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,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,第一单元,第一单元,3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.,1,to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events,2,the process of changing from one situation, form or state to another,3,not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way,Exercises,detached proceed recount revert,slump transition upcoming,proceed,transition,detached,3 Match the words in the box w,4 referring to something which will happen soon,5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright,6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving,7 to say what happened,Exercises,detached proceed recount revert,slump transition upcoming,upcoming,slump,revert,recount,Exercises detached proc,4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.,It isnt easy to make the (1) _ from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult (2) _ on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) _. Many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when (4) _ how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange psychological effect.,Exercises,detached proceed recount revert,slump transition upcoming,transition,slumped,proceed,recounting,4 Complete the paragraph with,As the days pass, they begin to feel (5) _ from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) _ interviews as if they were not very important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7) _ to old habits, start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, become dependent again on their parents.,Exercises,detached proceed recount revert,slump transition upcoming,detached,upcoming,revert,Exercises detached proc,5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.,1 I went to a,mixed-ability secondary school,just outside London.,2 I got stopped by a,policeman,who asked to see my driving licence.,3 Have you seen this beautiful view of Oxford,from the air,?,Have you seen this beautiful aerial view of Oxford?,Exercises,advocate aerial clutch,comprehensive cop heal,comprehensive,cop,aerial,5 Replace the underlined words,4 Isabel,held,her bag,tightly,as she walked down the corridor towards the office.,5 You should speak to Toby; hes a,supporter,of flexible working hours.,You should speak to Toby; hes an advocate of flexible working hours.,6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasnt,got better,completely.,Exercises,advocate aerial clutch,comprehensive cop heal,clutched,advocate,healed,4 Isabel held her bag tightly,6 Answer the questions about the words.,1 Is a,dead-end,job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future?,2 Is a,tricky,problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve?,3 If an activity,saps,all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?,4 Does a,pushy,person try to (a) persuade you to do something you dont want to, or (b) help you by listening to what you have to say?,5 If you feel,apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or (b) stay at home and do nothing?,Exercises,6 Answer the questions about the words.,1 Is a,dead-end,job one with (a) exciting prospects, or,(b) no future,?,2 Is a,tricky,problem,(a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve?,3 If an activity,saps,all your energy, do you feel,(a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?,4 Does a,pushy,person try to,(a) persuade you to do something you dont want to, or (b) help you by listening to what you have to say?,5 If you feel,apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or,(b) stay at home and do nothing,?,6 Answer the questions about t,7 Answer the questions about the phrases.,1 Is,fork out,(a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying to pay for something?,2 If you are,in the same boat,as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation?,3 If you feel you have,come full circle, do you (a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something?,4 If someone,takes a soft line, do they deal with a person (a) in a kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?,Exercises,7 Answer the questions about the phrases.,1 Is,fork out,(a) a formal, or,(b) an informal,way of saying to pay for something?,2 If you are,in the same boat,as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or,(b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation,?,3 If you feel you have,come full circle, do you,(a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something?,4 If someone,takes a soft line, do they deal with a person,(a) in a kind and sympathetic way,or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?,7 Answer the questions about t,5 If you,strike the right note,about something, are you expressing yourself (a) well, or (b) badly?,6 If you do something,by all means, do you (a) try your best to do it, or (b) not care about it?,7 If you,nudge someone back into the saddle, are you encouraging them to (a) take responsibility again, or (b) take it easy?,8 If you,talk through,a problem with someone, do you (a) examine it carefully and sensitively, or (b) refer to it quickly and then change the subject?,Exercises,5 If you,strike the right note,about something, are you expressing yourself,(a) well, or (b) badly?,6 If you do something,by all means, do you,(a) try your best to do it, or (b) not care about it?,7 If you,nudge someone back into the saddle, are you encouraging them to,(a) take responsibility again, or (b) take it easy?,8 If you,talk through,a problem with someone, do you,(a) examine it carefully and sensitively, or (b) refer to it quickly and then change the subject?,5 If you strike the right note,7 Answer the questions about the phrases.,1 Is,fork out,(a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying to pay for something?,2 If you are,in the same boat,as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation?,3 If you feel you have,come full circle, do you (a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something?,4 If someone,takes a soft line, do they deal with a person (a) in a kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?,Exercises,7 Answer the questions about the phrases.,1 Is,fork out,(a) a formal, or,(b) an informal,way of saying to pay for something?,2 If you are,in the same boat,as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or,(b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation,?,3 If you feel you have,come full circle, do you,(a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something?,4 If someone,takes a soft line, do they deal with a person,(a) in a kind and sympathetic way,or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?,7 Answer the questions about t,第二单元,第二单元,3 Choose the best answer to the questions.,1 Why are we like Alice in wonderland when we read a book?,(a) Because, like Alice, we often have accidents.,(b) Because reading makes us feel young again.,(c) Because reading opens the door to new experiences.,(d) Because books lead us into a dream world.,Exercises,3 Choose the best answer to th,2 According to the writer, what is the advantage of reading over real life?,(a) There is more variety in books than in real life.,(b) We can experience variety and difference without going out of the house.,(c) The people we meet in a book are more interesting than real people.,(d) Its harder to make sense of real life than a book.,Exercises,Exercises,3 What do the seven novels listed in Paragraph 4 have in common?,(a) Their titles stimulate imagination.,(b) They represent the best writing by British and American novelists.,(c) They have become classics.,(d) You can find all of them in any local library.,Exercises,Exercises,4 At what moment in our lives do books become important?,(a) As soon as we start reading.,(b) When we start buying books to fill our shelves at home.,(c) When we start listening to bedtime stories.,(d) Only when we are ready for books.,Exercises,Exercises,5 What claim did Merton make about the poems of William Blake?,(a) They were similar to the works of the Greek writers and thinkers.,(b) They helped him understand the meaning of life.,(c) They created a sense of confusion.,(d) They taught him a lot about modern culture.,Exercises,Exercises,6 What is meant by a home-run book?,(a) A book which is so good you are unable to put it down.,(b) A book that the whole family can enjoy.,(c) A childrens book that is read and appreciated by adults.,(d) A book that hits hard like a home run in the game of baseball.,Exercises,Exercises,4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.,1 to make someone feel that they do not belong to your group ( ),2 to fail to do something that you should do ( ),3 to mention something as an example ( ),4 to be strong enough not to be harmed or destroyed by something ( ),5 in most situations or cases ( ),6 to be about to happen in the future ( ),Exercises,await cite exclude neglect normally withstand,exclude,neglect,cite,withstand,normally,await,4 Match the words in the box w,5 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.,When I lived in Britain, one of my favourite radio programmes was called “Desert Island Discs”. The format was always the same: Guest celebrities were asked to imagine they had been washed ashore on a desert island, and had to choose nine books (1) _ the Bible and Shakespeare, which they were already provided with to take with them to the island, to help them (2) _ the physical and mental isolation.,Exercises,await cite exclude neglect normally withstand,excluding,withstand,5 Complete the paragraph with,I sometimes like to think which books I would take. (3)_ , like most people, I dont have much time for reading, and I could (4) _ dozens of books which I have never read but which I would like to. Its an opportunity I have (5) _ all my life, in fact. But what would I choose? Mostly novels, probably, but I wouldnt (6) _ to include a volume or two of poetry. My first choice, I think, would be Tolstoys,War and Peace,. Ive never read it, but Im ready to believe that it is one of the most marvelous books ever written.,Exercises,await cite exclude neglect normally withstand,Normally,cite,awaited,neglect,Exercises await cite,6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.,1 In a good novel, the writer and reader,communicate with each other,. ( ),2 I have to,face up to,the problem sooner or later.,( ),3 I read the book in one sitting and Mary did,too,.,( ),Exercises,confront dialect induce influential interact likewise mysterious,interact,confront,likewise,6 Replace the underlined words,4 E. M. Forster was one of the most,important and respected,British novelists of the 20th century.,( ),5 Do you believe that a work of literature can actually,lead to,social changes? ( ),6 Robert Burns was a great poet who wrote in the,language variety,spoken in Scotland. ( ),7,The Time Travellers Wife,is the story of a man who has a,strange and inexplicable,genetic disorder.,( ),Exercises,confront dialect induce influential interact likewise mysterious,influential,induce,dialect,mysterious,Exercises confront dialect,7 Answer the questions about the words.,1 If you have had a,disconcerting,experience, do you feel a bit (a) tired, or (b) confused?,2 If you have a,vista,of something, can you (a) see or imagine it, or (b) go and visit it?,3 Would you express great,wrath,by (a) smiling at someone, or (b) shouting at them?,4 If you feel,enchanted,by a book, do you (a) like it a lot, or (b) not like it at all?,Exercises,7 Answer the questions about the words.,1 If you have had a,disconcerting,experience, do you feel a bit (a) tired, or,(b) confused,?,2 If you have a,vista,of something, can you,(a) see or imagine it, or (b) go and visit it?,3 Would you express great,wrath,by (a) smiling at someone, or,(b) shouting at them,?,4 If you feel,enchanted,by a book, do you,(a) like it a lot, or (b) not like it at all?,7 Answer the questions about t,5 Is a writer who is,supremely,talented (a) very good, or (b) quite good at his job?,6 If reading,fosters,an understanding of certain problems, does it (a) help understanding, or (b) prevent it?,7 If you are,desperately,trying to get a job, are you (a) trying very hard to get it, or (b) caring little whether you get it or not?,8 Is a,sensation,(a) a certainty, or (b) just a feeling?,Exercises,5 Is a writer who is,supremely,talented,(a) very good, or (b) quite good at his job?,6 If reading,fosters,an understanding of certain problems, does it,(a) help understanding, or (b) prevent it?,7 If you are,desperately,trying to get a job, are you,(a) trying very hard to get it, or (b) caring little whether you get it or not?,8 Is a,sensation,(a) a certainty, or,(b) just a feeling,?,Exercises,第三,第三单元,第三第三单元,4. Match the words in the box with their definitions.,1 able to be seen ( ),2 to think or guess that something is smaller, less important etc. than it really is ( ),3 very brave and determined ( ),4 an urgent, difficult or dangerous situation ( ),5 the most common or greatest in number or amount ( ),6 new and different in a way that might offend or upset some people ( ),Exercises,courageous crisis daring predominant,underestimate visible,visible,underestimate,courageous,crisis,predominant,daring,4. Match the words in the box,5. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the,words in Activity 4.,At a time of global (1) _, when stock markets are falling across the world, we should never (2) _ the ability of fashion designers to surprise us by bringing sunshine into peoples lives, and avoiding the (3) _ trend of gloom and pessimism.,Exercises,courageous crisis daring predominant,underestimate visible,crisis,underestimate,predominant,5. Complete the paragraph with,This is certainly true of the fashion industry in Brazil. In 2009, when the effects of the financial situation were (4) _ almost everywhere, top designers launched a(n) (5) _ new collection combining high hemlines, low necklines, and lots of colour. As one commentator wrote, “You can call it a(n) (6) _ decision if you like, but its also a question of Brazilians doing what comes naturally to them.”,Exercises,courageous crisis daring predominant,underestimate visible,visible,daring,courageous,Exercises courageous cris,6. Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.,1 If we dont act soon, the situation will,get worse,. ( ),2 Im afraid my trousers got,torn,when I tried to climb over that fence. ( ),3 You need,thick pieces of material,on your knees and elbows if you go rollerblading. ( ),Exercises,deteriorate index pad,restrict rip unsettled,deteriorate,pads,ripped,6. Replace the underlined word,4 Access to the show is,limited,to journalists with press passes. ( ),5 The Dow Jones,list of stocks and shares,fell another 40 points yesterday. ( ),6 That was the most,worrying,piece of news Id heard in a long time. ( ),Exercises,deteriorate index pad,restrict rip unsettled,restricted,index,unsettling,Exercises deteriorate,7. Answer the questions about the words and expressions.,1 Is a,ubiquitous,item of clothing something you can find (a) everywhere, or (b) only in restricted circles?,2 Does,bust,refers to (a) economic growth, or (b) financial failure?,3 If a fashion item is sold,exclusively,in boutiques, can you find it (a) in department stores too, or (b) in no other shops apart from boutiques?,Exercises,1 Is a,ubiquitous,item of clothing something you can find,(a) everywhere, or (b) only in restricted circles?,2 Does,bust,refers to (a) economic growth, or,(b) financial failure,?,3 If a fashion item is sold,exclusively,in boutiques, can you find it (a) in department stores too, or,(b) in no other shops apart from boutiques,?,7. Answer the questions about,4 Is a,backlash,a (a) strong, or (b) weak reaction to something?,5 Does a,glamorous,person look (a) attractive, or (b) unattractive?,6 If you,are lavish with,your money, do you (a) spend money with care, or (b) spend money very generously?,Exercises,4 Is a,backlash,a,(a) strong, or (b) weak reaction to something?,5 Does a,glamorous,person look,(a) attractive, or (b) unattractive?,6 If you,are lavish with,your money, do you (a) spend money with care, or,(b) spend money very generously,?,Exercises,7 If you,bleach,a pair of jeans, do you (a) add, or (b) remove its colour?,8 Is a woman who is,prim and proper,more likely to wear (a) a micro miniskirt, or (b) a knee-length skirt?,9 If a model is,skinny, is she (a) very thin, or (b) overweight?,Exercises,7 If you,bleach,a pair of jeans, do you (a) add, or,(b) remove,its colour?,8 Is a woman who is,prim and proper,more likely to wear (a) a micro miniskirt, or,(b) a knee-length skirt,?,9 If a model is,skinny, is she,(a) very thin, or (b) overweight?,Exercises,第四单元,第四单元,Reading and understanding,3. Choose the best answer to the questions.,1 Why did the writer feel ashamed when she met an old friend in a theatre queue?,(a) She found she didnt have enough money to pay for the tickets.,(b) She realized that her friend had been more successful in life.,(c) She thought her friends credit card looked better than her own.,(d) She felt her friend looked better than she did.,Exercises,Reading and understandingExerc,2 What happened when she applied for a gold credit card?,(a) She didnt get one.,(b) It cost her more than she expected.,(c) She was sent one of a different colour.,(d) She felt better.,Exercises,Exercises,3 Which sort of customers do credit card companies want?,(a) People who already have a lot of money.,(b) Students who mig
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