Unit 1
Active reading 1
3． Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 a subject that people discuss or argue about (issue)
2 a chance to do something (opportunity)
3 the most important and powerful people in the country (establishment)
4 an area of land containing all the main buildings of a university (campus)
5 something such as a meeting or public statement by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law etc (protest)
6 to start a major activity (launch)
7 chances of success, especially in a job or a career (prospects)
8 work that you are paid regularly to do for a person or company (employment)
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.
What are the most important (1) issues for students today? Is the university (2) campus really such a different place compared to what it was 40 years ago? Perhaps, as the passage suggests, there are fewer (3) protests by students against the (4) establishment than there used to be. And of course, improving your (5) prospects of being competitive in the (6) employment market is a major concern for students everywhere, since a good university degree is the means by which you can (7) launch your career. But in spite of all this, the role of the university is the same as it always has been. It is the place where you have the (8) opportunity to
learn to think for yourself.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box. You may need to make other changes.
1 There were fights between police and protestors outside the US Embassy. (clashes)
2 The two parties formed a temporary political arrangement to respond to the problem. (alliance)
3 I’ve always considered myself as someone who is tolerant of other people’
s idea. (liberal)
4 The chief official of an American state has a lot of power. (governor)
5 The financial situation of Western European countries rapidly improved in
the 1960s. (economy)
6 The 1960s were associated with a new type of popular music. (characterized)
The 1960s were characterized by a new type of popular music.
7 Mark left college without finishing the course and joined a rock band. (dropped out)
8 For many people, listening to their music was an experience which made them feel free. (liberating)
For many people, listening to their music was a liberating experience.
9 For some people, an interest in politics went hand in hand with a strong
enthusiasm for music. (passion)
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1 (b) not very clearly?
2 (a) active?
3 (b) who disagrees publicly with the government?
4 (b) not interested in it?
5 (b) exciting?
6 (a) get smaller?
7 (a) often in touch with them?
8 (b) great pleasure?
翻译
1. Instead of resolving contradictions, the series of measures taken by the government gave rise to more violent clashes. The Opposition formed an alliance with the trade unions and launched a general strike, which ultimately brought about the downfall of the government.
2. Nowadays, the gap between the university and the real world is shrinking and the students are becoming more and more practical. Gone are the days when the university was an ivory tower in which scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.
3. I never hoped to learn the subject well by attending those lectures. But I did go to lectures, for it was the place where I could get the important points of the course and learn how to organize materials and how to reason.
4. Although I have been trying every means to solve the problem, I cannot work out a satisfactory solution. But when I went to the kitchen to get a drink, something clicked and made me realize that the solution might be quite simple.
Unit 2
Active reading 1
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words for actions in the box with their definitions.
1 to gently move your hand over skin, hair or fur (stroke)
2 to move along the ground on your hands and knees (crawl)
3 to copy someone’s actions, words or behaviour (imitate)
4 to touch someone …. (pat)
Now complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.
(a) My father patted me on the head to show he was pleased with me.
(b) Children learn a lot by imitating their parents.
(c) Babies start learning to crawl at about six months old.
(d) She was sitting quietly in the corner, stroking the cat.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.
1 (distinct)
2 (Infants)
3 (sympathetic)
4 (stem from)
5 (trace; discipline)
6 (an overall; distress)
改写：A lot of my childhood memories have faded now, but I have an overall impression that I often felt a vague sense of distress.
6 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
a a a a b b a a b
Active reading 2
3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
c b b d c c b c
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 (honorable)
2 (drama)
3 (beam)
4 (catalog
5 (volume)
6 (knot)
7 (couch)
8 (clip)
9 (mostly)
5 Complete the summary with the words in Activity 4.
honorable, beam, mostly, catalog, clip, knot, couch, volume, drama
6 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
b a a a b a a b b
翻译
1. The moment I saw those old photos in the drawer, tears welled up in my eyes, for my memory went back to the days when I lived happily with my grandparents, my parents and my brothers and sisters.
2. When a student slipped on a pool of water and fell over, people’s reaction diverged from one another. Some approached caringly to see if he was hurt and if they could help; some just stood there confusing over what to do about it; while others just tuned out.
3. Last Saturday morning, I did the usual and went shopping in the supermarket. When I was about to open the door of my car, I found that I did not have my wallet on me. I could do nothing but go back home in search of it, but I failed to find it anywhere.
4. When I was a second grader, one of my classmates got a red radio control toy car as a birthday gift. The rest of us could only admire, but could not imitate,
because the car was expensive and was bought in Hong Kong, a place which seemed to us as far away as America.
Unit 3
Active reading 1
3 Choose the best way to complete these sentences
c d a b c
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them (fraud)
2 something done to protect people or things against possible harm or trouble (precaution)
3 the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true (deception)
4 rubbish such as paper and plastic bags (trash)
5 used in homes, or relating to homes (household)
6 from one evening to the next morning (overnight)
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words and phrase in the box.
1 (obviously)
2 (online)
3 (log off)
4 (commonplace)
5 (forge)
6 Answer the questions about the words
b b a a a a b b a
Active reading 2
3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
c a d b c
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 an example of something happening (instance)
2 by a lot of people, or in a lot of places (widely)
3 the activity of buying and selling goods and services (commerce)
4 unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed (offensive)
5 an object that can be used to hurt people or damage property, for example a gun, knife or bomb (weapon)
6 happening or existing now (current)
7 to get something from someone who does not want to give it to you (extract)
5. Answer the questions about the words.
a b b a a a a a
Language in use
4 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
b b a b a b b a b b
翻译
1. These are important documents, the content of which should be kept strictly confidential. If you need to dispose them, you must shred them instead of throwing them out with the trash. Would you please sign for them in this form?
2. Nowadays, white-collar crimes such as forging checks, ID cards and credit cards have become very common. Though we have learnt much about how to prevent ourselves from being cheated, it seems that we could be its victims at any time.
3. It is certainly good if they can sell us the machine at a lower price, but it is not even bad if they sell it at the present price, which is already quite reasonable. Now the problem is not with the price, what I care now is what we can do with it.
4. Why does it matter that a library has many new books and electronic resources readily available to the readers? This is because if so, the scholars know the latest development in their own fields and know whether their research is valuable.
Unit 4
Active Reading 1
3 Choose the best answer to the questions.
1-7 c a c d a a c
4 Answer the questions about the words in the box.
1 No, it is made more exciting in some way.
2 A very long time, centuries.
3 They should follow the guidelines.
4 They should check the source.
5 They live in poverty.
6. It is image.
7. It is element.
5 Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1-9 (chase) (trainee) (erode) (odd) (horror) (startle)(echo)(reaction)(frame)
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.
1. reactions horror
2. chase
3. echoes
4. startled
5. trainees
6. eroded
7. oddest
8. frame
7 Answer the questions about the words.
1-6 a b a b b a
Active Reading 2
3 Match the words and phrases in the box with their deinitions.
1-8 (assignment) (editorial) (revenue) (close down) (survey) (rely on) (feedback) (bureau)
4 Complete the conversation with the correct form of words and phrases
in Activity 3.
1. assignment
2. bureau
3. rely on
4. feedback
5. surveys
6. editorial
7. revenue
8. close down
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.
1. capture
2. established, Nevertheless
3. estates
4. integrity
5. compact, Moreover
6. journalism
6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1-9 b a a b b a a a b
7 Look at the sentences from the passage and choose the best meaning.
1-6 a a b b a b
Language in use
1 Replace the underlined words with compounds made from down and the words in brackets.
1-6 (downtown) (download) (downgrade) (downstairs) (downmarket) (downturn)
2 Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs made from the verbs in brackets and down.
1. (go down)
2. (turned me down)
3. (run down)
4. (stand down)
5. (got down)
6. (handed down)
7. (brought down)
8. (broke down)
3 Rewrite the sentences using by someone + participle.
1 The late-night edition of the paper was bought by a lot of people interested in the results of the match.
2 The princess was followed across the town by photographers determined to get a photo of her.
3 The programme was watched by millions of people hoping to win the star prize.
4 The alarm was set off by two children startled to hear a noise in the back
room.
5 The police were contacted by one of the boys’ mothers worried that he might have got lost
6. The front-page headlines were changed by the editor hoping to be the first to break the news.
7. Online editions of the newspapers are being read by more and more people not wanting to buy the traditional edition.
4 Rewrite the sentences using So + inversion + that.
1 So odd was the newsreader’s accent that I couldn’t understand what she was saying.
2 So incredibly bad was the language on that programme that I switched off the TV.
3 So exaggerated was the story that it had to be completely rewritten.
4. So careless was one of the trainees that he left his notebook at the scene of the crime.
5 So great was the distance from one region to the next that we had to travel by plane.
6 So slow were Frank’s reactions that he wasn’t able to avoid hitting the car in front.
6 Translate the sentences into English.
1. So sudden, so striking was the news that I sat motionless on sofa for a few minutes. My frist instinct was to call our leaders to tell them what had happened and see what we can do for those colleagues who died or got injured in this traffic accident.
2. Paper books for children have an enormous advantage over e-books. For children, a beautifully printed paper book is not only a book but also a toy they can play with. Reading a paper book is rather different from reading a book on the screen.
3. In recent years, traditional media are in the tendency of decline and new media are developing rapidly. However, this does not necessarily mean that traditional media have lost the market. When it comes to reading things like news, people are still used to such traditional media as newspaper.
4. With the explosion of the financial crisis, many enterprises find themselves in difficulties. For those who have no circulating fund to invest on new production and would not let the vicious circle continue, the only thing they can do is to turn to government for help.
Unit 5
Active reading 1
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 military
2 bloodshed
3 combat
4 mission
5 heroic
6 commander
5 Complete the sentences with the words in Activity 4.
1 commander
2 combat
3 mission.
4 heroic
5 military
6 bloodshed
6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.
1. primarily
2. reveal
3. insane
4. clause
5. specifies
6. immediate
7. comic
7 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
1-6 a a b b b b
Active reading 2
2 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1-6 b c c d a d
3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 fate
2 confine
3 cruelty
4 survivor
5 emigrate
6 evil
7 badge
8 invade
9 refugee
4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.
1 evils
2 cruelty
3 emigrate
4 refugees
5 invaded
6 badges
7 confined
8 fate
9 survivors
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.
1 moody
2 considerable
3 concealed
4 publication
5 recognition
6 childish
7 display
8 ideals
9 humanity
6 Answer the questions about the words and phrases.
1-5 b b a b a
Language in use
1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and the appropriate preix up- or under-.
1 underwater
2 update
3 underestimate
4 uphill
5 underpants
6 upgrade
7 upright
8 underground
2 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Can you text me when you arrive?
2 I would like to video this scene.
3 Samantha is bussed to school every morning.
4 How can I access your account without the password?
5 About 100 people crowded into the waiting room.
6 I’ve already mailed you my reply.
7 That’s a lot of money you’ve got there. I think you should bank it.
8 Scientists have succeeded in mapping the human genome.
3 Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the expressions in brackets.
1 The day will come when he will be able to speak fluent English.
2 The time will come when you’ll both have to get a job one day.
3 There will come a day when you will have a chance to write about the experience.
4 Perhaps the day will come when I will understand.
4 Rewrite the sentences using what must it be/have been like.
1 If it’s very cold here, what must it be like in Scotland?
2 If houses are expensive in this part of country, what must they be like in Paris?
3 If the reading list is rather long in the first year, what must it be like in the second year?
4 If incomes are very low here, what must they have been like a hundred
years ago?
5 If the rules are completely crazy in peacetime, what must they have been like during wartime?
6 If life is hard now, what must it have been like during the Middle Age?
6 Translate the sentences into English.
1. Though they came across many difficulties, under his leadership they successfully found a market for their products, and the overall situation was changing for the better. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, the company decided to give him a flat as an award.
2. When John challenged him to fencing, he was very embarrassed because he knew that he was no match for John at fencing. If he took the challenge, he would surely lose; but if he didn’t, he would be a coward.
3. He caught a cold yesterday. Assuming that he would get better after a good night’s sleep, we sent him to school this morning. But later in the afternoon, he got back home with a fever and was confined to bed.
4. In the past few years, I have had several severe illnesses and lived in a state of poverty, but I have never abandoned my dreams. In spite of everything I clung to my dreams, which has turned out to be a great support and comfort to me.
Unit 6
Active reading 1
4 Replace the underlined words with the words and phrases in the box.
1 (exhausted)
2 (roar)
3 (stretch)
4 (boost)
5 (strain)
6 (inner self)
7 (composed)
5 Match the phrases in the box with their definitions.
1 (set off)
2 (lead up to)
3 (miss out)
4 (pull away)
5 (keep up with)
6 (fight back)
7 (shut out)
8 (count down)
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1-9 a a b b b a a a b
Active reading 2
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 (illustration)
2 (precision)
3 (strategy)
4 (interpretation)
5 (soar)
6 (moan)
7 (punch)
9 (priority)
5 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1-9 a b b b b a a a b
6 Match the people with their roles.
1 chorus 2 referee 3 shooter 4 striker
(a) a football player whose main job is to score goals (striker)
(b) a player who aims the ball at the goal (shooter)
(c) a group singing together, who are not the main performers (chorus)
(d) a person who makes sure that players obey the rules (referee)
Language in use
could
1 Match the uses of could with the sentences.
1-(b) 2-(b) 3-(c) 4-(c or b) 5-(a) 6-(c) 7-(a)
could or was / were able to
2 Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
1-(a) 2-(c) 3-(b) 4-(e) 5-(d)
it
3 Look at the sentences and decide what it refers to.
1-8 a a b b b a a a
6 Translate the sentences into English.
1. He cried his heart out when he heard that he was not in the list of the school team. After all, he had gone through months of hard training and gruelling competition, and had learned how to shoot with great skills and accuracy.
2. The coach, who was known for his strictness, had meant from the very start for all the players to shut out all the distracting thoughts and push themselves beyond their limits to ensure that they win a medal at the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing.
3. Since after he took over the team, the new coach has always borne in mind his mission and finally made it to the championship of the league matches. When interviewed, the coach was at a loss for words because of excitement.
4. Football is an amazing sport. Despite the fact that most finals are 0-0, 1-0, or 2-1, people keep flocking to see football games. For me, it remains a mystery what is so attracting about football.
Unit 7
Active reading 1
4. Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1 magnificent
2 leap
3 penetrate
4 approximate
5 motion
6 lick
7 giant
8 paw
9 layer
5 Answer the questions about the words.
1-9 b a a a b b b b a
6 Read the passage again and choose the best answer to the questions.
1-5 d b a d c
Active reading 2
4 Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1 evolve
2 tunnel
3 repeatedly
4 filter
5 capable
6 pendulum
7 uncover
8 attribute
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.
1 indications
2 investigate
3 hint
4 reproduce
5 compelling
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1-9 a a a b a b b a a
7 Look at the sentences and decide what the underlined words refer to.
1-9 a b b a b a a a b
Language in use
7 Translate the sentences into English.
1. The burglars were throwing the stolen items to the pickup and were just about to drive away when the guards watching over the living quarters found them and called the police.
2. The three soldiers had walked with difficulty through the woods for a whole day, trying to navigate to the east bank of the river, only to find that they had been circling the woods and were still dozens of miles short of their destination.
3. It seems to me that the scholar who talked about animal intelligence this morning has obviously overestimated the animal intelligence. She went so far as to suggest that chimpanzees can communicate with humans through computers.
4. As volunteers, what we need to do is not just limited to smiling to those who comes to us for
Information and help. We must also learn skills for cross-cultural
communication, without which our job can not be satisfactory.
Unit 8
Active reading 1
5 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 (enforced)
2 (pastime)
3 (additional)
4 (outlook)
5 (aggravate.)
6 (trifling)
7 (compensation)
8 (manual)
9 (grip)
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box.
1 tired out
2 let it go
3 to death
4 at hand
5 lay our hands on
6 in vain
7 Answer the questions about the underlined words.
1-9 b a a a b a b b b
8 Look at the sentences from the passage and decide what the underlined words refer to.
1-6 b a a b a b
Active reading 2
4 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the
box.
(1) fulfilled (2) leisure (3) inherent (4) interaction (5) virtual (6) peculiar (7) insult
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1 span
2 sin
3 chill
4 excessive
5 extensive
6 removal
6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1-4 a a a b
Language in use
5 Translate the sentences into English.
1. It’s no use burying yourselves in books all day. You’d better take up some hobbies and take part in sports or extracurricular activities at intervals. A healthy study habit is to keep a balance between work and rest.
2. If your job is rightly chosen, it will not only gives you a means of sustenance, but also help you escape from the boredom and banish from your mind the worry about leading a meaningless life after so many years of higher education.
3. When he had nothing to do at hand, he used to volunteer to do something for his community. It may well be that under his influence more and more people in the community joined in to become volunteers.
4. I used to watch TV series late into the night, which took up too much time and risked my health and shape. To avoid temptation, I removed the TV set from my room and took up other leisure activities such as reading and playing piano.
Unit 9
Active reading 1
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 (numerous)
2 (employer)
3 (shortage)
4 (entertain)
5 (dread)
6 (option)
7 (personality)
8 (cater)
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in Activity 4. You may need to make other changes.
1 (numerous)
2 (catering; option)
3 (dreaded)
4 (employers; personality)
5 (shortage)
6 (entertained)
6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.
1-9 a a b a b a b b a
Active reading 2
4 Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1 (installation)
2 (cement)
3 (dedicate)
4 (location)
5 (flexibility)
6 (participant)
5 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.
1 participant
2 dedicating
3 locations
4 installation
5 cement
6 flexibility
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1-5 a a a b a
Language in use
7 Translate the sentences into English.
1. Nowadays in China, it’s no longer so hard for high school graduates to go to university, because there are three times as many universities as there were 20 years ago. But to be admitted by a first-class university, you still need to be more competitive than your peers.
2. It is worthwhile to spend money on this project, for the career skills you acquire in the process are bound to help improve your prospects in your search for a job and all your efforts will eventually pay off.
3. Though I can learn team work by working side by side with other volunteers,
I need to pay for the participation. I have to acknowledge that I am now spending more time doing part-time jobs to save up for the project, which makes me feel a shortage of time.
4. Different sports have different requirements in terms of height, age, strength and stamina. Therefore, there are as many types of athletes as there are sports. There can be no doubt that anyone who wants to get some exercise can find the right sport.
Unit 10
Active reading 1
4 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1-5 a b b a c
5 Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1-6 (hence) (interference)(amazingly) (exert)(resolution)(relativity)
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.
1-6 (relativity) )(amazingly) (exerted) (interference) (resolution) (hence)
7 Answer the questions about the words in the box.
1-7 b b b a b a b
8 Answer the questions about the words.
1-5 a a a b a
Active reading 2
3 Choose the best answer to the questions.
1-4 c c d c
4 Work in pairs. Identify the ilm in which:
1 Aliens
2 Superman
3 Empire of the Ants
4 Star Trek: The Voyage Home
5 The Day the Earth Caught Fire
5 Match the words in the box with their deinitions.
1 (proposal)
2 (depressing)
3 (shift)
4 (explosion)
5 (namely)
6 (dreadful)
7 (outdated)
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 5.
1 outdated
2 shifted, namely
3 depressing, explosion
4 dreadful
5 proposal
7 Answer the questions about the phrases.
1-5 a a b b a
8 Check ( ) the supporting ideas from the irst three paragraphs.
2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Language in use
6 Translate the sentences into English.
1. He was right about that. The way the building fell suggests that the contractor had cut corners and the workers had not followed regular procedures. But we need to carry out an investigation to gain specific, hard evidence against them.
2. Despite the short distance between the village and the town, it took the villagers about 4 hours to go over the mountains to reach the town. Finally they decided to make a tunnel that goes right through the mountain that blocked their way.
3. So cold was the weather that they gathered around the stove to soak up the warmth. They had fallen victims to the snow storm which, as well as killing many wild animals and cattles, had cut off their food supplies.
4. This is nothing but a lie. I know what he has in mind. He is trying to lay the finger of blame on those who have for all these years worked day and night for the project and escape his own responsibility for the failure.
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