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Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Vocabulary I
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1) insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In retrospect 2.
1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country
and the south.
2) is said to be superior to synthetic fiber. 3) as a financial center has evolved slowly. 4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.
5) by a little-known sixteen-century Italian poet have found their way into some
English magazines.
3.
1) be picked up; can’t accomplish; am exaggerating 2) somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to 3) assist; On the other hand; are valid; a superior
5) initial 6) phenomena 7) attached 8) make up for
9) is awaiting 10) not; in the least 11) promote 12) emerged
II
1.
1) continual 2) continuous
3) continual 4) continuous
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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 Exercises I. cloze
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(1) contrast (2) exaggerating (3) priority (4) on
hand
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(1) end (2) perform (3) facing (4) competent
(5) equipped (6) designed (7) approach (8) rest
(9) definitely (10) quality
the
other
(5) promoting (6) pick up (7) assist (8) accomplish (9) occasion
(10) neglecting (11) worthwhile (12) superior
II. translation
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(1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the
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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 this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to
buy 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.
Unit 2 Values
Vocabulary I
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1) abrupt
2) emotional
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4) wear and tear 5) dated 6) consequences
2.
7) seemingly 8) in contrast to 9) Curiosity
10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments
1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first. 2) vital to the existence of all forms of life.
3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject. 4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy. 5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice 3.
1) a lingering; fabricating; sentiments 2) fill out; every item; vital; consequences 3) be denied; tangible; cherish; attain
II
1. It is 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
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1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return
4. being praised 5. not having written 6. to say
7. to open 8. being helped
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze
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(1) well-off/affluent (2) dated (3) falling into (4) bracket 2.
(1) consume (2) fueled (3) annual (4) plain
(5) physically (6) security (7) indicates (8) equally
(9) traditional (10) follow
(5) deny (6) tangible (7) pursuit (8) cherishes
(9) out of place (10) abrupt (11) focus (12) donations
III. Translation
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1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.
3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my
parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.
4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go
through another difficult phase of his life.
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5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have
always tried to meet our minimal needs.
2.
With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.
Unit 3 The Generation Gap
Vocabulary I
1.
1) typical 2) dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 2.
1) consists of five generals and four police officers. 2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.
3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so
many people.
4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?
5) welfare 6) came over 7) interference 8) fading
9) narrowed down 10) frank 11) schemes 12) at any rate
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