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Text comprehension I. D

II. FFTTF III.

1. hit by lightning. 2. died of terror

3. soothing conversation 4. One should die peacefully.

5. so anyone could use it to hear the reassurance voice of a loved one. 6. their lives had intensely touched hers.

7. kindness is not just to be paid back but to be passed on to others. IV.

1. I tried to comfort her by saying that we would manage to overcome it / get it over / tide it over. 2. After experiencing such an incident, the girl’s visit to London would seem much less exciting in comparison.

3. The young woman, who was as confident as that businessman, must have noticed my fear. 4. The young businessman was sorry that… 5. I am very grateful to …

Structural analysis of the text

1. Yes. It is explicitly stated at the end of the text: …not to pay back the kindness but to pass it on. 2. scared and most likely looking pale;

worried, but till trying to encourage the young girl looked worried, but confident

as confident as the young businessman, tried to comfort the author, offered her cell phone to anyone who wanted to make a call

generously offered her box of chocolate to the businessman calm; no one panicked; no one screamed.

Vocabulary

1. Phrase practice

I. strapped in= having the seat belt fastened on 系紧安全带

2. make a connecting flight= catch another flight to continue the journey 转机 3. he was done= he had completed his task (announcement)

4. pulled myself together =controlled my feelings and began behaving calmly again 冷静，振作 5. make it= land successfully and safely 度过难关 6. be indebted to= be very grateful to 感激于 II.

1. witnessed; 2. figured; 3. lightning; 4. lunged; 5. confided; 6. blessed; 7. indiscriminate; 8. terra firma; 9. sure; 10. creature. III.

1. B

swerve: to suddenly and violently change direction / turn 2. A

against: opposite to; contact; press / on 3. C

stricken: (adj.) passive voice / striking: (adj.) subjective / struck: the past tense (not adj.) 4. B

reassuring: feel less worried / sure / certain about something 5. D

equal (adj.): same in position or importance and deserving the same treatment / same equivalent: adj. same in amount / n. sth or sb equal to another similar: same with little difference 6. D

smell: to breathe in through your nose to feel

perfume / taste / freshness: being full of energy and enthusiasm 7. C

screech: wheels make a high unpleasant noise scream / jolt / cling 8. B

fateful: have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events or one’s fate. lucky / indebted / glamorous IV.

1.somehow; somewhat; somewhat; somehow 2. feared; panic; feared; panicked 3. Hope; hope; anticipating; anticipate 4. surviving; survive; live;live

V. Synonym / Antonym

1. Synonyms: open, unlock

2. Antonyms: unconfidently, despairingly 3. Synonyms: thinking, imagining 4. Antonyms: brave, bold

5.Synonyms: unselective, uncritical

6. Antonyms: enjoyable, comfortable, pleasant, agreeable 7.Synonyms: grumbling

8. Antonyms: lightly, barely, hardly, scarcely

VI. Word derivation

1. ungrateful 2. shortage

3. unfortunately

4. invaluable 5. lengthen 6. destruction 7. timely 8. rustless.

1. grateful (adj.) 感激的，感谢的

ungrateful (adj.) 忘恩负义的，讨人厌的

2. short (adj.) 短的，矮的 shortage (n.) 不足，缺少 shorten (v.) 弄短，变短

3. fortune (n.) 财产，运气，命运 fortunately (adv.) 幸运地，幸亏 fortunate (adj.) 幸运的，侥幸的 unfortunately (adv.) 不幸地

unfortunate (adj.) 不幸的，令人遗憾的，不成功的

4. value (n.v.)价值，重要性，价格 valuable (adj.) 贵重的，有价值的

invaluable (adj.) 无价的, 价值无法衡量的

valueless (adj.) 无价值的，不值钱的，不足道的 unvalued (adj.) 不受重视的，无价值的，不足道的

5. long (adj. adv. vi.) 长的，很久的，冗长的 short length (n.) 长，长度，距离 shortage lengthen (v.) 加长，延长 shorten

6. destroy (v.) 破坏，摧毁，消灭，杀死 destruction (n.) 破坏，毁灭，破坏者 destructive (adj.) 破坏性的，有害的

7. time (n.) 时间，次数，倍

timely (adj.) 及时的，适时的，及时的 untimely (adv. adj.) 不合时宜的

8. rust (n.) 锈，生锈

rusty (adj.) 生锈的，锈色的，荒废的，迟钝的 rustless (adj.) 无锈的，不生锈的

Grammar I.

1. … would have died…