allude to it.
4. On the vast expanses of wilderness there is not a single tree in sight. 5. Despite severe natural catastrophe, people in the stricked areas still believe in love and future.
6. On the whole your report is well-written, but there is still plenty of room for improvement.
7. I’ve made up my mind not to buy a car as I prefer to ride a bike in the city.
8. Many children’s love of Internet games borders upon craziness.
Unit 7
IV Practice with words and expressions A
1. enlarged by a new addition to the original space 2. plain-looking
3. to achieve something, to become successful 4. cheap-looking, of bad quality
5. loose-fitting trousers of some strong cotton-cloth, often with a part extending up over the chest, worn, usually over other clothes, to protect against dirt and wear 6. rounded or large in an attractive way
7. a state of imaging or pretending something is real; falsity
8. to stare back at another until the gaze of the one stared at is turned
away
9. untanned or partially tanned cattle hide
10. a day, often the same day every week, when the clothes, linens, etc. of a household are washed 11. carefully expressed
12. attracting attention by being unpleasantly colorful and bright 13. a block of rock salt placed in a pasture for cattle, etc. to lick 14. to talk much and rapidly
15. an ornament, like a bowl of flowers, placed in the center of a table 16. lot, fate
V. Translation
1. A big fire burned to the ground more than 300 homes in the slum
neighborhood.
2. If you are upright and not afraid of losing anything, you will be able
to look anyone in the eye.
3. This blouse doesn’t match the color or the style of the skirt. 4. Let’s talk about the matter over a cup of coffee.
5. He couldn’t imagine why people were opposed to his views.
6. Stepping out of a car the official was confronted by two terrorists. 7. As long as we stick to these principles, we will surely succeed. 8. She was shocked at the news, but before long she recomposed
herself.
9. It’s hard to trace the origin of the reference.
Unit 14
IV Practice with words and expressions
B.
1)preparing, writing down 2)very fast and violently 3)obtaining, getting 4)returned 5)frontiers 6)ancient time 7)evil 8)agree
9)hold talks with our enemy 10)sadly, deplorably
V.Translation
1)This is true of the rural area as well as of the urban area. 2)He was counting on their support.
3)I don't remember his exact words, but I'm sure he did say something to that effect.
4) The guests were overwhelmed by the warm reception. 5)They overwhelmed the enemy by a surprise attack.
6)Their difficulty is our difficulty just as we view their victory as our own victory.
7)It is clear that German fascists were trying to put the people in that region under their domination.