Unit 1
1. The police _blundered___ badly by arresting the wrong man.
2. The house was severely destroyed, so the couple spent thousands of dollars _renovating____ it.
3. The pilot was forced to _ditch___ the jet plane in the Gulf because of the hijacking.
4. Unlike the Satellite, it has no __internal____ battery, though it will accept external batteries made for the iPad.
5. The basis for training relies on the dog’s natural __instinct____ to hunt.
6. The __plaster___ was beginning to fall from the walls.
7. During each war the monopoly capitalists amassed ___fabulous____ wealth.
8. At college he studied English and did _amateur______ boxing

Don’t _beat___ yourself up__ over something that you have no control over.
They decided to _call in____ a doctor because the child was not any better.
Ultimately, he said, the issue came ___down to __a dispute between the two countries.
I always said he would _ wind up ____ in jail.
Growth is a process of __ trial and error _________. You can learn as much from failure as you can from success. Maybe more.
The bridge must be repaired within three days __ at all costs ____.

这座房子在地震中损毁严重，汤姆花了不少钱来修它。
The house was badly damaged in the earthquake, and Tom spent a lot of money renovating it.
正如史蒂夫·乔布斯所指出的，不断摸索一直都是苹果模式的一部分。
As Steve Jobs noted, trial and error has always been part of the Apple model.
如果你总是无所事事，最后结果会怎样呢？当然是失败
If you are idling around all the time, what will you wind up with? Of course, failure.
别犯错———现在可是关键时刻，谨慎是永远不会错的。
Don’t make a blunder—it is a critical time now, and caution will never be wrong.
你不要为难自己，毕竟你是个新手。
You shouldn’t beat yourself up; after all, you are a green hand.

Unit 2
1. I’m sorry to __ bother _______ you, but can you direct me to the railway station?
2. His father grew increasingly nervous at his son’s ____ disregard ____ for danger.
3. I regard it as a ___ sacred ______ trust to carry out my father’s last wishes.
4. The health service must be ___ radically ________ reformed.
5. Beneath that __ apparently ____ calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
6. This telephone can also __ function ____ as a fax machine.
7. She made __ elaborate __ preparations for the party, but no one showed up.
8. She was so quiet that her _ presence ___ was hardly noticed

1. The place is ___ swarming with ____ pickpockets.
2. The sheer (欢呼声) had _ died away ____ and there was a moment of absolute silence.
3. Never concentrate all your attention on one or two problems, _ to the exclusion of __ others.
4. We are __batter off___ this year than we were last year.
5. In order truly to __ do away with ______ nuclear threat, it is necessary to completely prohibit and thoroughly destroy nuclear weapons.
6. They don’t know that people in some places ___ think nothing of _____ staring at others on the street.

政府正努力改善公众的住房条件｡
The government is striving for improvements in public housing
这五个圆环被认为象征了五大洲:欧洲､亚洲､非洲､大洋洲以及美洲｡
The five rings are thought to symbolize the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and America.
他父亲淡淡地一笑,试图要他放心,一切都安然无恙。
His father smiled weakly in an attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.
他的沉默实际就是拒绝。
His silence is in effect a refusal.
我开始调查,试图发现他们解雇她的原因。
I begin to probe and try to find out why they have dismissed her.

Unit 3
You must ___ gently _____ hold the newly born baby.
2. _ Underneath __his rather strict manner, he is really very kindhearted.
His magic act will amaze and __ astonish _____ you.
When I saw their _ gloomy ______ faces, I knew something was wrong
She is beginning to get _ wrinkles_____ round her eyes.
It _ vexed_____ her to be ignored like this.
Mr. Brown took his son to a cricket match as a birthday __ treat _____.
His lack of experience was balanced by his _ willingness____ to learn.

After finishing the housework, she __wore____ herself __up____ .
He was so angry that he __ stormed out ______ of his office and slammed the door.
Most beginners __ start out ________ with too little money.
I’m afraid you’ll have to ___put up with___his bad temper.
He was jailed for 45 years for trying to ___blow up a plane.
I’ll try and __ rustle up ___a meal for all of us.

他指责老板不守信，欺骗了他。
He accused the boss of having broken his word and cheated him.
使我吃惊的是，那汉子毫不费劲地把石头举了起来。
To my astonishment, the man lifted the rock effortlessly.
我肯定他在赌博中输掉了所有的钱。
I bet that he’s lost all his money in the gamble.
为了挽救妻子的性命，任何辛苦的工作他都愿意干。
In order to save his wife’s life, he is willing to do any hard work.
听到这悲痛的消息,我们不禁潸然泪下。
We could not but weep at the sad news.

Unit4
A. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
deem conceive cultivate twist
inherent prompt turbulent corrupt
A woman has a (an) __ inherent __ love of beauty.
They were told to take whatever action they __ deemed____ necessary.
He purposely tried to __ cultivate __ good relations with the press.
The present international situation remains tense and _ turbulent __.
We can’t _ conceive ___ of living without telephones and computers.
__ Corrupt ____ judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.
What _ prompted_______ you to buy that ugly but expensive suit?
She _ twisted_______ her handkerchief into a knot.

in one’s own right out of the ordinary buy into
in essence be after eureka moment
If you __ buy into__ the idea that the look should be perfect then you will never feel good about yourself because you will never attain it.
The fact that some glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating is nothing __ out of the ordinary ____.
Archaeological (考古学的) data are __ in their’s own right ______ historical documents , not mere illustrations to written texts.
The two arguments are _ in essence ___ the same.
She’s __ been after____ me for a month to buy her a gold ring.
The scientists may have recorded the first ___ eureka moment ___.

当地报纸披露了这起谋杀案的细节。
Details of the murder were revealed by the local newspaper.
你可能不喜欢他，但你不得不佩服他那种坚韧不拔的精神。
You may not like him, but you have to admire his persistence.
我不知道他们究竟为什么结婚，他们完全合不来。
I don’t know why they ever got married, for they’re totally incompatible.
这条新修的高速铁路与原有的高速公路并行。
The newly-constructed high speed railway is parallel with the existing highway.
我的计算基于房价稳定的假设。
My calculations were based on the assumption that house prices would remain steady.

Unit 5
Mildness is a __ virtue ___ he appreciates in his wife.
Some economists argue that this could create a much wider form of __ hazard __.
I say it’s a ___ compound _ or multiple love story, pure and complicated.
We all voted for him as our __ representative __.
If you hate your co-workers and have many job demands but __ inadequate __ resources to accomplish anything worthwhile, then it is time to look for new employment.
As usual, there is a transaction fee for each __ payment ___ from this card.
She stretched money to keep within a __ budget _.
I suppose the determining factor would be how your body responds to the ___ amount __ of sleep you get.

1. His grandchildren, he says, are bright and handsome, but in school their eyes ___ glaze over __ .
2. They ___ are obliged to ____ sell their house in order to pay their debts.
3. We need to work together to __ figure out ___ what the data means.
4. You’ll need to make a longer-term goal, such as a trip once you graduate, or a ___ down payment ____ on a car, or even something a little smaller.
5. Her debts started to __ mount up__ because of her wild spending.
6. My friend Pete has been out of work for six months and he’s really ____ behind the eight ball ___ . He’s used up his savings and can’t pay his rent or the payments he owes on his car.

一份新的报告指出，嚼口香糖可能给健康带来危害。
A new report suggests that chewing gum may be a health hazard.
我们要求您立即付款。
We request your immediate payment
委员会最终采纳了他的建议。
The committee ultimately adopted his suggestions.
大约50个亿万富翁占整个国家国内生产总值的20%左右。
About 50 billionaires account for 20 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.
你有没有决定这个学期要修哪些课程？
Have you decided on the classes you want to take this semester?

21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程修订版4课本练习答案