
Text A
I.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.
1) According to some scientists, global warming ________ the survival of the whole human race.
2) The number of visitors from parts of Scotland not including the Edinburgh area was, in fact, relatively small ( 19%) , and exceeded the number of overseas visitors(16%) ________________.
3) The early Spaniards established a chain of missions to ______ the local population along the San Antonio River.
4) It was common practice then that when the store owners wanted to go on vacation they simply ________.
5) As they didn’t have relatives or friends there they often __________ around nearby malls when they get bored.
6) To make a birthday card, you can simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures from magazines, ______ them onto a piece of card and then write your message inside.
7) She picked up the receiver and, __________________ asking the caller to hold on, went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone.
8) To relax himself for a little while, he rose from the computer desk, walked across the room towards the window and lifted both hands upwards and ________.
9) The new product has a pair of small loudspeakers fitted inside, which you can easily _____________ your computer’s sound card.
10) Music in fact is a ________ language of a non-verbal nature which is rich in expression.
11) This _____ is designed to show at a glance how many rooms have been rented out and how many are still available.
12) glorious sunshine, the boundless stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.
Translation:
1.无论是在城市还是在农村,因特网正在改变人们的生活。
2.和大公司相比,中小公司更容易受到全球经济危机的威胁。
3.关于期末论文,教授要求我们先分析失业图表,然后对国家的经济发展提供批评性的见解。
4.他从来也没有想到他们队会已大比分赢得那场篮球赛。
5.回顾二十年的中学教学,我把我的成功归结为耐心、才能和对知识的不断追求。
Text B
I. Difficult Sentences
1.Today, I am typical of the women whom gun manufacturers have been aiming at as potential buyers — and one of the millions who have taken the plunge.
2.His alleged crimes were so brutal, his desire to inflict pain so intense, that I began to question my beliefs about not taking human life under any circumstances.
3.I realized that the one-sided pacifism I once so strongly had advocated could backfire on me and worse, on my son. Reluctantly, I concluded that I had to insure the best option for our survival.
4.I wrapped my finger around the trigger and finally squeezed it, simultaneously accepting the intruder’s death at my own hand and the relief of not being a victim.
Language Practice:
2. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.
1) Buddha established his system built around the principles of self-restraint and caring for the poor.
2)He lifted Goldman again, his arms around the man, but couldn’t make him move towards the car.
3)I did giving up the spices cooked with even though for years I continued to receive remarks about how peppery my food was from time to time.
4)At least three car owners out of every 20 have experienced theft from their vehicles, and it takes as little as four seconds for a car thief to a car without a key.
5)Changing career is something that most people think about at one time or another, but only a few people actually .
6)The fruit grower said to the visitors, “Just the fruit to see if it’s ripe.”
7) Reich, one of Clinton’s key economic advisers during the campaign, strongly
achieving economic recovery through infrastructure (基础设施) investment and worker education.
8)In selecting texts teachers should take every opportunity to that pupils are able to make progress as readers and to master increasingly difficult written materials.
9) He was so lucky that he won the boxing match. Conditions were somewhat
that day.
10) should a young child be left alone with a dog, since there is surely a risk of conflict.
11)The health of a third of the population of England is from air pollution, according to one study, with children and old people particularly vulnerable.
12)Teenagers from at least six local schools attended the event, which was
students thinking of a career in technology.
