全新版大学英语综合教程第3册课后习题答案

Unit 1   Changes in the Way We Live

Text A

Text Organization    ( P11 )

Part One  (paragraphs 1—3)  The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.

Part Two   (paragraphs 4—7 )  Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.

Part Three  (paragraphs 8—11) After quitting his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by.

Part Four  (paragraphs 12—15 ) A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.

Happy Moments and Events

1)growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables

2)canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.

3)keeping warm inside the house in winter

4)writing freelance articles

5)earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life

Hardships

1)working hard both in winter and in summer

2)harsh environment and weather condition

3)anxious moments after the writer quit his job

4)cutting back on daily expenses

5)solitude

Vocabulary

1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.  ( P15 )

1)      on balance        2) resist         3) haul          4) wicked

5)  illustrated              6) budget      7) lowering    8) boundary

9)  involved              10)economic  11) blasting  12) just about

2. Now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it.  ( P16 )

1)      cut back / down              2）pick up

3）get by                                 4) get through

5）face up to                           6）turn in

7）making up for                     8）think up

3. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. （P17 ）

1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.

2)often generate misleading thoughts.

3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.

4)be suspected of doing everything for money.

5)before he gets through life.

4. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( P17 )

1. their indoor            a profit                       to invest in

2. device                     the improvement        on a global scale

3. stacked                   temptation                  never dined out

Confusable Words  ( P18 )

1.      house

2.      Home

3.      home    family

4.      household

1.      doubt

2.      suspected

3.      doubted

4.      suspected

5.      suspect

Word Formation  ( P19 )

1) rise          2) final          3) regular             4) cash         5) hows and whys

6) upped       7) yellowed  8) bottled            9) lower        10) search

Cloze

1. Text-related  ( P20 )

1) gets by                      2) temptation            3) get through

4) improvements            5) aside from            6) suspect

7) supplement                8) profit                     9) stacking

2. Theme-related   ( P21 )

1) replaced                 2) consider          3) quit

4) world                     5) tough                6) fuels

7) provide                  8) luxuries            9) balance

10) ideal

Translation

1. Translate the sentences into English   ( P21 )

1)We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.

2)My father died when I was too young to live on my own.  The people of my hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.

3)The toys have to meet strict/tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.

4)Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.

5)When it comes to this magazine, it is/carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.

2. Translate the passage into English  ( P21 )

A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.  She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household device store in her neighborhood.  People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.

But, to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job.  Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses.  Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.

Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.  She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.

Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes

TEXT A

TEXT ORGANIZATION(p41)

1.Part One  Paras 1-5   It is high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America.

Part Two  Paras 6-23  By citing examples the author praises the exploits of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Un­derground Railroad to freedom.

2.Story 1 (Paras 6-10):   After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other

slaves to escape north to Canada to get freedom.

Story 2 (Paras 11-15):  Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffin helped black slaves to escape at huge risk to himself.

Story 3 (Paras 16-23):   By traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his desti­nation and became free at last.

VOCABULARY

I.1. (p44)

1)decades  2)historic  3)imposed  4)religious    5) slender   6) web

7)bade    8)site   9)on the side  10)authorized 11)terminal  12) make the best of

2.(p45)

1) went through  2) stood up for  3) laid down   4) take on

5) let (us) down  6)  draw on    7) fall into     8) pass for

3.(p46)

1) The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.

2) Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein , staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.

3) There’s not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.

4) A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.

5) It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.

4.(p47)

1). As for, do not compel, capture of , have forged

2) At huge risk, the mission, shelter

3) who abolished, In the eyes of, racial

II. Words with Multiple Meaning(p47)

1.I’ll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.

2.Most McDonald’s look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.

3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.

4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it’s always breaking down.

5.In your resume you’ve mentioned everything but one vital point.

6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.

7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn’t have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus.

8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.

III. USAGE(p49)

1. lonely                          2. friendly

3. weekly, monthly           4. lovely

5. cowardly                       6. kindly/ saintly

7. lively                              8. motherly

COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES

I.CLOZE(p50)

1.

1) forged                         2)  stand up

3) compelled                   4) convictions

5) mission                       6) abolish

7) intent on                     8)  risk

9) In the eyes of            10) threats

2.1) assistance                2)  involved

3) estimated                    4)  coincidence

5) emerged                     6) referred

7) numerous                    8) stationed

9) concern                     10) capture

II.TRANSLATION(p51)

1.1)Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.

2)Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.

3)According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.

4)Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.

5)Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.

2.Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting assisted fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.

Unit 3  Security

Text A

Text Organization(p69)

1.Parts

Paragraphs

Main Ideas

Part One

Paras 1-3

In America, the   era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn to a close.

Part Two

Paras 4-15

A new atmosphere   of fear and distrust has crept into every aspect of daily life. As a result,   security de vices, in varied forms, are put to use.

Part Three

Paras 16-19

By locking our fears out, we become   prisoners of our own making.

2.1) Doors are not left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas.

2) Dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires are widely in use.

3) Suburban families have steel bars built in sliding glass doors.

4) Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes.

5) Access cards are required of those who work with medium to large-size companies.

6) Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against terrorism.

7) Businessmen employ new machines linked up to their telephone to help determine whether the caller is telling lies or not.

8) Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their key chains.

Language Focus

Vocabulary (p72)

1.1) threathens     2) by a small margin 3) civilize

4) closed up          5) wandered              6) paste

7) without so much as 8) sideways          9) hook up to

10) universal        11) chart                      12) Bathed in

2.

1) narrowed down    2) looked back on   3) cut off    4) fit into    5) wear (the other) down  6) lies in     7) put up  8) stand for

3.  1) A certain gene which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by

researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.

2)A wardrobe with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger.

3)The NBC show's opening shots feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986—killing all seven crew.

4)When the teacher threatened to keep the pupils in after school they were quieted at once.

5)Energy difficulties are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to the fact that imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange / because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.

4.1) looked back on, atmosphere, urban life

2) era, hooked up to the, the electronic

3) the suburb, a sophisticated, system, analyze, make errors

II. Collocation(p75)

1. away                                                    2.  inside/in

3. forward/through                                  4.  back

5. off                                                        6.  home

7. back, down                                          8.  in, out

III. Usage(p76)

1.Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be.

2.Most men do not look unattractive in them.

3.Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment.

4.This claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city's violent crimes.

5.His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.

Comprehensive Exercises(p77)

I. Cloze

1.

1. Statistics                    2. rural

3. era                              4. stood for

5. on the latch                 6. vulnerable

7. barriers                       8. electronic

9. reflection                    10.civilized

2.

1. tougher                          2. liable

3. shift                                4. electric

5. cautious                         6. sophisticated

7. thieves                          8. break

9. chances                        10. signs

II. Translation(p78)

1.1).The Internet is changing the way people live, no matter whether they are in urban or rural areas.

2).Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.

3).With regard to our term papers, the professor asked us to analyze the chart of unemployment first, and then provide critical reflections on the nation’s economic development.

4).It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.

5).Looking back on my twenty years’ teaching in high school, I attributed my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.

2.It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure/assure yourself that you don’t leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.

Unit 4 Was Einstein a Space Alien?

Text A

Text Organization （P.100）

1.  (P.100)

Parts

Paragraphs

Main Ideas

Part One

Paras. 1-3

A young husband and father, Albert   Einstein had to work hard to support his family.

Part Two

Paras. 4-12

Einstein made astonishing achievements in   physics and thus revolutionized the field.

Part Three

Paras. 13-21

Einstein’s discoveries were attributable   to his imagination, questioning, disregard for authority, powers of   concentration, and interest in science.

Part Four

Paras. 22-23

Einstein was not a space   alien.

2.  (P.100)

1). He felt all the pressure and responsibility of any young husband and father.

2). Galison: If Einstein hadn’t been born, his 1905 papers would have been written in some form by others.

3). Other physicists like Max Planck, more senior and experienced than Einstein, were closing in on the answer, but he got there first.

4). Einstein himself credited his discoveries to imagination and questioning more so than orthodox intelligence.

5). He failed in producing a unified field theory.

6). His brain looked much like any other.

Language Focus (P.103)

Vocabulary

1.  (P. 104)

1) accordingly           2) loose

3) concentration       4) stimulating

5) fabric                  6) if anything

7) reality                 8) intuition

9) trifle                  10) at the turn of the century

11) mess               12) undermine

2.          (P. 105)

1) approve of                    2) slow down

3) take in                           4) sucked into

5) set … apart                   6) dozed off

7) call forth                        8) stretch into

9) keep up with               10) believe in

3. (P. 105—106)

1) The beautiful Malvern Hills have provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.

2) Much of his success is credited to his power of imagination.

3) The industrial revolution was firmly built on the foundations of an agricultural revolution.

4) Alexander was determined not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse.

5) September 1939 saw the outbreak of the Second World War.

4. (P. 106)

1)flaw, came to the conclusion, would get nowhere

2)in a row, dozed off , a mess of

3)outbreak of , has undermined , has strained

II. Collocation (P. 106-107)

1.With Christmas only a week away

2.With his physical condition improving day by day

3.With our GDP growing steadily

4.With all the shops closed

5.with her eyes closed

6.With the fog lifting during the night

III. Usage (P. 107-108)

1. like/as

2. as

3. like

4. like/as

5. as/ like

6. as

7. like

8. as

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze (P. 108-109)

(A)

1. caution

2.came to the conclusion

3. never get   anywhere

4.undermining

5. not give/care a fig

6.flaw

7. beyond any doubt

8.foundation

9. remarkable/ impressive

10.imagination

(B)

1. extent

2.inventions

3. bet

4.manages

5. vision

6.eventually

7. achievement

8.poverty

9. utilized

10.Breakthrough

II. Translation (P. 109-110)

1. (P. 109)

1.The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross disinfected , with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.

2.Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.

3.Professor Wang received / won the Presidential Award fro his excellence in stimulating students’ creative imagination.

4.As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn’t approve of the economic stimulus package.

5.Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and meet the challenge by himself.

2. (P. 110)

What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations declared it “The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics. His great achievement can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority. It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.

Unit 5 Giving Thanks

Text A

Text Organization(p145)

1.Parts

Paragraphs

Main   Ideas

Part One

Paras. 1-9

On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at   sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people   who had helped him before.

Part Two

Paras. 10-16

The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his   father, the Rev. Nelson and   his grandmother.

Part Three

Paras.17-23

The writer got three letters in reply.

Part Four

Paras. 24-26

The writer wishes   everyone to find the good and praise it.

2.Correspondents

Letters   Sent

Letters   Received

Father

Thanks   him for teaching the writer from boyhood   to love books and reading.

Tells the writer how he, as a   teacher and   a father as well, felt content with his own son.

The Rev. Nelson

Thanks him for his morning

school prayers.

Tells the writer about his   retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the re­assurance brought to him by the writer's letter.

Grandmother

Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth,   to share   and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer's life   with stardust.

Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.

Language Focus

Vocabulary(p149)

1.    1) sprinkled                                2) in turn

3)  reversed                                       4) repay

5)  at sea                                            6) traditional

7) statement                                        8) longed for

9) in secret                                          10) unloaded

11) weep                                            12) under way

2.      1) stretch out                               2) make out

3) hope for                                           4) turns (it) over

5) put away                                          6) brings back

7) got to                                               8) go about

3.  1)  As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solarenergy.

2) We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental development in the region.

3) While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.

4)Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.

5)Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious traffic accident.

4.1) my sincere,  considerate of ,with gratitude

2)assembled , amid the ,in quest of

3) was marvelous,  had undergone,  swift ,  and the rest

II. Collocation (p151)

1, fond of                                                 2. sick of

3. thoughtful of                                        4. confident of

5. conscious of                                         6. critical of

7. guilty of                                                8.ashamed of

III. Usage (p152)

1.To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

2.It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.

3.Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.

4.I think I'll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.

5.Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning for them.

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze (p153)

(A)

1) at sea                                                2) Turning over

3) reverse                                              4) got to

5)  repay                                                6) gratitude 

7) assembled                                        8) immersed in

9) unloading                                         10) swift

(B)

1) Instead                        2) possessions

3) richer                           4) breath

5)  cherish                       6) special 

7) specific                       8) shining

9) miracles                    10) gift

II. Translation (p154)

1.1)Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.

2)I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.

3)The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.

4)Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.

5)Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.

2.Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf. George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence. Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls" and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.

Unit 6 The Human Touch

Text A

Text Organization (P.173)

1.  (P.173)

1).She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell.

2).She decided not to give up her life.

3).Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy's state of mind, risked death to paint the last leaf and save her.

4).Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing.

2.  (P.173)

Scenes

Paragraphs

Characters

Events

1Paras 1-2

Sue, Johnsy

Sue's roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia.

2Paras 3-8

the doctor, Sue

The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a   strong will to live on.

3Paras 9-17

Johnsy, Sue

Johnsy decided that she would die when   the 1 last ivy leaf fell.

4Paras 18-21

Behrman, Sue

Sue told Behrman about Johnsy's fancy.

5Paras 22-33

Sue, Johnsy

As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf   that wouldn't give in to the weather, her

will to live   returned.

6Paras 34-37

the doctor, Sue

The   doctor told Sue that Johnsy would re­cover,   but Behrman caught pneumonia him­self and his case was hopeless.

7Paras 38-39

Sue, Johnsy

Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without   any thought  of self.

Language Focus (P.176)

Vocabulary(P.176)

1.  1) masterpieces          2) fragile

3) fancy                          4) nonsense

5) cling to                       6)endure

7) acute                        8) whistle

9) mock                      10) subtracted

11) Sin                        12) flutter/fluttering

2.(P.177)

1) gave in/gave up                                  2) figure out

3) sized up                                              4) wiped out                                           

5) pulling up                                           6) wear away

7) sit up                                                 8) hear of / about

3.(P. 178)

1) Illnesses usually stand out in childhood memories.

2)According to the bulletin, Albright College now offers a joint bachelor's degree program in environmental studies together with Duke  University.

3)The new government is less oppressive, but violence still stalks the country.

4)There is scarcely any surface water in the desert.

5)The demand for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it.

4.  (P. 178)

1)dreary , mingled with , not to excess. a merry

2)called to us , in a whisper , in tune with,

3)backward, was wet through,

4)won't hear of ,  turn loose your

II. Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 179—180)

1.He went to Paris on business last month.

2.The train to Brussels goes at 2:25p.m.

3.As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.

4.We went exploring together in the mountains. / We will go exploring together in the mountains.

5.Let's go and have a drink in the bar.

6.The store is going to close up soon.

7.South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarter­finals.

8.When the mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.

III. Usage (P. 180)

1.a little white wooden house

2.long, curly red hair

2.a large old round table

3.a cheap Indian restaurant

4.a huge cool chocolate ice-cream

5.rapid technological advance

6.a handsome young Chinese American

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze (P. 181)

(A)1. in tune  2.Scarcely   3. in a whisper  4. cling to  5. Merry

6. sat up   7. nonsense  8. fancy       9. sin     10. masterpiece

(B)1. mission   2. involve    3. jail      4. not     5. collect

6. deliver    7. beautiful   8.vocation  9. need   10. small

II. Translation (P. 182)

1. (P. 182)

1)The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.

2)The salary in/for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied.

3)The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.

4)We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.

5)The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.

2. (P. 182)

Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be "in tune with" other artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.

Unit 7 Making a Living

Text A

Text Organization (P.201)

1.  (P.201)

Parts

Paragraphs

Time of the Day

Bill’s Activities

Part 1

Paras 1-

early morning

preparation for the day’s work

Part 2

Paras 8-25

early to mid-morning

on his way to work

Part 3

Paras 26-62

late morning and afternoon

door-to-door selling

Part 4

Paras 63-84

evening

eating a frozen dinner and doing some   paper work

2.Paragraphs

What is written about Bill’s past

Paras.1-20

his disability, his schooling, and his   hard struggle to make a living for himself

Para. 71

his back surgery and the selling of his   house

Language Focus (P.205)

Vocabulary(P.205)

1.  1) disabled       2) impatient

3) solitary              4) crushed

5) feel like              6) lashed

7) echoing              8) paused

9) betrayed             10) laundry

11) section             12) tilted

2.(P.206)

1) cared for                     2) hang on

3) was laid up with          4) are gaining on

5) kicked up                    6) went off

7) drop…off                     8) straighten out

3.(P. 207)

1)It wasn’t that she couldn’t hear me, but that what I said sometimes didn’t register with her.

2)Inside all was in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.

3)5,000 dollars was transferred from Father’s account to my account.

4)Mrs. Smith has made a pledge to contribute 100,000 dollars to the Children in Need charity campaign.

5)Car manufacturing is the most profitable business in that province.

4.(P. 207—208)

1)gaining on, off balance, was laid up in, scar on

2)a cripple/crippled, surgery, limitations, in literature

3)commission, on the phone, his territory, never registers with

II. Usage (P. 208—209)

1.I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.

2.I know this is a personal question. You don’t have to answer me if you don’t want to.

3.I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosophers than it has.

4.“I think you’re right.”—“I’m sure I am.”

5.“He thought that the condition was hereditary in his case.”—“Well, it might be.”

6.“Sugar?”—“No. Maybe next time.”

7.The house is only a building. It is a place to live, nothing more.

8.DIANE: You didn’t! Tell me you didn’t!

FATHER: Oh, yes. Anything for my children.

III.  Word Family (P. 209)

1.1) bored   2) boredom  3) bored  4) boringly  5) boring

2.1) encouraged  2)encouragingly  3) encouraging  4) encouragement

3.1) frozen  2)freeze  3) freezing  4) freezer  5) freeze

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze (P. 210)

1.1).off …feet  2).signature   3).commission  4).on the phone  5).laid up

6).surgery    7).territory    8).disorder     9).applying for  10).dignity

2.1).didn’t   2).read     3).come      4).money      5).because

6). earning  7).doing   8).own       9). Obviously  10).value

II. Translation (P. 211)

1.1)I grew terribly scared when I heard sound of footsteps echoing round the hallway at midnight yesterday.

2)The name-brand sports shoes are guaranteed for 12 months.

3)Snowstorms threw communications and transportation into disorder.

4)I’ve been suffering a lot of stress from work lately. I feel like taking a vacation at the seaside.

5)Living in an apartment is all right, but it has its limitations—for example, you don’t have your own garden.

2.Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless. Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others. That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.

Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut. He then worked as a sales representative for a sportswear company in territory no one else would want. Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.