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College English

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

▆Working with Words and Expressions

1.Listed in the boxes 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)Do you think the government will deliver on their election promises?

2)I need to polish (up) my French now because I’m going to France next summer.

3)Details of the competition are available from our head office.

4)Many people choose to go by car rather than by bus, but I prefer the latter.

5)Please file this letter (away), Miss Smith.

6)Today his company continues to thrive in spite of severe competition.

7)She undertook responsibility for the changes he made in the article.

8) A career advisor can offer you sound and practical suggestions on how to make career decision.

9) A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the sick.

10)He perceived a subtle (微妙的；细微的) change in her manner when he met her the second time.

11)Over the years, I have accumulated hundreds of books.

12)He has multiplied his fortune many times within a short period of two years.

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)compromise

2)self-induced

3)steered

4)frame

5)demonstrated

6)employ

7)promote

8)impressed

9)contribution

10)deliberately

11)financial

12)economic

3.In the boxes 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)makes a point of

2)refresh my memory

3)lead to

4)at hand

5)working out

6)under pressure

7)Last but not least

8)took, down

9)In addition to

10)were involved in

11)in other words

12)pointed out

13)pay off

4.Fill in the blanks with words listed in the box below. Change the form where necessary. Then rearrange the given letters to form two words related to college life and complete the final sentence with the two words.

▆Answers:

1)scored

2)scheduled

3)assigned

4)motivate

5)crucial

6)promote

7)performed

8)debate

9)scanned

10)devised

11)advocated

12)clarify

13)priorities

14)compromised

15)context

16)undertook

17)academic excellence

▆Increasing Your Word Power

1.The same word can perform different roles and functions as different parts of speech. Listed in the box below are some of these words. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box. Make sure that your sentences are grammatically correct.

▆Answers:

1)principal / major

2)top

3)major

4)top

5)principal

6)major

7)schedule

8)advocate / have advocated

9)top

10)approach

11)blame

12)major / principal

13)advocate

14)schedule

15)blame

16)approaching

17)pressure

18)pace

19)pressured

20)pace

2.In this unit there are many words and phrases that are similar in meaning. Find out those pairs of words and phrases and put them down in the space provided.

▆Answers:

reveal disclose

tentative (questions)possible (questions)

achieve attain

super-achiever straight-A student

steer toward point toward

be caught b e trapped

3.In this unit the verb set is collocated with priorities, timetables, and standards. Try to fill in as many nouns as possible that can go with set in the space provided. If you are not sure of some collocations, consult a dictionary. Then make sentences of your own using the collocations in the space provided.

▆Answers for reference:

set priorities / timetables / standards / an exam / an alarm / an example / a price /a record / limits

1)Who is going to set (the questions for) the exam this time?

2)She forgot to set her alarm last night: that was why she overslept.

3)Her heroic behavior sets a good example for us to follow.

4)We had to compromise and finally the price was set at $1,000.

5)We were all pleased to know that Liu Xiang had set a world record in the 110-meter hurdles.

6)The government has set strict limits on pay increases.

4.Did you notice the suffixes -ion, -ation, -ly in words such as education, expectation, deliberately in this unit? The suffixes -ion, -ation can be put after many verbs to form nouns, and -ly can be added to many adjectives to form adverbs. Listed in the box below are some nouns and

adverbs with suffixes -ion, -ation, -ly you have come across in this unit. Write down their corresponding verb and adjective forms in the space provided.

▆Answers:

Nouns with –ion/ation Verbs Adverbs with -ly Adjectives

anticipation anticipate concisely concise

association associate deliberately deliberate

contribution contribute effectively effective

edition edit equally equal

expectation expect immediately immediate

frustration frustrate presumably presumable

participation participate psychologically psychological

revision revise ultimately ultimate

Task 1: Complete each of the following sentences with a proper noun with suffixes -ion, -ation listed above.

▆Answers:

1)edition

2)revisions

3)contribution

4)anticipation

5)frustration

6)participation

7)association

8)expectations

Task 2: Correct the mistakes in the following paragraph, paying special attention to the use of adjectives and adverbs. Underline the mistakes and write down your corrections in the space below. If you think there is no mistake, write “No Mistake”.

▆Answers:

1)No mistake

2)especially

3)necessary

4)frequently

5)No mistake

6)easy

7)No mistake

8)individual

9)many

10)highly

11)apparent

12)remarkable

13)probably

14)No mistake

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Task 1: Decide which one is correct by crossing out the wrong one.

▆Answers for reference:

1)People go to university to increase their knowledge.

2)The family were at table when the telephone rang.

3)There is a Jack Robinson waiting to see you in the hall.

4)We are striving for a world with no poverty, no hurt and no hatred.

5)The Olympic Games for 2016 will be held in Rio de Janeiro.

Task 2: Insert an appropriate article in each blank, using ? to stand for ZERO article:

▆Answers:

1)the

2)an

3)?

4) a

5)the

6)the

7)the

8) a

9) a

10)a

11)the

12)the

13)?

14)the

15)the

16) a

17)?

18)the

19)the

20)a

Cloze

Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.

▆Answers:

1)academic

2)priorities

3)conducted

4)principles

5)begin

6)priority

7)compromised

8)addition

9)filing

10)Speaking

11)formula

12)Participation / Participating

13)based

14)least

15)way

16)pressure

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.▆Answers for reference:

1)The judge asked the reporters not to disclose the name of the victim.

2)The teacher took pains to make sure that we all understood what he said.

3)Recently the school conducted a survey among those students who have attained academic excellence.

4)He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to confirm his acceptance by writing us a letter.

5)George studies very hard. He wants to make the most of his chance to learn.

6)We can’t go. To begin with, it’s too cold. Besides, we’re busy.

7)It’s about time that someone spoke up for these basic truths / facts.

8)You should be working instead of lying there in bed at this time of the day.

9)I’ll jot down some notes while he’s speaking.

10)I can’t carry the suitcase on my own; it’s too heavy.

Theme-Related Writing

1. Write an essay in about 100–120 words based on your discussion in Optional Classroom Activities. You can take either of the following titles:

1) I like to study on my own

2) I like to study in a group

2. If you didn’t do Task 3 in Optional Classroom Activities you can write an essay of around 120 words on the following topic.

College Is Not an Ivory Tower

▆Sample Essays for Task 1:

I like to study on my own

Many of my classmates like to study together. However, I always like to study on my own, with good reasons. First, I feel that I can concentrate better when I study alone. When I have to work together with other people, I often get distracted and more often than not, I end up chatting with them without completing the task at hand. Second, when I study on my own, I can work at my own pace, choosing to spend more time on certain difficult sections and less time on less challenging parts. I can also check my class notes or reference books whenever I feel the need to. One final good advantage of studying alone is that unlike group work, self study is not restricted by time and space. In other words, if I feel like studying, I can do so at any time and anywhere. (146 words)

I like to study in a group

According to a recent study, students who study together by discussing homework and problems usually score higher than those who work on their own. I am happy to hear that because I like to study in a group. I think we can reinforce our understanding of what we have learned in class by asking each other questions. Besides, it is always enjoyable working with someone else. A discussion on questions we don’t understand very well will help clear up any possible confusion. Last but not least, we should not ignore the importance of cooperation in our society. Working

with others helps develop our team spirit, which has become essential in this modern world of ours. After all, two heads are always better than one.

(125 words)

▆Sample Essay for Task 2:

College Is Not an Ivory Tower

People often say that college is an ivory tower and life on campus is cut off from the harsh realities of the real world. College may have been an ivory tower before, but it is not so any more. We college students are under various kinds of pressure. First of all, most of us are burdened with a heavy tuition fee, which keeps on increasing every year. So some of us have to work over ten hours every week. Life for those who can get financial help from their parents is not easy either, as they very often have to follow their parents’ advice and take a major they don’t like. Finally those who are about to graduate suffer from a different kind of pressure: hunting for a job. It is no longer easy for a college student to get a decently paid job these days.

(134 words)

The Answers to Unit 2

Enhance Your Language Awareness Section A Useful Expressions

Useful Expressions from Text A Chinese Equivalences

don’t know whether to laugh or cry哭笑不得

it is no use doing…做……是没有用的

to a certain extent在某种程度上

have a great advantage over sb.比某人有优势

cannot afford to do sth.负担不起……

go to the opposite extreme走到另一个极端

let alone更别说

be fond of doing sth.喜欢做……

it is a pity (that)遗憾……

in my personal opinion我个人认为

be similar to…与……相似

It is worth doing值得做……

Useful Expressions from Text B Chinese Equivalences

have great trouble with…做……很吃力

try at all costs to do sth.不惜任何代价做……

rid them of their fear and dislike of books消除他们对书本的厌恶和恐惧心理

do sth. for pleasure出于乐趣而做……

mean every word of it说话算数

(I) Working with Words and Expressions

1. If Jane is not here in 10 minutes, we’ll assume that she isn’t coming and we won’t wait for her any longer.

2. The case was fully argued before an agreement was reached.

3. They claimed that they have discovered a cure for the disease, but this has not yet been proved.

4. Some Chinese words have no equivalents in English.

5. The rights of the individual are perhaps the most important rights in society.

6. If you want my person opinion, i don’t think you should go there.

7. The train leaves at about half past eight---8:32, to be precise.

8. After years of hard work, she became qualified as a doctor last year.

9. Her new novel is based on her adventures in Africa.

10. The house is too small for a family of five; furthermore, it is in a bad condition.

11. Human beings are much more intelligent than animals.

12. She promised solemnly that she would not say about it anymore.

2. (1) obtain (2) confident (3) communicate (4) advantage

(5) relevant (6) helpful (7) extreme (8) enjoyable

(9) means (10) process (11) particularly (12) characters

(13) astonished (14) apparently

3. (1) fond of (2) is…related to (3) find out

(4) To a certain degree (5) vice versa (6) no doubt

(7) rid… of (8) cleared up (9) or else

(10) at all costs (11) sure enough (12) let alone

(13) In his hurry (14) It’s no use (15) in my opinion (16) was worth

(II) Increasing Your Word Power

1. (1) c (2) d (3) b (4) b (5) b (6) d

2. (1) highly/very (2) quite/very (3) quite/very/increasingly (4) quite/simply/very

3.

nouns Chinese meanings

conqueror征服者胜利者

environmentalist环境保护主义者

industrialist工业家实业家

journalist新闻记者报人

laborer听力劳动者工人

logician逻辑学家

magician魔术师变戏法的人

mathematician数学家

murderer谋杀犯凶手

survivor幸存者生还者

1. logician

2. magician 4. Journalist

7. laborer

(III) Grammar

Task 1:

(1) would/should (2) should/would (3) might (4) would

(5) must (6) can’t (7) should would (8) must

Task 2:

(1) The expedition might have reached the top of the mountain now.

(2) If there should be any change in the schedule, please let me know in time.

(3) Passengers must check in 45 minutes prior to flight departure.

(4) Hurry up. It would be a pity to miss the concert.

(5) The man standing in the distance can’t be , for he left for New York yesterday afternoon.

(IV) Cloze

(1) doubt (2) efficient (3) where (4) advantage (5) afford (6) claim

(7) fluently (8) qualified (9) extent (10) ridiculous (11) perfect (12) as

(13) because (14) individual

(V) Translation

1. Translate the sentences

(1) The baby can’t even crawl yet, let alone walk.

(2) Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie.

(3) To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better.

(4) Can you take a look at the engine to see what’s wrong.

(5) Some people assume that there is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word.

(6) We have passed all the relevant information on to the police.

(7) There/ It is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because I won’t answer.

(8) It was a mistake on Jim’s part to sign the contract without reading it carefully.

(9) They refused to provide us with all the information we need.

(10) This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago.

(11) The film is based on a play by/ of Shakespeare.

(12) If you have a good command/ mastery of English and computer skills, you will surely have an advantage over others in finding a job/ in job-hunting.

Section C Theme-Related Writing

Write a passage in about 100–120 words, taking either of the following titles:

1) Why I like to learn English

2) Why I hate to learn English

▆Sample essay One

Why I like to learn English

I have learned English for about seven years. I should say that I am highly motivated to master English. First of all, learning English is useful, as it is becoming a world language and people from different countries often communicate with one another in English. If I am good at English, it will be much easier for me to communicate with them. Secondly, I like traveling a lot. A good mastery of English will make things much easier for me when traveling around the world. Finally, I like literature a lot. If I am very good at English, I can read great works by Shakespeare and Dickens and many other English writers instead of reading the translated versions.

▆Sample essay Two

Why I hate to learn English

I have learned English for about seven years. I should say the more I learn English, the more I hate it. First of all, learning English is boring. I have to memorize many new words or rely on a dictionary to frequently check unknown words. Doing so wastes a lot of my precious time. Secondly, I don’t understand why we have to learn a foreign language. I don’t want to go abroad and I can always find a job that doesn’t need English in China. Finally, I can always read translated versions of the books I want to read. So, if I don’t have to learn English, I would rather use the time I spend on English to do things I like.

Unit 3 Parents and Children

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

2 In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Completethe following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.

1) There was a(n)?awkward?moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.

2) She breathed a sigh of?relief?when she found out she had passed her exam.

3) Parents should really take extra care of their babies as many accidents actually?occur?at home.

4) The government has two?options; to reduce spending or to increase tax.

5) The following program contains scenes that may be?disturbing?to some viewers.

6) When the doctor told her that it was only a minor case, she?released?her husband’s arm.

7) The woman felt panicky and she spoke almost without?pausing?for breath.

8) The policeman blew his whistle and the protesters?scattered?in all directions.

9) He put a grape into his mouth and?swallowed?it whole.

10) Don’t?wipe?your nose on your sleeve, kid —that’s what your handkerchief’s for!

11) I took my son to the zoo as a birthday?treat.

12) As I?recall,?it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.

3 In the boxes 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.

1) In just a few days he?became well acquainted with?all his new classmates.

2) Jane has locked herself up in her room for the whole day. She?took us by surprise?when she came out with her hair dyed red.

3) Let’s sit down quietly and?gather our thoughts?first before the discussion.

4) To my surprise, the stranger?turned out?to be an old friend of my mother’s.

5) Seeing Jim wearing a funny hat, Maggie tried hard to?fight back?adesire to laugh.

6) Don’t?hang up on?me — I need to talk to you.

7) After quarrelling with his step-father, Colin?ran away?and hasn’t been heard of ever since.

8) They’ve hired someone to?take care of?the children for a week.

9) When I asked him how he was doing, he?hemmed and hawed?before telling me that he had just lost his job.

10) Once a very shy boy from a small mountainous village, he?turned into?a competent engineer in a matter of six years.

11) The newspaper refused to?keep?the facts?from?the public.

12) As we sat on the beach?soaking up?the sunshine, she started to tell me her childhood stories.

Increasing Your Word Power

1 Complete the multiple choice exercise by choosing the right answer.

1) All the following verbs can form acceptable collocations with the noun RELATIONSHIP except ________.

a. make?

b. create

c. acknowledge

d. deepen

e. build

2) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the

noun RELATIONSHIP except ________.

a. close

b. mutual

c. intimate

d. potential?

e. fluent

3) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the

noun PANIC except ________.

a. blind

b. sudden?

c. sturdy

d. growing

e. total

4) All the following verbs can go with the noun PANIC except ________.

a. feel

b. cause

c. create

d. spread?

e. throw

5) All the following verbs can go with the noun RELIEF except ________.

a. seek?

b. create?

c. experience

d. express

e. offer

6) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the

noun RELIEF except ________.

a. deep

b. sheer

c. temporary?

d. desperate?

e. obvious

7) All the following verbs can go with the noun MEMORY except ________.

a. lose

b. arouse

c. refresh?

d. survive?

e. cherish

8) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the

noun MEMORY except ________.

a.???????early?

b. sociable?

c. lasting??

d. fond

e. vivid

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 in the box. Change the form where necessary.

1)?Please?focus?your minds on the following problem.

2)?She has constant?fears?that her husband will abandon(抛弃)her and the kids.

3) The?focus?of recent research has been on environmental issues.

4) Her father died of a heart?attack?when there was no one else at home.

5) She?fears?that the child may have got a blood problem.

6) This kind of disease?attacks?the central nervous system.

7) She paid frequent?visits?to her parents and they were so happy to see her every time she?visited?them.

8) The blind man?touched?the elephant’s ear and concluded that the elephant is in the shape of a huge fan.

9) My long?chat?with my mother over the phone every day has relieved a lot of my stress.

10) He has got a strange skin problem. Even a light?touch?on his face hurts.

11) The colour of the curtains and the paint on the wall do not?match.

12) My husband often?chats?with me over dinner so I know very well what is happening at his workplace.

13) The young couple are a perfect?match.

14) Experts?fear?that the disease will spread far and wide.

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 -y can 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. Nouns/Verbs Suffixes Adjectives Chinese Meanings

fault faulty有错误的；有缺点的；不完善的

guilt guilty有罪的；有过失的

hand handy?手边的；方便的

panic panicky惊恐的；易恐慌的

pick picky吹毛求疵的；爱挑剔的

adapt-y/-able adaptable能适应新环境的；适应性强的

imagine imaginable可想象的；想得到的

port portable便于携带的；轻便的

predict predictable可预言的；可预料的

rely reliable可靠的；可信赖的

Complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have thusformed.

1) He pleaded?guilty?to charges of theft?(盗窃)?and robbery in court.

2) I’m sure she’ll cope with the changes very well; she’s very?adaptable.

3) Keep your pills?handy?just in case you feel carsick.

4) The doctor tried every means?imaginable?to save the patient, but invain.

5) Considering the great disparity?(悬殊)in strength between the twoteams, the result is?predictable?.

6) Many people feel?panicky?when speaking before the public.

7) If the product you bought turns out to be?faulty?, you may request arepair or

a replacement.

8) He is such a?picky?eate r that he won’t eat anything but fresh vegetable.

9) He’s not very?reliable?. You’d better not count on him to help you out.

10) A?portable?computer is a computer designed to be easily moved from

one location to another.

Grammar in Context

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.

1) a. We rushed to the railway station.

b. We found the train left already.

We rushed to the railway station, but found the train had left.

2) a. I learnt some English at high school in China.

b. I became an English Major at an American college after I finished highschool in China.

Before I became an English major at an American college, I had learnt someEnglish at high school in China.

3) a. I got to the cinema by bike.

b. Kathy got there even earlier and picked up the tickets.

Kathy had already picked up the tickets by the time I got to the cinema by bike.

4) a. I shut the door.

b. Immediately afterwards the telephone rang.

No sooner had I shut the door than the telephone rang.

or: I had no sooner shut the door than the telephone rang.

5) a. The teacher explained the theory in detail.

b. Then the students understood.

The students did not understand until the teacher had explained the theory indetail.

Task 2: A theft happened in a company last Saturday. John, the person who was onduty, was telling a friend what had happened. Imagine you are John andyour partner his friend. Tell him what happened using the following need to add what is missing and make use of the past perfect aspect ofverbs whenever necessary to indicate the sequence of the events.

Before I left the office at 5 o’clock, I had locked the office door. When I passed bythe office an hour later, 1)?I saw the door open. I felt a bit surprised, so I stoppedand went in to take a look. When I saw the mess in the office, I knew

2)?the office had been broken into. I took a quick look around and found that

3)?quite a few things had been stolen.?I called the police immediately. By the time the police arrived, my boss and my colleagues 4)?had already come back to the office. Tom said that 5)?the 200 dollars he had locked in his drawer was gone. Dylan’s camera, which he 6)?had just bought, was also gone. My boss suffered the heaviest ?A few computers in the office had been stolen. The police searched the office, but

were unable to find any clues.

Cloze

Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.

My mother and I always enjoyed our chat together under a pine tree in the park. At our r ecent?(1) meeting, however, her pale face took me by s urprise?(2).

I asked her what was wrong, and her s ad / solemn?(3) look and silence made

me believe that she was k eeping?(4) something bad from me. Apparently, something serious was d isturbing?(5) her. At first, she remained silent. Finally, after my persistent i nquiries?(6), she could not hold it any longer and

a dmitted?(7)

to me that she had a very serious heart disease. It suddenly o ccurred?(8) to me that three years ago, she had heart s urgery?(9) but her condition did not improve

afterwards and now there were hardly any o ptions?(10) left. I reached over and wrapped my arms t ightly?(11) around my mother and cried. As we sat there that

cool April afternoon s oaking?(12) up the sun and smelling the fresh s cent?(13) of

the grass, I had one wish in my heart that I could have more g atherings?(14) with

my mother in the days to come.

Translation

Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressionsgiven in brackets.

1)?我们是好朋友，可他居然将这么大的一件事瞒着我，实在令我吃惊。(keepsth. from, take sb. by surprise)

We are good friends; however, he kept such an important matter from me, whichtook me by surprise.

2)?在毕业典礼(commencement)上，她感到喉头哽咽，但她仍然忍住了泪水。(a lump in one’s throat, fight back)

At the commencement, she felt a lump in her throat but fought back her tears.

3)?汤姆昨晚和我聊天，他告诉我他的病已经得到控制，不需做外科手术。(chatwith, under control)

Tom chatted with me last night. He told me that his disease had been broughtunder control, and there was no need for surgery.

4)?听说她的车驶离了公路，她的父母担心得要命。(run off, be worried sick)

Her parents were worried sick when they knew that she had run off the highway.

5)?她满面愁容，不知有何心事。(on one’s mind)

She looks very worried; I wonder what’s on her mind.

6)?他是个害羞和安静的男孩，在走上讲台叙述自己的经历之前，他悄悄地坐在

礼堂(auditorium)的一角整理着思绪。(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)?在乐队干了几年后，他又做回了独立音乐人(solo musician)，于是他的事业

又回到了原点。(come full circle, career)

After several years of working in a band, he has now gone back to being a solomusician, so his career has come full circle.

8)?自己的儿子长成了一个能干的生意人，他总算放心了。(turn into, to one’s relief)

To his relief his son has turned into a capable businessman.

Unit 4 Growing up

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P108

1.1) terrify

a) Flying terrifies my mother-in-law. That is why she has never visited me.

b) The thought of dying of kidney cancer terrified him.

2) Civilized

a) Such brutal acts should not be allowed in civilized countries.

b) We aim to create an orderly, civilized and harmonious society.

3) Shelter

a) I am really grateful to you for providing me food and shelter.

b) After the earthquake, millions fled the country to seek shelter elsewhere.

4) Frustrated

a) He felt very frustrated to learn that he failed in the final exam.

b) Exhausted and frustrated, they decided to stop the search for the missing dog in the forest.

5) Drag

a) He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.

b) Every time we went shopping together, Jane would drag her daughter along.

6) Independent

a) Going away to college has made me much more independent.

b) Students should learn to be independent of their teachers.

2.

1) b

2) h

3) g

4) e

5) d

6) c

7) a

8) f

3.

Ater only a few years of marriage, Kaven and John bagan to grow apart.

2) When Janet was out with her date late at night, her parents would stay up until she returned home.

3) Some parents are rather protective. They want to have a tight rein on their children.

4) She bought a mobile phone for her teenage son so that she can get hold of him anytime she wants.

5) I did not follow my parents’ advice, and I ended up in trouble.

Checking Your Comprehension

P110

1) They learned the necessary survival skills such as hunting, fishing and keeping house and then got married and built their own new home near their parents’.

2) The basic needs of the human beings are still the same: we still need to learn all the survival skills.

3) Physically they mature earlier, but there is so much more to learn in today’s world that it takes them longer to get ready to become independent. This mismatch between physical maturity and mental immaturity makes them frustrated,restless and rebellious.

4) They would sit up waiting for her and they were angry with her.

2.(P110-111)

1) Man’s basic needs are still the same. Despite all the developments they have made, human beings still have to learn the basic survival sills. In this sense, Man hasn’t really changed much.

2) We mature earlier physically, but we become mature much later as social beings----we are unable to be independent and survive on our own in the modern world until much later.

3) I was scared of them being annoyed with me, so I used to try and be in on time, but sometimes I just wasn’t able to get back home in time.

4) The strange thing is , I was the one who got into trouble despite my parents’ strict control. My friends, whose parents had less control over them, all turned out to be fine.

3.(P111) Similarities:

1) We need to learn all the survival skills we need.

2) Basic skills such as starting a family, house-keeping and looking after our family are similar in both societies.

Differences:

In the primitive society, people had to learn how to hunt or fish, which may not be essential in modern society.

2) In the primitive society, people, in their early teens, would be ready to marry and set up house usually near their family in the village they knew. In the modern society, according to the author, we need to learn much more skills in order to be on our own. Therefore, we stay longer with our parents and it seems that we take longer to become independent.

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

Working with Words and Expressions

1 Listed in the boxes 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.

1) When the father learned about his son’s school performance, he?beamed?with satisfaction.

2) How do people?celebrate?New Year’s Day in your country?

3) What are you?complaining?about? You have already got everything you want.

4) There were 24 people?enrolled?in the French class.

5) The children?panicked?when they saw the serious look on the teacher’s face.

6) When I turned off the TV, all my three kids?protested.

7) He is too?stubborn?to admit that he was wrong.

8) George is very?ambitious?about his future though he is just a teenager.

9) My son is very good at?figures, and he plans to take up Mathematics as his major.

10) He got very?frustrated?when he learned that he had failed the exam again.

11) Being a very?possessive?father, he felt very unhappy when he learned his daughter was going to get married.

12) How can you keep your children at home for the whole week? Of course, they will

get?restless.

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.

1) She finds herself in?conflict?with her parents over her future career.

2) The two parties finally?overcame?their differences on the matter of interest rate?(利率).

3) Some strange customs?have survived?from earlier times.

4) Please let us know if you can?attend?the meeting scheduled?(事先安排)?for the coming Thursday.

5) She?frowned?with displeasure as she was reading her son’s school report.

6) Students are likely to let their minds?wander?if the teacher’s lectures are dull and boring.

7) I always feel so?guilty?about not visiting my parents more often, but I do have lots of things to cope with every day.

8) The local farmers?sustained?heavy losses during the flood season.

9) The next morning we all went out to?survey?the damage caused by the fire.

10) The sudden appearance of a tiger from the woods?terrified?us all.

11) International students are required to carry medical?insurance?as a condition of enrollment?(注册).

12)?Adapting?to a new culture is no easy task because there are lots of cultural differences to overcome.

3 In the boxes 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 exercises. Change the form where necessary.

1) The old man?was sick of?having arguments all the time with his wife.

2) “You really can’t imagine what I have gone through,” Mary said,?choking back?her tears.

3)?Compared with?growing up in primitive societies, growing up in today’s world is in some ways harder.

4) When I first?settled into?teaching in this small town, I felt very awkward, for my neighbors wanted to know everything about me.

5) The boys?would give anything / the world?to meet that football star.

6) Tom rushed into the room when Jane and I were?in the midst

of?a?conversation.

7) It’s true that his father is a world-famous movie star, but Jack became famous?in his own right?.

8) We didn’t plan it l ike that but it?worked out?very well.

9) At first he found it extremely hard to?fit in with?his colleagues at the new company.

10) When I was in my teens, I gradually?grew apart?from my parents, only to realize how wrong I was in my later years.

11) I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering from a severe cold.?No wonder?you did not turn up at the party yesterday.

12) It is not a healthy habit?staying up?too late.

13) I?was annoyed with?my mother’s tight control over me and ended up shouting at her one day.

14) The boy?was scared of?his mother because she would always scold(责怪)?him if he did anything wrong.

15) Because of my carelessness, I soon found myself?in trouble?again and then I realized that what my mother had said was right.

16) He is not a very responsible person.?For??instance?, he promised to come to our meeting, but never even responded when we invited him.

● Increasing Your Word Power

1 The words listed in the following box can be used to describe either a teenager or a parent. Go over each word carefully and then choose the right word to complete each sentence.

1) He is a very?possessive?father. He says “no” to all his daughter’s boyfriends.

2) A(n)?over-protective?parent usually weakens his / her child’s belief in his / her ability to solve his / her own problems.

3) Are you a(n)?frustrated?parent whose teenager always makes angry scenes when you try to get him or her to “just DO something”?

4) His?possessive?mother wants him to ring her 3 times a day at least to keep her informed of what he does at school.

5) It is often the case that in a family one parent is usually slightly?lenient / strict?and the other is slightly?strict / lenient?.

6) Teenagers are rather?rebellious?as they often prefer to be on their own and refuse to listen to their parents.

7) Don’t blame him: he’s just a(n)?frustrated?teenager who feels that he is unable to find his position in life.

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