A.claimed B.acclaimed C.exclaimed D.reclaimed.
2.As a girl Mary was vain，and this in her character led to her ruin in later life.
A.error B.mistake C.defect D.vacancy.
3.Some people are not willing to responsibility for the errors they made.
A.ensure B.assure C.assume D.resume.4.We came to his and pulled him out of the river.
A.safety B.rescue C.save D.security.
5.The only of illness that Billy has is a pain in his stomach.
A.symptom B.signal C.mark D.token.
6.Do you believe these two friends used to be bitter enemies?
A.intimate B.emotional C.intense D.supreme.
7.Having come from a society, **** found it hard to adjust to small town.A.abundant B.wealthy C.sufficient D.large.
8.He that the hall would hold one thousand people.
A.estimated B.calculated C.valuing D.evaluated.
9.The electrician went at once in to the phone call.
A.reply B.respond C.reflection D.answer.
10.She is a very secretary; she never leaves anything to the last minute.
A.deficient B.effective C.sufficient D.efficient.
III.Synonyms or Antonyms.
Find a synonym or antonym for each of the following words or an expression with the similar meaning from the passage.The number of the paragraph is given to help you.
1.satisfied (Para.1)
2.quite (Para.1)
3.indicate (Para.3)
4.mean ( adj.) (Para.3)
5.chance (Para.4)
6.nevertheless (Para.4)
7.inheritor (Para.5)
8.reserve (Para.5)
9.fright (Para.6)
10.lately (Para.7)
IV.Prepositions or Adverbs.
Put an appropriate preposition or adverb into each blank in the following sentences.
1.Sorry, Mary was out a date with her boyfriend.
2.The boy question turned out to be the headmaster s son.
3.I felt extremely disappointed him because he looked on when I was in deep trouble.
4.My aunt met my uncle the dating agency.
5.I do not whether I should put my share at the end of the meal.
6.The man my teacher introduced me to at the party is said to be the heir an enormous castle.
7.When we arrived at the palace, the doorman opened the door a flourish.
8.When he published his first book，he was already his late sixties.
Unit 3
Text A
.re-class ActivityI.Word Definition.
Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B.
1.migration A.to wish or want very much.
2.reserve B.to spend time in considering.
3.ponder C.express.
4.desire D.the action to move from one place to another.
5.exploration E.live.
6.dwell F.consider with continued attention.
7.laypeople G.a quality of something kept for use.
8.contemplate H.about.
9.as to I.people who are not trained in a particular subject.
10.embody J.the act of travel through a place for the purpose of discovery.
II.Word Spelling.
Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the first letters.
1.w very tired.
2.r an action done in answer.
3.a a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder.
4.r to give new life and freshness to.
5.h to cause to become healthy.
6.s a place where an event happens.
7.a a feeling of pleasure and respect.
8.d a case of discovering something.
9.d the act of getting rid of.
10.c a narrow sea passage connecting two seas or oceans.
III.Word Finding.
Cross out the word in each roup that does not belong.
1.keen eager ardent hurry.
2.reserve preserve book hold.
3.gift talent faculty present.
4.misfortune disaster mystery catastrophe.
5.endure bear swear tolerate.
Class Activity
I.Word Choices.
here are 20 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.The importance of the release of the first two hostages cannot be overestimated.
A.characteristic B.symbolic C.signaling D.signing.
2.His generous donation the building of the library in the mountainous area.
A.paved the way for B.paved the way to.
C.swept the way for D.swept the way to.
3.that the children are excited ; this is the first time they ve been abroad.
A.In wonder B.With wonder.
C.Without wonder D.No wonder.
4.If you want some help preparing for the party I can be all day.
A.with your disposal B.at your disposal.
C.in your disposal D.on your disposal.
5.She is real expert on art，so I feel completely whenever I talk to her about it.
A.ineffective B.inactive C.insufficient D.inadequate.
6.The government has some of the most significant changes in education this century.
A.presided in B.presided with.
C.presided of D.presided over.
7.When he returned to his office he was by a great pile of work.
A.welcomed B.conflicted C.con fronted D.confined.
8.The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to a large population.
A.strengthen B.expand C.sustain D.encourage.
9.During the war newspapers and magazines were full of articles showing the housewife how to fruit.
A.reserve B.conserve C.preserve D.deserve.
10.The job the committee assigned me the fate of the tens of thousands of unemployed workers in the city.
A.resolves B.concerns C.revolves D.concentrate.
11.New opportunities are for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.
A.open at B.open up C.open for D.open with.
12.The European Union should remain flexible enough to more countries quickly.
A.attack B.assimilate C.absorb D.assign.
13.Despite the government s repeated to the country, taxation has risen over the past decade.
A.insurances B.associations.
C.confidences D.assurances.
4.In the evening, we were treated to a(n ) performance by this very fine actor.
A.extinguished B.anguished.
C.distinguished D.highly.
15.He is planning to take a holiday for relaxtion.
A.marine B.mental C.mature D.manual.
16.She the events of the past week to the police.
A.related B.relocated C.released D.recited.
17.There is a lot of public over dangerous toxins recently found in food.
A.interest B.concern.
C.relaxation D.sigh.
18.The country s greatest is the dedication of its workers.
A.source B.resource C.reserve D.conserve.
19.All his told him to stay near the car and wait for help.
A.predictions B.impulses C.insights D.instincts.
20.The accident at the power station caused the of radioactivity into the atmosphere.
A.push B.dash C.release D.relief.
II.Word Distinguishing.
Choose a suitable word from the given groups to complete the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1.migrate/immigrate/emigrate
（1) Millions of Germans from Europe to America in the 19th century.
