Preview Work I-1
Define the following words and quote example sentences.
pitifully
discreet
dumb
manual
demeanor
crack
scribble
crisp
curse
mop
topple
sneak
collapse
composed
preoccupation
Preview Work I-2
Work out the organization of the text  (The text is not necessarily divided into so many parts. It is up to you to decide how many parts it is composed of.)
Part
Paragraphs
Main idea
1
2
3
4
5
Paraphrase the following sentences
(Para 1)
My parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully, wanting nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room.
No matter how mature I liked to consider myself, I was feeling just a bit first-gradish.
My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and hope no one would notice I was a freshman.
(Para 2)
It took everything I had not to stare when I caught my first glimpse of a real live college football player.
I could make a perfectly timed entrance before each lecture without having to ask dumb questions about its whereabouts.
(Para 3)
Freshmen manuals advised sitting near the front, showing the professor in intelligent and energetic demeanor.
(Para 5)
I settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biology major, tensing my arms in preparation for furious notetaking.
(Para 10)
What I had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a naïve freshman has been merely a moment of college fun.
(Para 11)
Running with the crowd was no longer a law of survival.
(Para 12)
I had no one’s expectations to live up to but my own.
This was my big chance to do my own thing, be my own woman—if I could get past my preoccupation with doing everything perfectly.
Preview Work I-3
List the different forms of the following words
distinct
mature
reserve
impress
consider
entrance
energy
intelligent
deliberation
nourishment
accidentally
humiliation
strategically
malicious
embarrass
relax
List the synonyms of the following words and tell their differences with examples.
distinct (distinctive…)
clutch (seize…)
glimpse (glance…)
march (stagger…)
crack (crash)
await (wait…)
intelligent (intellect…)
grin (giggle…)
Make sentences with the following phrases
add to
drive off
draw attention
rather than
seek out
break out
grope for
tip off
head for
come to one’s feet
die down
show up
view as
try on
taste for
Preview Work I-4
4. Grammar focus and exercise
1.     likes this film can go and see it this evening.
a. Who  b. No matter who  c. Whoever  d. Anyone
2. I am pleased with what you have given me and _____ you have told me.
  A. that            B. all that            C. which            D. about whatever
3. The ancient Egyptians believed all illnesses were related to ______ was eaten.
  a. which                                    b. it
  b. what                                      d. that
4. I don’t doubt _____ the company will make a great profit this year.
  a. whether                      b. when
  c. if                            d. that
5. The missile is designed so that once     nothing can be done to retrieve it.
a. they fired  b. having fired  c. fired  d. firing
6. After _____ for the job, will be required to take a language test.
  A. being interviewed                    B. interviewed
  C. interviewing                        D. having interviewed
7. Having no money but _____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
  A. not to want anyone                B. not wanting anyone
  C. wanted no one                    D. to want no one
8. ____, a car knocked her down.
  a. Walking home                  b. When she had worked home
  c. While walking home            d. As she was walking home
9. A bomb exploded at the hotel yesterday afternoon, _____several people.
  a. killing                            b. killed
  c. that killed………………………………..d. it was killing
10. Having been written, _____.
  a.. the letter was sent out immediately
distinct和distinctive  b. I sent out the letter immediately
  c. the post man went to sent it out immediately
  d. I had it sent out immediately

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