New Horizon College English Book II

Key to Unit Five

Section A

Section B

Weeping for My Smoking Daughter

Stop Spoiling Your Children

Contents Section A

1. Vocabulary

2. Sentence Structure

3. Translation

Vocabulary

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1. After a while as an ambulance driver, you get _________ to what you see at accidents.

2. My sole object was to get _______ from the snow, to get myself covered and warm.

3. If we take all the factors into account, his chances of winning the election were ________ .

4. It will only __________his position if he continues to stick to his strange ideas..

5. _________ thousands of people watched the football game..

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

hardened

shelter

slim

weaken

Literally

Vocabulary

6. The most ____________ change was in my younger brother, who had grown quite a bit and was now a third-grader.

7. I am supposed to be resting and relaxing, but it is just a whole _______ of different things that have happened.

8. Day and night Martin could not _________ his mind from the failure he had suffered.

9. I would be _________ if you would mail this package for me.

10. The young man was ___________ on heroin and lost his jib and his wife..

noticeable

bunch

drag

grateful

hooked

harden slim weaken poisonous swallow bunch drag grateful hook noticeable shelter literally package largely

VocabularyIV. Replace the underlined expressions in the following sentences with the expressions given below that best keep the original meaning. Change the form where necessary.

1. The old lady stopped and stood against the wall to rest for a moment.

2. Since your mother is often ill, remember to keep a first-aid medicine box close by all the time.

3. In a hard winter, especially in snowy weather, many wild animals can be killed by hunger.

4. In the poor neighborhoods of the city, there are many uncared-for young children who suffer from not having parental love.

5. Very high quality, together with the relatively low prices, has made these cars very popular.

leaned on

close at hand

die of

are starved of

coupled with

Vocabulary

6. This advertisement is intended mainly for young people in their early twenties.

7. They are usually wearing their Sunday best when they go to church.

8. I was thankful to John for his kindness.

9. There are still many families making a great effort to survive on low incomes.

10. Last weekend, I cooked two chickens and invited a group of people to taste them.

is directed at

are dressed in

grateful to

struggling to

a bunch of

Vocabulary

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank A) solution B) explanation C) behavior D) objections E) bunch F) appreciable G) noticeable H) identical I) package J) ceased K) rebelled L) defied M) skipped N) deny O) forbid

My son has started to hang out with the wrong type of boys. He is fifteen years old and until recently I had always been grateful for how easy he has been to raise. Lately, though, he has 1 to listen to what I say. He used to be such a sweet boy, but being in high school seems to have hardened him against authority figures. The change in his attitude has been very 2 even to his teachers. The other day I ask him to come straight home after school, but instead he 3 and stayed out until ten o’clock. Later I found out that he had 4 school completely that day. I found out that

J (ceased)

G (noticeable)

K (rebelled)M (skipped)

he was with a(n) 5 of boys who often cause trouble. I decided to 6_____ him to do anything with those boys, but he didn’t listen to me. In spite of my 7 to him being with those boys, he was with them the very next day A friend of mine has a son who is having 8 problems. She decided to give in a chance of environment and sent him to a private school. I’m not sure this is the best 9 ________ ,though. You can’t just change a boy’s 10 by changing his school every time he does something wrong. It is better to help a kid establish a good set of core values.

Vocabulary

E (bunch)O (forbid)

D (objections)

H (identical)

A (solution)C (behavior)

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Word Bank A) solution B) explanation C) behavior D) objections E) bunch F) appreciable G) noticeable H) identical I) package J) ceased K) rebelled L) defied M) skipped N) deny O) forbid

Sentence Structure

VIII. Combine the following sentences, using “which” to refer back to an idea or situation expressed in a previous sentence or sentences.

Model:

They are filtered. I am grateful for this fact.

They are filtered, for which I am grateful.

1. John went to the cinema with his brother. This surprised me.

John went to the cinema with his brother, which surprised me.

2. The boy broke the window. He was criticized by the teacher for this.

The boy broke the window, for which he was criticized by the teacher.

3. He tore up my photo. I was angered very much by this.

He tore up my photo, by which I was angered very much.

4. It was raining hard. The team stayed indoors for the rain.

It was raining hard, for which the team stayed indoors..

5. Connie changed her mind for the second time. This came as no surprise to us.

Connie changed her mind for the second time, which came as no surprise to us.

Sentence Structure

IX. Rewrite the following sentences by using “so …that ….” structure to emphasize the degree of something..

Model:

He had very little breath. He was always leaning on something.

He had so little breath that he was always leaning on something.

1. The teacher spoke very quietly. The students could hardly hear her.

The teacher spoke so quietly that the students could hardly hear her.

Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure

3. The student has many books. He does not know what to do with them.

The student has so many books that he does not know what to do with them.

4. The old man was very ill. His neighbors had to send for a doctor.

The old man was so ill that his neighbors had to send for a doctor.

5. Her remarks are very funny. Everyone laughs to tears.

Her remarks are so funny that everyone laughs to tears.

2. The lecture was quite boring. Many listeners fell asleep.

The lecture was so boring that many listeners fell asleep.

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Translation

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 他说话很自信 , 给我留下了很深的印象。 (Use “which” to refer back to an idea or situation)

spoke confidently impress sb. most

He spoke confidently, which impressed me most..

Translation

2. 我父亲太爱忘事 , 总是在找钥匙。 (Use “so… that….” to emphasize the degree of something)

forgetful be always looking for

My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.

Translation

3. 我十分感激你给我的帮助。 (be grateful for)

be very grateful to sb. for sth.

I’m very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.

Translation

4. 光线不足 , 加上地面潮湿 , 使得驾驶十分困难 。 (coupled with)

The bad light The wet ground

The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made driving very difficult.

make driving very difficult

Translation

5. 由于缺乏资金 , 他们不得不取消了创业计划。 (starve of)

have to be starved of funds

the plan to start a business

Being starved of funds, they had to cancel their plan to start a business.

Translation

6. 每当有了麻烦 , 他们总是依靠我们。 (lean on)

whenever

be in trouble

They always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.

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Vocabulary Section B

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III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. He was recently ____________ by the head office to the overseas sales department..

2. No amount of money can _____________ for the lost time..

3. A major disaster was prevented by the ____________ action of the firemen.

4. Being a well-spoken person, he has delivered the speech in an impressive ____________.

assigned

compensate

prompt

manner

Vocabulary

5. Today there is a growing _____________ for women to marry late.

6. The poll shows that his position within the government has been gradually ________________.

7. Mike was losing the fight but he would not ____________.

8. Claire looked at the man’s shoes and _________ that he must have taken a short cut across the fields.

9. The car industry’s annual production ______________ between 5.1 million and 7.2 million vehicles.

10. The demonstrators attacked and burned buildings and cars; the soldiers ______________ by opening fire. responded

fluctuates

inferred

submit

undermined

tendency

manner fluctuate tendency undermine sensitive prompt assign compensate definite barely harmful improvement submit infer respond

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

1. Jean wrote the speaker’s address down in her notebook in case she might forget it. ( for fear that)

2. Passengers must show their tickets as soon as they are asked to do so. (on demand)

3. Officials ought to investigate any possible corruption.( be bound to do sth.)

Jean wrote the speaker’s address down in her notebook for fear that she might forget it.

Passengers must show their tickets on demand.

Officials are bound to investigate any possible corruption.

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

4. I believed it, without any doubt, that you would come with us, so I bought you a ticket. (take ….for granted)

5. She has been selfish all the time, but she has promised to make a fresh and better beginning and become more loving toward others. (turn over a new leaf)

I took it for granted that you would come with us, so I bought you a ticket.

She has been selfish all the time, but she has promised to turn over a new leaf and become more loving toward others.

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

6. People in this region have had a strong desire for a peaceful life since the religious war broke out three decades ago. ( pine for)

7. Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to keep a job for more than a year. (hold down)

8. Betty gets very depressed from time to time because of the pressure of her work. ( at times)

People in this region have had pined for a peaceful life since the religious war broke out three decades ago.

Poor health had made it difficult for Jim to hold down a job for more than a year.

Betty gets very depressed at times because of the pressure of her work.

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

9. The boys at my school used to laugh at me because I have a flat nose. (make fun of )

10. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally agreed. (give in )

The boys at my school used to make fun of me because I have a flat nose.

Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally gave in.