5. Heavy traff ic and the variable weather the surface of roads in the long run.
6. He his elder brother in the way he speaks with a slight lisp.
7. How many vehicles yesterday??s crash ?
8. The world champion yet another challenger last night.
9. I was banging so loudly that I they didn??t hear me.
10. Management should with the union.
Ⅲ. Choose a suitable word from the following groups to complete the following sentences.
1. genius talent gift
genius [ for sth.] very great and rare natural ability or skill，especially in a particular area such as science or art，or a person who has this talent [ for sth.] (sb. who has) a natural ability to be good at something,
esp. without being taught ，usu. to be developed later gift [ for/ of sth./ doing sth.] a special or unusual ability; a talent
( 1) It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of.
( 2) His artistic were wasted in his boring job.
( 3) He has a for music - he plays the piano and sings beautifully.
( 4) The baseball scouts are looking for new.
2. surprise amaze astonish
surprise If sb./ sth. surprises you，you have a feeling caused by sth.
happening suddenly or unexpectedly.
amaze If sb./ sth. amazes you，you are filled with great surprise or sudden wonder caused by sth. impressive.
astonish If sb??. s behavior or sth. that has happened astonishes you，you are very surprised because you never thought you would see it happen.
1) I must say，it doesn??t really me that the company went bankrupt.
( 2) It will you when you see inside the new church. The walls are made of stained glass.
( 3) What Miss Cobb most was the new secretary??s complete lack of organization.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Correct the mistakes in the underlined parts.
1. When the aeroplane f inally landed on the ground safely，the crew
congratulated on escaping being killed narrowly.
2. The child broke out running at the sight of his mother in the distance.
3. He had been grown into such a handsome young man that I could hardly recognize him.
4. We need to examine all the costs involved by the project first.
5. Despite our worries everything turned up well.
6. The novice was told to practice until she could do it at ease.
7. The steps had been worn out by the feet of thousands of pilgrims.
8. I couldn??t endure the thought that we might go bankrupt someday.
9. So far as I can remember，he never contributes to charity.
10. All the top people at Motown viewed Stevie as a musical gift of the decade.
Ⅱ. As...as...
Translate the following idioms into English using the structure“ as... as...”.
1. 精神矍铄as fit as a fiddle
2. 有眼无珠
3. 厚颜无耻的
4. 极忙碌
5. 极便宜的
6. 一清二楚的
7. 极为冷静的
8. 漆黑
9. 极容易
10. 非常快乐
11. 厉害，机警
12. 极愚蠢
Ⅲ. Prefix : un-
The pref ix un- is added to adjectives or nouns to mean“not” or“ the opposite of”. Choose a word from the box to complete the following sentences.
unwise unease unconscious ungrateful unaccustomed
unrest unreliable unequal unreality unexpected
1. I am to being treated like a child.
2. I won??t go there if I??m not invited; I don??t like to be an guest.
3. I found she was at all to what I had done for her.
4. Ten years ago ，a majority of people there were of the importance of conserving natural resources.
5. Conflicts occurred in the family when there was an distribution of the inheritance from their father among the three sons.
6. It would be to comment on the situation without knowing all the facts.
7. Weather forecast is typically in London; as a matter of fact ，a man in the street can do it as well as a weatherman.
8. He was unable to hide his at the way the situation was developing.
9. There is growing in the south of the country.
10. An air of hung over the whole ceremony.
Ⅳ
. Word-building
A. Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
Verb Noun Adjective
imaginary
amazing/ amazed
congratulate
conquering/ conquered
strong
involve -
attention
harmony
mature
depend -
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart.
1. The team members were greeted like heroes.
2. on the birth of your new baby !
3. Children living near the equator are found to reach uncommonly earlier than their counterparts elsewhere.
4. Much to my ，she addressed the large audience without even referring once to her notes.
5. Sherlock Holmes，created by the English writer Conan Doyle ，is one of the most successful characters in detective stories.
6. The beauty of the painting was attributed to its combination of colors.
7. We might need more food on how many people turn up.
8. The new weapon??s lies in its accuracy.
9. Our government is increasingly to the needs of people in depressed areas.
10. Those please leave your address and telephone number to the receptionist.
unit Three
Text B
Ⅰ. Find from the passage a synonym or antonym for each of the following words or an expression with the similar meaning. The number of the paragraph is given to help you.
1. positive (para. 2 )
2. respond to (para. 3 )
3. substitute for (para. 3 )
4. goal (para. 3 )
5. superior (para. 4 )
6. similar to (para. 4 )
7. put aside (para. 5 )
8. innocent (para. 6 )
9. persistent (para. 7 )
10. destined (para. 7 )
Ⅱ. There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet.
A. expectations B. hopes
C. predictions D. estimations
2. One bad harvest could all of a grower??s profits for the previous two years.
A. break out B. turn out C. wipe out D. bring out
3. Are we to repeat the mistakes of the past ?
A. supposed B. doomed C. justified D. obliged
4. In his speech，he the plight of the sick and the hungry.
A. based on B. worked on
C. concentrated on D. dwelt on
5. Last time she ran the race in 20 minutes，so she??s hoping to it.
A. dwell on B. improve on
C. focus on D. base on
6. The army is threatening to if civil unrest continues.
A. come over B. turn over
C. take over D. look over
7. The salaries of temporary employees ought to be those of permanent staff.
A. in agreement with B. in harmony with
C. in accordance with D. in line with
8. Tension is between the two countries.
A. growing up B. building up
C. going up D. showing up
9. The photograph does not full to the rich colors of the garden.
A. do... justice B. pay... attention
C. attach... importance D. give... play
10. The outline of the castle on the hill was sharply against the evening sky.
A. defined B.marked C. expressed D. described
Ⅲ. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with a proper phrase.
