UNIT 1
Vocabulary
I.
1.
1) on balance  5) illustrated 9) involved
2) resist        6) budget        10) economic
3) haul        7) lowering 11) blasting
4) wicked        8) boundary 12) just about
2.
1)cut back/ down 2) pick up  3) get by        4) get through
5)face up to        6) turn in        7) making up for 8) think up
3.
1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy
2) often generate misleading thoughts
3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work
4) be suspected of doing everything for money
5) before he gets through life
4.
1) their indoor, a profit, to invest in
2) device, the improvement, on a global scale
3) stacked, temptation, never dined out
II Confusable Words
1. 1) house    2) Home  3) home, family    4) household
2. 1) doubt    2) suspect  3) doubted        4) suspected    5) suspect
III. Word Formation
1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows, whys
6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) search
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1) get by 2) temptation 3) get through 4) improvements
5) aside from 6) suspect 7) supplement 8) profit
9) stacking       
2. (Theme-related)
1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit 4) world 5) tough
6) fuels 7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance 10) ideal
3d综合版II. Translation
1. We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairly minor.
2. My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.
3. The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.
4. Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.
5. When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.
A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.
But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.
Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.
UNIT 2
 Vocabulary
I.
1.
1) decades        5) slender  9) on the side
2) historic 6) web 10) authorized
3) imposed        7) bade 11) terminal
4) religious 8) site 12) make the best of
2.
1) went through 2) stood up for 3) laid down 4) take on
5) let (us) down 6) draw on        7) fall into 8) pass for 
3.
1)  The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.
2)    Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.
3)    There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.
4)    A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.
5)    It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.
 
4.
1) As for, do not compel, capture of, have forged
2) At huge risk, the mission, shelter
3) who abolished, In the eyes of, racial
 
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
1.          I'll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.
2.          Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.
3.          Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.
4.          This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it's always breaking down.
5.          In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.
6.          Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.
7.          I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus..

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