unit 4 exercise checking your vocabulary (p115-116)
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Exercise 1
2) moreoverA. He is a talented artist;
moreover, he is a great poet.B. The school is close to my
home; and moreover, it has lots of qualified teachers.
Exercise 1
3) obligationA. Everyone has a legal
obligation to turn in income tax.B. When teachers assign
homework, students usually regard it as an obligation to do it.
Exercise 1
4) deserveA. Those who have sacrified
their lives for our country deserve our respect.
B. He has been so awful he really deserves whatever he gets.
Exercise 1
5) in contrastA. In contrast to their neighbors,
they live modestly.B. The second movement, in
contrast, reached a membership of 20,000 in two years.
Exercise 1
6) in povertyA. The sad old woman died in
loneliness and poverty.B. According to World Bank
figures, 41% of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.
Exercise 1
7) arrange forA. I have arranged for a car to
meet you at the airport.B. The school has arranged
for a Nobel Prize winner to give the students a lecture.
Exercise 1
8) selectA. These oranges have been
carefully selected.B. She has been selected as
one of the interpreters for our international conference.
Exercise 1
9) relativeA. I need to be away for a few
days to visit some relatives.B. Not many people care
much about distant relatives nowadays.
Exercise 3 (p117)
1) is now being taken care of: is now in the hands of
2) is expecting: is looking forward to
3) To put it in a different way: In other words
Exercise 3 (p117)
4) became extremely poor: was in extreme poverty
5) as an opposite point in my argument: on the other hand
Words In Action: Exercise 3
6) in touch with7) No sooner…than8) in advance9) looking forward to10) arrange for
Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 1 (p121)
1) commission2) smashed3) smash4) volunteered5) spill6) crash
Increasing Your Word PowerExercise 1 (p121)
7) contrast8) commission9) spilt10) volunteer11) contrasts12) crashed
Translation(p125-126)
1)Let’s get in touch as soon as we know the results of the test/exam.
2) The music aroused an intense feeling of homesickness in him
Translation(p125-126)
3) You’ve been working all morning---you deserve a rest now.
4) I had no sooner lain down than the telephone rang.
Translation(p125-126)
5) My doctor says I’m too tired and has advised me not to take on any more work.
6) Jenny volunteered to clear up after the gathering
Translation(p125-126)
8) Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard----in other words, you failed.
9) She was so ill that she had to leave off work.
Translation(p125-126)
10) There is no way to tell what is going to happen. The case is in the hands of the judge, and all we could do is (to) wait.