He had hoped that divorce would be the —————— to all his problems.

b. We are still waiting for him to ——————— to our requests for further assistance. c. In ——————— to his suggestions, they have decided to consult him for more details.

d. He ———————— his critics by claiming that he was responding to the new needs of globalization. 3. COMMON GENERAL

a. The ———————— impression we got was that they were not interested in the new project.

b. It was claimed in the newly published report that higher education, in ———————— , is financially in trouble. c. It may be said that good health is a ———————— condition, and that occasional sickness is —————— . d. AIDS is becoming the most ———————— cause of death among drug addicts. 4. SMALL TINY

a. A ———————— house would do perfectly for the two of them.

b. “Get back on board!” I shouted as his ———————— figure struggled up the river bank. c. Displayed at the exhibition were some ———————— toy soldiers that were beautifully carved. d. The visitor was a ———————— man who would give every appearance of self-importance.

III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. She suffered great mental ——————— after her husband died, and as a result she became mad. A. anger B. discomfort C. Unhappiness D. anguish 2. She offered me some food that had a ———————— taste.

A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. Concrete

3. Building the proposed underground railway may ———————— much more than the government could pay. A. spend B. cost C. take D. Waste

4. Realizing the immense international pressure, the President ———————— stepped down. A. conspicuously B. gracefully C. lonely D. truly

5. The audience whistled and shouted, waiting for her to sing one ———————— song. A. last B. final C. ending D. concluding

6. During the war, all the women were left unloved, exhausted, impoverished and ——————— . A. alone B. hoarse C. grave D. lonely

7. He was put into prison, but he never ——————— , and continued his fight from behind the bars.

A. gave up B. give in C. stopped D. retreated

8. His high school report ———————— that he was brilliant in all science subjects. A. believed B. noticed C. noted D. decided

IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. lock away summon instead stare whisper give in evil confront with well up gently brief pull

1.The minister didn’t make any comments on their own human rights problems; he said———————— that we were to do more on this issue.

2. ———— the sight of the poor, the sick and the unemployed, the government had no way out but to decide to reform. 3. Take good care to———————— your jewelry before going away on holiday. 4. Strong feelings———————— within them.

5. He tried to———————— from his memory what he knew of his former neighbor. 6. The Secretary of State said that the war was going to be———————— but decisive. 7. I looked hard at him, while he———————— dully back at me.

8. A voice seemed to be———————— in her mind, telling her to be brave.

9. If a man speaks or acts with a(n) ———————— thought, pain follows him. 10. If you always———————— to others you will end up feeling depressed.

V. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket.

Example: The bloodstain on her dress was very —————————.( NOTICE ) Answer: The bloodstain on her dress was very noticeable.

1. Nobody wanted to live in the———————— part of the town. ( INDUSTRY )

2. The police asked him to give a———————— of the suitcase he had lost. ( DESCRIBE ) 3. He had no———————— that he was being watched.( SUSPECT ) 4. This is Alexandra, my personal———————— .(ASSIST)

5. Although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory closed down, my brother and I were———————— for several months. (EMPLOY)

6. Although I was positive that the girl had stolen my ring, I could not find any———————— .（PROVE） 7,With very high scores in the entrance ----------,he succeeded in entering the world famous university( examine) 8,Completely exhausted and utterly staved after a long days march,the soldiers could hardly walk any----------(far)

Translation exercises

1. 他为这次面试中可能面对的问题准备好了答案。(confront)

2. 他那悲惨的遭遇深深打动了我们，使我们几乎要哭出声来。( touch )

3. 他们俩沿着河边手挽着手散步，有说有笑，非常愉快。( hand in hand )

4. 他听到这令人激动地消息之后，眼睛里涌出欢乐的泪水。( well up )

5. 上海人容易听懂苏州话，因为上海话和苏州话有许多共同之处。( in common )

6. 亨利和妻子正在研究能否在三年内买一幢新房子。( look into )

7. 对女儿再三请求到国外去深造，他最终让步了。(give in to)

8. 我们把所有的贵重物品都锁好了，然后才出去度假。( lock away )

9. 虽然咱们分手了，但我希望咱们依然是好朋友，像以前一样互相关心，互相帮助。( part )

10. 在紧急关头，军长召集全体军官开会，制定新的克敌战略战术。( summon )

Unit2 the fun they had

Vocabulary exercises

I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your ownwords.

1. When you’re through with the book, you just throw it away. 2. She read the book over his should for a while.

3. Our television screen must have a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more. 4. ? her mother ? sent for the County Inspector. 5. He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. 6. Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that.

II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.

1. FUNNY INTERESTING

a. ————————— jokes kept coming in through e-mail messages.

b. This tour will give you a(n) ————————— insight into the life of the Mongolian people. c. It will be—————————to see how the new government will deal with unemployment. d. William is strange recently. He is always wearing that————————— hat. 2. STILL SILENT

a. There was a——————conversation between deaf-and-dumb people who communicated by sign language b. The vast crowd fell————————— at the news that the president was dead. c. After the storm, it became very————————— in the forest.

d. The girl was dancing about excitedly when suddenly she stood————————— and put on a horrified look. 3. DISPUTE ARGUE

a. Mr. Spender does not————————— that he owes the money, but he just wouldn’t like to return it. b. His lawyer was————————— that he was unfit to be sent for trial.

c. The two parties are still————————— the fee, so that the concert has to be postponed. d. He was————————— with his boss about his salary increase. 4. REGULAR USUAL

a. Many more students than————————— take language courses in evening classes.

b. It is————————— for a sales representative to go from door to door to promote products.

c. ————————— medical examination are recommended for workers who frequently work in polluted worksites. d. A 20% discount will be offered to———————customers to the store.

III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1. He was working on a children’s book————————— “Limericks.” A. tagged B. headed C. labeled D. entitled

2. The whole generation were brought up to be————————of material things, so that they had great difficulty settling down to a market economy.

A. scornful B. proud C. sorrowful D. afraid

3. The report was highly———————and only professionals could read it. A. mechanical B. technical C. Sentimental D. Logical

4. The university has introduced a new————————— of conduct on university life. A. discipline B. code C. key D. principle

5. You might fins it useful to————————— each student before you start the game. A. number B. calculate C. figure D. estimate 6. The football team lost their first game by a————————— of 1-2. A. point B. mark C. score D. number 7. We could see he felt————————— as he pointed and laughed at him A. lofty B. stupid C. superior D. advanced

8. If he thinks you’re so————————— ,can you suggest a way out of this trouble? A. wise B. smart C. intelligent D. modern

IV.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.

neighborhood tuck nonchalantly in no time sorrowfully awfully

crinkly scornful punch adjust fit(v.) light up slot

1. The local people had a new church built————————— , after it was destroyed in the bombing. 2. David, with thinning red hair and————————— eyes, looked already in his seventies. 3. He once made a————————— remark about dishonest ways of making money. 4. Noises from the conversation site are disturbing the whole————————— . 5. “He looks————————— glad to see you,” said Mary Ann.

6. You can get the best effect by————————— the volume during playback.

7. When you go for a country walk, remember to————————— a plastic bag in your pocket. 8. “This is none of my business,” William said————————— .

9. She would have raised both fists skyward and————————— the air in delight. 10. The Smiths rearranged things, so that new kitchen units would————————— .

V. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the parenthesis.

Example: The bloodstain on her dress was very —————————. ( NOTICE ) Answer: The bloodstain on her dress was very noticeable.

1. It’s quite————————— to ask him again. He’ll never agree. ( POINT ) 2. No, this is not an original; it’s a good————————— , though. ( PRODUCE )

3. We’d better go by train. The car is too————————— for such a long journey.( REPLY )

4. Thanks to your————————— we have now collected the money we need. ( GENEROUS )

5. Jenny has sent me a very————————— letter explaining why she didn’t do what she promised. ( APOLOGY) 6. You must realize that such———————cannot be tolerated. ( OBEY )

7,I have never worked for such a considerate---------;I think all the other -----------have the same opinion (employ) 8,Without your---------he would never have been able to do it (courage)

Translation exercises

1.一个有外交部长率领的政府代表团昨天抵达南非，开始对该国进行为期三天的友好访问。( head )

2.看看这些讽刺社会弊端的漫画真是很有意思，令人捧腹大笑。( awfully funny )

3.计算机是最有用的教学工具之一，所有的功课以及所有的问题和答案都可在屏幕上显示出来。（show on a screen）