unit One
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B
1. stretch A. not consider something or not let it influence you
2. approach B. a way to solve a problem or deal with a bad situation
3. ignore C. to spread out fully
4. content D. a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something
5. economy E. to remain firm in one？？s opinion，keep steadily to a task ，
etc.
6. solution F. something contained
7. stick to G. to give someone a job to do
8. write up H. to move closer to someone or something
9. curiosity I. the system by which a country？？s trade，industry，and
money are organized
10. assign J. to write in a complete form
Ⅱ. Explain the following words with phrases from the text.
1. to reduce
2. to examine or search very carefully
3. two ( things or people of the same type)
4. to keep using or doing one particular thing
and not change to anything else
5. to f ind or get
6. to bring unexpected good results
7. to use in the best way
8. to put in the usual place of storage
9. to be of much worth or importance
10. to cause； to have as a result
Ⅲ. Cross out the word or phrase in each group that does not belong.
1. smart cunning clever bright
2. abandon keep retain hold
3. scan skim skip go through
4. lead to arise from bring about result in
5. cut out cut down cut back cut
6. assign perform conduct do
7. A student pass student best student top student
8. put down put in write down set down
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. Somewhat short-sighted，she had the habit of at people. ( CET 6 ：
1997/ 1)
A. glancing B. peering C. gazing D. scanning
2. He won？？t like it if you try to with his plan.
A. interfere B. intervene C. interrupt D. inf luence
3. “The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope ，to orbiting the Earth
next March，will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky，”the famous
astronomer introduced to all of us，with a confident smile.
A. subject B. owing C. due D. available
4. When I saw Jane ，I stopped and smiled，but she me and walked
on.
A. ignored B. denied C. missed D. pretended
5. The manager needs an assistant that he can to take care of
problems in his absence. (CET 4： 1996/ 1 )
A. count on B. count up C. count in D. count out
6. If any here does not agree with me，he should his own plan for
improving the living conditions of these people.
A. put on B. put off C. put in D. put forward
7. It me of the village where we spent our holidays last summer.
A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. relies
8. She was so in her job that she didn？？t hear anybody knocking at the
door. (CET 4： 1996/ 1 )
A. attracted B. drawn C. absorbed D. concentrated
9. Every student has to an original composition each week.
A. hand over B. hand in C. hand out D. hand down
10. The clothes a person wears may express his/ her or social position.
( CET 4： 2000/ 6 )
A. curiosity B. status
C. determination D. significance
11. My son his experiment over and over ，working till midnight.
A. fulfilled B. behaved C. performed D. operated
12. It turned out that the new house didn？？t expectations.
A. live up to B. stick to
C. come up with D. hold on
13. Although not an economist himself ，Dr.Smith has long been a severe critic
of the government？？s policies.
A. economical B. economy
C. economic D. economics
14. I think she is enough to understand my gestures.
A. intellectual B. intelligent
C. intimate D. independent
15. The people are demanding a chance to government.
A
. participate in B. participate on
C. enter into D. enter in
16. Industrial growth is the wealth of a nation？？s economy.
A. essential to B. typical of
C. responsible for D. dependent on
17. In your first days at the school you？？ll be given a test to help the teachers to
you to a class at your level.
A. locate B. assign C. deliver D. place
18. The government try to f ind to juvenile crime.
A. solid B. solution C. salute D. settle
19. These surveys indicate that many crimes go by the police ，mainly
because not all victims report them.
A. unrecorded B. to be unrecorded
C. unrecording D. to have been unrecorded
20. My to this problem is quite different from his.
A. approach B.manner C. means D. behavior
Ⅱ. Choose a suitable word from the groups to complete the following
sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1. athlete sportsman player gymnast
athlete someone who takes part in competitive sports or games that
need strength and speed ，such as running and jumping
sportsman someone who plays or enjoys usu. several different sports，
esp. outdoor sports
player a person who plays in a game ，often professionally
gymnast a person who trains and is skilled in certain bodily exercises
( 1) Being a doctor was the occupation of his father，a keen.
( 2) Li Ning is the quintessential ( 精华的) Chinese ，displaying
incredible talent and uncertain competitive consistency.
( 3) He is recognized as the world？？s greatest chess.
( 4) Green was one of Canada？？s top professional track and f ield.
2. economics economy economic economical
economics n. science of the production，distribution，and consumption
of goods and services
economy n. the system by which a country？？s trade，industry，and money
are organized
economic adj. relating to the economy of a particular country or region
economical adj. not spending or costing much money； not wasting
anything
( 1) It would be more to switch the machine off at night.
( 2) The nation？？s is growing rapidly.
( 3) They bought an old house for reasons.
( 4) He has a university degree in.
Ⅲ. Replace the underlined parts in the following sentences with words or
expressions from the text that best keep the original meaning.
1. Instead of criticizing your husband，why not find out i f there？？s something
wrong ？
2. Take less fatty foods and alcohol if you want to lose weight.
3. Two police officers were standing at the door.
4. One secret of A students is to fully use the university library.
5. He looked so tired before ，but his holiday has had a good effect on him.
6. In spite of everything that has been mentioned above，the secrets of A
students are not so secret.
7. Knowledge without common sense is of little value.
8. We can？？t manage to obtain enough of these computers - they？？ve been
selling amazingly well.
9. Do you want me to read this from the beginning to the end and check your
spellings ？
10. He is a man of principles； he always keeps to his principles.