Unit 14
Word derivation
1. Shouldn't we put the dictionaries where they will be easily _____? (access)
2. However it is done, it is certain that a beam of heat is the _____ of the matter. (essential)
3. Is it not a saying in every one's mouth that "possession is half of the law": that is, _____ of how the thing came into possession? (regard)
4. One reason for my buying that apartment is that it has health care _____ nearby. (facilitate)
5. Our budget will only be _____ affected by these minor cuts in the tax. (significant)
6. The sea looked so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that he was troubled suddenly by a vague _____. Then a few minutes later, the tsunami came. (easy)
7. The appearance of such _____ difficulties was sufficient to have inspired him with despair, however enthusiastic his wishes had been. (surmount)
8. You can go to the optician if your glasses need _____. (adjust)
9. It's hardly imaginable that she has reduced _____ one hundred pounds after she gave birth to her second child. (approximate)
10. Our _____ must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our OWN renewal. —— Bill Clinton (democratic)
Phrasal verbs
1. In a dark night careful driving is required in order not to go _____ into the water.
2. You are allowed to refer _____ your notes when delivering your speech on the stage.
3. A group of MIT scientists has come _____ _____ what they say is a better way of tracking and estimating fish populations.
4. It is reported that overweight people lose _____ _____ slimmer people in job-hunting, which suggests discrimination.
5. It is suggested that overweight people should cut _____ _____ their intake of rich foods.
6. The last chapter of the report entered _____ the effect of high interest rates on the market.
7. The strength of his performance lies _____ his hard training during the past decade.
8. As a shrewd company in finance, they are unlikely to compromise _____ a month's delay in payment.
Vocabulary exercise
Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. In
A. operate B. facilitate C. regulate D. adjust
2. Honesty is the _____ cause of his success.
A. basic B. fundamental C. profound D. inevitable
3. He is a _____ relative of mine who I have met for only once.
A. far B. remote C. distant D. faraway
4. Coffee is the _____ of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.
A. majority B. elite C. spice D. staple
5. We are planning to organize more _____ trips for students to learn about factories and farms next semester.
A. group B. scope C. field D. spectrum
Cloze
Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate
The term "culture shock" has already appeared in the popular (1) _____. Culture shock is the effect that immersion in a strange culture has (2) _____ the unprepared visitor. Culture shock is what (3) _____ when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a "fixed price" is ______, where laughter may signify anger. It is what happens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and (5) _____ by new ones that are strange or incomprehensible.
Translation
1. 这家五星级酒店为在这里举办的商务会议免费提供高速、可靠的互联网接入服务。(access)
2. 我已经很长时间没和他联系过了，我甚至都不知道他现在是不是还住在这个城市里。(out of touch)
3. 他的母亲是德国人，父亲是法国人，他自己又是在英国上的大学，所以他自然而然地就会讲好几国的语言。(multilingual)
4. 下星期,家长代表将和校方就学费上涨的问题进行协商。(negotiate)
5. 你最好把所购买的东西列张清单，并附上各项的价值，这样通过海关的时候会快很多。(facilitate)
6. 你可以不听医生的劝告继续抽烟喝酒，不过你必须自己为此承担后果。(at one's peril)
7. 他没有把他的计划的细节告诉任何人，当然也就听不到任何对该计划的意见。(communicate)
8. 你能够想象把一个民间传说改编成一部正常片长的电影需要花费多少工夫吗？(shape)
Key for Unit 14
Word derivation
1. accessible 2. essence 3. regardless 4. facilities
5. insignificantly 6. uneasiness 7. unsurmountable/insurmountable
8. adjustment 9. approximately 10. democracy
Phrasal verbs
1. off 2. to 3. up with 4. out to 5. down on 6. into 7. in 8. on
Vocabulary exercise
1. B2. B3. C4. D5. C
Cloze
1. vocabulary2. on3. happens4. negotiable5. replaced
Translation
1. This five-star hotel provides business meetings held there with accelerated and reliable Internet access for free.
2. I have been out of touch with him for a long time and I even don't know if he still lives in this city.
3. His mother is a German, his father a French, and he received his college education in
4. Next week, representatives of the children's parents are to negotiate with the school administration about the tuition increase.
5. You'd better make a list of all your purchases with their values attached to facilitate the matters at the custom-house.
6. You can turn a deaf ear to the doctor's warnings and go on smoking or drinking, but you have to do it at your peril.
7. He did not communicate the details of his plan to any one, nor did he receive any opinions on them.
8. Can you imagine how much work it would cost to shape a folk legend into a full-scale film?
