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Understanding of the Text

Analysis of the Text

Follow-up Exercises

--Vocabulary

--Cloze

--Proverb

Listening Practice

Reading Activity&Writing

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Vocabulary

　　(Hello. Nice to see you again. In the first three periods you have learned the new words and the useful phrases and expressions in the text. In order to refresh your memory, we're going to do some vocabulary exercise. Exercise IV will help you become aware of the subtle differences in meaning between each pair of synonyms. And Exercise V will check how well you have learned the words and phrases in this text. Try hard to find the correct answers.
　　Now, let's come to Vocabulary)

IV. Study the following pairs of words and use them correctly in the given sentences:

Key

1. 1) heart 2) heart 3) mind 4) mind 5) mind, mind 6) heart

2. 1) find out 2) find 3) find out 4) found 5) find out 6) found

1. heart / mind
　　 1) The bad news broke my .
　　 2) Tom works very hard and never loses in face of（在……面前）difficulties.
　　 3) I promise that I will always keep your warnings in .
　　 4) To my , this guy is a good-for-nothing(无用的人).
　　 5) Were you in your right when you did such a foolish thing?
　　　　I think you must have been out of your .
　　 6) Don't take his rude words too much to . He often speaks like that.

2. find / find out
　　 1) He became so interested in her life story that he decided to more about her.
　　 2) The librarian promised to me the book I wanted.
　　 3) I'll try and who broke the transistor(晶体管收音机)。
　　 4) I this to be true in all the cities I visited.
　　 5) Two of the young men were sent to town to about the situation there.
　　 6) The wind was blowing all night. But the next morning, I the rice shoots（秧苗）
　　　　standing up straight, not a bit damaged.

V. Fill in the blanks with words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

Key

1. are involved 　　2. put …to good use　　 3. differs　　 4. amount 　　5. damaged
6. looking into, involved 　　7. complicated 　　8.potential 　　9. Compared to
10. recall 　　11. universe　　 12. physical　　13. equipment　　 14. make notes

potential 　　differ　　 universe 　　make　　 notes 　　compared to

physical 　　　look 　　into　　　 recall 　　　involve 　　　complicated

equipment 　　damage 　　amount　　　 put …to good use

1.More than two substances(物质)____ in this chemical reaction.
2. If you don't know how to____ your books____ , give them to others.
3. If we compare our earth with the moon, we will find that the former____ from the latter
　　in many ways.
4. The____ of money one earns is not the only measure of success.
5. In the earthquake many houses were____ and some were destroyed.
6. The police are____ the records of all those____ in the crime(罪行).
7. The multiple origins(多种来源 ) of the English language make it a____ one for the non-
　　native speakers to learn.
8. These young people have a____ for learning which has been neglected.
9. ____most women of our her time, she was indeed very fortunate.
10. Americans who were old enough can clearly____ what they were doing on November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated(暗杀) in Dallas.
11. His new theory might hold the key to understanding how the____ came into being.
12. A____ examination is required for a marriage license(证书).
13. Knowledge of the use of specialized____ is important in any technical field.
14. Students often, but not always, find it necessary to____ of their professors' lectures.

　　(As we know, sentence is the basic unit of a language, which is often used to express the speaker's idea. And the same idea can be put in more than one sentence. In Exercise VI, you can see how the use of another word or phrase changes the structure of the sentence, but it doesn't change the meaning of the sentence.)

VI. Complete the following sentences, using the words in brackets:

Key

1. He seems unable to understand the simplest instructions.
2. Teaching styles often differ greatly, even among teachers of
　the same subject.
3. Most American cities are small in terms of population
　 compared to Chinese cities.
4. Man alone has the ability to learn and use language.
5. Communication with people of different cultures is complex,
　 but not impossible.
6. I could not recall the place where we had agreed to meet.

1. It seems that he cannot understand the simplest instruction.
　He seems…………………………………………………………………….. ( unable )

2. Even teachers of the same subject often have very different teaching styles.
　Teaching styles often………………………………………………………… .( differ )

3. Chinese cities are bigger in terms of population than most American cities.
　Most American cities………………………………………………….. ( compared to )

4. No other animal but man is able to learn and use language.
　Man alone …………………………………………………………………… ( ability )

5. It is far from simple to communicate with people of different cultures, but not impossible.
　Communication with ……………………………………………………….. ( complex )

6. The place where we had agreed to meet escaped from my memory.
　I could ………………………………………………………………………. ( recall )


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