3) What you eat may your risk of getting cancer.
Ⅲ. Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.
pore over lead to go beyond arise form
be confined to speculate about participate in be equivalent to
take advantage of
1. Emotional or mental problems can physical causes.
2. Ignoring safety procedures a traffic accident.
3. Journalists whether interest rates will be cut.
4. It is an attitude which seems to the upper classes.
5. Before going to Canada，I spent weeks the travel brochures.
6. Would you please tell me how many U.S. dollars about ￡30 ?
7. You should the good weather to travel around the Kunming.
8. Do you any activities that were offered at the hotel ?
9. My job just teaching - my aim is to encourage the children to
think for themselves.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Decide whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or
antonyms. If they are synonyms，circle the S. If they are
antonyms ，circle the A.
1. incredible unbelievable S A
2. reliable doubtful S A
3. creation destruction S A
4. connection association S A
5. possibility likelihood S A
6. endless constant S A
7. conf ine free S A
8. crucial essential S A
9. humorous funny S A
10. advantage drawback S A
Ⅱ. Study the collocations with “ turn” and rewrite the following
sentences，using the following phrases.
turn away turn up turn to turn down
turn over turn out turn in
1. The company refused a request for reduced prices for pensioners.
2. The group handed in an interesting report on young people??s responses to
advertising.
3. The missing letter eventually appeared inside a book.
4. Hard times are forcing community colleges not to admit students.
5. The company produces new computer games at a great rate.
6. I would indeed give the evidence to the police.
7. Tom is so kind that I go to him for help whenever I??m in trouble.
Ⅲ. Prefix : mis-
The prefix mis- means“bad( ly) ，wrong( ly)”.Write down the meaning of
the following words.
1.mistake
2.misprint
3.mistrust
4.misbehave
5.mislead
6.misconduct
7.mispronounce
8.misspell
9.misuse
. Word-building
A. Complete the chart below by filling in the missing forms of the words.
Verb Noun Adjective
describe
imagine
apply
create
accept
guide -
- similar
stimulate -
- advantage
debate
B. Complete the sentences with words from the chart.
1. It was not until the 17th century that his theory gained wide.
2. In the exam，we had to write a essay.
3. This part of the law is only to companies employing more than
five people.
4. The book was an attempt to discussion of the problem of global
warming.
5. My professor gave me a lot of helpful while I was writing my
dissertation.
6. There were no points of between the two politicians??arguments.
7. I agreed with their first choice but the second choice was slightly more.
8. The lower tax rate is particularly to poor families.
9. Huge amounts of money have gone into the of a new exam system.
10. So many boring new buildings reveal a complete lack of on the
part of their architects.
unit Eight
Text B
Ⅰ.Match the verbs from Column A with their objects from Column B.
A B
1. cause A. illness
2.make B. story
3. offer C. composition
4. identify D. danger
5. complete E. advice
6. summarize F. dress
7. see G. journey
8.measure H. tank
9. solve I. problem
10. fill J. cancer
Ⅱ. Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the
words in brackets.
1. The company provides ( instruct) on how to operate the computer.
2. The company has hired dozens of academics as consultants on a
( vary) of matters.
3. The country has decided to restore full diplomatic ( relate) with the
United States.
4. She is a brilliant mathematician，but as a lecturer she??s totally
( capability).
5. There can be no doubt that smoking is (danger ) to your health.
6
. At the end of the news they often give you a (summarize ) of the
main headlines.
7. The company is concerned with the physical and ( psychology )
well-being of its employees.
8. To everyone??s surprise ，his ( predict ) of the severe storm came
true.
9. Fears of ( employ ) nowadays causes more people to stay in jobs
that they hate.
10. It would be ( responsibility) to ignore these warnings.
Ⅲ. 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. Our teacher is busy the text paper before the semester ends.
A.****** off B.****** up
C.****** for D. ****** out
2. The two witnesses who saw the shootings were able to who had
fired first.
A. relate B. justify C. dignify D. identify
3. The money he had been ordered to pay was minimal his salary.
A. in relation to B. in response to
C. in comparison with D. in answer to
4. We are not yet able to make a about when the next earthquake
will happen.
A. suspicion B. preference C. precaution D. prediction
5. We are going to our sports club membership after this year.
A. give in B. give up C. give away D. give off
6. In general ，the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to
one- fifth of the total for living expenses.
A. acceptable B. advisable C. applicable D. available
7. I will just the main points if I may.
A. simplify B. justify C. summarize D. generalize
8. These tests are beyond the of an average of 12-year-old.
A. probability B. capability C. responsibility D. possibility
9. The prisoner??s family is conducting a campaign for his release.
A. tiring B. tired C. entire D. tireless
10. There is no way of the damage done to moral.
A. weighing B. ruling C. measuring D. placing
Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences with the expressions given below.
Change the form necessary.
in control of a variety of be responsible for turn into take over
1. The company has hired dozens of academics as consultants on
matters.
2. Who do you think will now that the government has been
dismissed ?
3. Were you emotions at that time ?
4. The doctor for the death of the child as they misused the
medicine.
5. Farmers are going to the barren land a fertile one.
unit Nine
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B
1. considerable A. a smell (pleasant or unpleasant)
2. thermometer B. not naturally produced; artificial
3. pattern C. great in amount or size; of noticeable importance
4. odor D. to reduce the true value or importance of (sth.)
5.minimize E. lasting for a limited time only
6. likewise F. severe; stern
7. temporary G. deep; intense; having or showing knowledge or
