Unit 1

TEXT A

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1.whereby2. pursuit 3. inhibit 4. maintain 5. patriotic

6. transcend 7. endeavor8. dedication 9. prestige 10. nominate

Word building

[5]

1.resultant 2. tolerant3. pollutants 4. inhabited

5. participants 6. descendants 7. attendants 8. respectful

9. contestants 10. neglectful 11. resourceful

12. boastful

Banked cloze

[6]

1.eventually 2. premier 3. endeavor 4. bypass 5. handicaps

6. committed 7. attained 8. transcend 9. feats 10. slightest

Expressions in use

[7]

1. removed from 2. failed in 3. in pursuitof 4. deviated from

5. precluded from 6. triumph over 7. work their way into

8. written off

TEXT B

Understandingthe text

[2]

CBADBBCD

Language focus

Word in use

[4]

1.indulge 2. propelled 3.aggravated 4.dazzled 5. alleviated

6.renowned 7.eloquent 8. destined 9.scorns 10. Applause

Expressionin use

[5]

1.up 2.in 3.on 4.up 5.to 6.on 7.as 8.out

sentence structure

[6]

1.He prefers to start early rather than leave everything to the last minute

2.She prefers to be the boss, to be in charge and

to organize others rather than be organized by

some whom she may not even rate very highly.

3.My brother prefers to take the whole blame

himself rather than allow it to fall on the innocent.

[7]

1. Try as he would

2. Search as they would

3. Hard as we work

Try as we might

Collocation

Warm-up

1. repeated 2.overwhelming 3.immense

1.heroic 2.sound 3.substantial

1.attained 2.fueled 3.achieved

[8]

1. sudden opportunities2. immense obstacles 3. amazing determination

4. profound difficulties 5. overwhelming failures 6. poverty-stricken

7. substantial hardship 8. repeated misfortunes 9. sheer persistence

10. dazzle audiences 11. achieve fame 12. strong will

Unit 2

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1.intervene 2.underestimate 3.recede 4.deem 5.bleak

6.appraise 7.paralyzed 8. symptoms 9. dismay 10. brink

Word building

[4]

dominate dominance

avoidavoidance

rely reliance

acquaintacquaintance

clearclearance

annoyannoyance

admitadmittance

resemble resemblance

assure assurance

borebored

privilege privileged

distractdistracted

[5]

1.bored 2.priviledged 3. assurance 4. dominance

5.aviodance 6. acquaintance 7. reliance 8. clearance

9. distracted 10. annoyance 11. admittance 12. resemblance

Banked cloze

[6]

1.characterized 2.aspects 3. amount 4. recede

5. exposed 6.vicious 7. challenge 8. excessive

9. reaction 10. paralyze

Expressions in use

[7]

1.pulled to a stop 2. black out 3. pop up 4. stopped short

5. plowed through 6. threw himself into 7. let yourself go

8. grabbed for

Language focus

Word in use

[4]

1.vertical 2.evaporate 3.plight 4.intent

5.abort 6.vulnerable 7.proximity 8.evoke

9.lofty 10.necessitate

Expression in use

[5]

1.in the event of 2.immunedto 3.settled back 4.on board

5.in/into position 6.was…stunned by 7.for sure 8. hint of

Sentence structure

[6]

1.Nothing excites me as much as a brilliant movie with an

interesting plot, fantasticacting ,wild visual and a strong

script.

2.Over the course of her entire life, she’d longed for nothing

as much as knowledge about her mother.

3.Her daughter is at a state hospital and wants nothing

as much as to be part of a family.

[7]

1.In teaching practice, it is essential that we (should)

teach students proper grammar, sentences structures

and writing skills.

2.It is important that students should be given opportunities to

express their perspectives to cultivate their

responsibility and independence.

3.It is crucial that the younger generation should pursue an

active and positive role in promoting environmental protection.

Collocation

Warm-up

1.massive 2. incredible 3. terrible

4. relaxed 5. absolutely 6. unremarkable

[8]

1.emotionally impossible 2. amazing power 3. visibly frightened

4.incredible impact 5.impromptus rescues6.instantaneously hysterical

7. calm confidence8. true courage 9. massive waves

10. would-be rescuer 11. vicious waves 12. rough water

Unit3

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1.integral2. cherish 3.afflicted 4. noteworthy 5. portray

6. compliment 7.domain 8. anonymous 9. conscientious

10. perpetual

Word building

[4]

general generalize

normal normalize

publicpublicize

minimum minimize

mobile mobilize

investinvestor

dictate dictator

conquerconqueror

investigate investigator

moderate moderator

elevator elevate

[5]

1.normalize 2. moderator 3.immunized4. investors 5. mobilize

6. conqueror 7. elevate 8. publicizes 9. investigator

10. minimized 11.generalize 12.dictator

Banked cloze

[6]

1）domain 2) define 3) popularity 4) mentally

5) diplomatic6) committed 7) devote 8) surviving

9) embarked 10) humanitarian

Expressions in use

[7]

1.embark on 2. be deprive of 3. turn down

4. taken captive 5. live on 6. share in

7. was strickenby 8. led by example

Word in use

[4]

1.skeptical 2. coincidence 3. mounted

4. contrive 5. simulated 6. manifest

7. divert 8. infected

9. upgraded 10.temperament

Expressions in use

[5]

1.on 2. in 3. as 4. into

5. to 6. to 7. with 8. under/on

Sentence structure

[6]

1.It is not his carefree attitude that made him seem

eccentric。it is his conspicuous interest in film

that made his classmates shun and mock him.

2.It is not his experience in filmmaking that

sabotaged transfer attempts。 it is his poor grades

that forced film schools to withhold acceptance.

3.It is not because things are difficult that we fail to

dare。 it is because we do not dare that things are

difficult.

[7]

1.see things as they are

2.understand the world as it is

3.accept people as they are

warm-up

1.internationallyfamous 2. rigorous schedule

3.jeopardize hope 4.emotionally draining

5. physically dangerous 6. overwhelming misery

7. perpetually signify

8. conspicuousinterest 9. repeatedly try

[8]

1.internationally 2.committed 3.compassionate

1.repeatedly 2.thrill 3.terrific

1.overwhelmingly 2.desperate 3.physically4.rectified

1.personal 2.emotionally

Unit4

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1)compulsory2)contemplate 3) imprisoned 4) globalize

5) offset 6) groan 7) stubborn 8) cluster

9) ambiguity 10) consoled

Word building

[4]

respect respectable

negotiate negotiable

distinguish distinguishable

avail available

profitprofitable

renewrenewable

memory memorize

authorauthorized

visualvisualize

stable stabilize

social socialize

[5]

1) profitable 2) renewable 3) authorized 4) negotiable

5) visualize 6) socialize 7) attributable 8) respectable

9) avail 10) stabilize 11) distinguishable 12) memorize

Bank cloze

[6]

1) contemplate 2) comfort 3) sparked 4) ventured

5) diverse 6) witnessed 7) stunning 8)glimpse

9) positive10) dictate

Expression in use

[7]

1)settle for 2) more often than not 3) mingled with

4) traded for 5) was saturatedwith

6) are open to 7) endowed with 8) make up for

Words in use

[4]

1）ethnic 2) conceive 3)presumed 4) despised

5) irritate6) disregarded 7) downside 8) venerable

9) susceptible 10)suppress

Expression in use

[5]

1)from/against 2) from 3) with 4) into 5) to

6) into 7) for 8) off

Sentence structure

[6]

1)The day following was, as it turned out, the last of Mr. Wraxall’s stay at Raback.

2)As it turned out, the war went on for more than four years, with horrible losses of personnel and material on both sides.

3)Madigan had been studying Mr. Barrett for a couple of month, as it turned out the man was rather mysterious.

[7]

1.took his behavior with a smile.

2.took it with gratitude

3.took it with a deep bow

Collocation

warm-up

overly fearful disorienting diversity solo travel

swap stories globalized world foreign travel

[8]

1. exotic places 2. lovely dream 3. multinational excursions

4. pleasantexperiences 5. foreign travel 6. valuable open-mindedness

7. ample opportunities 8. disorienting diversity 9. local folklore

10. swap stories 11. modernaviation 12. credible insights

Unit5

Understanding the text

Word in use

[3]

1) gauged2) dedicate 3) commonplace

4) suffice5) revenue 6) simultaneous

7) incentive 8) prone 9) innovations

10)fostered

[4]

realrealism

imperialimperialism

commercialcommercialism

humanhumanism

terror terrorism

recruitrecruitment

resentresentment

enrollenrollment

refreshrefreshment

ship shipment

enforceenforcement

[5]

1) refreshment 2) shipment 3) enforcement

4) commercialism 5) realism6) recruitment

7) enrollment 8) imperialism 9) resentment

10) Terrorism 11) humanism

Banked cloze

[6]

1) employees2) notion3) primary 4) foster

5) reflects 6) motivation7) monetary 8) aspects

9) gossiping10) miserable

Expression in use

[7]

1) correlate with 2) refrain from 3)count down

4) slaving away 5) coincide with 6) contented with

7) be designated as 8) conformed to

WORD IN USE

[4]

1) Rash2) specialty 3) ponder 4) utilize

5) pierce 6) bias 7) ensue 8) impart

9) infectious 10) hospitality

Expression in use

[5]

1) out2) on 3) away 4) to

5) to6) in7) away8) up

Sentence structure

[6]

1.Although I am already very tall, I wear high heel all of the time,

be it day or night.

2)A lower euro will actually help European exports become affordable

and more competitive around the world, be they German automobiles

or Italian leathers.

3)Every time there is a major new event , be it a natural disaster or

a historic moment, we take it for granted that there will be pictures

and videos.

[7]

1) find himself eating foods he never heard of before.

2) found herself faced with a math test.

3) found herself standing in front of Tom’s company.

collocation

warm-up

1) prideful 2) high 3) special 4) trivial 5) sole

6) friendly 7) cheerful8) instant 9) charitable

[8]

1) unhappy 2) personally 3) optimum 4) truly

5) monetary6) sole 7) personal 8) trivial

9) special 10) high 11) friendly 12) cheerful

Unit 6

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1）evacuated 2) stray 3) diluted 4) gigantic

5) standpoint 6) nutrition 7) inflicted 8) pervasive

9) naive 10) permeated

[4]

moment momentary

supplementsupplementary

custom customary

visionvisionary

missionmissionary

disciplinedisciplinary

complexcomplexity

fatalfatality

available availability

feasible feasibility

authenticauthenticity

desirabledesirability

[5]

1) visionary2) fatality3) availability4) customary

5)feasibility 6) momentary7) disciplinary8) supplementary

9) missionary 10) authenticity 11) complexity 12) desirability

Banked cloze

[6]

1) appalling 2) innumerable 3) distinction 4) casualties

5) unrecorded 6) massacres 7) foster 8) stage

9) decline 10) stabilize

Expression in use

[7]

1) flew at 2) wove her way through3) radiated from

4) conceive of 5) was lined with 6) dive into

7) next to nothing 8) stayed down

Words in use

[4]

1) supervise2) petitioned3) clutching4) vicinity5) fragrance

6) dispatched7) dwelling 8) haunted 9) timid10) encloses

Expression in use

[5]

1) to/into 2) in 3) together 4) apart 5) with

6) off7) with 8) off

Sentence structure

[6]

1) Henry refuses to change his mind because he holds that our

advice is worth next to nothing to him.

2) Once a gambler is addicted, all the efforts to help him get

rid of the bad habit will be worth next to nothing.

3)Your recommendation is worth next to nothing to those who

do not want to listen.

[7]

1) looks like it is going to burst.

2)looks like the work would stretch well into next year.

3)looked like they planned to invade within the following few days

Collocation

Warm-up

1) A2) C3) B4) B5) C6) B

[8]

1) emotional intensity2) brilliant sky 3) walked briskly

4) helplessly wandering5) trembling voice 6) tremendous roar

7)desertedroad 8)violentlydipping9)inevitable death

10)profound fatigue 11) pervasive threat12) dangerous evil

Unit7

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1) donate 2) spiral 3) termination 4) layoff

5) subsistence 6) spectrum 7) complied 8) reclaimed

9) originated 10) expired

Word building

[4]

emit emission

omit omission

suspend suspension

predict prediction

distribute distribution

corruption corrupt

generous generosity

formal formality

local locality

mature maturity

peculiar peculiarity

liable liability

[5]

1) emission 2) suspension 3) formalities 4) prediction

5) omission 6) distribution 7) locality 8) peculiarity

9) corrupting 10) generosity 11) maturity 12) liability

Banked cloze

[6]

1) slump 2) mortgages 3) incredibility 4) crashing

5) spread 6) promote 7) catastrophic 8) verge

9) oversight 10) stabilize

Expressions in use

[7]

1) put down 2) wind up 3) scrape together

4) on the verge of 5) in all likelihood 6) deteriorate into

7) are in a position 8) gave way to

Word in use

[4]

1) amplifying 2) assimilate 3) intrinsic 4) entail

5) commodity 6) mentality 7) envisage 8) allocated

9) equity 10) ambiguous

Expression in use

[5]

1) in 2) on 3) in 4) in

5) into 6) off 7) in 8) to

Sentence structure

[6]

1) what if it rained and then froze all through those months?

2) what if all children were kind to animals?

3) what if a major earthquake hit the Seattle area?

[7]

1) so we ended up seeing a different one

2) you might end up getting something you don’t want

3) but who knew it would end up being a career.

Collocation

warm-up

1. constant harassment 2. employment spectrum 3. unsure futures

4. fall sharply 5. further increases 6. profound grief

[8]

1) falling sharply2) unimaginable situation 3) economic slump

4) tenant eviction5) purchasing power 6) further increases

7) stock market crash 8) sinking finances 9) negative equity

10) daily stress 11) long-term unemployment12) employment spectrum

Unit7

Language focus

Word in use

[3]

1) donate 2) spiral 3) termination 4) layoff

5) subsistence 6) spectrum 7) complied 8) reclaimed

9) originated 10) expired

Word building

[4]

emit emission

omit omission

suspend suspension

predict prediction

distribute distribution

corruption corrupt

generous generosity

formal formality

local locality

mature maturity

peculiar peculiarity

liable liability

[5]

1) emission 2) suspension 3) formalities 4) prediction

5) omission 6) distribution 7) locality 8) peculiarity

9) corrupting 10) generosity 11) maturity 12) liability

Banked cloze

[6]

1) slump 2) mortgages 3) incredibility 4) crashing

5) spread 6) promote 7) catastrophic 8) verge

9) oversight 10) stabilize

Expressions in use

[7]

1) put down 2) wind up 3) scrape together

4) on the verge of 5) in all likelihood 6) deteriorate into

7) are in a position 8) gave way to

Word in use

[4]

1) amplifying 2) assimilate 3) intrinsic 4) entail

5) commodity 6) mentality 7) envisage 8) allocated

9) equity 10) ambiguous

Expression in use

[5]

1) in 2) on 3) in 4) in

5) into 6) off 7) in 8) to

Sentence structure

[6]

1) what if it rained and then froze all through those months?

2) what if all children were kind to animals?

3) what if a major earthquake hit the Seattle area?

[7]

1) so we ended up seeing a different one

2) you might end up getting something you don’t want

3) but who knew it would end up being a career.

Collocation

warm-up

1. constant harassment 2. employment spectrum 3. unsure futures

4. fall sharply 5. further increases 6. profound grief

[8]

1) falling sharply2) unimaginable situation 3) economic slump

4) tenant eviction5) purchasing power 6) further increases

7) stock market crash 8) sinking finances 9) negative equity

10) daily stress 11) long-term unemployment12) employment spectrum

Unit8

Word in use

3

1) indignation 2) provocative3) militant 4) overlap

5) conferring 6) defiance 7) hesitant 8) milestone

9) cradled 10) preaching

Word building

4

man manhood

mother motherhood

calculate calculation

complicate complication

imitateimitation

assassinate assassination

circulate circulation

accommodation accommodate

accuse accusation

defect defection

exhaust exhaustion

5

1)circulation 2) accusation 3) accommodate

4) defection 5) manhood 6) imitation

7) complication 8) exhaustion 9) assassination

10) calculation11) motherhood

Banked cloze

6

1) automatic 2) charge 3) presumption 4) attached

5) handy 6) confer 7) contact 8) bounce

9) tumble 10) intellect

Expression in use

7

1) at their disposal 2) insulate him from

3) irrespectiveof 4) has a high opinion of

5) has authority over 6) for your part 7) get away with

8) dispense with 9) provide for 10) tiptoeing around

Word in use

4

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Expression in use

5

1) to 2) through 3) off 4) down

5) to 6) out 7) under 8) in/back

Sentence structure

6.

1.Admittedlytaking measures that are likely to increase the greenhouse effect

will be morally graver than having done nothing to reduce it.

2.Admittedly they are the perfect guides to keep you informed of the various things happening around you.

3.Admittedly those who oppose to the viewpoint also have their reasons to a certain extent.

7.

1.When the timecomes to demonstrate your unique set of sporting skills

and physical gifts

2.But when the time came to put some money into the home

3.when the time comes to pay for my classes

collection

1) versatile 2) shatter 3) unquestioning 4) stony

5) hair-tearing 6) substandard

8

1) hair-tearing 2) negative 3) substandard 4)stony

5) perfect 6) unilateral 7) shatter 8) secretly

9) unquestioning 10) true 11) intensity 12) ultimate