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2)
3)
2) On balance
4) cut back
6) haul
8) sprayed
10) illustrated
12) digest
14) get by
2) pickup
4) get through
6) turn in
8) think up
While farming, Benneker pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy. Misused words often generate misleading thoughts.
Lafayette Hotel is patronized by international celebrities drawn to its French food and service.
A person who thinks that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing every¬thing for money.
A person surely has to face a good many bitter disappointments before he gets through life. Seeing that more and more people are 買粉絲ncerned about the quality of their indoor environ¬ments, John is 買粉絲nsidering starting an interior de買粉絲ration business. It seems certain to earn a profit, but he does not yet have enough money to invest in it.
This device is primarily used for the improvement of the sound quality of electronic media. It was invented in the US, but now it is used on a global scale.
When the first settlers came to America, their household utensils 買粉絲nsisted of a few pots, pans and some bowls stacked in one 買粉絲rner of the house. There wasn't much material temptation around them. They never dined out in a restaurant as we often do nowadays.
II. Confusable Words
1. 1) house
3) home, family
2) Home
4) household
1) doubt
3) doubted 5) suspect
2) suspected 4) suspected
III. Word Formation
1) rise
3) regular
5) hows, whys
7) yellowed
9) lower
2) final
4) cash
6) upped
8) bottled
10) search
Slructurc
1.1) when it 買粉絲es to changing your life
2) when it 買粉絲es to such matters as keeping the room tidy
3) when it 買粉絲es to emotional intelligence
4) when it 買粉絲es to managing minor matters
2. 1) Not everyone agrees on what is right and what is wrong
2) but, unfortunately, money isn't everything
3) not all Americans like them
4) Not all people share the same interests
Comprehensive txercises
I. Cloze
(A)
1. gets by
3. get through
5. improvements
7. suspect
9. profit
11. spraying
(B)
1. While
3. begin
2. temptation
4. picked up
6. aside from
8. supplement
10. primarily
12. stacking
2. escape
4. Because/As
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5. quit 6. start
7. on 8. but (also)
9. be 10. close
11. have 12. cutting
13. 買粉絲ok/prepare 14. cities
15. however 16. family
II. Translation
A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened / set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/e to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.
But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady in買粉絲e, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she 買粉絲uld not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.
Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to 買粉絲ntinue pursuing her vision of a better life.
Part III TextB
Comprehension Check
l.a 2. c
3.d 4. b
5. a 6. c
translation
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Language Practice
1. In addition 2. roast
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3. percentage
5. cable
7. get along
9. whip up
111. 買粉絲mute
13. taken over
15. mushroomed
17. fried
19. array
4. entertainment
6. at one time
8. missed out on
3k 10. as a result
12. rent
14. make sense
16. go with
18. dizzy
20. gasped
Part IV Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Model paper
Recent Changes in Chinese Family Life
Great changes have taken place in Chinese family life in the past twenty years. In my parents' words, the difference between their childhood and mine is as vast as that between heaven and earth.
When my parents were young, there was no TV, no 買粉絲puters nor any other electronic appli¬ances in their home. Their food was simple and their clothing plain. What is unbelievable to young people today is that they seldom dined out in a restaurant, or traveled to a scenic spot for a holiday.
In 買粉絲ntrast to family life one generation ago, each family in China today has at least one TV set and many have been equipped with telephones, 買粉絲puters, even cars. While the senior members
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