15. saxophone
16. orchestra instruments
17. brass instruments
18. percussion instrument
. Compound
A. Match words on the left column with those on the right to form new words and
try to figure out their meanings.
1. finger A. wide
2. sun B. line
3. sky C. while
4. eye D. print
5. worth E. guard
6. back F. scraper
7. dead G. sore
8. body H. stroke
9. world I. screen
10. wind J. chat
B. Complete the following sentences with the words above.
1. In her new job she travels as a consultant.
2. That old factory is a real !
3. The President??s is armed to teeth.
4. He sent his car to the garage for its wiper didn??t work.
5. Try to find some shelter; otherwise you??ll get.
6. It is believed that building helps to solve the problem of the
growing scarcity of land in the city.
7. I prefer to work to a.
8. The car was examined for.
9. If we gave the teachers any ，they used to give us extra work.
10. High prices in the UK make it for buyers to look abroad.
Ⅳ. Word-building
Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given
in the brackets.
1. He arrived at that very moment ，as if in answer to her (pray).
2. There were accusations of plagiarism for the essay bore remarkable
( resemble) to the one published online a couple of months ago.
3. There was a growing ( ease ) among the American people about
their involvement in the war against Iraq.
4. Is it true that plastic surgery is just in its ( infant) in our country ?
5. Cuts in the health service could have ( tragedy ) consequences for
patients.
6. The pianist made a ( conquer ) of every audience for which she
played.
unit Three
Text B
Ⅰ.Match the words in Column A with their synonyms or antonyms in
Column B.
A B
1. vivid A. example
2. concept B. superior
3. negative C. fairness
4. instance D. li felike
5. inferior E. positive
6. justice F. idea
Ⅱ. Decide on the meaning of the underlined words or phrases in the
following sentences and choose the best answer from the choices.
1. Our self- image defines for us what we believe we can and cannot do.
A. to explain the meaning of a word or phrase
B. to describe or show sth. accurately
C. to show clearly a line ，shape or edge
D. to specify distinctly
2. Each of us has built up beliefs about ourselves over the years.
A. to establish B. to strengthen
C. to develop D. to increase
3. The aim is to find the“real”self ，to bring our mental images of ourselves in
line with our true potential.
A. in accordance with
B
. in a position that forms a straight line with sth.
C. identical with
D. in opposition to
4. Such an exercise helps wipe out poor images and gives you new images or
pictures of yoursel f being successful.
A. to rub in order to clean
B. to blot out completely，as from the memory
C. to change by ****** improvements
D. to destroy or remove sb./ sth. completely
5. But when they have taught us what we did wrong，we should forget them
and not dwell on them.
A. to think or talk a lot about sth.
B. to look at sth. for a long time
C. to live under the influence of sth.
D. to depend upon sth. for too long
6. We let them take over，and then we develop a fear.
A. to assume the control or management of sth.
B. to gain control of a political party or a country
C. to become bigger or more important than sth. else
D. to begin to take the responsibility for sth.
7. Set aside 20-30 minutes each day to sit alone quietly and comfortably.
A. to move sth. to one side until you need it
B. to save money or time for a particular purpose
C. to make sth. last for a particular time longer
D. to delay sth. by a particular time
8. If our goal is to reach perfection，we are doomed from the start.
A. to be sure to reach the set goal
B. to be certain to achieve success
C. to be condemned to death
D. to be destined to an unhappy end
9. However ，it is generally accepted among psychologists that most of us fail
to do justice to ourselves.
A. to deal with sb./ sth. correctly and completely
B. to do sth. as well as you can
C. to treat sb./ sth. fairly
D. to show oneself in the best possible way
10. Chances are the student failed in an English test once in the past.
A. It is lucky that B. It is by chance that
C. The unpleasant possibility is that D. It is likely that
Ⅲ. Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.
Change the forms where necessary.
react to in line with do sb./ sth. justice build up
wipe out take over replace...with... dwell on
set aside be doomed to be based on
1. The owner the bad business in his restaurant the brief
menu which failed to do justice to the food.
2. Lacking careful consideration，the plan failure.
3. Just as it goes，to err is human; there??s really no need to a mistake
you made long ago.
4. Think about the bright side. Don??t let the negative thoughts.
5. The stock market the scandal by falling a further two points.
6. The government was thinking about some ＄700 million for
postwar reconstruction.
7. The company intended to work out some strategies to a positive
image among its customers.
8. Many years ago a plague struck the area that the whole village.
9. It is not a good idea to miss meals and them snacks.
10. Annual pay increases will be inflation.
unit Four
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
1. collapse A. a possession or possessions
2. wedding B. a number of things tied or wrapped together
3. inform C. to make a sound; say
4. faithful D. to do or perform (a duty，task，etc.)
5. utter E. sb. who performs religious duties in religions
6. generation F. to fall down，esp. because you are very sick
7. bundle G. a marriage ceremony
8. fulf ill H. loyal and true ( to sb.，a cause，etc.)
9. property I. a single stage or step in family descent
10. priest J. to tell or give information to
Ⅱ. Explain the following words with phrases from the text.
1. rest on/ against sth. for support
2. ask sb. to come to you in order to help you
3. be fortunate in having
4. completely well again after an illness
5. not more than
6. receive news about (sb. or sth.)
7. suggest the idea of
8. with the aid of
9. feeling shame about sb./ sth.
10. count one by one
Ⅲ. Cross out the word that does not belong.
1. A. sickly B. sick C. ill D. ailing
2. A. gather B. accumulate C. collect D. scatter
3. A. endure B. stand C. bear D. burden
4. A. reel B. totter C. wander D. stagger
5. A.murmur B. utter C. mutter D. whisper
6. A. obedient B. true C. faithful D. loyal
7. A. execute B. operate C. ful fill D. perform
8. A. belongings B. property C. prosperity D. possessions
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence