Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary Text A assess competent differ dismiss employment merely objective personally reserve valid Text B alter conventional norm productive professional shift strength viewpoint Example: People differ from one another in their ability to handle stress 1) This report is written from the __1____ of a psychologist and it provides some deep insights into the outlook and expectations of today's young people in our country. 2) After making some ___2___ opening remarks, she made an inspiring speech on environment protection 3 )The villagers are not__3____ satisfied with enough food to eat. They are also eager to learn modern advanced skills for farming. 4) Since it is__4_____ to ask for sick leave, he often uses it as an excuse for staying away from school. 5)Building a healthy and__5____ workplace relationship is the key to improving productivity 6) The TOEFL is designed to____6____ the English proficiency( 水平,熟练程度 ) for those who intend to study abroad. 7) A firm belief in yourself is all that is needed to__7___ your life. No one except you alone can change it. 8) At 15, he left his hometown to look for___8____ in the city because he had to support the whole family 9) Being ___9____means being more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you 10) The __10____of college education is to provide the young with an opportunity to learn how to educate themselves throughout their lives. 11) Some of my friends are experts in this regard. From them you can seek___11___ advice on the issue 12) The only real security( 安全感 ) that a man will have in this world is a __12___ of knowledge, experience, and ability 13)He isn't going to ___13____ his responsibility to anyone else. Instead he is going to handle the problem himself 14) We need to look for ways to make things safer, but we shouldn't __14___ an idea because it isn't 100% safe 15) You must not take her criticisms of your plan __15___. Actually what she said does make sense to us all. 16) The ability to keep calm in a dangerous or critical situation is one of her many__16___ 17) The name of Dallas Mavericks( 达拉斯小牛队 ) reflects Texas cowboy past. A "maverick" is a rebellious person who refuses to obey social____17______. 2 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise, Change the form where necessary Text A assess/judge sth. on its (own) merits feel free(to do sth.) follow the herd in reserve in view of take up to someone's credit Text B in person take a turn Example: If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me 1) You must keep some money___18____ because you may need it for some unexpected expenses. 2)____19____, he won the first place in the 1000-meter race in spite of his illness 3) ____20___ the late hour, we'll have to put off that discussion until our next meeting. 4) I wish you were here now, so that I might thank you___21____ 5)Since what he says sounds logical, I'd like to ___22____ his suggestion and drop my own 6) He is a man of creative thinking and hates to ___23____ in everything he does 7) We must __24____ each plan with fairness and __25____, not according to our personal preference 8) Be flexible and you won't be taken by surprise when something in your life _26_____ unexpected__27____ Increasing Your Word Power 1 Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper preposition, paying attention to the collocations of verbs and prepositions 1) I suggested that the secretary should adapt herself __28__ the new conditions in the company. 2 Their proposal was not in line with ours. So we failed to agree __29____ the issue of long-term cooperation 3) Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled __30____ chance 4) At first her parents worried __31____ her safety and disapproved __32__her going to Africa all by herself. 5) If you are a member of our club, you must conform __33___ the rules of our club 6) The success of the project relies __34__ good teamwork, so we should try our best to cooperate well__35___ other departments of our company 7) Do not confine your children __36___ your home environment; they must learn how to communicate and interact ___37___ others outside your home 8) Public attention at the moment is focused __38___ the environmental problem 9) Joe is not good at languages, but when it comes __39___ mathematics he's the best in the class. 10) At first she didn't realize that her youth and beauty would expose her _40__ so many dangers in the war 2 We can use many different adjectives to describe physical size, such as big, large, huge, enormous, tall, etc. But when we talk about something that is not physical, we tend to choose adjectives that can intensify the meaning of a noun. In such cases, we need to keep in mind that different nouns need different adjectives to intensify them Now study the adjectives in the box below and decide which one can best complete each of the following sentences high deep strong heavy close total 1) After the meeting he went slowly back to his dorm in__41_____ thought. 2) The operation was a __42___ success and she left the hospital a week later 3) On our way back home from the subway station, we got caught in a __43___shower( 阵雨 ) 4) If you want to achieve a__44___ goal, you will have to take some chances 5) After his mother died, Peter fell into a___45___ depression( 沮丧 ) 6) Fortunately, the teacher had a _46_____ sense of humor and laughed at the practical joke 7) She always had__47___ expectations of her staff; no wonder they won an award for their good teamwork 8) We arrived home two hours late because of the __48___ traffic 9) We used to have a very __49___ friendship but things have changed recently. 10) The film was boring; it was a __50___ waste of time.