KEY TO EXERCISES-unit 4

KEY TO EXERCISESIII. Answer the following questions.1. Being a successful athlete, the writer assumed that a good tradition in his country could enable him to be a good product spokesman, because people would eat the same peanut butter, drink the same beer and wear the same pants as he did.2. The most intolerable thing for the writer as a toupee model was that he had to wear the wig whenever he appeared in public, whether it was hot or cold.3. The partner assumed that as a successful football player the writer should naturally have the capability of giving insightful comments in sports broadcast.4. The writer's problems in the first few broadcasts were his lack of knowledge and preparation, his inability to watch the players in a game, and his nervousness.5. The writer eventually succeeded in sports broadcasting for three reasons; his talent of "big mouth" (knowing how to make people smile), help from his partner and his enduring effort to adapt himself to the new situation.IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.1. As a player I only cared about the winning of the game, i. e. the general picture of it, while asa broadcaster I soon learned that it was the details, i. e. the series of actions taking place on the field that make up the whole view of the game.2. I thought my only talent was to play football (an inflated ellipsoid), but in job transition I have come to realize what I can do best.Vocabulary exercisesI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. those people who might become customers in the future2. advertisements on TV or radio3. complete failure4. a group of5. made me lose consciousnessII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. athletic2. insightful3. potentially4. pleasant5. offensive6. supposedly7. announcement8. challenging III. Choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.1. B2. C3. B4. D5. C6. B7. D8. CIV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. knocked ... out2. brand-new3. fumbled4. deal5. suffocate6. on the air7. display8. troubleV. Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word.1. disagree2. acquire3. denote4. symphony5. equilateral6. replyGrammar exercisesI. Note the use of the italicized parts in the following sentences.1. The how-clause functions as the appositional clause.2. The that-clause functions as the subject complement.3. Being ... functions as the subject.4. The what-clause functions as the subject.5. I was ... functions as the object.6. When ... functions as the object.II. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.1. on2. from3. within4. concerning5. of6. among7. of8.in9. at 10. ofm. Rewrite the following sentences according to the model.1. Unfortunately, we have run out of stock.2. Apparently, her sister had warned her time and again to play hard to get.3. Hopefully, the report will go out to shareholders no later than June 1.4. Oddly enough, he did not raise any objection to the plan.5. Foolishly, the boy did not say a single word.6. Rightly, you returned the money.IV. Rewrite the descriptions, putting the adjectives in the correct order.1. a medium-size French stainless steel saucepan2. a rose-shaped stained-glass window3. a powerful new white German car4. a big modern concrete office building5. a tiny black and white Chinese dog6. a pair of large red woolen socksV. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined parts in your sentences.1. As a quarterback, the big picture had been the only thing that mattered to me, but as a broadcaster I soon learned it was the small frames that make up the big picture. e. g. As a student, grade was the only thing that mattered to me, but as a teacher I havecome to realize that it is only one of the ways to evaluate one's learning. As a breadwinner, money was the only thing that mattered to me, but as a father 1 soon learned it was love that made a family happy.2. I would not describe my first game as a disaster, mostly because that would be understating how truly bad I was.e. g. I would not describe my first interview as a disaster, mostly because I knew what fierce competitions one had to go through in society.I would not describe my first lesson as a disaster, mostly because that would be understating what awful blunders I had made.3. All I could see was a bunch of people with numbers I couldn't read running around.e. g. All I could describe about the scene was a couple whose faces I couldn't see clearly taking a walk on the beach hand in hand.All I could see in the hall was a group of employees with cards I couldn't read discussing the problem that the company was facing.♦ Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in tin brackets.1. The new system will be introduced over a six-month transition period.2. The police officers claimed that their actions in the riots were purely defensive.3. About $250,000 worth of medical supplies has been distributed among families affected by the epidemic.4. The products used to be made locally, but now they are mostly mass-produced in the Far East.5. The President's position on the federal deficit was endorsed by a large majority of the Senate.6. Sarah was looking out of the window and giving us a running commentary of what was happening out in the street.7. We are now facing the most serious challenge in our history and are dependent on you, on allies, for support.8. There has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspapers of all kinds o crimes described in such detail that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read.Exercises for integrated skillsI. Dictation.Some people argue / that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen / kill the essence of sport the pursuit of personal excellence. / Children kick a football around / for fun. / When they get older / and play for local school teams, / they becomecompetitive / but they still enjoy playing. / The individual representing his country / cannot afford / to think about enjoying himself; / he has to think / only about winning. / He is responsible / for an entire nation's hopes, dreams and reputation.A good example / is the football World Cup. / Football is the world's most important sport. / Winning the World Cup is perhaps / the summit of international sporting success. / Mention "Argentina" to someone / and the chances are that / he'll think of football. / In a sense, / winning the World Cup / "puts Argentina on the map".II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.1. over2.expensive3. save4. Even5. afford6. attending7. classes8.such9. for 10. cost 11. However 12. depend 13. scholarships 14. not 15. manage TRANSCRIPTDo You Enjoy Your Work?Interviewer; What do you do?I s' Speaker; I'm described as an area sales manager. Um ... that would normally imply that one has somebody to manage. In my case, it's just a glorified sales rep. I go round visiting shops, maybe five or six per day when I'm travelling. The rest of the time I spend in the office, answering queries from customers about sales and planning the next trip. My trips usually last about two to three weeks and I go mostly to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.Interviewer:What do you find rewarding about the work?1st Speaker; Well, the travel as much as anything else. Um ... the job is fairly badly paid, but the fact that I get free trips to the foreign countries more or less of my choice for most of the year does in some measure recompense for that.Interviewer; What do you find frustrating or annoying about it?1st Speaker; Well, I've already mentioned the pay. Um ... obviously frustrating is also customers that leave one waiting ... um ... I have been known to get my own back on customers who leave me waiting for half an hour or so simply by selling them twice as much as I know they need. Um ... it's not a trick that I would recommend using all that often, but on the whole the frustrations of the job are minimal.2nd Speaker; I'm the manager of the department called the Banking and Portfolio Department for a large multi-national corporation. The responsibility of that department is to handle all the banking matters ... er ... relationship, credit issues, opening and closing accounts. We also manage the。