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1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why
my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to
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the best private school.
4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus
had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor,
but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.
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With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, totrain them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.
Vocabulary I 1.
1) typical 2) dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 2.
1) consists of five generals and four police officers. 2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.
3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in
front of so many people.
4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer? 5) was exhausted after the long cycle ride. 3.
1) hysterical; was handed down by; should have known better than 2) twisted; over and over; talented son
3) patience; not to keep him in suspense; assured; repeatedly II. Collocation 1. adequate
4. content
7. fortunat5) welfare 6) came over 7) interference 8) fading
narrowed 9) down 10) frank 11) schemes 12) at any rate
Unit3
The Generation Gap
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2. anxious 3. certain III.
Usage
5. crazy 6. likely
e 8. keen
1. be admitted 2. live
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Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze 1.
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6. be
(1) typical (2) welfare (3) constant (4) frank (5) talent (6) dumb 2.
(1) despite (2) really
(3) same (4) contact II. Translation 1.
(7) know better than that
(8) repeatedly (9) dread
(10) interference (11) bet (12) assure
(9)
(5) admitted different
(10)
(6) attempt manner (7) not (8) tend
(1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?
(2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possiblelocations
for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.
(3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare
for the rest of his life.
(4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. (5) Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned. 2.
George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son,“What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement”.In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.
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Vocabulary I
Unit4 The Virtual World
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