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to formadjectives. Change the words given in brackets into nouns or adjectives, andthen fill them into the blanks.
1) This job requires a person to have the following personality (personal) traits: sensitivity (sensitive) and loyalty(loyal).
2) His mysterious disappearance added to the complexity (complex) of the incident.
3) Mutuality (Mutual) of respect is vital in sustaining a lifetime friendship.
4) It was obvious that the project leader’s stupidity (stupid) was the cause of failure.
5) The robbers were able to plan their robbery of him due to the regularity (regular) of his visits to the same bank.
6) The readability (readable) of your writing relies on avoiding common spelling and grammatical (grammar) errors.
7) Generally, romantic (romance) poems depend on subjective imagination, while realistic (reality) poems focus on objective portrayal. 8) Too much stress may lead to biological (biology) and psychological (psychology) disorders. 9) The social phenomenon can be analyzed
from historical (history), economic (economy) and political (politics) points of view.
10) The paper conducts a systematic (system) and logical (logic) research on how to enhance college students’ language competence. Grammar in Context
Study the following sentences that appear in this unit and reflect on the gradableadjectives or adverbs in comparative forms. And then do the following two tasks.
Task 2: Talk in pairs about the following themes by way of making comparisons,using as many adjectives / adverbs as you can think of in their comparativeand superlative degrees.
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Cities (Hints: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, etc.)
It is much colder in winter in Beijing than in Shanghai. It is colder in winter in Shanghai than in Guangzhou. Of all the three cities, Beijing is the coldest city in winter.
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Sports (Hints: football, basketball, surfing, etc.)
Among the three sports, I like football the best. Surfing also sounds interesting, but it takes a lot more training to be able to do it than the other two sports.
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Writers (Hints: Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, etc.)
I know Lu Xun better than the other writers. Lu Xun is one of the most famous writers in China and he is a modern writer. Shakespeare is famous, but I think his plays are the most difficult to read.
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Films (Hints: The Sound of Music, Gone with the Wind, The Pianist,
etc.)
I think Gone with the Wind is very interesting, but it is the longest movie among the three. The Sound of Music is the lightest among the three and I like it much more than I do The Pianist.
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Universities (Hints: Tsinghua University, Peking University, the
university where you are studying now, etc.)
Peking University and Tsinghua University are the two most famous universities in China. They are also among the best universities in the world. As far as I know, Peking University is better known for its arts courses and Tsinghua is better known for its science courses.
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letterof each is given.
When a person is born, he / she has a set of personalities that make him / her different from others. Psychologists believe that colors are sometimes a good way to indicate (1) how a person behaves and the way he / she responds (2) to things that are happening to him / her. They can also represent / reflect (3) personality traits. Nonetheless, we cannot be absolutely (4) sure about a person’s characteristics by just looking at his / her preference (5) for certain colors. Therefore, we should not be harsh (6) and critical towards a person just because he / she likes a specific (7) color that does not represent some positive traits (8) or characteristics. Psychologists also believe that everyone can develop or change his / her personality. For example, if an individual (9) wants to correct his / her negative traits such as his / her immature (10) behavior, he / she has to make an effort (11) to do so. He / She has to be
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persistent (12) and keep working hard to ensure that he / she can achieve (13) his / her goal. Therefore, if a person is determined, he / she can change the traits he / she inherits (14) from his / her parents. The important thing is to change for the better and not for the worse. Translation
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressionsgiven in brackets.
1) 威廉非常喜欢那女孩子，所以他尽力讨好她，并且很有信心可以赢得她的
心。(impress；optimistic)
William likes the girl a lot so he tries very hard to impress her and is optimistic that he will win her heart.
2) 他有创造性，对未来也有很好的判断力，可就是喜欢秘而不宣。(creative; vision; keep sth. to oneself)
He is very creative and has a good vision of the future, but he likes to keep things to himself.
3) 他们来自一个贫穷的小山村，那里的人们远离现代文明。(shut off)
They came from a poor village where people were shut off from modern civilization.
4) 我们要努力工作，争取达到我们所订下的目标。(achieve the goals; make an / the effort)
We must work hard and make an effort to achieve the goals that we have set.
5) 我们应该满足于我们所拥有的一切，不该对周围的事情太吹毛求疵。(be content with; critical)
We should learn to be content with all that we have and should not be too critical about things around us.
6) 他们经常代表学校参加辩论比赛; 今晚我们将聚会庆祝他们的成功。 (represent; throw a party)
They often represent our school in debating competitions; tonight we will throw a party to celebrate their success.
7) 通过读书，他不仅开阔了视野，而且学会了不断完善自己的人格。(expand one’s horizons；improve)
Through reading, not only has he expanded his horizon, he has also learned to keep improving his character.
8) 为把那个女孩从火中救出，两名警察牺牲了他们的生命。(sacrifice)
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Two policemen sacrificed their lives in order to save that girl from the fire.
9) 稳定的、无冲突的夫妻关系对家庭中的孩子有好处。(stable, conflict)
A stable relationship without conflicts between husband and wife benefits the children in the family.
10) 不要抱怨命运，尽可能好地享受自己的生活。(fate, make the best of)
Don’t complain about your fate and make the best of your life.
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