SECTION A
Vocabulary
Exercise III.
mutual
2. illusion
3. canceled
4. overlooked
5. proceeded
6. resolve
7. prejudice
8. compromise
9. confirm
10. subsequently Exercises on Web course only:
11. hesitate
12. harbored
13. quote
14. suspect
Exercise IV.
have nothing to do with
2. taking care of
3. met with
4. on the surface
5. work out
6. incompatible with
7. ups and downs
8. learned of
9. indication of
10. all along Exercises on Web course only:
11. compromise between
12. For a time
13. supportive of
Exercise V. 1. M 2. L 3. F 4. D 5. H 6. O 7. A 8. C 9. I 10. K
Word Building
Exercise VI.
shopping
2. feeling
3. storage
4. cooking
5. ending
6. beginning
7. gathering
8. removal
9. arrival
10. passage
11. writing
12. marriage
Exercise VII.
relationship
2. citizenship
3. leadership
4. membership
5. boyhood
6. livelihood
7. brotherhood
8. authorship
9. adulthood
10. neighborhood
11. wisdom
12. ownership
Sentence Structure
Exercise VIII.
1. It is never too bad (for us) to do something about the situation.
2. One is never too old to learn.
3. It is never too late (for you) to put a stop to this madness.
4. It is never too late (for you) to mend your ways.
5. His income was never too small to support his family.
Exercise IX.
1. My best friend, Anna, was here last night.
2. The company manager, Mr. Madison, gathered his staff and announced the decision.
3. You should have seen an ophthalmologist, an eye doctor.
4. He sent for the accountant, the most experienced person in accounting.
5. “Leave it to me,” said David, the man on night duty.
Translation
Exercise X.
1. You are never too experienced to learn new techniques.
2. There remains one problem, namely, who should be sent to head the research there.
3. Their relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning because of cultural differences.
4. Though he has had ups and downs, I believe all along that he would succeed someday.
5. I have some reservations about the truth of your claim.
6. She isn’t particularly tall, but her slim figure gives an illusion of height.
Exercise XI.
1. 应尽早告知年轻人:必须认真对待法律。
2. 他现在面临一个重要决定,这个决定可能会影响他的整个前程。
3. 即使在情况最糟糕的时候,你也必须保持镇定和信心。
4. 人际关系的成功与否与双方相处是否融洽以及交流是否顺畅有很大关系。
5. 他受到袭击,身受重伤,随后不治身亡。
6. 他的举止至少在表面上像个正常人。
Cloze
Exercise XII.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D
SECTION B
Vocabulary
Exercise III.
arrange
2. criticism
3. innocent
4. criticizing
5. miserable
6. modest
7. compelled
8. somehow
9. anticipate
10. brilliant Exercises on Web course only:
11. ingredient
12. dialect
13. bubbled
14. diplomatic
Exercise IV.
1. on 2. from … to 3. off 4. with 5. away 6. about 7. over 8. On 9. concerning 10. to