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2) Eddie was adamant that his son should never indulge in vain wishes; he believed that it was absurd for his son to pursue a romantic but utterly impractical career in the future.

3) Those considering an adventurous safari in Central Africa should be aware that there is an extremely small, but nonetheless present, risk of encountering bandits on the road. Thus they should decide for themselves whether such potential risks will be personally acceptable to them and their companions. 5.

1) go around / round 2) Go for 3) went off 4) go on 5) is going on 6) go about 7) go along 8) go through 9) go by 10) go over

II. Usage

1. The manager was chatting with the chairman of the board about something that

concerned the future of their cooperation and I could tell that he was being careful with his words.

2. Tom didn't really like the food, but he was being polite and ate quite a bit.

3. He kept tapping on his teacup with his spoon because he was getting impatient waiting for the waiter to come around.

4. By handing in papers off the Internet, students are being stupid because they run the risk of being caught and expelled from school.

5. He was being a coward by not being truthful to himself and others.

6. Some of the nurses were very rude and told Edgar he was being a nuisance when he complained.

7. Don't talk nonsense. I'm being serious.

Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze

1. Text-related (1) go along (2) honesty (3) straightforward (4) indulge in (5) What about (6) dodge (7) assert (8) absurd (9) resort (10) juggle

2. Theme-related (1) asserting (2) go along (3) because (4) part (5) Mistakes (6) exceptions (7) end (8) resort (9) dying (10) freedom

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II. Translation

The new president of our university disapproves of the idea that we should be allowed to tell lies under certain circumstances. He believes that if people get used to telling any kind of lie, they will indulge themselves and eventually be stuck with the bad habit. To tell or not to tell a lie can sometimes become a very sticky issue, but our president insists on the notion that nobody in the world of education should dodge the responsibility of attaching primary importance to honesty while teaching the young. I agree with him. What about you?

UNIT4 Vocabulary I. 1.

(1) for myself (2) concluded (3) infinite (4) internal (5) misery (6) mode (7) ventured (8) visible (9) observation (10) commended 2.

1) I lay in bed feeling thoroughly wretched. 2) It is fragrant with the smell of apple blossom.

3) They are fine specimens of the veteran revolutionaries.

4) I’d like to enroll in the modern art course if it is not too late. 5) The taste is slightly bitter, and it has a strange odor. 3.

1) The scheme does nothing to help families on low incomes and is sure to provoke

/call forth/draw/ arouse criticism.

2) Jenny is terribly uncertain as to whether Bob is the right boy for her.

3) These goods bear no resemblance to those I saw printed in the advertisements. 4) In China, where black hair and black eyes are the norm, her blond hair and blue

eyes are rather conspicuous.

5) We did not have time for a rehearsal before the performance because of the delay

of our flight. 4.

1) The new parliament member, an energetic politician and ardent advocate of the welfare system, said: \investigation has revealed that there are still people who lead a wretched existence in our society. To leave them to their own devices is to deny them the basic human right, the right to a decent life.\

2) One day my professor entrusted me with a task of doing a certain experiment and meantime gave explicit instructions that I must read his new book beforehand.

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The book, however, did not commend itself to me. Could I go ahead without reading it? The perplexity haunted me for quite a while. Then I decided I could not look him in the face if I betrayed his trust. So I started reading his book in earnest before turning to the experiment. 3) The day I left for college, my father gave me an alarm clock and an English

learner’s dictionary. Both proved useful in my subsequent years of study. The latter helped to make me accurate in my writing while the former helped me to be punctual. However, I had to part with the clock with reluctance later when it was proved to be beyond repair. 5.

1) turned to 2) turned…down 3) turn up 4) turned out 5) turned…over 6) turned on 7) turned away 8) turns out 9) turned in 10) turning in

II. Confusable Words 1) come 2) Come; bring; bring 3) take; taken 4) went; went; going 5) went; came 6) take 7) bring 8) come 9) brought 10) went / came

Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze

1. Text-related (1) Enrolling (2) specimen (3) leave him to his own devices (4) investigation (5) By and by (6) content with (7) entrusted (8) reluctance (9) infectious (10) observation (11) mode (12) grounded in 2. Theme-related (1) known (2) only (3) doing (4) assistance (5) assignment (6) simply (7) But (8) turned (9) singled (10) because

II. Translation

When I enrolled in Math 202, I anticipated difficulties because I was not well grounded in mathematics in high school. The course was taught by Professor Richardson, a fine specimen of an old-fashioned gentleman, very cordial to his

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students. However, when it came to academic matters, he was by no means an easy person. Before he started his lecture, he discoursed enthusiastically on the importance of working in an orderly fashion, of being thoroughly prepared before each class, and of not being content with what you have learned. His attitude towards work was infectious, and by and by I became an ardent math lover, too.

UNIT5 Vocabulary I 1.

1) percentage 2) zone 3) warmth 4) diverse 5) widen 6) looked around 7) in the face of 8) in perspective 9) temperate 10) theoretical

2.

1) Its profits shrank from $5 million to $1.25 million in the last global financial crisis. 2) They will have to adhere to the cultural norms of the organization in order to be successful with their database project.

3) My hometown is/lies halfway in between Salk Lake City and Denver. 4) I saw waves battering (against) the rocks at the bottom of the cliff.

5) Flood waters washed away the only bridge connecting the village to the outside world. 3.

1) Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up with some figures? 2) There is a wide variation among Internet providers in cost, features, software, reliability and customer service.

3) Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this neighborhood. 4) I suggested we sing and dance for the elderly people in the nursing home, and all my roommates were in favor of my idea.

5) Doctors who are compelled to work 36 hours at a stretch cannot possibly be fully efficient.

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