Unit 15
Word derivation
1. The exciting _____ of African drum music has a strong attraction for him. (rhythmical)
2. You can often find that old gentleman making _____ on moral standards to young men. (preach)
3. A large crowd of enthusiastic _____ around the singer and blocked the nearby traffic. (congregation)
4. Two brides, elaborately dressed in white, with ribbons, laces, and pearls, were surrounded by _____ families. (joy)
5. He _____ his solemn remarks with a few well-chosen jokes. (punctuation)
6. People were in _____ when they learned that
7. A high intake of fatted food may speed up the _____ of the arteries, and even trigger heart strokes. (hard)
8. The truck was driving too fast in the rain when it lost control and fell into the river, but it was a _____ no one was hurt. (bless)
Phrasal verbs
1. In fact, the country has not got any important mineral resources to speak _____.
2. She felt quite left _____ in the party, so she went home early instead of staying till the end of it.
3. He held _____ his arms as soon as he stepped off the train to embrace his wife and children.
4. Startled by the sudden gunshot, the horse broke _____ a wild gallop.
5. The audience immediately quieted _____ when the speaker entered.
6. Traffic on the interstate highways are held _____ for hours due to the heavy fog.
Vocabulary exercises
Compound adjectives can be formed with a noun joined to an –ed participle by a hyphen. Please fill in each blank with a proper –ed participle to form a compound adjective.
Example: work-gnarled hands
1. a home-_____ cake 2. a tree-_____ street 3. a hand-_____ pullover
4. a leather-_____ chair 5. a tailor-_____ dress
Grammar exercises
Fill in each blank with one of the following verbs that fits in the proper form.
sell dry put give die cry pump come look
1. The storm _____ out.
2. "_____ out!" she ____ out to warn us.
3. He _____ the fire out before going out.
4. _____ the clothes _____ out?
5. She _____ the sweets out among the children.
6. The well is filthy. _____ it out!
7. The new monthly magazine _____ out.
8. Sorry, silk scarves _____ out.
Translation
1. 由于他们之间的意见分歧，谈判可能陷入停顿。(hold up)
2. 现在，西方国家中有越来越多的妇女倾向于在结婚之后仍然保留娘家的姓氏。(save)
3. 该组织的一位负责人说，他们的会员人数正在极其迅速地增加。(by leaps and bounds)
4. 医院派了一个医疗小组护送这位患重病的老妇人回国。(escort)
5. 如果你没法对别人表现得和蔼可亲，那么你当然就会遭到冷落。(leave out in the cold)
6. 恐怕在这个关键时候没有人敢打断将军的思路。(break into)
Key for Unit 15
Word derivation
1. rhythms 2. preachments 3. congregated4. joyous
5. punctuate 6. ecstasies 7. hardening 8. blessing
Phrasal verbs
1. of 2. out 3. out 4. into 5. down 6. up
Vocabulary exercises
1. baked 2. lined 3. knitted 4. covered 5. made
Grammar Exercise
1. is dying2. Look, cried3. put 4. Have, dried
5. gave 6. Pump 7. has come 8. are sold
Translation
1. Negotiations are likely to be held up by differences between them.
2. Nowadays, more and more women in western countries tend to save their maiden names after they got married.
3. A leader of the organization says that their membership is growing by leaps and bounds.
4. The hospital sent a medical team to escort the old lady who was seriously ill back to her homeland.
5. If you can't be pleasant to other people, then you will most certainly be left out in the cold.
6. I'm afraid at this critical moment no one would have dared to break into the general's thoughts.
