Unit 1 Exercises: Language Focus

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

fellow compel assurance miracle

comfort grief announcement sobering

1. Disappointment, __grief__ and sleeplessness seized him for days after receiving the letter.

2. A newspaper published some rather ___sobering____ information about punishment for drunken driving convictions in other countries.

3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your ___fellow__ men.

4. People familiar with the matter said that an official _____announcement_______ could come as early as today.

5. Every human being should learn to truly appreciate the beauty of nature and the ____miracle__ of life.

6. She ___comforted_____ herself with the thought that it would soon be spring.

7. Such change ____compels___ governments around the world to develop specific policies to solve the current crisis.

8. Consumers usually see a well-regarded brand name as a(n) ____assurance_____ of quality.

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

in one way or another ward off bear up

be stunned by in the event of no earthly reason

1. _____In the event of _______ his death, his daughter will inherit the money.

2. Police _____warded off____ about 2,000 protesters who marched on the police headquarters last Friday.

3. There’s _______no earthly reason________ why she shouldn’t come with us.

4. Some young people couldn’t ___bear up ___ under the stress of the modern life.

5. The world ______was stunned by_______ China’s high technology used in the ceremony.

6. It’s certainly not a new idea, and I’ve used this technique ___in one way or another____ for several years.

Unit 2 Exercises: Language Focus

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

contemplate maintenance dismiss indefinite

compression draft mount swell

1.Engineers are carrying out essential ____maintenance______ work on the main line to Cambridge.

2.Do you think you could glance over the minutes（会议记录） that I ____have drafted ______of our last meeting before I have them typed out?

3. No one will work ____indefinitely____ without some form of compensation.

4. There were hasty discussions in an atmosphere of ___mounting_____ tension and panic.

5. She stood and quietly _____contemplated_____ the scene that lay before her.

6. Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, _____compresses_____the body’s organs.

7. A hot compress with this ointment can reduce ___swelling_____ and alleviate pain.

8. Did they get any compensation when they were _____dismissed_____ from their jobs?

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

be confined to stumble over show off

on probation as for rely on

1. You’ll be ____on probation______ for a period of three months before you get this job. What do you say?

2. There is not much point in ____showing off ______when mobiles are so common now.

3. _____As for___ salary, I leave it to you to decide after you have considered my abilities and experience.

4. Certainly, no all-round knowledge can be acquired merely by glancing this way and that and ____relying on______ hearsay.

5. The hunger for liberty is strong, and it is not ____confined to ______any time or place.

6. It is found that people’s voices often get higher when they lie, and they are more likely to _____stumble over______ words.

Unit 3 Exercises: Language Focus

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

acquaint reliable exert risk

feast depression compromise executive

1. You will soon become fully ___acquainted_______ with the procedures .

2. Environmental groups are ____exerting_____ pressure on the government to tighten pollution laws.

3. We ____feasted____ on chicken and roast potatoes.

4. Some children show signs of anxiety and ___depression______ at exam time.

5. ____Compromise_______ is an inevitable part of marriage.

6. This matter will be decided by the party’s national ____executive_____.

7. They may even ___risk___ losing their homes.

8. There turned out to be no ____reliable____ evidence of Mardell’s guilt.

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

look back by chance slow down

take control of at work get stuck with

1. Historians, it is fair to say, will probably ___look back______ on the past year or so as an epochal moment.

2. Some experts say it could ____slow down_____ service at McDonald’s restaurants.

3. It was simply ____by chance______ that Nicholson was cast in the film.

4. You may then _____get stuck with_______ that image of yourself — and always consider yourself a visual introverted type or a chaotic extrovert.

5. As for bankers, there seems to be another psychological factor ___at work____ ： a powerful sense of entitlement.

6. In recent years, rising oil prices have led more governments to act either directly or indirectly to _____take control of________ their oil industries.

Unit 4 Exercises: Language Focus

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

rebel scorn curse highlight

crawl humble drift scent

1. In many areas the ____highlight____ of the Lantern Festival is the dragon dance.

2. Silence is the most perfect expression of ____scorn____ .

3. Some of the nicest people I know are also the most __humble______ people I know.

4. The wounded woman ___crawled_____ to the phone to call the police.

5. We have to ___drift _____ apart to two groups, but let us be brothers forever.

6. They walked through the forest breathing the ___ scent _____ of pines.

7. Tell children to do the opposite of what you really want, and they will ___rebel_____ and actually end up doing what you want.

8. He ___ cursed_____ his bad luck in arriving just after she’d left.

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

be armed with be equipped for kind of

go a long way turn out pay the price

1. In addition to getting them vaccinated (接种疫苗) against both seasonal and H1N1 flu, teach your kids basic hygiene habits, which can _____go a long way_______ in preventing the spread of the virus.

2. That’s ____kind of____ abstract, so let’s take a concrete example recently reported in the Financial Times.

3. The latest movie made by that internationally famous director ___turned out_______ to be a total failure.

4. His room is big and in fact is a room for 3 and the bathroom is even ____equipped for__ a disabled person.

5. _____Armed with _______ knowledge, you’ll be a good teacher.

6. Let them know that if they aren’t with you, they are against you and will ______pay the price______ .

Unit 5 Exercises: Language Focus

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

rent charm streamline decline

discard idle choke adequate

1. I cannot stand _____idly____ by and let him take the blame.

2. The parking facilities are ____inadequate_____ for such a busy shopping centre.

3. Well-off locals would buy a second house so they could ____rent_____

it out to migrants from other parts of the country.

4. If you say that something is ____charming_____, you mean that it is very

pleasant or attractive.

5. One young soldier rose with a message of thanks, his voice ____choked_____ with emotion.

6. Her health has been ___declining______ progressively for several months.

7. Read the manufacturer’s guidelines before ____discarding_____ the box.

8. They say things should be better now that they have _____streamlined______

application procedures.

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

take root in part at one’s disposal

be supposed to come up with exchange with

1. Until this evening I had never so much as _____exchanged_______ a word ___with____him.

2. His reluctance to help could, ___in part______, be explained by his poor eyesight.

3. The first debate _______was supposed to_________ have been held on Tuesday.

4. Economists believe that economic recovery will begin to ____take root_____ next year.

5. We’ve been asked to ______come up with_________ some new ideas.

6. If you have your own business in the market, you will have a lot of money __at your disposal___.

Unit 6 Exercises: Language Focus

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

trial loosen manipulate plastic

grumble bounce jolly exhaust

1. Farmers are always _____ grumbling _____ about the weather.

2. I learned most of what I know about gardening through____ trial__ and error.

3. Everybody was in a very relaxed and __jolly___mood .

4. The company had a lot of problems in the past, but it’s always managed to ___bounce_____back.

5. We are in danger of ____exhausting______the world’s oil supply .

6. The thought that any parent would ____manipulate_______their child into seeking fame just appalled me.

7. The government has ____loosened_____its hold on the media considerably .

8. I hate that ___plastic____smile of hers.

B. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

drop off keep up with cope with

watch over squeeze into make up

1. Local authorities have to ___cope with_____ the problems of homelessness .

2. There must have been an angel _____watching over_______me that day.

3. Employees need to ___keep up with_______ the latest technical developments .

4. Women ____make up_____only a small proportion of the prison population .

5. The number of graduates going into teaching has ____dropped off_______sharply .

6. Five of us ______squeezed into______ the back seat .

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