repectful/ respectable
adaptation -
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart.
1. Its recommendations are based on detailed between the public and
private sectors.
2. How can such a small firm survive in the highly work of business ?
3. Human eyes are very optical sensors，able to respond to a wide
range of light levels.
4. Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to people about the destructive
effects of alcohol abuse.
5. to the exhibition will be by invitation only.
6. Nearly all of the young people interviewed believed that work was the key
to.
7. There was a two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers
who had died in the war.
8. He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly by
the police.
9. The Bill will allow parents the right to express a for the school
their children attend.
10. Do you think you are more about life than your parents were at
your age ?
unit S ix
Text B
Ⅰ. Word-building
A. Match the words from Column A with those from Column B to form appropriate
compound words.
A B
1. awe A. force
2. ham B. style
3. sun C. paper
4. life D. burger
5. wide E. some
6. nation F. glass
7. news G. wide
8. work H. spread
B. Fill in the blanks with the above compound words in their proper forms.
1. These days an increasing number of people place much value on healthy
.
2. In the UK，a daily is usually one which is published every day
except Sunday.
3. Malnutrition in this region is - affecting up to 78% of children
under f ive years old.
4. In summer it is recommended that we wear to protect the eyes
from sunlight.
5. are often eaten with mustard or ketch up.
6. Singapore attracts foreign investors in part by advertising its educated
7
. We would then face the prospect of nuclear war.
8. This French supermarket group corporation intended to develop a
network of supermarkets all over China.
Ⅱ. There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. The manager urged his staff not to the splendid opportunity.
(CET 4: 2003/ 12)
A. drop B. escape C. miss D. slide
2. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are.
(CET 4: 1993/ 6 )
A. out of work B. out of stock
C. out of reach D. out of practice
3. The number of flights in and out of the airport is approaching
saturation point.
A. fast B. quick C. speedy D. rapid
4. Too occupied with their work，the young couple usually eat
restaurants on weekdays and do the cooking at home on weekends.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
5. I want to travel in the summer vacation because I enjoy people and
new places.
A.meeting...see B.meeting...seeing
C. to meet...see D. to meet...seeing
6. I came back to the house to discover that thieves had and stolen
everything.
A. broken down B. broken off
C. broken in D. broken out
7. The saleswoman all the new features of the hi- fi to the customer
and let him make the decision.
A. pointed up B. pointed out C. pointed to D. pointed at
8. Girls and boys，today??s lesson is going to be concerned how to
make requests.
A. for B. about C. that D. with
9. I bought some new shoes which are very similar the pair I had just
worn out.
A. to B. with C. as D. from
10. Choose some that you like and I??ll make you up a skirt on the
machine.
A. clothing B. clothes C. cloth D. clothe
Ⅲ. Study the different meanings of“kill”and match the definitions
from Column A with the sentences from Column B according to the
different meanings of the word.
A B
1. to cause to die A. He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
2. to destroy B. More than 1 ，000 people have been killed by the
armed forces.
3. to weaken C. To kill the hours while she waited，Ann worked in
the garden.
4. to be angry with D. Tell Richard I??m going to kill him when I get hold of
him.
5. to spend E. His objective was to kill the space station project
altogether.
unit Seven
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B
1.ignorant A. to make clean or tidy
2. spoil B. hesitantly
3.mess C. feeling or showing trust in oneself or one??s ability
4. tentatively D. to laugh long and loudly
5. conf ident E. knowing little or nothing
6. roar F. to begin to live in a new place
7. frightened G. to make ( esp. a child) self ish from having too much
attention or praise
8. by chance H. accidentally
9.move in I. a state of disorder or confusion
10. clean up. J. in a state of fear
Ⅱ. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the
first letters.
1. c to follow rapidly in order to catch
2. w although
3. l willing to understand and respect the ideas and feelings of
others
4. p the state of being present
5. w to move about without a f ixed course ，aim or purpose
6. p a person specially favored above others
7. c to move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground
8. w folded line on the skin when a person is old
9. j of lower rank or position
10. v to take the risk of saying ( sth. that may be opposed or
considered foolish)
Ⅲ. Cross out the word that does not belong to the group.
1. favorite lovely beloved nasty
2. chase stray roam wander
3. wisdom advice opinion idea
4. when although whereas while
5. view regard consider see
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. The farmers in the region are the harm to their own health caused
by the increasing use of chemicals.
A. confident of B. worn out of
C. blessed D. ignorant of
2. He is very in his attitude to other people??s religious views; he has
friends of all religions，Muslim，Buddhist ，Catholic ，etc.
A. liberal B. idle C. mature D. social
3. The students were participating an international energy-saving
competition between towns in New England and Canada.
A. for B. to C. in D. at
4. This is a very bad defect in a(n) perfect piece of work.
A. especially B. otherwise C. very D. so
5. I don??t think it advisable that Tim to the job since he has no
experience.
A. be assigned B. will be assigned
C. be offered D. will be offered
6. To everyone??s surprise ，the unknown singer won the first prize in
a performance.
A. particularly B. presently C. primarily D. previously
7. The extremely hot weather our plan to have a picnic in Forest
Park.
A. banned B. spoiled C. wasted D. defeated
8. Medical tests that she was not their own child.
A. speculated B. estimated C. established D. asserted
9. This is the wisdom on the current world situation