1、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 events2 the process of changing from one situation,form or state to another3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way Exercises detached
2、proceed recount revertslump transition upcomingproceedtransitiondetached4 referring to something which will happen soon5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving7 to say what happenedExercises detached proceed recount revertslump transit
3、ion upcomingupcomingslumprevertrecount4 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
4、 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 revertslump transition upcomingtransitionslumpedproceedrecounting As the days pass,they begin to f
5、eel(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 d
6、etached proceed recount revertslump transition upcomingdetachedupcomingrevert5 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 se
7、e 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 clutchcomprehensive cop healcomprehensivecopaerial4 Isabel held her bag tightly as she walked down the corridor towards the office.5 You should
8、 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 clutchcomprehensive cop healclutchedadvocatehealed6 Answer the q
9、uestions 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 wa
10、nt 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)ea
11、sy 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 a
12、nd do nothing?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 com
13、e 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 ab
14、out 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 bac
15、k 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?5 If you strike the right note about something,are you expressing yourself
16、(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 carefull
17、y 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
18、 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?7 Answer the questions about the phrases.1 Is fork out(a)a formal,or(b)an
19、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 satisfac
20、tion 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 somet
21、hing?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 somethi
22、ng?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?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 r
23、eading makes us feel young again.(c)Because reading opens the door to new experiences.(d)Because books lead us into a dream world.Exercises 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 d
24、ifference 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 3 What do the seven novels listed in Paragraph 4 have in common?(a)Their titles stimulate imagination.(b)They represent the be
25、st writing by British and American novelists.(c)They have become classics.(d)You can find all of them in any local library.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 liste
26、ning to bedtime stories.(d)Only when we are ready for books.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 taugh
27、t him a lot about modern culture.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
28、.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
29、or cases ()6 to be about to happen in the future ()Exercises await cite exclude neglect normally withstandexcludeneglectcitewithstandnormallyawait5 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 I
30、sland 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 menta
31、l isolation.Exercises await cite exclude neglect normally withstandexcludingwithstand 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
32、(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 cit
33、e exclude neglect normally withstandNormallyciteawaitedneglect6 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 M
34、ary did too.()Exercises confront dialect induce influential interact likewise mysteriousinteractconfrontlikewise4 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
35、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 mysteriousinfluentialinducedialectmysterious7 Answer th
36、e 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 b
37、y 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
38、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?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,o
39、r(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 foste
40、rs 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?第三第三单元4.Match the words in the box wi
41、th 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
42、 or upset some people ()Exercises courageous crisis daring predominantunderestimate visiblevisibleunderestimatecourageouscrisispredominantdaring5.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
43、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 predominantunderestimate visiblecrisisunderestimatepredominant This is certainly true of the fashion industry in Braz
44、il.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 doin
45、g what comes naturally to them.”Exercises courageous crisis daring predominantunderestimate visiblevisibledaringcourageous6.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
46、 climb over that fence.()3 You need thick pieces of material on your knees and elbows if you go rollerblading.()Exercises deteriorate index padrestrict rip unsettleddeterioratepadsripped 4 Access to the show is limited to journalists with press passes.()5 The Dow Jones list of stocks and shares fell
47、 another 40 points yesterday.()6 That was the most worrying piece of news Id heard in a long time.()Exercises deteriorate index padrestrict rip unsettledrestrictedindexunsettling7.Answer the questions about the words and expressions.1 Is a ubiquitous item of clothing something you can find(a)everywh
48、ere,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 ca
49、n 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?4 Is a backlash a(a)strong,or(b)weak reaction
50、 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)unattr
