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1. Having a concept of numbers helps geese to keep track of their . Correct answer flock

2. We were attacked by an angry of bees, but no one got stung. Correct answer

swarm

3. On safari in Africa you can see a(n) of elephants on the plain. Correct answer herd

4. Our boat was surrounded by a large of dolphins. Correct answer school

5. The pop singer was greeted by a huge of fans. Correct answer army

6. When someone is in hospital it's traditional to bring them some chocolates, or a(n) of grapes. Correct answer bunch

Complete the sentences with the correct form of suitable expressions from the collocation box. Sometimes more than one collocation is possible.

Nouns which often go after: abstract concept idea principle reasoning animal instinct intelligence lover rights human being body nature society

1. Mark has three dogs. He's a real . Correct answer (1) animal (2) lover

2. The average contains between four and five litres of blood. Correct answer

(1) human (2) body

3. Scientists are trying to prove whether animals are capable of . Correct answer

(1) abstract (2) reasoning

4. Survival is a basic common to all creatures. Correct answer (1) animal (2) instinct

5. There has always been conflict and war in the world. You can't change . Correct answer (1) human (2) nature

6. Animals don't understand like art, culture and society. Correct answer (1) abstract (2) concepts

Translate the sentences into Chinese.

1. I had tossed sticks for him before and knew the approximate distance they would go, depending upon their weight and my motion. This stick, however, caught a gust and, flying where the sheet wanted to go, sailed across the yard, over the fence, and, with a fine skater's touch, glided onto the pond. Suggested answer:

我以前也经常这样为他扔木头。根据木头的不同重量和我动作的大小，我知道它们大概能飞多远。但这块木头赶上了一阵疾风，朝着床单想去的方向飞过了院子，越过了围栏，最后以溜冰高手般的优美动作滑进湖水里。

2. The next moment I was standing in the water and Hogahn was swimming toward me, breaking the ice with his front paws. He seemed a little startled by the intrusion of the ice in his path, but definitely in control. I went as far as I could until the pond bottom sank down under my weight and the ice water penetrated my jacket, and I stood and waited. Suggested answer:

接下来的一瞬间我已经站在水里，霍根用前爪破冰朝我游过来。一路上冰块的侵扰似乎让他受了些惊吓，但他绝对能控制得住自己。我尽量向前趟，直到我的双脚陷进湖底的烂泥，冰冷的湖水浸透了我的夹克。我站在那儿等着。

3. It can recognize different people and make choices about what to eat or which path to take. But does this mean that an animal is capable of thinking and, if so, can it be proved? Our perceptions of animals are filtered through our own human understanding of the world and we often project human feelings and thoughts onto other creatures. Suggested answer:

它会认人、选择食物、识别道路。但这是否意味着它有思维能力呢？如果有的话，又如何证实呢？我们对动物的认知是经过过滤的，是建立在人类对世界的理解的基础上的，我们常常把人类的情感和思想投射到其他动物身上。

4. Many scientists in the 20th century dismissed such findings as unreliable, usually influenced by anthropomorphism, in other words, judging animals by human attributes. However, the pendulum is now swinging away from thinking of animals as machines without intelligence, and back towards Darwin's ideas. A wide range of studies on animals suggests that the roots of intelligence are deep, widespread across the animal kingdom and highly changeable. Suggested answer:

许多20世纪的科学家轻视这些发现，认为它们不可靠，这是受了拟人说的影响，即根据人的特征来判断动物。但是，现在舆论的天平已经不再向那些认为动物像机器一样没有智慧的观点倾斜了，而是向达尔文的观点倾斜。大范围的动物研究表明：智慧之根在动物界的分布既深又广，变化多端。

Translate the sentences into English.

1. 夜贼们忙着往皮卡里扔赃物，急着想尽快开车逃走。正在这时，负责看守小区的保安发现了他们，并报了警。（just about; watch over） Suggested answer:

The burglars were throwing the stolen items to the pickup and were just about to drive away when the guards watching over the living quarters found them and called the police.

2. 三个士兵在密林深处艰难地行走了一整天，试图走向河的东岸，结果却发现他们只在树林里打转，离目的地仍有几十英里之遥。(only to find; short of) Suggested answer:

The three soldiers had walked with difficulty through the woods for a whole day, trying to navigate to the east bank of the river, only to find that they had been circling in the woods and were still dozens of miles short of their destination.

3. 我觉得今天早晨做动物心智报告的那位学者显然高估了动物的智慧，她甚至认为黑猩猩能够用电脑跟人进行交流。(go so far as to) Suggested answer:

It seems to me that the scholar who talked about animal intelligence this morning has obviously overestimated the animal intelligence. She went so far as to suggest that chimpanzees can communicate with humans through computers.

4. 作为志愿者，我们不仅仅要对前来询问或寻求帮助的人微笑服务，我们还应该具备跨文化交际的技巧，否则我们就干不好这个工作。(be limited to) Suggested answer:

As volunteers, what we need to do is not just limited to smiling to those who come to us for information and help. We must also learn skills for cross-cultural communication, without which our performance cannot be satisfactory.

Unit8

Rewrite the sentences using the more / less ... the more / less. Follow the example.

Example:

You have a stronger will. The task is more futile.

The stronger the will, the more futile the task.

1. You have more hobbies. You're less likely to worry. Suggested answer:

The more hobbies you have, the less likely you are to worry.

2. You work long. You earn more. Suggested answer:

The longer you work, the more you earn.

3. People work more. They have less free time. Suggested answer:

The more people work, the less free time they have.

4. Leisure inactivities have developed more. They have less interaction. Suggested answer:

The more leisure inactivities have developed, the less interaction they have.

5. You change the channel more. You have less chance of becoming interested. Suggested answer:

The more you change the channel, the less chance you have of becoming interested.

6. You spend more time in front of the computer screen. You have less interest in the outside world.

Suggested answer:

The more time you spend in front of a computer screen, the less interest you have in the outside world.

7. You make less effort. You will be a better couch potato. Suggested answer:

The less effort you make, the better couch potato you will be.

Rewrite the sentences using the former / the latter. Follow the example.

Example:

... first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure are the majority.

... first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority.

1. Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister and a Nobel Prize winner. Churchill was more famous as Prime Minister. Suggested answer:

Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister and a Nobel Prize winner. He was more famous for the former.