5. valuable invaluable S A
6. ban allow S A
7. combine separate S A
8. lead principal S A
9. specialist layman S A
10. donation contribution S A
Ⅱ. Study the phrasal verbs with“turn”and fill in the blanks with the
following phrases in their proper forms.
turn away turn down turn in turn to
turn off turn up turn on turn out
1. We are to 100 ,000 computers next year to meet the market
requirements.
2. She never before midnight. No wonder she oversleeps every day.
3. None of us expected the chairman to at the party.We thought he
was still in hospital.
4. Their water was weeks ago without explanation.
5. Things to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.
6. Please the television a bit.
7. He when he ought to have gone straight.
8. The theater is people ; the seats are all sold.
9. Sometimes we had to the dictionary for help.
10. The boy wanted to join the army but was because he was under
age.
11. There??s no need to me. It is not my fault.
12. Those who want to go are to their application before Friday.
Ⅲ. Study the different meanings of“sound”and try to figure out its
meaning and its part of speech in each of the following sentences.
1. The house was surprisingly sound,though it was more than two hundred
years old.
2. It sounded to me as if the roof was falling in.
3. I suppose the story sounds absurd to you.
4. Some of the keys on that piano don??t sound.
5. Sound travels in waves.
6. These people are mentally sound,but physically handicapped.
7. They tried in vain to wake up the man who was sound asleep in the house.
8. In the end,the enemy force suffered a sound defeat and soon withdrew
from the front.
. Word-building
A. Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
Verb Noun Adjective
object
offend
- fatal
combinative
- gene
special
conceive
except -
- ethic
- potential
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart. Change the form where
necessary.
1. The lawyer alleged that the doctor??s behavior had not been.
2. It is that there will be a new economic crisis throughout the
world,but we hope it won??t happen.
3. His were forgiven by the employer.
4. You inherit half your from your mother and half from your
father.
5. The explosion accident caused several.
6. His father is a eye surgery doctor.
7. With the of the weather it was a perfect holiday.
8. He is seen as a leader of our political party.
9. Her to the plan is based on incorrect facts.
10. His character is a of strength and kindness.
unit Ten
Text B
Ⅰ.Fill in each blank with an appropriate word from the group of wordslisted before the sentences. Change the form where necessary.
1. admit commit permit summit transmit
( 1) American football and baseball are becoming known to the British publicthrough televised from the United States.
( 2) Reading between the lines,I would say that the government are moreworried than they will.
(3) Only under special circumstances are freshmen to take make-up tests.
( 4) If you a crime you can never escape being punished.
( 5) The of her ambition is to become a famous actress.
2. assume consume presume
( 1) Apart from caring for her children,she has to take on heavy timesuch housework as carrying water and firewood.
( 2) There is a strong in favour of the truthfulness of their statement.
( 3 ) One might that by the end of this century we will still havesuff icient coal reserve to rely on for at least two hundred years.
( 4) By the end of next month a new product will be brought out for domestic.
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. All the students have to to the rules and regulations of the school.(CET 6: 2001/ 1 )
A. conf irm B. confront C. confine D. conform
2. The people living in these apartments have free to that swimming
pool. ( CET 6: 1997/ 1 )
A. access B. excess C. excursion D. recreation
3. I would never have a court of law if I hadn??t been so desperate.
A. turned down B. turned in C. turned up D. turned to
4. Ketty placed her house at my during my holidays.
A. service B. disposal C. request D. desire
5. Believing the earth to be f lat ,many feared that Columbus would
the edge of the earth.
A. fall out B. fall off C. fall in D. fall apart
6. Computer technology will a revolution in business management.
A. bring around B. bring out C. bring about D. bring in
7. The examination question me completely and I couldn??t answer it.
A. baffled B. buffled C. raffled D. riff led
8. Have you any suggestions on how to deal with these di fficulties ?
A. excrete B. abstract C. extreme D. concrete
9. I mean to write“week”not“weak”- it was just a of the pen.
A. snap B. slip C. slap D. snatch
10. It is quite necessary for a qualif ied teacher to have good manners and
knowledge.
A. extensive B. intensive C. expensive D. expansive
Ⅲ. Join the following sentences parts to make complete sentences.
1. We requested that the next meeting A. on their weekend adventures. 2. I??d like to confirm a reservation B. to reduce doctors??working hours. 3. The children were chattering C. than I expected. 4. The difficult situation resolved itself much more easily
D. be held on Friday.
5.She practiced medicine for twenty years
E. because the glass traps the heat of
the sun.
6. John and Sue have fallen out with each other
F. for a double room on the first of
July.
7. The government is bring in a law G. by a promise of money from the board of directors.
8. The greenhouse stays warm H. but it ended up losing the game. 9. Our plan would be helped along I. before she became a writer. 10. At one point the red team took the lead ,
J. over the education of their children.