Unit 4 Exercise

Checking Your Vocabulary

(p115-116)

Exercise 1

1) occasionallyA. The child is much better now, though he still misbehaves occasionally

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2) moreoverA. He is a talented artist;

moreover, he is a great poet.B. The school is close to my

home; and moreover, it has lots of qualified teachers.

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3) obligationA. Everyone has a legal

obligation to turn in income tax.B. When teachers assign

homework, students usually regard it as an obligation to do it.

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4) deserveA. Those who have sacrified

their lives for our country deserve our respect.

B. He has been so awful he really deserves whatever he gets.

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5) in contrastA. In contrast to their neighbors,

they live modestly.B. The second movement, in

contrast, reached a membership of 20,000 in two years.

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6) in povertyA. The sad old woman died in

loneliness and poverty.B. According to World Bank

figures, 41% of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.

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7) arrange forA. I have arranged for a car to

meet you at the airport.B. The school has arranged

for a Nobel Prize winner to give the students a lecture.

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8) selectA. These oranges have been

carefully selected.B. She has been selected as

one of the interpreters for our international conference.

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9) relativeA. I need to be away for a few

days to visit some relatives.B. Not many people care

much about distant relatives nowadays.

Exercise 2

1) eventually2) require3) statistic4) consideration5) appreciate6) potential

Exercise 3 (p117)

1) is now being taken care of: is now in the hands of

2) is expecting: is looking forward to

3) To put it in a different way: In other words

Exercise 3 (p117)

4) became extremely poor: was in extreme poverty

5) as an opposite point in my argument: on the other hand

Words In Action: Exercise 2 (p120)

2. 1) exclaimed2) arrange3) aroused4) resembles5) volunteered

Words In Action: Exercise 2

6) appreciate7) requires8) cracked9) miracle10) victims

Words In Action: Exercise 2

11) precious12) delicate13) expected14) interviewed

Words In Action: Exercise 3 (p121)

1) take over2) get through3) no way4) leave off5) put…together

Words In Action: Exercise 3

6) in touch with7) No sooner…than8) in advance9) looking forward to10) arrange for

Words In Action: Exercise 3

11) in contrast12) took on13) made sure14) move in15) in the hands of

Words In Action: Exercise 3

16) Go with17) in poverty

Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 1 (p121)

1) commission2) smashed3) smash4) volunteered5) spill6) crash

Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 1 (p121)

7) contrast8) commission9) spilt10) volunteer11) contrasts12) crashed

Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 3 (p123)

1) happy2) impulsive3) carelessness4) calmness5) firm

Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 3 (p123)

6) illness7) awareness8) weakness9) submissive

Cloze (P125)

1) chilly2) sooner3) than4) exclaimed5) fabric6) delicate

Cloze (P125)

7) joints8) that9) miracle10) sacrified11) precious12) loving

Translation(p125-126)

1)Let’s get in touch as soon as we know the results of the test/exam.

2) The music aroused an intense feeling of homesickness in him

Translation(p125-126)

3) You’ve been working all morning---you deserve a rest now.

4) I had no sooner lain down than the telephone rang.

Translation(p125-126)

5) My doctor says I’m too tired and has advised me not to take on any more work.

6) Jenny volunteered to clear up after the gathering

Translation(p125-126)

8) Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard----in other words, you failed.

9) She was so ill that she had to leave off work.

Translation(p125-126)

10) There is no way to tell what is going to happen. The case is in the hands of the judge, and all we could do is (to) wait.

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