10.She had a fear of heights, so we shouldn t have made her go up to the top.
III.Word Translation.
Write down the Chinese meaning of the following words.
1.photographer.2.firefighter.
3.optometrist.4.carpenter.
5.architect.6.plumber.
7.sculptor.8.bank teller.
9.meteorologist.10.fashion designer.
11.marine biologist.12.bird watcher.
IV.Affixes.
The suffix—some is used to form adjectives.Study the pairs of words below and then fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1.I find it very doing the same job day after day.
2.Her hip has been for quite a while, and she ll probably need surgery on it.
3.He had developed a reputation for intimidating people.
4.How can I accumulate enough cash to get out of such a large and debt?
5.Benedict had been a wild boy and a young man who would argue with any body else over little things.
6.Lamb casserole makes an excellent family dish, in flavor and robust in texture.
7.Foreign students are often at Christmas, when everyone else goes home.
Text B
I.Translation.
Translate from English into Chinese the underlined parts in the following sentences from the text.
1.Today, American colleges and universities (originally modeled on German ones) are under strong attack.(Para.3)
2.Studies are conducted and reports are issued on the status of higher education.(Para.4)
3.but any changes that result either are largely cosmetic or make a bad situation worse.(Para.3)
4.Active learning, in which students write essays or perform experiments and then have their work evaluated by an instructor.( Para.6 )
5.Students need to question their professors and to have their ideas taken seriously.(Para.7)
6.They need small discussion classes that demand a joint effort of teacher and students rather than.(Para.7)
II.Word Choices.
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.In the past ten years, efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet very far.
A.exceeded B.receded.
C.proceeded D.preceded.
2.He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear.
A.product B.result.
C.consequence D.fruit.
3.First published in 1927, the charts remain an indispensable resource researchers.
A.of B.by C.for D.among.
4.For the sake of convenience the photographs are shown in chronological.
A.succession B.chain.
C.sequence D.series.
5.Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, because Americans were buying fewer cars.
A.largely B.perfectly.
C.completely D.entirely.
6.His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration was short.
A.period B.span C.length D.time.
7.Lawyers hope this case will an area of law which was thrown into confusion by a judgment last year.
A.classify B.purify C.clarify D.identify.
8.It makes to buy a large packet because it works out cheaper in the end.
A.sense B.room C.trouble D.sure.
9.Professor Jones will be a lecture to the third year students on Roman architecture at 5:00 p.m.
A.taking B.attending.
C.making D.delivering.
10.Carrying a gun, one of the robbers walked the cashier and demanded money.
A.from behind B.up to.
C.in between D.up from.
III.Affixes.
Study the following words and complete the sentences with the words given.
Change the form if necessary.
Unit 5
Text A
Pre-class Activity
I.Word Definition.
Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B1.ambition A.cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure.
2.leap B.additional.
3.amuse C.overturn.
4.gadget D.jump high into the air or jump to land in a different place.
5.impressive E.spreading quickly from person to person.
6.supplementary F.a strong desire to achieve something.
7.overthrow G.someone who betrays one s country, a cause, or a trust.
8.contagious H.to talk about a religious subject in a public place.
9.preach I.making a strong or vivid impression; striking or remarkable.
10.traitor J.a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool.
1.o arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way.
2.m hotel specially built for people traveling by car.
3.l laws.
4.e leave one s own country to live in another one.
5.c someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime.
6.d a piece of paper that has official information on it.
7.v an official mark put on your passport that gives you permission to temporarily enter or leave a foreign country.
8.s situational comedy.
9.f to cook something in hot fat or oil.
10.c an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government.
III.Word Finding.
Cross out the word in each group that does not belong.
1.jumble confusion mob muddle.
2.file pillar queue line.
3.French fries pan pies hamburgers.
4.integrated decay rot decompose.
5.hop skip jump stumble.
Class Activity
I.Word Choices.
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there arefour choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence.
1.Now that spring is here, you can these fur coats till you need themagain next winter.
A.put out B.put away C.put down D.put over.
2.You cannot imagine how I feel with my duties sometimes.
A.overflowed B.overthrown.
C.overwhelmed D.overturned.
3.The government a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
A.pronounced B.imposed C.complied D.prescribed.
4.I was so in today s history lesson.I didn t understand a thing.
A.confused B.neglected C.amused D.amazed.
5.A good teacher should as well as teach.
A.amuse B.entertain C.dedicate D.instruct.
6.I wandered through the cool of the forest trees.
A.shadow B.darkness C.freshness D.shade.
7.We find that some birds twice a year between hot and cold countries.
A.transfer B.migrate C.commute D.emigrate.
8.After lunch I felt enough to ask my boss for a rise in my weekly wages.
A.strong B.reckless C.bold D.fearless.
9.It started as a hobby, but it got so that I had to keep on doing it.
A.additive B.addictive C.additional D.dependent.
10.They have done away with Latin for university entrance at Harvard.
A.compulsive B.indispensable.
C.compulsory D.essential.
11.The first sentence in this paragraph is ; it can be interpreted in many ways.
A.intricate B.ambiguous C.duplicated D.confused.
