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Unit 3
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Section A
Language Focus
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Words in Use
1.
Ernest Hemingway's keen insight into his society, ardent love for people and
perceptive
abilities
helped
him
to
form
his
own
(peculiar)
characteristic
of
writing.
2.
The project is on the point of collapse, and unless something very (radical)
is done to repair the damage there will be no hope for the project.
3.
It's
not
unusual
for
teenagers
to
go
through
a(n)
(phase)
when
they
feel
ashamed
of their parents, afraid that they might not live up to their friends' standards.
4.
It is (sensible) for every family to make earthquake emergency plans and know
how to leave the area during the chaos following an earthquake.
5.
Economists are interested in all the factors that can help to (predict) the
extent to which a price change will affect supply and demand in the market.
6.
Starting
Monday,
all
foods
(labeled)
must
be
up
to
the
strict
national
standards that the government decided to put into effect now.
7.
There is more to a woman than her looks, so I (resent) the fact that after a
woman grows old and loses her looks people stop paying attention to her.
8.
Apart
from
technological
development,
the
20th
century
(witnessed)
an
enormous
worldwide political, economic and cultural transformation.
9. Unlike
the
practice
in
China,
if
you're
at
a
hotel
restaurant
in
the
United
States,
expect a 15-20 percent service charge or add the (equivalent) amount yourself.
change
in
smoking
habits
(parallels)
a
change
in
the
incidence
of
lung
cancer.
The more people smoke, the more chances of occurrence for lung cancer.
Word Building
1.
chaos
2.
drama
3.
academic
4.
depress
5.
detect
6.
erode
7.
classify
8.
confusion
9.
cooperation
10.
dictation
11.
right
12.
journalist
1.
chaotic
2.
dramatic
3.
academy
4.
depression
5.
detection
6.
erosion
7.
classification
8.
confuse
9.
cooperate
10.
dictate
11.
rightist
12.
journal
1.
One thing that helps you to listen to your thoughts is to keep a(n) (journal)
because it helps to record various insights you gain when doing daily activities.
2.
The
country
went
through
a(n)
(chaotic)
period
of
social
and
economic
transformation: a boom in banking, engineering, scientific research and political
thinking.
3.
After the disaster many people began to suggest that government offices that
help with storm preparations (cooperate) with offices that monitor wild animals.
4.
Even though people didn't expect much, the president's speech did little to
prevent the (erosion) of people's confidence in the government.
5.
New
Zealand's
economy
has
probably
been
going
through
a
more
(dramatic)
revolution recently than that of any other Western countries.
6.
The
language
teacher
gave
the
students
a
short
list
of
words
that
are
in
common
use in the UK but would either (confuse) or even offend Americans.
7.
My middle daughter received three scholarships to attend a summer military
(academy) .
Later
she
became
our
city's
first
international
foreign-exchange
student.
8.
Systematic sampling (
系统抽样
) of West German voters carried out in 1979-1980
indicated that 13 percent of all voters in the Federal Republic were (rightists)
in their political views.
9.
People who spend more time on the Internet experienced more (depression) and
loneliness than those who spend less time on the Net.
10. Though he did not (dictate) his speech to the audience, he went at a pace slow
enough for the listeners to take down a lot of what he said.
11. Speaking
of
clone,
most
of
the
physical
differences
between
originals
and
copies
are so minor that (detection) of them would require a sophisticated laboratory.
12. The
up-to-date
(classification)
of
books
in
the
newly-built
school
library
helps
you to find the books you want more quickly than before.
Banked Cloze
There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the (1)
(transition)
period,
during
which
we
move
from
teenage
to
adolescence.
We
learn
who
we are and what we stand for and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are (2)
(saddled)
with
a
lot
of
pressure
from
our
parents
who
want
us
to
make
something
out
of ourselves.
My parents have already expressed feelings of (3) (anxiety) over my future with
academics
and
life.
When
I
expressed
to
them
recently
that
I
would
not
mind
graduating
in
five
years
instead
of
four
in
order
to
study
abroad
to
(4)
(acquaint)myself
with
the world, they seemed so shocked. That idea sounded foreign and to them was (5)
(equivalent) to lack of ambition.
Apart from that, my mother has (6) (expressed) to me that she is worried that I am
not searching for a boyfriend. I (7) (resent) this stupid idea of marrying out of
college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out
of
life
without
a
man,
even
children,
as
it
becomes
more
(8)
(acceptable)
for
women
to adopt children.
I
personally
want
to
stay
in
school
as
long
as
I
can
to
(9)
(reinforce)
my
academic
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