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9. from 10. on/upon
Structure
1. 1) Russell Baker is reported to live today with his wife in Virginia.
2) They are said to be building another bridge across the river.
3) Only a few students in Mr. Parker's composition class are said to have really captured the essence of the essay.
4) Those love poems were believed to have been composed by an English poet of the sixteenth century.
2. 1) as you suggested
2) as I told you to
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3) exactly as I was
4) as you have described them to me
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
2. congratulations
4. scanned
6. vivid
8. off and on
10. career
(A)
1. hold back
3. tedious
5. recall
7. arguments
9. turn out/turn in
(B) 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. after kids/children for/of So she assignment/book proved 16. myself 1. that
3. black
5. at
7. different
9. On
11. answer
13. wrong
15. Thus
II. Translation
Susan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didn't know how to face
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up to the fact that she would never ( be able to) walk again.
One day, while scanning (through ) books, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired. Susan made up her mind to read as much as she could, and what's more, she wanted to write stories about her own childhood. Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.
Part III TextB
Comprehension Check
l.b 2. a
3. c 4. c
5.b 6. c
Translation
(参见 Appendix HI)
2. in advance
4. adjusting to
6. think up
8. clashes
10. evil
12. in the meantime 14. appeal