plan/planning for them.
Comprehensive Exercises
Ⅰ1. 1) at sea 2) Turning over 3) reverse 4) got to
5) repay 6) gratitude 7) assembled 8) immersed in 9) unloading 10) swift 2. 1) Instead 2) possessions 3) richer 4) breath 5) cherish
6) special 7) specific 8) shining 9) miracles 10) gift
Ⅱ 1. 1) Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.
2) I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science. 3)The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.
4) Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair. 5) Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your
lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.
2. Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George’s father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop’s famous saying “ Gratitude is the sign of noble souls ” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.
Unit Six
Vocabulary
Ⅰ1. 1) masterpieces 2) fragile 3) fancy 4) nonsense 5) cling to 6) endure
7) acute 8) whistle 9) mock 10) subtracted 11) sin 12) flutter/fluttering 2. 1) gave in/ gave up 2) figure out 3) sized up 4) wiped out
5) pulling up 6) wear away 7) sit up 8) hear of/a