Unit 10

Word derivation
1. Being in publishing isn't as ______ (glamour) as some people think.
2. It's a real ______ (luxurious) to be able to stay in bed instead of getting up for school.
3. Shakespeare is one of the ______ (mortal).
4. The iron has lost its ______ (magnet) force.
5. Roosevelt was elected four times to the ______ (president) of the US.
6. He used to ______ (tyranny) his younger brother.
7. He was born into a family noted for its ______ (intellectual).
8. The child was ______ (entertainment) himself with his building blocks.

Phrasal verbs
1. I'll try to fit my holidays ______ with yours.
2. Don't leave me ______ when you are giving out the invitations!
3. The car drew ______ at the gate and three men got out.
4. Try and hold ______ until help arrives.
5. Certain kinds of mail have to be signed ______ when they are delivered.
6. The prisoner broke ______ the policemen when they were holding him.
7. I'm going to make this material ______ a skirt.
8. He has built ______ a good business over the years.

Choice of words
1. The boys made a ______ with one another to exchange baseball gloves. (contract, bargain, treaty)
2. The voters supported a ______ of the present city administration. (continuation, continuity)
3. His glances ______ of his romantic interest in her. (suggest, hint, imply, mean)
4. The factory will ______ operation next week. (cease, stop, quit)
5. I had the glimmering of an idea, and endeavored to ______ it in works. (fulfill, realize, materialize)

Grammar exercises
Rewrite the following passage, using front position adverbs and inversion wherever possible.
　　I would never again need to worry about the future! I would not need to borrow money from friends on any account, and I would still less be dependent on the favors of rich relatives! On the contrary, I would not feel financially dependent on any person, not in any circumstances whatever! Things had seldom looked so bright! But I little knew at the time that my luck was soon to change.

Translation
1. 卫兵密集地站在大楼四周防止暴徒攻击。（fringe v.）
2. 门开了，一颗炸弹扔了进去。（toss）
3. 他把枪架到肩上，移动手臂瞄准目标,然后扣动扳机。（swing）
4. 行政官员们很怕被人不加区别的一概看作专横独断的角色。（typecast）
5. 他的小说轰动一时。（hit n.）
6. 租期已满。（lease）
7. 没有像样的剧本就不可能有好的演出。（script）

Key for Unit 10

Word derivation
1. glamourous2. luxury3. immortals4. magnetic
5. presidency6. tyrannize/tyrannise7. intellect8. entertaining

Phrasal verbs
1. in 2. out 3. up 4. on 5. for 6. away 7. into 8. up

Choice of words
1. bargain 2. continuation 3. hinted/hint 4. cease 5. materialize

Grammar exercises
　　Never again would I need to worry about the future! On no account would I need to borrow money from friends, and still less would I be dependent on the favours of rich relatives! On the contrary, in no circumstances whatever would I feel financially dependent on any person! Seldom had things looked so bright! But little did I know at the time that my luck was soon to change.

Translation
1. Guards fringed the building to protect it from the rioters.
2. The door opened and a bomb was tossed in.
3. He mounted his gun to his shoulder, swung on the target and touched the trigger.
4. Administrators are fearful of being typecast in the role of autocrats.
5. His novel was a great hit.
6. The lease has expired.
7. You can't have good acting without a decent script.