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Key to Exercises (Unit 1)
Text comprehension:
I. C
II. T, T, T, F, F
III. 1. Refer to Para 12. The mere thought of his son’s death in that terrible war in Italy made him cry.
2. Refer to Para12. Three months.
3. Refer to Para 13 and 20. They mean “never give in to sadness” or “refuse to give in to sadness.
4. Refer to Para 13. He asked the author to always remember the joy and happiness of the times when he first said hello to his friends.
5. Refer to Para 14 and 15. Grandpa’s grave illness led the author to the old house.
6. Refer to the last Para. Grandpa must have felt greatly relieved that the author had finally found out the essence of his words.
IV. 1. Our big old house was closely related with the joys and sorrows of four generations.
2. I planted these roses a long, long time ago before your mother was born.
3. Many sons left home to fight against the Fascist Nazi.
4. Take the first friendly greeting and always keep it deep in your heart.
Vocabulary
I. 1. suddenly found myself faced with
2. share the same characteristic
3. summer is an everlasting season
4. let yourself be overcome by
5. keep it in your mind and don’t ever forget it
II. instead, Confronted with, lock away, welled up, summon, brief, stared, whispering, evil , give in
III. D, B, B, B, A, D, B, C,
IV. 1 shaking, shuddered, shaking, shuddered
2. answer, reply, reply, answered
3. general, general, general, common, common
4. small, tiny, tiny, small
V. 1. pain (grief, sorrow, agony)
2. loudly (harshly, roughly)
3. sorrow ( grief, dismay)
4. inconspicuously (unnoticeably)
5. small (little)
6. meet (gather)
7. seriously (severely, hopelessly)
8. lengthy ( long)
VI. industrial, description, suspicion, assistant, unemployed, proof. examination, further
Grammar
I. 1. were bathing, were looking, were playing
2. was sitting, was reading,
3.was leaving, was , arrived, learned, had left, found, had used
4. were playing, heard, hid, took
5. was cycling, stepped, was going, managed, didn’t hit
6. gave, thanked, said, had enjoyed, knew, had not read, were
7. had played, reached, entered
8. was running, struck
II. left, spent, had been travel(l)ing, appeared, was, were crossing, could, arrived, was sleeping, stopped, came, were sitting, was, had not arrived, would be
III. 1. was talking
2. correct
3. remembered
4. had been working
5. resigned
6. correct
7.correct
8.correct
IV. 1. take
2. to play
3. lifted, thrown
4. barking
5. played
6. to say
7. beaten
8. bite, slither
9. drop
10. lying
V. 1. Poor as /though he was, he was honest.
2. Terrible as/though the storm was, we continued our journey.
3. Hard as/though he tried, he was unable to make much progress.
4. Tired as/though I was, I went on working.
5. Much as I would like to help you, I’m afraid I’m simply too busy at the moment.
6. Much as I admire him as a writer, I do not like him as a man.
7. Strong as/though he was, Tom couldn’t lift it.
8. Bravely as/though they fought, they had no chance of winning.
VI. e.g. He put the big box down on the floor, breathing heavily and looking exhausted.
Translation exercises
I.
1. 我 10岁那年， 突然要搬家，从我唯一知道的家搬走， 心中痛苦万分。
2. 我们似乎有许多不同的方式说再见， 但它们都有一个共同之处，那就是令人感到悲哀。
3. 有一天，一场可怕的战争爆发了，我的儿子，就像许许多多的儿子，背井离乡与极大的邪恶战斗去了。
4. 我在自己的心灵深处搜寻那些构成我们友谊的特殊感情。
II.
1. He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview.
2. His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried.
3. The two of them are walking hand in hand along the river bank, chatting, laughing, and looking happy.
4. When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.
5. People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou dialect have much in common.
6. Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years.
7. He finally gave in to his daughter’s repeated requests to further her education abroad.
8. We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.
9. Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.
10. At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.
Exercises for integrated skills
I. throughout history/ the basic unit of almost every human society/has been the family./ Members of the family live together/under the same roof./ They share the economic burdens of life/ as well as its joys./ The family head usually has considerable influence/in arranging marriages,/selecting careers/ and determining all important moves and purchases/by any member of the family./Particularly in conditions/ where society or the state /does not give aid/ and the responsibilities of the family are greater,/this large group/provides better protection/in times of economic or other emergency./
II. later, push, what, puzzled, custom, because, hosts, visitor, table, however
Writing
1.a. We want to do something perfectly.
b. Sometimes we tend to put off what we can do today till tomorrow simply because we want to do something perfectly.
2. For example, a strict control over the access to the secret data shouldn’t be absent.
3. a. I was born and bred in a city.
b. being born and bred in a city, I am interested in everything in the countryside.
4. a. Those people can see opportunity and are prepared to take advantage of it.
b. Lucky people are those who see opportunity and are prepared to take advantage of it.
5. the dog ran around the yard to find the ball.
6. Many unique animals live in Australia, such as the kangaroo and the koala.
7. ‘If only’ is a great excuse, especially if it’s something totally out of your control.
8. You feel rewarded for your hard work and get spiritual or sometimes material satisfaction.
9.a. the bird flew through the air, swooping and diving.
b. Swooping and diving, the bird flew through the air.
10. The moon hung in the sky, like a brilliant silver disk.
1.
Listening exercises
A. 1. Money 2. Food from your country 3. A cake 4. A calendar 5. Roses
B. 1. a key-shaped birthday cake./ It means the girl is an adult and can come home at any time.
2. a cow./ It can bring good luck to the newly-weds.
3. sticky rice candy./ It expresses the hope that the students will “stick to” the university.
C. 1. A/A handkerchief means goodbye.
2. A/A tie is too personal.
3. B/Roses mean love and romance.
4. A/Even numbers are unlucky.
5. B/”Four” sounds like the word for “death” in Japanese.
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