SECTION A
Vocabulary
Exercise III
hardened
2.shelter
3.slim
4.weaken
5.Literally
6.noticeable
7.bunch
8.drag
9.grateful
10.hooked
Exercises on Web course only:
11.largely
12.swallowed
13.poisonous
14.package
Exercise Ⅳ
leaned on
2.close at hand
3.die of
4.are starved of
5.coupled with
6.is directed… at
7.are… dressed in
8.grateful to
9.struggling to
10.a bunch of
Exercises on Web course only:
11.pick up
12.coupled with
13.struggling to
14.died of
ExerciseⅤ
1.J 2.G 3.K 4.M 5.E 6.O 7.D 8.H 9.A 10.C
Word Building
Exercise Ⅵ
1. Under the present situation the property prices are just beginning to harden again.
2. In the past few years, these inside conflicts have weakened the government’s position.
3. Every Sunday the father takes his child to libraries, museums, exhibitions or natural parks, as he believes that this helps to broaden the child’s mind.
4. The days are lengthening as summer approaches.
5. As she was waiting for the result to come out, her excitement heightened.
6. The taking on of a new secretary lightened his workload considerably.
7. As he listened to his assistant reporting on the progress of the project, the manager’s face darkened with anger.
8. Before night fell, the setting sun reddened the clouds.
Exercise Ⅶ
arrival
2.expectations
3.understandable
4.Visitors
5.freedom
6.profitable
7.lucky
8.gathering
Sentence Structure
Exercise Ⅷ
1. John went to the cinema with his brother, which surprised me.
2. The boy broke the window, for which he was criticized by the teacher.
3. He tore up my photo, by which I was angered very much.
4. It was raining hard, for which the team stayed indoors.
5. Connie changed her mind for the second time, which came as no surprise to us.
Exercise Ⅸ
1. The teacher spoke so quietly that the students could hardly hear her.
2. The lecture was so boring that many listeners fell asleep.
3. The student has so many books that he does not know what to do with them.
4. The old man was so ill that his neighbors had to send for a doctor.
5. Her remarks are so funny that everyone laughs to tears.
Translation
ExerciseⅩ
1. He spoke confidently, which impressed me most.
2. My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.
3. I’m very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.
4. The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made driving very difficult.
5. Being starved of funds, they had to cancel their plan to start a business.
6. They always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.
Exercise Ⅺ
1. 飞机可能会晚点几个小时，要是那样，我们等着就没什么意义了。
2. 侨治常常说谎，因此当他说他考试得了高分时没人相信他。
3. 除了附近位于十字路口的那家小工厂，一切都静悄悄的。
4. 缺少睡眠的人会感到很难集中心思干活。
5. 我安排人去机场接克拉克先生，然后带他去宾馆。
6. 一到达山顶，游客们都高兴地大叫起来。
Cloze
Exercise Ⅻ
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.C
SECTION B
Vocabulary
Exercise Ⅲ
1.assigned 2.compensate 3.prompt 4.manner 5.tendency 6.undermined 7.submit 8.inferred 9.fluctuates 10.responded
Exercises on Web course only:
11.definite 12.sensitive 13.improvements 14.barely 15.harmful
Exercise Ⅳ
1. Jean wrote the speaker’s address down in her notebook for fear that she might forget it.
2. Passengers must show their tickets on demand.
3. Officials are bound to investigate any possible corruption.
4. I took it for granted that you would come with us, so I bought you a ticket.
5. She has been selfish all the time, but she has promised to turn over a new leaf and become more loving toward others.
6. People in this region have pined for a peaceful life since the religious war broke out three decades ago.
7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to hold down a job for more than a year.
8. Betty gets very depressed at times because of the pressure of her work.
9. The boys at my school used to make fun of me because I have a flat nose.
10. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally gave in.
Exercises on Web course only:
11. As he attempted to get off the train, he seemed to lose strength, and half fell to the ground.
12. It seems logical to suppose that wilder and wilder swings must in the end get out of control.
13. Dunne was murdered, along with three guards.
14. The hotels were packed with tourists.
