英语视听说答案
Comprehension of the Text
II.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T
Vocabulary
III.
1. resigned 2. consent 3. governing 4. refusal 5. disposed
6. artificial 7. desirable 8. reproduce 9. violated 10. radical
Exercises on Web course only:
11. probable 12. reflection 13. resume 14. panic 15. opposition
IV.
1. She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
2. It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.
3. If the day turns out to be wet, we may have to change our plans.
4. Upon reflection, she decided to accept his offer.
5. For the sake of a successful exhibition we should try our best to collect more famous paintings.
6. We reserved two tickets in the name of Brown.
7. We had to resign ourselves to taking a loss on the sale.
8. Economic and social inequalities can never be viewed as positive and constructive forces.
9. If he did move to Beijing, he’d stand a chance of getting a job.
10. These policemen are frightened at the prospect that they face a population which has the most advanced automatic arms at its disposal.
Unit 9
Section A
Vocabulary
III.
1. invitation 2. enforced 3. cited 4. awkward 5. inherited
6. dispute 7. exposure 8. valid 9. verified 10. justification
Exercises on Web course only:
11. editing 12. division 13. bind 14. payments 15. headline
IV.
1. She has certainly gained in confidence over the last couple of years.
2. The actor made the headlines for having an affair.
3. Greg’s parents are worried about his exposure to the kind of people they don’t approve of while he’s at college.
4. The opposition parties are calling for the minister’s resignation over the scandal.
5. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.
6. She’ll end up penniless if she keeps spending as much as that.
7. She lays bare her three unhappy marriages in her autobiography.
8. Hoping that he might be able to shed light on the problem, I asked Paul to look at the engine.
9. The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team.
10. Thank you; I’ll store that piece of ness away for a time when I might need it.
Exercises on Web course only:
11. “Make no mistake about it,” he said, “this is the most serious threat our educational system has ever seen.”
12. They worked much harder when they learned that they were in line for a wage increase.
13. For a time, they argued over which TV program to watch.
14. A car was stolen last nigh right under the nose of a security guard.
V.
1. N 2. G 3. I 4. J 5. E 6. M 7. D 8. K 9. C 10. B
VI.
1. institutions 2. security 3. independence 4. rewards 5. markets
6. crisis 7. situation 8. aid 9. position 10. damages
Word Building
VII.
1. a tradition perfected by the Elizabethans
2. an exhibition of fine Victorian furniture
3. dance music with African roots
4. lots of shops run by Asians
5. make the British feel more European
6. contemporary Italian literature
7. some films of Hollywoodian style
8. some novels of Jamesian style
VIII.
1. Premarital 2. premature 3. pre-game 4. preplanned
5. pre-school 6. preexist 7. presuppose 8. prehistoric
Sentence Structure
IX.
1. He listens to the radio while driving to work.
2. He works in an American company while giving lectures on economics at a college in the evening.
3. In some societies professional women are treated as equals on the job while being treated as servants at home.
4. We should be pupils while serving as teachers.
5. The two professors will exchange their views while attending a meeting in Paris.
X.
1. Not even once did this thought come to her mind.
2. No sooner were they released by order of the court than they were rearrested by the police.
3. By no means is it easy to pass the test when you are not spending enough time preparing.
4. Seldom did the couple go to the theater together during their stay in the USA.
5. Not until we understand the person who has the disease can we understand the disease.
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