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Comprehension
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Vocabulary
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Collocation
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Word Building
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Structure
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Translation
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???? III Ex. II, p.281
II. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did the five Navy aircraft take off? And
what was the weather like?
They took off on a routine training mission over
the Atlantic Ocean. The weather was fine.
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2. What happened to the five aircraft and the
rescue plane?
They all disappeared without trace.
3. How do sailors describe the Bermuda Triangle?
They describe it as the Graveyard of the
Atlantic.
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4. What did Columbus note when he entered the
Bermuda Triangle?
He noted curious glowing streaks of white water.
5. What did the captain of Ellen Austin do when
he discovered a small sailing ship floating
crewless?
He installed a new crew to sail it.
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6. What happened to the small sailing ship then?
It vanished together with the new crew in the end.
7. Why does the U.S. Navy not recognize the
triangle as a danger zone?
Because it believes that the majority of
disappearances in the triangle can be attributed
to the unique features of the areas environment
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8. How many books are specifically mentioned in
the text that are devoted to the investigation of
the Bermuda Triangle?
Only two The Devils Triangle by Richard Winer
and The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz.
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9. What do Richard Winer and Charles Berlitz say
about the mysterious disappearances of the planes
and ships?
To explain the mysterious disappearances of the
planes and ships, Richard Winer believes that the
disappearances are due to mens mistake,
mechanical problems, strange weather, or unusual
magnetic phenomenon, while Charles Berlitz offers
the theory that a giant solar crystal that lies
on the ocean floor causes the disappearances.
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10. Do you think the 300 psychics and scientists
will find the answers?
Yes, they will find the answers, but this is a
very challenging cruise which demands time, money
and unusual courage.
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III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
1. _______ for the equipment is to be completed
by 2005, and a standard system suitable for the
national network will be introduced in 2006.
? Installation
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2. There was no _______ of the bombers, and no
one has so far claimed responsibility.
?trace
3. She must have looked down at the dog and seen
the blood ________ on his trousers.
?stain
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4. For the nation as a whole, the ______ effect
was a huge rise in unemployment and a vast drop
in the gross domestic product, with factories and
companies closing down all over the country.
?visible
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5. A(n) _____ is under way into a gas explosion
at a block of flats in east London, in which a
man died.
? investigation
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6. It was said that immediately after World War
II the ________ for German spies was not carried
out with greater enthusiasm than the campaign to
get German scientists.
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7. One of these days these animals will just
________ from the face of the earth and never be
seen again.
? vanish
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8. Their lungs are not particularly large,
despite the fact that a dolphin(??)can hold its
breath for five minutes or more, and some species
of whales can _______ for up to an hour and
survive on a single breath.
? submerge
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IV. Fill in each of the blanks in the following
sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.
1. We eventually took _____ at 11 oclock and
arrived in Venice at 130.
off
on
2. He has been ______ a mission to help end that
countrys political crisis.
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3. What a working day that stretches _____ seven
in the morning _____ nine at night!
4. Investigations have never turned _______ any
evidence that the crew were caught by beings from
outer space for their zoos.
5. After saying good-bye, she waved to us _____
the deck as the ocean liner moved off.
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6. The Royal Air Force recognized him _____ an
outstandingly able pilot.
7. Nowadays fewer people accept the idea that
women tend to attribute their success______
external causes such as luck.
8. Most of the artists whose works were _____
display were his pupils or colleagues.
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V. Look at the following sentence taken from your
reading text. Just think about what other words
can be modified by extensive and fill in the
sentences with the right words.
e.g. Despite one of historys most extensive
search efforts, involving more than 300 planes
and dozens of ships, the Navy found nothing, not
even an oil stain floating on the water.
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1. Despite the present state of the market, an
extensive pro_____ of training and management
development continued throughout 2000.
gram
2. Standing at the top of the mountain, we could
command an extensive vi___ of the sea to the
south.
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3. A brain scan showed extensive ble_____ around
the brain, and the specialists concluded that the
patient had been suffering from internal bleeding
since his accident on the previous day.
eding
4. The crops failed again this year as 27 per
cent of the farmlands are subject to very
extensive ero____ .
sion
5. The accident resulted in some 200 injuries and
extensive dam___ including the burning of a train
station.
age
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6. They started to act upon a more extensive
sys____ and as a result exerted greater influence
upon the public mind.
tem
7. His extensive kno______ of the publishing
industry will further strengthen the substantial
market activities of the company.
wledge
8. Certainly we have extensive con_____ with
almost all the drama teachers in schools in the
surrounding area.
tacts
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VI. The prefix sub- means under, below, or
less important or powerful than. Study the
following English words and their Chinese
translation. Then complete the sentences below by
filling in each blank with one of these words.
Remember to change the form where necessary.
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submerge ???? submarine
(??????)??? subcontinent ???
subdivide ?? subhuman
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1. In the old days women were regarded as _______
to free men.
subordinate
2.The three main sections take their headings
from the story and are divided by _______.
subheadings
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3. The river bursts its banks, ______ the entire
village.
submerging
4. The verbs are _______ into transitive and
intransitive categories.
subdivided
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5. A ________ is part of a larger continent,
made up of a number of countries that form a
large mass of land.
subcontinent
6. In the book he advanced the theory that
_______ plants should also be protected.
submarine
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7. If you describe someones behavior or
situation as _______ you mean that it is
disgusting and not worthy of a civilized person.
subhuman
8. The police asked the citizens not to ride the
______ late at night.
subway
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VII. The prefix tele- means over a distance or
by television. Match the words in Column A with
the proper definitions in Column B.
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
B a. telegraphic method of passing
printed messages from one place to another by
teleprinter
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
B b. a message sent by telegraph
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B c. an instrument that measures quantities,
esp. distances, and sends the results by radio to
a home station
A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworkers 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
Bd. people who work from home
using equipment such as telephones, fax machines,
and modems (?????) to contact their colleagues
and customers
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
Be. a tubelike scientific
instrument used for seeing distant objects by
making them appear nearer and larger
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B f. the device that receives or sends sound,
esp. speech, over long distances by electrical
means
A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
B g. to broadcast on television
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A
1. telescope 2. telecommunications
(??) 3. telegram 4. telemeter 5. telecast 6.
teleworker 7. telephone 8. telex (????)
Bh. the various methods of
receiving or sending messages by telephone or
telegraph, either by radio signals or by wires
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VIII. The phrase rather than is used in a
parallel structure to say what someone does not
do or does not intend to do in contrast to what
they actually do. Depending on the contexts, the
phrase behaves sometimes like a preposition and
introduces a noun phrase, and at other times like
a conjunction followed by a non-finite verb
phrase or a clause usually in an elliptical (???)
form.
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• The following rules may help us use it properly.
• The word or phrase introduced by rather than is
  generally in the same form as the one parallel to
  it in the main clause
• When the main clause has an infinitive, rather
  than can be followed by an infinitive with to
  (which is more formal) or without to, while a
  V-ing form is also possible

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3. When the main clause has a verb in the past
tense, rather than can be followed either by a
verb in the past tense if the two verbs are
parallel or by an infinitive if something yet to
happen is implied. Examples He was pitied
rather than disliked by his friends.
He
likes starting early rather than staying late.
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Why dont you wear the black shoes rather than
the brown ones?He lay rather than sat in his
armchair.Id like to stay at home this evening
rather than (to) go/going out.Rather than cause
trouble, he left. Now combine the following
pairs of sentences after the models.
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Model 1. In school most children need help
and encouragement. They dont need
punishment.
In school most children need help and
encouragement rather than punishment.
Model 2. She makes jokes when shes
disappointed. She doesnt lose her
temper.
She makes jokes when shes disappointed, rather
than losing her temper.
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1. Having too many people on the team slows our
work down.It doesnt speed it up.
Having too many people on the team slows our work
down rather than speeding it up.
2. Mrs. Kester made students think for
themselves. She didnt tell them what to think.
Mrs. Kester made students think for themselves
rather than telling them what to think.
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3. He preferred to sit quietly in class. He
didnt want to risk giving an answer that might
be wrong.
He preferred to sit quietly in class rather than
risking giving an answer that might be wrong.
4. He wanted to make his living as a teacher.
He didnt want to make his living as a
businessman.
He wanted to make his living as a teacher rather
than as a businessman.
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5. In most modern societies women are treated as
professional equals. They arent treated as
servants.
In most modern societies women are treated as
professional equals rather than (as) servants.
6. Body language refers to communication
through the way you move. It doesnt refer to
speech.
Body language refers to communication through
the way you move rather than speech.
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7. Andrew is convinced that love is the key to
happiness.He doesnt think money is the key to
happiness.
Andrew is convinced that love rather than money
is the key to happiness.
8. Many people nowadays communicate by e-mail.
Theyve stopped using phones and faxes.
Many people nowadays communicate by e-mail
rather than (by) phones and faxes.
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IX. Whatever, whoever, whichever,
wherever and however are used as conjunctions
and mean something like it doesnt matter, or it
doesnt make any difference who, what, etc. or
no matter what, who, etc..
Examples 1. It doesnt matter where you go
Ill go with you. Wherever you go,
Ill go with you.
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2. It doesnt make any difference what you say to
her she still keeps smiling. Whatever you say
to her, she still keeps smiling. 3. No matter
when you come, youll be welcome. Whenever you
come, youll be welcome. 4. It doesnt matter
how much he eats he never gets fat. However
much he eats, he never gets fat.
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Now rewrite the following sentences, using
whatever, whoever, whichever, wherever or however.
1. Theres someone at the door. No matter who
it is, I dont want to see them.
Theres someone at the door. Whoever it is, I
dont want to see them.
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2. Come and see me no matter when youre in
Shanghai.
Come and see me whenever youre in Shanghai.
3. It doesnt make any difference where you go
you can always find Coca-Cola.
Wherever you go, you can always find Coca-Cola.
4. It doesnt matter how rich people are they
always want more.
However rich people are, they always want more.
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5. No matter whom youll marry, make sure he can
cook.
Whoever youll marry, make sure he can cook.
6. It doesnt matter which day you come, well be
pleased to see you.
Whichever day you come, well be pleased to see
you.
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7. They found the people friendly no matter
where they went.
They found the people friendly wherever they went.
8. No matter how you travel, itll take you at
least two days.
However you travel, itll take you at least two
days.
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X. Translate the following into English.
1. 5?26???,????,?????????????,???????????(aircraft
carrier) ????
on a mission to search for
take off from a military base
On the fine morning of May 26 a Navy aircraft
took off from a military base on a mission to
search for the enemy aircraft carrier.
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2.?????????????????150????????,?????????????????
the most extensive search effort in history
fail to turn up any sign of the missing aircraft
The most extensive search effort in history,
which involved 150 planes and dozens of ships,
failed to turn up any sign of the missing
aircraft.
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cover all the facts
as the author does in the book
go so far as to say
I wouldnt go so far as to say, as the author
does in the book, that its the only explanation
that covers all the facts.
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4.??????,?????????????????????
whatever you do
look for a pay increase
go through some difficulty
Whatever you do, dont look for a pay increase
when you know the company is going through some
difficulty.
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5.???????????????,????????,?????????
expand on
stand for things
reflect the reality
The theory that Im going to expand on in this
book is that words do not stand for things and
therefore cannot reflect the reality.
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be known toas
the Graveyard of the Atlantic
recognize it as a danger zone
The Bermuda Triangle, known to soldiers as the
Graveyard of the Atlantic, is not recognized by
the U.S. Navy as a danger zone.
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the books which have been published
offer convincing answers to
to date
To date none of the books which have been
published has offered convincing answers to the
mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
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establish a highly advanced civilization
being from outer space
set off a dispute
The argument that beings from outer space have
established a highly advanced civilization in the
unexplored depths of the Atlantic inside the
triangle sets off a dispute among scientists.
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XI. Translate the following sentences into
Chinese.
1. At 2 PM on December 5, 1945, five Navy
aircraft took off in perfect flying weather from
a naval air installation in southeastern Florida,
on a routine training mission over the Atlantic
Ocean.
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2. This is just one of the many frightening
stories told of the Bermuda Triangle, a
mysterious area of the Atlantic Ocean roughly
stretching southwest from Bermuda to the Florida
coast and down to Puerto Rico.
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3. Some scientists and popular authors go so far
as to suggest that the triangle is a place where
beings from outer space hunt human specimens for
their zoos.
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4. Investigations revealed no evidence of bad
weather, no messages for help, no wreckage and no
sign of the 309 men aboard.
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5. Officially, the U.S. Navy does not recognize
the triangle as a danger zone and is convinced
that the majority of disappearances in the
triangle can be attributed to the unique
features of the areas environment.
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6. There are mysterious and strange things going
on out there, admits Richard Winer, author of
The Devils Triangle, a book that has sold
500,000 copies since its publication three months
ago.
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7. A man with an interest in Atlantis, the
legendary lost island, Berlitz expands upon the
theory that a giant solar crystal, which once was
the power generator for Atlantis, lies on the
ocean floor.
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8. From time to time, according to his theory,
passing ships and planes set off the crystal,
which confuses their instruments and sucks them
into the ocean.
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What Enlightenment Can Be Gained from Something
Challenging
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1) While we watch mans ability to do sth.
increase with each passing day, he is often at a
loss what to do in the face of such challenges/
puzzles/problems as (?????) 2) The mystery of
, for example, has cast much doubt on what we
have long been proud of or firmly convinced of .
3) With a constant emergence of in the future,
in fact, man will have to be faced with more and
more of such challenges/problems.
(???????)
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4) If taken seriously/objectively, however,
these challenges can shed new light on ... 5)
For one thing, they can help , as it is the
nature of man to...(??I) 6)For another, they can
remind man of , thus (??II) 7) And best of
all, they can prove man to be ...(??III) 8) In
this light, man has every reason to ... (?????)

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9) So most important for man now is how to
respond to the challenges with positive/
effective action. 10) On the one hand, in my
opinion, man must give full play to...(??I) 11)
But on the other, man must prevent them from
(??II) 12) As long as man sees/ treats them in
perspective, therefore, they will serve as an
ever-increasing force behind his (???)
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What Enlightenment Can Be Gained from the
Worlds Mysteries
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1) While we watch mans ability to tame the
nature increase with each passing day, the human
world is often at a loss what to do in the face
of such challenges as the worlds mysteries.
(?????) 2) The mystery of black holes, for
example, has cast much doubt on what we have long
been proud of or firmly convinced of. 3) With a
constant emergence of the unknown in the future,
in fact, man will have to be faced with more and
more of such challenges.
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4) If taken seriously, however, these
challenges can shed new light on our ways of
seeing and changing the world. 5) For one thing,
they can help build up mans curiosity for the
world around him, as it is the nature of man to
seek for the better explanation of something
foreign to him.(??I) 6)For another, they can
remind man of his ignorance about the objective
world, thus making him aware of the fact that man
is still far from perfect in knowledge
acquisition.(??II)
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7) And best of all, they can prove man to be a
part of the nature rather than the master of the
nature.(??III) 8) In this light, man has every
reason to take account of all the important
factors concerning the nature in the course of
his struggle for a better survival and attach to
each its due weight. (?????)
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9) So most important for us now is how to
respond to the challenges with positive action.
10) On the one hand, in my opinion, we must give
full play to their strong incentive for our
further exploration of the unknown world.(??I)
11) But on the other, we must prevent them from
becoming the breeding ground for pseudo-science
or superstition. (??II) 12) As long as we see
them in perspective, therefore, they will serve
as an ever-increasing force behind the human
progress. (???)
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???? ? Ex. XVII p. 301
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
Change the form where necessary.
1. I had to show the local _____ what to do he
knew nothing about small aircraft.
? mechanic
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2. I had to _____ them to my bicycle, which is
why they look a bit damaged.
? strap
3. He could no longer _____ the urge to go and
see Amanda.
? resist
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4. I had gone to bed when shortly after midnight
I was _____ by the teacher to say that one of the
elders of the village was in great pain.
? wakened
5. We dont serve anything _____, just plain,
ordinary food.
? fancy
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6. At the time, both departments were understood
to be concerned about potential tax losses and a
_____ increase in collection costs.
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7. Flying demands your _____ and it is not wise
to risk flying if you have business worries or
some other mental stress.
? concentration
8. I still have a phone with a _____ on it, but
my wife has one with buttons.
? dial
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Replace the underlined parts in the following
sentences with the words or expressions given
below. Change the form where necessary.
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1. Without the support of my teacher, I would
have given up the book. But I managed to keep
writing until it was finished.
? hang on
2. Im afraid that shes just come out for a few
minutes.
?popped out
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3. I keep a box of tools and a fire extinguisher
in my car for use in case of a breakdown or fire.
? in an emergency
4. The jet took off and before long reached an
altitude of 2,000 feet.
? in seconds
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5. As there had been no evidence for them to
rely on, these writers could not make any
convincing explanations about the mystery of the
Bermuda Triangle.
? had trouble making
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6. The door opens to reveal a row of desks,
chairs, blackboards, and a shelf packed with
books.
? loaded with
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7. I dont think you were serious in writing the
composition many mistakes in spelling and
grammar escaped your attention.
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8. One has to be an expert in computer if he
or she wants to study computational linguistics.
Well, it could be helpful if so.
? it helps
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