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Unit 6 Shop till you drop!
Vocabulary and structure
1 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the box.
Exception
excursion
recovery
temptation
ease
confirmation
conviction
endurance
enthusiasm
crucial
intention
objective
label
buzz
grab
1
It is our________to be the number one distributor of health products.
2
You must make realistic plans to meet your_______.
3
Resist the______
to buy the item until you're certain you need it.
4
Most companies have not done well this year, but ours is the______to the rule.
5
The government is forecasting an economic_____
.
6
Parents play a_____role in preparing their children for school.
7
Try to put the interviewee at_____by being friendly and informal.
8
Included in the tour is an ______to the Grand Canyon.
9
I'm still waiting for _______of the test results.
10
He showed remarkable _____ throughout his illness.
11
Gillian and Darren greeted the speakers with great ______.
12
She was motivated by deep religious______.
13
We carefully ______ each item with the contents and the date.
14
Neil drank five more beers and finally got a ______
.
15
He will ______ at any excuse to avoid doing the dishes.
2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the collocations in the box.
except for
out of hearing
to be honest
in detail
addicted to
benefit from
in particular
try on
in need ofend in
go into debt
hand over
even if
1
Her son is _____computer games.
2
Who exactly stands to ______ these changes?
3
We were poor but we never ______.
4
She resigned and ______to one of her younger colleagues.
5
The house is ______ a thorough clean.
6
______
the shoes ______before you buy them.
7
He loves science fiction______
.
8
I had nothing on______my socks.
9
______, it was one of the worst books I've ever read.
10
The noises were going ______in the distance.
11
This issue will be discussed ______in the next chapter.
12
Their long struggle ______
failure.
13
I'll get there,
______I have to walk.
3 Match the words in the box with their antonyms or synonyms.
incredibly
claim
chap
cooperate
princess
norm
provoke
sheer
retail
yearly
broadly
collapse
grab
1
1
seize______
8
annual______
2
irritate______
9
man______
3
exception
______
10
wholesale______
4
prince______
11
pure______
5
fall down suddenly______
12
say sth is true______
6
work together______
13
extremely______
7
generally ______
4 Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentences.
1
The situation in the US is not directly
______ to that in the UK.
(a) comparative (b) comparable (c) superlative (d) comparison
2
It's becoming ______
to have long hair again.
(a) fashion
(b) fashionable
(c) fashion-conscious
(d) after a fashion
3
Air pollution in the city had reached four times the______ levels.
(a) acceptable
(b) accessible
(c) accidental
(d) academically
4
These paints can be used individually or in______
.
(a) combine
(b) combination
(c) combat
(d) combustion
5
At least 5,000 people were killed, and that's a conservative______
.
(a) estate
(b) evaluate
(c) estimate
(d) essence
6
He could no longer distinguish between
_
_____and reality.
(a) illusion
(b) illustration
(c) image
(d) illumination
7
They offered me a loan on very ______terms.
(a) favour
(b) favourite
(c) favoured
(d) favourable
8
The results of the survey made ______reading.
(a) fascinating (b) fascinated (c) fascination (d) fashionable
9 We want to
______ our commitment to human rights.
(a) demonstrate (b) demand
(c) degrade
(d) demean
10
I only have time for a ______
at lunchtime.
(a) snack (b) snake (c) snail
(d) snap
11
Are you planning to return to work, and______
, who is going to look after the baby?
(a) if not
(b) if ever
(c) if so
(d) if only
12
There is
______ comparable to the taste of oyster.
(a) something
(b) nothing
(c) anything (d) whatever
13
I didn't know whether I should answer in the ______or negative
—
I do have a website.
(a) affirmative
(b) confirmation
(c) affectation
(d) affordable
Translation
1
Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets into English.
1
Women's love for shopping is
___________(
好比
)
men's
for
football.
So
while
some
of
the
women could be called ________ (
购物狂
), can the men be called
2
Football is favourable to me and
___________________
(
我总能从
……
中得到许多乐
趣
)
football.
3
If you spend more than you earn __________________(
你就可能背上债务
),
You
can
get
2
out of debt by paying off or re-paying what you owe. Then you have cleared the debt.
4
The president
________________
(
表明他有信心
)
the
new
policy
against
the
economic
crisis.
5
The man's intellectual ability and hard work
________________(
成就了
) his success in the
career.
2
Translate the passage into English, using the words and expressions given in the box.
try on
credit crunch
shopaholic
take it one day at a time
go into debt
be addicted to
dress up smartly
wander around
be favourable t
resist temptation to sth
be in a bad way
that is to say
< br>汤姆虽然很想留在家里看电视转播的足球赛，
但他还是欣然同意了妻子玛丽周末去看场
电 影
的建议，因为这总比陪着妻子在商业中心闲逛一整天、看着她试穿衣服鞋帽，可回家
时两手空空强
多了。
2008
年的次贷危机刚出现，汤姆就丢了工作，家 中还负了债。可玛丽
却购物上了瘾，
准确地说，成了购物狂，
她抵抗不了穿得漂漂亮亮 去购物的诱惑。
他们的婚
姻状况不佳，
也像所有的上瘾者一样，
购物成瘾的人 需要足够的耐心才能走完康复之路，
也
就是说，从购物痴迷症中康复过来需要一步步来。
3 Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1
We were about to set off for a picnic. Every one was very happy. But suddenly it was raining
cats and dogs. It seemed the plan would be cancelled again. Oh, it's just my luck.
2
In an online auction, if people want to buy anything, they can first type in the thing or search
the
categories.
Then
they
make
an
offer
called
a
bid.
And
people
who
make
bids
are
called
bidders.
3
There
are
five
designer
dresses,
and
they
all
have
original
tags.
And
you
probably
will
be
successful to sell them online if you've got great items, good descriptions, and great photos.
4
I get 15 percent commission and the buyer pays for the dress and the shipping costs. First I
take pictures. Then we'll decide how many days we'll put her dress up for auction.
5
one
get
one
free
is
a
common
way
to
make
people
think
they're
getting
a
bargain.
However, sometimes it's a way of getting rid of old stock.
Reading comprehension (skimming and scanning)
In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For
questions
1-7,
choose
the
best
answer
from
the
four
choices
marked
(a),
(b),
(c)
and
(d).
For
questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Behind the first lady, a shadow stylist
Michelle Obama has become the mistress to American fashion.
Been Waiting for
ogue, where Mrs Obama appears in a fuchsia (
桃
红
) dress by Jason Wu, the young talent she helped turn into an overnight star. No first lady since
Jacqueline Kennedy has had a more instantaneous impact on fashion. Whatever Mrs Obama wears,
people notice and very often buy.
Despite the close study that people have made of Mrs Obama's style, it is not known that her
wardrobe is being managed largely by a boutique owner in Chicago. Ikram Goldman, whose store
is
called
Ikram,
has
played
an
unprecedented
role
since
the
election,
serving
as
gatekeeper
between the fashion industry and the first lady.
3
All details regarding the making of Mrs Obama's wardrobe for the inaugural were overseen
by
Ms
Goldman,
who
kept
designers
in
the
dark
about
whether
their
outfit
would
be
chosen.
According
to
the
designers
involved,
none
of
them
had
direct
contact
with
the
first
lady
—
as
designers
have
had
in
the
past
with
first
ladies.
They
worked
from
measurements
and
other
information
provided
by
Ms
Goldman
and
delivered
the
finished
garments
to
Chicago
or
Washington.
was
all
very
blind,
said
Maria
Cornejo,
who
made
eight
jewel-tone
suits,
two
winter
coats
and
three
dresses
for
Mrs
Obama.
Ms
Cornejo
said
she
had
a
rough
idea
of
what
would fit the new first lady based on things Mrs Obama had already worn from the designer's line.
Designers
are
reluctant
to
discuss
their
dealings
with
Ms
Goldman
—
in
part,
some
said,
because
they
have
not
received
guidance
from
the
White
House
and
in
part
because
they
don't
want
to
say
something
that
might
cause
them
to
lose
business.
As
for
Ms
Goldman,
she
has
remained virtually invisible and has not made herself available for interviews. Mrs Obama's press
secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, characterized the first lady's relationship with Ms Goldman
as that of a loyal client.
To the older generation of design stars, the idea that a first lady would rely so heavily on a
retailer
—
rather than on designers or an independent stylist, people who make their living solving
problems
of
fit
and
proportion
—
is
surprising. To
some
in
fashion,
there
is
also
a
question
of
a
possible conflict of interest on Ms Goldman's part, because she sells clothes by the designers that
Mrs Obama has worn and stands to benefit from their exposure.
only one store, when there is a wealth of clothes out there from other designers, including me,
Arnold Scaasi said. Mr Scaasi, who has dressed first ladies since Mamie Eisenhower, though is
perhaps best known for the blue velvet and silk inaugural gown of Barbara Bush, said he could not
recall a time when designers did not have direct access to the White House. He was critical of Mr
Wu's
design
for
Mrs
Obama,
because
of
its
loose
fit.
don't
think
the
inaugural
gown
was
flattering in any way,
Mrs
Obama's
predecessors
typically
went
directly
to
Seventh
Avenue
for
their
clothes,
bypassing stores, editors, stylists and others who might have an agenda of their own. To be sure,
many designers have benefited from their trade with a first lady
—
few more so than Oleg Cassini,
who dressed Mrs Kennedy and for years afterward exploited that connection. Mrs Kennedy also
bought Paris copies from Chez Ninon, a boutique in New York.
Ms
Goldman,
who
is
41
and
who
gave
birth
in
December
to
twins,
is
considered
a
retail
dynamo (
精力充沛的人
). It's not uncommon for her to ask designers to make special pieces for
customers,
and
many
designers
appreciate
her
taste,
which
combines
vintage
with
more
novel
fashion. Her store, in both its Asiatic trappings and selection of high-end European, Japanese and
American labels, is a good example of the curatorial shopping experience that fashion-conscious
women like when hunting down $$2,000 handbags and $$6,000 crystal-studded coats. According to
campaign-finance records, she and her husband, Josh Goldman, a lawyer, gave at least $$6,900 to
the Obama campaign.
Opinion
is
divided
about
whether
Mrs
Obama's
shopping
approach
represents
a
positive
departure from the past or raises concern about concentrating her business with one place. (As her
press secretary pointed out, the first lady also shops at Gap and J. Crew.) Indeed, many designers,
battling enormous economic pressures, like reduced orders from stores, said they had not had time
to consider the implications of Ms Goldman's role.
4
To Ms Toledo, who made Mrs Obama's inaugural day clothes and has been asked to make
new clothes for her, this approach has never been fairer.
might not have been looked at all,
appointments
for
his
fall
collection,
which
he
will
present
Friday,
and
that
stores
like
Neiman
Marcus have given his designs window display next to global brands like Dior.
A
number
of
style
watchers
note
with
surprise
that
Mrs
Obama
seems
to
be
wearing
less
Maria Pinto since the election, though this may change.
Michelle has worn were designed by Maria,
others, the fiery (
火红的
) red dress that Mrs Obama wore to meet the Bushes at the White House.
She recalled meeting Mrs Obama at a party last June, when she told the designer:
wearing your things.
received a call in December from Ms Goldman requesting day dresses. Because she doesn't have
a sample room, Ms Reese had to bring in people to make the order, which was sent to Ikram last
month.
interest that Mrs Obama's clothes are predominantly by designers carried at Ikram, Ms Reese said,
Karen
Erickson,
whose
company
supplies
Ikram
with
the
Erickson
Beamon
pins
that
Mrs
Obama
likes,
points
out
that
going
through
Ms
Goldman
is
no
different
than
working
with
a
Hollywood stylist.
Except Mrs Obama is not a Hollywood star. Here, there is a risk: Can the first lady of the
United States wear borrowed things, like the $$17,313 pair of Loree Rodkin diamond earrings she
wore to the
their value? The White House would not respond. It is unknown if those items were later sold.
1 Designers work for Mrs Obama from ______________________________
(a)
direct contact with her
(b)
information provided by Ms Goldman
(c)
their own imagination
(d)
information from TV and magazines
2
Designers
are
reluctant
to
discuss
their
dealings
with
Ms
Goldman
partly
because
__________________
(a)
they fear that they may lose business
(b)
they haven't got permission from the White House
(c)
it is against the law to let out any information related to the first lady
(d)
their components may learn the secret
3 The older generation of design stars considers it
_
_______________________
that
Mrs
Obama
doesn't rely heavily on designers or an independent stylist.
(a) reasonable
(b) surprising
(c) amusing
(d) absurd
4 Arnold Scaasi was critical of Mr Wu's design for Mrs Obama, because _____________
(a)
he was envious of Mr Wu
(b)
the colour of the dress was too bright
(c)
the dress was loose
(d)
Mrs Obama didn't look good in that dress
5 Ms Goldman is appreciated by many designers for _______________
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