5. If they hadn’t learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn’t have achieved so much.
6. If my family hadn’t supported me, I wouldn’t have taken part in this contest.
7. Many people think that China’s Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,.
8. As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone. 9. As is often the case with many first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.
10. As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.
5 Identify and correct the mistake(s)
1. Supermarkets have sprung up everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s. 2. The old lady finds the shop filled with goods she has no use for. 3. If I had had time, I would have joined you for dinner yesterday. 4. The old couple told me that they had nothing to complain abou t. 5. My grandfather advised me to apply to Nanjing University for admission. (or: My grandfather suggested that I apply to Nanjing University for admission.)
6. He went back to work as soon as he was back on his feet. 7. He said he would pass on the message to all his friends.
8. We might have finished our work by 5 pm if the manager had not
interfered.
9. Any country will sooner or later fall behind if it fails to keep up with the times.
10. Maybe it is fate that brought my children back to our hometown. Unit 4 Vocabulary
2 Complete the following verb noun collocation or expression 1. fit the (description; lock; theory)
2. (make; receive; have; get; answer ) a telephone call 3.(make; have; arrange; keep; break) an appointment 4. risk (failure; life; health)
5. affect the (health; future; economy; result; decision)
6. raise (hell; hands; eyes; a finger; voice; glass; wages; prices; hope; issue)
7. save (time; money; trouble; life; face; country) 8. wave (a gun; arms; hand; flag; cloth) 9. (do) harm
10 bite (one’ lip; one’s nails; none’s tongue) 11. (take; seize; miss; gives; have; get) chances
12. cover (a table; one’s body; somebody; ground; field; anger; all subjects; all expenses; many miles; pages)
5 Rewrite the following sentence using the words or expressions in the brackets.
1. He did not fit the description of a great scholar. For one thing, he was half naked. For another, he slept by the roadside of a busy city, hardly a setting for a philosopher.
2. I wish I knew how they learned about this secret missile.
3. Her face suggested a ripened apple, and she was otherwise very strong except for the loss of both her leg.
4. They made an appointment in a restaurant that evening, where the waiter quickly slipped a note into the spy’s hand concerning he secret message. 5. We waited for almost one hour and the food we ordered still did not come. I decided to raise the devil with the management.
6. The government has promised that it will not hesitate to punish those who deal in cheating, gambling, black marketeering, and prostitution. 7. Had the authorities aggressed with the plan, it would have brought a lot of problem. Luckily, it was turned down and no harm had been done. 8. We must make sure that the nuclear power stations are absolutely safe. We can’t take chances.
9. I think we should mind our own business. But I will check on him anyway.
6 Translate the following sentences into English
1. 他们别想当然地以为我们会接受他们的条件，把我们当傻瓜。我们不那么容易上当。
Don’t let them take it for granted that we will accept their conditions/terms. We are no fools, and we won’t be so easily taken in. 2. 我们只花了三年时间就使我们的村民收入增加了一倍.
It took us only three years to double the income of our villagers. 3. 他们要是不收回他们的话并道歉,我要给他大闹一场.
If they do not take back their remarks and apologize, I am going to raise the devil with them.
4. 我们提出的这个问题很复杂,有很多东西需要考虑.但是我们得碰碰运气吧. The problem we raised is complicated. Many things have to be taken into consideration. But we have to take our chances.
5. 这孩子像他爹,对一切都好奇. 给他一个玩具,他立刻就拆开.
The boy takes after his father/Dad. He is full of curiosity. Give him a toy, and he will immediately take it apart.
6.你一定要确保他们带你去见他们的经理,告诉他们,事情很重要,很可能关系到我们的投资计划.你必须见他本人.
You must sure that they take you to the manager. Tell them that it’s very important and may affect our investment plan, and therefore you must see him in person.
7. 他们告诉乘客说,天已晴朗了,飞机估计半小时以后起飞.
They told the passengers that the sky had cleared up and the plane was about to take off in half an hour.
8. 我建议你落实一下你们逮捕的那个人和描绘的犯人是否相符.
I suggest you go and check if the man you have arrested fit the description
of the wanted man.
9. 你意思是假如我们采取这一步,就可能影响我们两国的关系吗
Do you mean that it will affect the relationship of our two countries if we take this step
7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets. 1 except, except for 2 effect, affect 3. ordinary, common 4. cause, cause, course 5. used to 6. hard- , hardly
7. am used to 8. glanced at 9. staring at 10. gazing at Grammar
3 Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word. 1 time 2 buy 3 instead 4 with 5 did 6 pushed