和你一同笑過的人,你可能把他忘掉,但是和你一同哭過的人,你卻永遠不忘. --紀伯倫 《沙與沫》
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Working with Words and Expressions1. Listed in the box below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs and make sentences with each of them to see if you have really mastered their usages. You are encouraged to consult a dictionary if you are still not quite sure about their meanings and usages.
▆ Sample sentences for reference:
1) This is really a nice spot for a picnic. We should come here again.
2) These regulations are so complicated that they will only create confusion.
3) This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare.
4) He indicated his willingness with a nod of his head.
5) I gave him some medicine to ease the pain.
6) To be a good research student, you must have a mind for inquiry.
7) My sister has been preaching at me again and again about my untidy habits.
8) You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.
9) The doctors are worried because her breathing has become very shallow.
10) I have wrapped the parcels and they’re ready to be posted.
2. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) awkward
2) relief
3) occur
4) opinions
5) disturbing
6) released
7) pausing
8) scattered
9) swallowed
10) wipe
11) treat
12) recall
3. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context?Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) became well acquainted with
2) took us by surprise
3) gather our thoughts
4) turned out
5) fight back
6) hang up on
7) ran away
8) take care of
9) hemmed and hawed
10) turned into
11) keep…from
12) soaking up
Increasing Your Word PowerMeanings
1. Complete the multiple choice exercise by choosing the right answer.
▆ Answers:
1) a. make
2) e. fluent
3) c. sturdy
4) e. throw
5) b. create
6) d. desperate
7) d. survive
8) b. sociable
2. Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Complete all the sentences using either the noun form or the verb form of the words given inbox. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) focus
2) fears
3) focus
4) attack
5) fears
6) attacks
7) visits…visited
8) touched
9) chat
10) touch
11) match
12) chats
13) match
14) fear
3. Did you notice the suffixes -y, -able in words such as panicky and portable in this unit? The suffix -able can be added to a noun or a verb to form an adjective, and -ycan be put after a noun to form an adjective. Now form adjectives by adding -y or -able to the words given in the table and write down the Chinese meaning for each adjective.
▆ Answers for reference:
Nouns/Verbs
Suffixes
Adjectives
ChineseMeanings
fault
-y
faulty
有錯誤的；有缺點的；不完善的
guilt
guilty
有罪的；有過失的
hand
handy
手邊的；方便的
panic
panicky
驚恐的；易恐慌的
pick
picky
吹毛求疵的；愛挑剔的
adapt
-able
adaptable
能適應新環境的；適應性強的
imagine
imaginable
可想像的；想得到的
port
portable
便於攜帶的；輕便的
predict
predictable
可預言的；可預料的
rely
reliable
可靠的；可信賴的
1) guilty
2) adaptable
3) handy
4) imaginable
5) predictable
6) panicky
7) faulty
8) picky
9) reliable
10) portable
Observe the following sentences from both Text A and Text B, paying special attention to the use of the past perfective aspect of the verb. Then do the following two tasks.
Task 1: Combine each pair of sentences into one by making use of the past perfect aspect of the verb.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) We rushed to the railway station, but found the train had left.
2) Before I became an English major at an American college, I had learnt some English at high school in China.
3) Kathy had already picked up the tickets by the time I got to the cinema by bike.
4) No sooner had I shut the door than the telephone rang. or: I had no sooner shut the door than the telephone rang.
5) The students did not understand until the teacher had explained the theory in detail.
Task 2: A theft happened in a company last Saturday. John, the person who was on duty, was telling a friend what had happened. Imagine you are John and your partner his friend. Tell him what happened using the following clues. You need to add what is missing and make use of the past perfect aspect of verbs whenever necessary to indicate the sequence of the events.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) I saw the door open
2) the office had been broken into
3) quite a few things had been stolen
4) had already come back to the office
5) the 200 dollars he had locked in his drawer was gone
6) had just bought
7) A few computers in the office had been stolen
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
▆ Answers:
1) recent
2) surprise
3) sad/solemn
4) keeping
5) disturbing
6) inquires
7) admitted
8) occurred
9) surgery
10) options
11) tightly
12) soaking
13) scent
14) gatherings
1) 我們是好朋友，可他居然將這麼大的一件事瞞著我，實在令我吃驚。(keep sth. from, take sb. by surprise)
We are good friends; however, he kept such an important matter from me, which took me by surprise.
2) 在畢業典禮(commencement)上，她感到喉頭哽咽，但她仍然忍住了淚水。(a lump in one’s throat, fight back)
At the commencement, she felt a lump in her throat but fought back her tears.
3) 湯姆昨晚和我聊天，他告訴我他的病已經得到控制，不需做外科手術。(chat with, under control)
Tom chatted with me last night. He told me that his disease had been brought under control, and there was no need for surgery.
4) 聽說她的車駛離了公路，她的父母擔心得要命。(run off, be worried sick)
Her parents were worried sick when they knew that she had run off the highway.
5) 她滿面愁容，不知有何心事。(on one’s mind)
She looks very worried; I wonder what’s on her mind.
6) 他是個害羞和安靜的男孩，在走上講臺敘述自己的經歷之前，他悄悄地坐在
禮堂(auditorium)的一角整理著思緒。(gather one’s thoughts)
He is a shy and silent boy. Before he went onto the stage to share his experiences, he sat quietly in a corner of the auditorium, gathering his thoughts.
7) 在樂隊幹了幾年後，他又做回了獨立音樂人(solo musician)，於是他的事業
又回到了原點。(come full circle, career)
After several years of working in a band, he has now gone back to being a solo musician, so his career has come full circle.
8) 自己的兒子長成了一個能幹的生意人，他總算放心了。(turn into, to one’s relief)
To his relief his son has turned into a capable businessman.