loading8) At the sight of the big fish, the fisherman plunged his hands into the water and caught it with graceful ease.
Increasing Your Word Power
1 Listed in the box below are some unit nouns. Discuss their meanings and then complete the following table by filling in the appropriate unit noun. The same unit noun may be used for more than once. Consult a dictionary if necessary. a(n) slice of bread a(n) particle of rock a(n) bunch of keys a(n) bar of soap a(n) can of orange juice a(n) sheet of glass a(n) item of business a(n) article of furniture a(n) slice of meat a(n) particle of dust a(n) can of beer a(n) bar of chocolate a(n) article of luggage a(n) bunch of flowers a(n) sheet of paper a(n) item of expense
2 Words such as respectful, respectable and respective may cause confusion because they are similar either in meaning or in spelling. To communicate effectively, we need to pay special attention to such confusable words. In each of the following sentences you are given
two or three words in brackets. Choose the appropriate one to fill in the blank. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.
1) Now your father has retired, you should go and see him now and then. This should not be neglected (neglectful, neglected).
2) Some boy students are neglectful (neglectful, neglected) of their appearance in school.
3) In this book the writer describes his colourful (coloured, colourful) experiences in Africa.
4) To celebrate the Spring Festival, they tie many coloured (coloured, colourful) lamps on the trees.
5) The coat is made of a kind of cloth that is rough (rough, tough) to touch.
6) The meat was tough (rough, tough) and hard and I did not like it at all.
7) The article is all nonsense. It’s not worth (worth, worthy) the paper it’s printed on.
8) These young men will prove worthy (worth, worthy) of our trust.
9) The situation will develop in a direction favourable (favourite, favourable) to China.
10) I like oranges very much; they are my favourite (favourite, favourable) fruit.
11) The boys here are well mannered and respectful (respective, respectable, respectful) toward grown-ups.
12) My uncle is a respectable (respective, respectable, respectful) doctor in our town.
13) After the meeting we will take our respective (respective, respectable, respectful) ways home.
14) It was very considerate (considerate, considerable) of you to send me a birthday card yesterday.
15) There has been a considerable (considerate, considerable) growth of light industry in the city in the last five years.
3 Word Building
Now match each of the English words in Column A with its Chinese meaning in Column B. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. 1)d 2) i 3) l 4) a 5)k 6) o 7) p 8) b 9)m 10) n 11) e 12) c 13) f 14) g 15) h 16) j
Grammar in Context
Task 1: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by choosing proper connectives from the box below.