SECTION A
Vocabulary
Exercise III
react
2. tense
3.recommended
4.destructive
5.perceive
6.emphasis
7.stirred
8. priority
9.attributed
10.stimulate Exercise on Web course only;
11. viewpoint
12. Excess
13.financial
14.independently
15.troublesome
Exercise IV
blow his top
2. Among other things
3. take charge of
4. put emphasis on
5. is attributed to
6. from my viewpoint
7. substituted low-fat oil for butter
8. cut down on
9. keep your audience in mind
10. out of control
Exercise V
1.N 2. E 3. G 4. J 5. I 6. A 7. C 8. L 9. D 10.
Exercise VI
endless
2. thoughtful
3. harmful
4. restless
5. beautiful
6. successful
7. fearless
8. joyful
Exercise VII
Realize privatize characterize socialize nationalize economize normalize criticize 1. nationalized 2. criticized 3. normalized 4. economize 5. realized 6. socializing 7. privatized 8. characterizes
Sentence Structure
Exercise VIII .
1. When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from cultural differences, among other things.
2. Online learning requires, among other things, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.
3. The research work was severely criticized for its poor management, among other things.
4. They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry.
5. The article shows, among other things, the negative effects of generation gap between parents and children.
Exercise IX
1. The more often I practice, the better I play.
2. the higher we got up in the air, the colder it became.
3. The more carbon the steel contains and the quicker the cooling is, the harder the steel becomes.
4. the more I thought about his suggestion, the more doubtful I became.
5. The more he eats, the fatter he becomes.
Translation
Exercise X.
1. At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.
2. The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in its mystery.
3. The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.
4. The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.
5. By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their children’s success to natural talent.
6. One of a teacher’s priorities is to stimulate students’ interests and their creativity.
Exercise XI
1.除了其他内容，他的研究还牵涉到发展中国家与艾滋病的斗争。
2. 这些人明白了他们的服务越好，他们就挣得越多。
3.尽管父亲似乎忧虑不安，但苏珊感觉不到他在表情或行动上有什么变化。
4. 能获得多少经济资助已成为学生选择上哪所学校的更重要的因素。
5. 她已经减少了外出和买衣服的花费，但她还是没钱开始还债。
6. 控制压力的方法之一是认识到生活中有很多事情是我们无法掌控的。
Cloze
Exercise XII
1.D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.C 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C15.B
SECTION B
Vocabulary
Exercise III
constant
2. ambition
3. consequence
4. evident
5. summarize
6. welfare
7. schedule
8. attaining
9. loyal
10. indispensable
Exercise on Web course only:
11. hazard 12. modes 13. consumption 14. discharged 15. rational
Exercise IV
1. There isn’t anything to do other than wait to see what will happen.
2. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary.
3. I wonder who it was that defined man as a rational animal.
4. Traveling in that country isn’t necessarily expensive; you can find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants.
5. Janet tends to get angry if you bother her.
6. I would rather walk than go by bus.
7. She was held for twenty days and at times she feared for her life.
8. He’s been burning the midnight oil for a week now, getting ready for finals.
9. For many people the only possible way to escape from poverty is to move to other countries.
10. Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to devote himself to music.
