loadingThen she told me that I must have the patience to wait until she had the time to report my wheelchair
conditions to my medical worker. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid and informed the main welfare office at the state capital．It took them another
several days to consider the matter. When they finally got my wheelchair repaired，I had been confined
to bed for more than half a month． Unit 4 Section A Vocabulary III.
1. investment 2. disposal 3. condensed 4. strategic 5. revenue
6. scratch 7. utilities 8. invested 9. nowhere 10. transmission IV.
1. is lagging far behind 2. are stuck with 3. going for 4. remain in contact
5. keep pace with 6. at your disposal 7. dates from 8. scratched the surface of 9. stuck in 10. choose between V.
1.L 2.N 3.D 4.E 5.H 6.1 7.F 8.0 9.1 10.B Collocation VI.
1. exchange 2. growth 3. opportunities 4. understanding 5. benefits
6. peace 7. development 8. career 9. will 10. status Word Building VII.
1. superpower 2. superabundant 3. supermarket 4. super-speed
5. supercomputer 6. superman 7. superstar 8. super-efficient VIII.
1. auto-timer 2. auto-focus 3. autograph 4. auto-reverse
5. autobiography 6. automakers 7. autoloading 8. autocriticism sentence structure IX
1. Concentrate on indoor delights rather than outdoor fights and you'll be much better appreciated.
2. As a result of the development of computer technology many people may eventually be able to work at home rather than go to the office. 3. Some people say that the pupils' achievements this term will be measured by a formal test rather than their teacher's assessment.
4. They argued that their products should be developed on the basis of need rather than profit. 5. During weekends the businessmen may spend time establishing friendship and mutual trust rather than discussing any particular item of business. X.
1. Petrol now is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.
2. Theirs is about three times as big as ours.
3. Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America. 4. the fee for cell phones is typically twice as much as for calls made over fixed lines 5. can transmit 250,000 times as much data as a standard telephone wire Translation XI.
1. Rather than invest in my education, my parents spent their money on a new house.
2. Today, people are spending twice as much on entertainment and relaxation as they did in the past.
3. In order to be successful, a business must keep pace with developments in the marketplace. 4. Her fluency in English gave her an advantage over other girls for the job.
5. For students, nowhere is better than the library, where all the books are at their disposal. 6. We should make full use of the platform to strengthen communication, expand cooperation in more