Section A
? Exercises
Vocabulary
Structure
Translation
? Vocabulary III
1.switch 2.decay 3.secured 4.loose 5.slid 6.privileges 7. interval 8.outline 9.preceding 10.shallow
Vocabulary IV
1.reached for
2.feel for
3.trying to avoid breathing
4.so that
5.managed to accomplish
6.sense my thoughts
7.provide for
8.spared me
9.read about
10.go about
Vocabulary V
1. N
2. I
3. K
4. G
5. M
6. L
7. A
8. F
9. C
10. D
? Collocation VI
1. pain
2. fear
3. tension
4. mind
5. stress
6. crisis
7. anger
8. anxiety
9. signs
10. hunger
? Word Building VII
1. growth: the act of growing; physical or natural development
2. warmth: the state of being warm; warm-heartedness ands kindness
3. depth: the distance from the top to the bottom of something
4. truth: the state or quality of being true;
the actual facts
? Word Building VI
5. length: the measurement of how long something is in size
6. breadth: the distance from one side of something to the other
7. width: the distance from one side of something to the other; the quality of being wide
8. death: the state of being dead
? Word Building VIII
1. exposure
2. failures
3. disclosures
4. pressure
5. mountaineers
6. closure
7. profiteers
8. seizure
? Sentence Structure IX
1. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own
2. did Mary stop weeping
3. will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation
4. did she become aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own
5. did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters
? Sentence Structure X
1. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desk, stretching themselves.
2. The secretary worked late into the night, preparing a speech for the President.
3. Seeing no prospect of success, we quitted the attempt to climb the mountain.
4. Knowing that they were going traveling, the students began to make preparations.
5. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe sentence by the judge.
? Translation XI
1. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying , did he realize how much he loved her.
2. Taking into account of his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.
3. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wonder briefly if she is still alive.
4. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.
5. These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.
6. He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotel’s number.
? Translation XII
1. 直到60年代早期，人们似乎才普遍认同英国不再是以前心目中那样的大国了。
2. 在决定了租房之后，我们便着手与市内所有的房屋代理商联系。
3. 我小心翼翼地替她擦身子，尽量避免弄痛她，因为她瘦得只剩皮包骨了。
4. 我心间对这位老人涌起了一股感情。他那暗黄的皮肤松弛地裹在显得异常大的骨头上，深陷的胸部随着不均匀的呼吸一起一伏。
5. 你在报上读到那位著名画家的消息了么？他实际上是为了要成为视觉艺术大师的抱负而累死的。
6. 有迹象表明，这位老太太想孤独地离开人世，不让她的家人看到他们或许无力面对的人生插曲。
? Cloze XII
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. A
? Section B Reading Skills: I
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.C
10.A
? Section B
Comprehension of the Text
II.
1. She is right-handed, and now she is unable to move her right arm and leg –– they are worthless to her.
2. Now she is completely relying on others.
3. We can make those days comfortable by giving her painkillers and sleeping pills.
? Section B
4. “I don’t want to bear responsibility for condemning my mother to a living hell.”
5. Recently I operated in vain on an eighty-year-old woman with cancer of the liver.
6. As a result, the poor man continued on for nearly three more months with a painful throat and frequent bleeding caused by sores in the mouth.
? Section B
7. In 95 percent of the cases， a sympathetic, reasonable decision can be made after appropriate discussion.
8. What we are trying to avoid is neutrality; the only people with any qualification to decide are those who know the patient closely and can put his or her interests first.
? Vocabulary III
1. permission
2. inserted
3. necessities
4. relieve
5. withdraw
6. arbitrary
7. phase
8. elected
9. transparent
10. cooperate
? Vocabulary IV
1. Her voice was beginning to tremble and she tried to control it but in vain.
2. Jennifer was late for class the other day as a result of the heavy snow.
3. The small company is now confronted with intense competition for the market share.
4. In wintertime, food was hard to come by, so many animals died of hunger.
? Vocabulary IV
5. Tom decided to follow his father’s advice and apply for a job in the bank, as he liked working with numbers.
6. I’m sorry I forgot his birthday. The date just completely slipped my mind.
7. In the end our choices came down to going or staying.
? Vocabulary IV
8. The old man had a stroke, which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year.
9. My French was so poor at that time that I often had trouble making myself understood.
10. If you have someone on your mind, let her know. Chances are you are on hers as well.
? New Horizon College English
