Key to Exercises of College English Book 2

Unit 1

★ Text A Vocabulary I.

insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In

retrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena

7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not…in the least 11) promote 12) emerged

2. 1) There is a striking contrast between the standards

of living in the north of the country and the south. 2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.

3) The city’s importance as a financial center has

evolved slowly.

4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good

lawyer.

5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian

poet have found their way into some English magazines. 3. 1) be picked up, can’t accomplish, am exaggerating 2) somewhat, performance, have neglected, they apply to

3) assist, On the other hand, are valid, a superior II.

1. 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4)

continuous

2. 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principal III.

1. themselves 2. himself/herself 3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself

5. ourselves 6. yourself/ by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exercise I. Cloze

1. 1) contrast 2) exaggerating 3) priority 4) on the other hand 5) promoting

6) pick up 7) assist 8) accomplish 9) on occasion 10) neglecting 11) worthwhile 12) superior

2. 1) end 2) perform 3) facing 4) competent 5) equipped

6) designed 7) approach 8) rest 9) definitely 10) quality II. Translation

1. 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.

2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.

3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.

4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buy/purchase it 5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating.

2. To improve our English, it is critical to do more

reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.

★ Text B

Comprehension check: c c d a c b Language Practice 1. g h e c f a b d

2. 1) adopt 2) account 3) from your point of view 4) ended up 5) furthermore 6) fund 7) annual 8) keeping track of 9) pace 10) intends 11) perspective 12) devise

Unit 2

★ Text A Vocabulary

I. 1. 1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear 5) dated

6）consequences 7）seemingly 8) in contrast to 9)

Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments

2. 1) When you are confronted with more than one problem,

try to solve the easiest one first.

2) Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life. 3) There is still some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the

subject.

4) As a person of simple living habits, he needs nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy. 5) It tickled him to think that she’d come to as his advice.

3. 1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments 2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences 3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attain II.

1. It’s a long trip and will take us five hours by bus. 2. She arrived early and took a front row seat. 3. Don’t take me for a fool.

4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story. 5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.

6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.

7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.

8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it. III.

1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised 5. not having written