4. Exercises are beneficial to our health，while exercise can sometimes
cause health problems.
A. additional B. excessive C. added D. extra
5. Judging from the furniture they have in their house，they must
lead rather a ****** life.
A. little B. few C. much D. many
6. Many people believe that one of the most powerful motives that attract
people to science and art is the longing to from everyday life.
A. evade B. flee C. escape D. avoid
7. She shouted his name the top of her voice.
A. at B. over C. on D. from
8. Your honour，my and I would like some time to discuss the latest
evidence.
A. customer B. consumer C. buyer D. client
9. There have been reports of an incident which occurred on the.
A. border B. frontier C. boundary D. limit
10. Sales were 20% lower than last year ，continuing the downward of
the last few years.
A. fad B. trend C. fashion D. style
Ⅲ. Study the collocations with“out of”and fill in the blanks with the
following phrases.
out of control out of date out of focus out of order
out of practice out of reach out of sight out of stock
out of trouble out of work
1. The coffee machine is and they will have if fixed this afternoon.
2. The dogs became more and more excited and finally got.
3. Lemon and lime juice were both temporarily and they will be
available in a couple of days.
4. In some of the pictures the subjects are while the background is
sharp.
5. The problems of the poor are largely invisible - ，out of mind.
6. Think how rapidly medical knowledge has gone in recent years.
7. Both she and her husband are and they are running out of their
savings.
8. These products are normally bought and stored carefully of
children.
9. -“How??s your German ?”
-“Not bad，but I am.”
10. In the past army troops have relied heavily on air support to get them
.
unit Seven
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ.Match the words from Column A with those from Column B.
A B
1. view A. not to take notice of
2. tentatively B. later
3. equal C. continuously
4. smart D. prove
5. establish E. to result from
6. perfect F. to consider
7. ignore G. the same in size ，number，value，etc.
8. day after day H. complete ，or extremely good
9. come of I. hesitantly
10. afterward J. clever
Ⅱ. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the
first letters.
1.m only
2. f to fill with fear
3. a to begin to consider or deal with (sth. non-material )
4. i an event ，esp. in a story
5. g to form a judgment without considering all the facts
6
. b in addition
7. s being the only one
8. i knowing little or nothing
9. p most widely accepted
10. f without friends or help
Ⅲ. Cross out the word that does not belong to the group.
1. establish found institute produce
2. knowledgeable ignorant na??ve inexperienced
3. liberal liberated broad-minded open-minded
4. adventure venture risk dare
5.mess chaos mass disorder
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There 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. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become.
A. hurt B. damaged C. spoiled D. harmed
2. Purchasing the new production line will be quite for the company.
A. forceful B. tremendous C. favorite D. profitable
3. So far，winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil
southeast of the Atlantic coast.
A. governing B. prevailing C. blowing D. ruling
4. Over half the population of this country in the funeral of the
famous actress.
A. appreciated B. participated C. attended D. presented
5. The decorations for the games have lent a splash of color to a(n)
drab city.
A. very B. excellent C. otherwise D. especially
6. the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981
and 1986 ，today it is barely growing.
A. Whereas B. Therefore C. Since D. So
7. The contract was awarded to a unknown company.
A. presently B. particularly C. previously D. primarily
8. A 23-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting which
occurred outside a pub on Saturday night.
A. thing B. accident C. event D. incident
9. They argued that his in the village could only stir up trouble.
A. existence B. haunt C. emergency D. presence
10. Life was so hard that his face was covered with when he was in his
thirties.
A. lines B. wrinkles C. cracks D. strips
11. Police have issued a of the man who was aged between f ifty and
sixty.
A. account B. description C. suggestion D. information
12. All his colleagues were jealous of him because he was the of their
manager.
A. pet B. head C. leader D. relative
13. A lot of teachers are the proposal that every office be equipped
with computers.
A. in B. to C. with D. for
14. More money is needed for the preservation of buildings and monuments
.
A. historical B. historic C. memorable D. marvelous
15. It couldn??t be by that the secretary met the manager; it??s her
arrangement.
A. scheme B. fame C. god D. chance
16. She to tell her boyfriend that she had abused the public fund.
A. promised B. ventured C. predicted D. adventured
17. The assessment for the course involves written and practical tests.
A. appointment B. experiment C. assignment D. document
18. It will be essential to how the money is spent.
A. speculate B. recognize C. establish D. guess
19. The professor has been a f requent for animal rights extremists.
A. target B. aim C. goal D. purpose
20. The new theatre is going to cost a(n) amount of money.
A. splendid B. amazing C. terrif ic D. amazed
Ⅱ. Choose a suitable word from the groups to complete the following
sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1. alone lonely lone
alone without others (usu. used as the predictive or post-modi fier )
lone without other people，being the only one in a place
lonely without others，unhappy because of being alone or without friends
( 1) Unable to leave their homes，the women are and isolated.
( 2 ) Entering the competition as the outsider among established players
doesn??t worry him in the least.
( 3) She is very disappointed about how things have developed，and she is not
in that.
2. venture adventure
venture a plan of action，usu. in business，which involves risk or uncertainty
adventure an unusual，exciting and possibly dangerous activity，journey,
experience ，etc.
( 1) He thought the far too risky and didn??t want to be involved.
( 2) I set off for a new in the United States on the first day of the journey.
Ⅲ. Study the phrases with“by”and complete the following sentences
with a phrase from the list.
by accident by contrast by turns by mistake
