Unit 5
Key to Exercise
Vocabulary
3. Fill in the blacks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.
1 for, on 2 against, out 3 to, in 4 with, to 5 of, of
6 of, in spite of, on 7 of, in 8 Upon, into 9 in, with 10 to/with
4. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrase in the brackets. Change the form if necessary.
1. springing up/ going up (两者均可。前者更生动些)
2. go about/ go over（两者均可，但前者指开始某项工作，后者指该计划本身要仔细审阅一下，意思有所不同）
3. went out 4 going on 5 went off 6 goes with, go to
7 go under, go for 8 go into
9 going, go to, go for, go along with, went crazy
10 go with, go together
5 Translate the following sentences into English
1. 这是个难得的机会。你要是让它从身边溜掉就太傻了。
This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.
2. 我们的出口和去年相比增加了百分之二十。
Compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%. (or …are up by 20% / …have gone up by 20%)
3. 因为没有更好的词，我们姑且称之为“走后门主义吧”吧。
For want of s better word, let’s call it “backdoorism”.
4. 这个年轻人喜欢修理摆弄东西。他可以说是个万金油。（什么都会一点的人）。
This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of Jack of all trades.
5. 和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们是比较现实的一代。
Compared to their parents’ generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.
6. 他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。
His face turned/ went blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.
7. 这说来话长， 但是今天我不想去研究这件事的历史了。
It is a long story, but I won’t go into the history today.
8.我们花了比我们想象多得多的时间才过了海关。
It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.
9. 灯光突然全灭了。全城一下陷入完全黑暗中。
The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.
10.别等我了，你先走。我要先把这份文件看完。
Don’t wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over this document.
11. 我们无法否认这样的事实：我们为经济发展付出高昂的学费。
We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development.
12. 消防队员要是晚到一会儿，火就会蔓延到附近的油罐。
Had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.
Grammar
1 Combine each pair of sentences following the pattern below.
1. The narrator was as helpless as the boy at the bank.
2. In a bad year the soil is as hard as stone.
3. Luckily, the final exam isn’t as difficult as the mid-term.
4. At the moment, your health is more important than anything else.
5. To his mind, the two cultures are as different as chalk and cheese.
6. Xiao Fang is the most creative student I’ve ever known.
7. This is the most fantastic story I’ve ever heard.
8. Five thousand yuan is the lowest price we can offer for the PC.
9. Jack says that Avatar is the best science fiction film he’s seen in the last three years.
10. The snowstorm last week was the worst my grandmother can remember.
11. I think Dialogue on CCTV News is one of the most thought provoking talk shows CCTV offers.
12. The Bird’s Nest, the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, is the most magnificent stadium I’ve ever been to.
2. Compete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using one of the patterns given.
1. The doctor did all (that) they could
2. everything he says
3. anything the ask for/demand
4. all he got from a week of hard work
5. All that is written in his wife’s letter
6. Nothing the doctors said
7. anything you suggest
8. Something he read in a popular magazine
9. All that can be done is /has been done
10. Anything the artist painted
11. something that never existed before
12. nothing the doctors could do
3 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs
1 through 2. over 3. like 4 As, like
5 through 6 Over/ In/ During 7 through 8 over
9 from, without, around/ in, As, with, with, to/with
4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word
1 much 2 kind 3 doing 4 called 5 fought
6 become 7 good 8 other 9 himself 10 then
Unit 6
Vocabulary
5 Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the appropriate words listed below.
1 acceptance 2 occurrence 3 astonishing, unrecognizable
4 appreciative, expectation 5 identical, identify, identifications
2. Give corresponding synonyms and antonyms for the following words.
Synonyms
1. meet (with) 2. show, indicate, symbolize, represent 3. stupid, dull, unwise 4. old 5. examine, look closely 6. arrive at, come to, go to 7. repair | 8. remark, speech, comment 9. consider, see, view, look upon, take 10. speak about, chat, discuss 11. require, need 12. think carefully, consider, ponder over 13. ridicule, mock 14. surprise |
Antonyms
1. flat, gentle, gradual 2. incomplete 3. believe, trust 4. unexpected 5. seriously, formally 6. relative, conditional, questionable 7. unknown 8. ugliness | 9. later, in the future 10. few 11. small, tiny 12. empty 13. unconscious 14. insignificance 15. at last |
3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the appropriate phrases and expressions listed below. Note that some of them may be used more than once.
1. After all, regarded as
2. regarded as/ in a sense, consists of
3. for ages, at once
4. were astonished at, After all
5. calls for, on their part/ in turn
6. dawned on, in case, melt into
7. reflect on, in relation to, calls for
8. cut, in, on their part/ in turn, work out
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.
1 off/ out 2 off 3 out/through 4 through 5 to, through
6 to 7 with 8 on 9 to 10 with
5. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and expressions listed below.
1. 当我们到达目的地时，我们发现这块地上已经没有任何建筑，只有一些石头散落在地上。没有人能认出这是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墙。
When we reached our destination, we found nothing standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.
2. 今天，大多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他们不再认为主要是国内生产总值标志一个国家的幸福了。
Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDP marks the happiness of a nation.
3. 让我们同意对方有不同意见吧。我们起码在这一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。
Let’s agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.
4. 桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那千姿百态的石峰。
Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in these different shapes.
5. 我可以向你保证他是个非常随和的人。我从来没见过她发脾气。
I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.
6.一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭作证。我很欣赏他的勇气。
A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I admire his courage.
7. 大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。
College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.
8. 你们在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试试，看你是否提出重要的问题来，是否能作出有意义的评论。
While you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/criticism.
9. 在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认识到，我们必须保证学生不但能谋生，还能懂得怎样生活。
Upon careful reflections on this issue, I’ve come to realize that we must make sure that our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.
10.有一次我修好了一个漏气的自行车胎，爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我说我是家里的天才，有当机械师的潜力。他的话引起了全家人的大笑。
Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and have the makings of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.
7 Fill in the blanks with one of the appropriate phases listed below
1 At that time 2 at a time 3 for the time being, in time
4 on time 5 during the time/ at the time, for a time/ for a long time
6 all the time 7 at the same time, at a time
8 By the time, for some time 9 at times/ all time
10 For a long time/ During that time, all the time
Grammar
3 Translate the following sentences using proper adverbial clauses
1. Take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.
2. It’s not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.
3. The two girl spoke so softly that no one else could hear them.
4. When you explain the danger of the drug to children, do it so that they can understand.
5. The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.
6. In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.
7. He was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his peers at school.
8. The accident happened so long ago that I don’t remember much about it.
9. The teacher had just taken the children out of the building when it collapsed.
10. It was so dark that the German secret agent didn’t notice there was no balcony below the window at all.
4. Fill in the blank of the passage with ONE suitable word
1 so 2 aware 3 realized 4 book 5 when
6 but 7 clearly 8 again 9 decided 10 case
