Unit 7 Inter-lesson (I)
Answers to Exercises
1 Put in the, a/an, or a 0 when no article is needed. 1. A, a 2. a 3. The, the 4. 0,0 5. the, the 6. a 7. 0, the, the, The 8. The, a , 0 9. A, 0 10. The, an, 0, a, the, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 // 0, 0, The, a, a, 0, a, 0, 0, the, 0, 0, 0
2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets. 1. goes 2. is having, won’t be 3. will stay 4. had 5. has just offered, told, am/was, need/needed 6. arrived, were 7. has happened, have been trying 8. is, find, are 9. arrived, had begun
10. were still sleeping, was, were barking, began
3 Put into these compound sentences a conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a comma. 1. I did not know a single one, and none of them knew me.
2. I clung to my father’s hand, but he gently pushed me from him.
3. One of our daughters is working in a textile factory in Bangkok, and the other has a jib in a store.
4. The harvests were poor at first, but they soon improved. 5. Send them away, or I’ll shoot and take my chances!
6. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I withdraw any money? 7. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile. 8. No, we two haven’t changed much, but the village has.
9. But there is no more rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely and my heart will break. 10. I know, times have changed, but certain things should not change. 11. Sometimes, they get bullied, and it is like a knife piercing my heart.
12. “Press closer, little Nightingale, or the Day will come before the rose is finished” cried the Tree.
4 Put into the passage punctuation marks:….
My sister and I are three and a half years apart in age, but a world apart in the way we live our lives. She is conservative and quiet. I take too many risks, and the only time I’m really quiet is when I’m sleep. I’ve spent most of my adult life apologizing to my sister and the rest of my family for being different, for embarrassing them by something I wear, something I do or something I say.
5 Paraphrase these sentences, paying special attention to the underlined parts. 1. Our path: life at school Not totally sweet: not just fun (not) unclouded: (there were) work to do and unpleasant things to face. Method used for paraphrasing: replacing abstract words with concrete ones
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Key to unit 7
Paraphrase: school wasn’t just fun; there were work to do and unpleasant things to face. 2. suggested: showed Authority: a person in charge Paraphrase: The way the man looked showed he was the man in charge there. Method: finding out the exact meaning of words or phrases in the context 3. it: hearing (that) my children are badly treated Is like a knife piercing my heart: gives me great pain Paraphrase: Whenever I hear (that) my children are badly treated, I feel great pain. Method: replacing similes or specific words with general words.
4. fit the description of any secret agent: was like a secret agent (described in spy novels) Paraphrase: Ausable wasn’t like any secret agent in spy novels Fowler had read. Method: explaining phrases in everyday language
5. The occasion: the fact that the villager was serious about the rock being the center of the world Show of recognition: agreeing with them in some way on my part: from me Paraphrase: As the villagers were serious about the rock being the center of the world, I felt I had to show I agree with them for the sake of politeness.
Method: explaining abstract words (occasion, recognition) in concrete everyday expression.
Answers to Test Paper
I. Spelling
1. rivalry 2. variety 3. stretch 4. whisper 5. pierce 6. scarcity 7. scent 8. interfere 9. ridiculous 10. jewelry 11. conscious 12. genius 13. ignorance 14. potential 15. automatic 16. mysterious 17. passable 18. blossom 19. marvelous 20. philosophy
II. Word Formation
1 overcrowded 2 withdrawals 3 Amazingly 4 determination 5 doubtful 6 wordy 7 good-natured 8 telecommunications 9 curiosity 10 disagree
III. Cloze
1 has 2 meeting 3 at 4 hours 5 alone 6 lecture 7 weekends 8 Among 9 way 10 that
IV. Translation Chinese to English
1. He doesn’t seem to have the courage to speak out about what’s happening in the factory. 2. The couple told the reporter that they had nothing to complain about.
3. Compared with our old place, our new apartment/house seems like a palace.
4. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of this win-win opportunity. 5. The guests told the host that they had spent a very enjoyable evening at the party chatting with old friends.
6. I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I had left my purse at
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Key to unit 7
home.
7. He stayed (in) home all weekend, trying to reflect on what had happened.
8. When he was young, he believed in freedom so much that he would rather die than live without it.
9. When I visited Beijing for the second time, I found the city’s public amenities had greatly improved.
10. If anything unexpected happened during the conference, the security guards would arrive with in a few seconds.
English ---Chinese
1. 由于姐姐对我的暑期计划似乎忧虑最少，我就谦卑地求她开车送我去机场。“没问题，”
她随口说。“不过千万别告诉老爸！”我笑了笑，同意了，倒不是因为我们的父亲对子女专制，我俩都知道他非常爱我们，这点从他为我们做出的牺牲就可以看出。要不是他，我是上不了法学院的。他只是多我这次出行感到忧虑，一时难以将他多我的爱与担心区分开来。
2. 那天在一瞬间我姐姐第一次向我显示出她可贵的一面，也可能是我过去对她了解得不
够，而没有看到他的那一面。我转身望向窗外的航站楼，泪水滑落面颊，我看到姐姐站在窗外对我微笑，向我挥手。在飞机退离登机口时，我看到她的嘴唇动了，是在说“我爱你。”我朝她微笑，这是我生平第一次体验到，她是真的爱我的。
V. Proofreading
1. My parents gave me new clothes, new shoes and a new bag, but they did not make me happy however, as this was the day that I was to be thrown into school for the fits time.
2. Suddenly I saw that the open savings book the boy continued to grasp showed that there had been a series of small deposits and withdrawals.
3. Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear and disappear from his baskets.
4. It’s nice to feel the wet earth as my fingers dig into the soil, planting rice, to hear my wife singing, “Old man, if I die first, I shall become a cloud to protect you from the sun.”
5. We used to make things with bamboo pieces, but no longer. Plastic bags litter the village. Shops have sprung up, filled with colorful things and goods we have no use for.
6. Ausable told the young writer that before long he would see an important paper for which several men and women had risked their lives, come to him.
7. Max told the young writer that he had come for the report that was being brought to him concerning some new missiles.
8. “What a silly thing Love is!” said the Student as he walked away. “In fact it is quite unpractical, and in this age, to be practical is everything. I shall go back to Philosophy.”
9. The over-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here an there.
10. We chattered casually while all the time I was wondering what they could possibly do to my radiator with their green bananas.
VI. Reading Comprehension
1. Choose the most likely answer.
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Key to unit 7
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D
2. Infer the meaning
1. fingering: touching with his fingers
2. queue: a line of people standing waiting for something
3. good: able to be used (at the airport); (checkbooks) were not to be accepted (by the airport) 4. getting nowhere: not achieving anything
5. sweep: to spread quickly ; to quickly become known by more and more people
3. Explain the sentences
1. I fell in love. I did not have much money. I only ate very cheap food such as marrow fritters
fired in rancid oil; boiled eggs, tea and vodka.
2. People didn’t respond to my request for help, I understood this because they were not sure if I
was cheating them.
3. I shook my head at the next person who wanted to give me money. I said “Thanks, I’ve got
enough money.”
4. All the people on board of the plane clapped.
5. “Please wait for me. Don’t take off until I get on board of the plane.”
4. Describe the girl’s experience in St Petersburg airport in about 100 words.
When the girl arrived at the airport, she was told she had to pay $200 for her overdue visa before she could check in. she didn’t have the money. The plane would take off in twenty minutes. In desperation, she began to go from passenger to passenger, asking for help. Though she promised to return the money, people were silent. When someone urged passengers to lend a hand, imagining the girl was their daughter, the cash came. Soon the girl collected $200, and no one would give her an address to return the money. Five minutes late she was on the plane.
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