Unit 8

Word Derivation
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. Mr. Smithson was _____ as a pilot because he was near-sighted. (competence)
2. The bare _____ of the facts took almost two hours. We got bored. (narrate)
3. The public is more and more concerned about their _____ from economic policy making. (exclude)
4. He tried to _____ the scene as it was described. (visual)
5. The little girl has great _____ as a singer and should be trained. (capable)
6. A _____ supporter of our cause. (zeal)
7. He was so _____ that he couldn't speak any word. (terrify)
8. Football is gaining in _____ and attracting more and more enthusiastic players. (popular)

Phrasal verbs
1. On account of rain, the sports meeting has been _____ until next week. (put)
2. I _____ an old college roommate in town yesterday. (come)
3. What did you _____ me _____? A dumb blond? (take)
4. You have to ask a person to _____ the baby if you have to be away for a while. (attend)
5. I was so _____ by the music that I forgot the time for cooking. (carry)
6. I still cannot _____ why she was so unhappy on her birthday. (figure)

Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form.

1) We tried to persuade him not to buy that house but _____.
2) Mr. Robert is very pleasant to talk to because he has a _____ taste.
3) It seems that man has a(n) _____ fear of snakes
4) He didn't answer my question promptly. But he did tell me the answer after a minute's _____.
5) Nothing could _____ me to be disloyal to my motherland.
6) The girl's mother strongly disapproved of her marrying to that young man due to his poor education and _____ of his speech.
7) Do not let such a(n) _____ matter worry you.
8) Her _____ to remember numbers is remarkable.

In the follow paragraph the linking words and phrases are missing. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase from the ones given below.

　　Not long ago, there was a discussion in the evening newspaper concerning supermarket thefts. (1)__________, many readers participated in the discussion as nowadays we depend much on the supermarkets for our daily subsistence. (2) __________, a "lifter" as offered his view on this social issue. He said that (3) __________ it had not occurred to him to steal anything, but once he was surrounded by the alluring merchandise placed on the stacks along the aisles, the temptation was (4)__________ too great for him to resist. It was only (5) _________ for him to remove the desired article on display, slip it into his pocket, and walk breezily past the check-out counter. (6) _________ it was stealing, but it was not his fault, he was simply "tempted" into getting something beyond his means. My! My! Have you ever heard of a more nonsensical point of view than this?

Translation
1) 空气和水是生命所必需的东西。(indispensable)
2) 部长由他的秘书陪同到医院去。(accompany)
3) 这种品牌的罐装青豆不含人造色素。(artificial )
4) H·G·威尔斯曾经说过，“如今只有最简单的头脑才会断言人是有理智的动物”。(superficial)
5) 又饿又累,我现在无法专心做任何事情。(settle down to sth.)
6) 医生应该学会对他的病人运用忍耐力。(exercise)

Key for Unit 8
Word Derivation
1. incompetent 2. narration 3. exclusion 4. visualize
5. capability 6. zealous 7. terrified 8. popularity

Phrasal Verbs
1. put off 2. came across 3. take for
4. attend to 5.carried away 6. figure out

Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1) in vain 2) cultivated 3) instinctive 4) reflection
5) induce 6) vulgarity 7) inconsiderable 8) capacity

Cloze
1) Of course2) To my surprise3)honestly
4) truly 5) natural 6) Admittedly

Translation
1) Air and water are indispensable to life.
2) The minister was accompanied by his secretary to the hospital.
3) This brand of tinned beans contains no artificial colouring.
4) H.G. Wells once said, "Only the most superficial mind would assert nowadays that man is a reasonable creature".
5) Hungry and exhausted, I cannot get down to anything now.
6) A doctor should learn how to exercise patience to his clients.