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Unit106AFill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.register continuous retreat graduate boastemployment theory tremble dump outdoorspeculiar route harm contrary1. He should be polite enough not to ____ about what he has achieved.boast2. I pressed my parents until they finally gave in and ____ me for skating classes.registered3. They stressed the need for more ____ opportunities and better health care.employment4. Some questions seem obvious but others seem ____ and hard to answer.peculiar5. ____ exposure to sunlight is harmful to the skin.Continuous6. The university I ____ from with honors in 1998 is one of the best in China.graduated7. People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes ____ them in the woods.dump8. He doesn't ____ into self-pity because of his job as a trashman; instead, he feels proud of it as he thinks it is an essential task.retreat9. Michael won the competition, ____ to everyone's expectations.contrary10. When the boss told her she was fired, she was pale and ____ with shock.trembled11. It is therefore important that you take a ____ that is likely to succeed.route12. This ____ helps to explain how animals communicate with each other.theory13. I'm only trying to earn a bit of money. Where's the ____ in that?harm14. He wants to find a job which would not let him work ____.outdoorsFill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.1. Look me straight ____ the eye and say that you are not in any trouble.in2. You shouldn't worry about failing the exam—it's nothing to be ashamed ____.of3. She knows it will be hard to leave her boyfriend ____ because she has been with him many years.behind4. It's no use raging ____ the unpleasant situation you are in. Perhaps trying to do something tochange it may do you less harm.about5. ____ the sound of the car, the boy rushed out of the house to meet his father, who had promised to buy him a bike as a birthday gift.At6. It's disgusting to hear him boasting ____ his new car.about/of7. I love that pale blue wallpaper, but I don't think it would go ____ the carpet.with8. The Saturday afternoon flew ____, and before we knew it, it was over.by9. Don't look down ____ them just because they haven't passed the final exam.on10. The woman continued to yell ____ him though he had apologized.at11. As the author's ideas have been wrongly interpreted, the paper calls ____ a thorough revision.for12. He came back in as I was heading up ____ the shower. "Surprise, surprise," he said.to13. The guard had orders to stay ____ his post whatever happened.atFill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.I shouldn't have been surprised how tired I was after working a whole day in the factory. Each day I worked continuously assembling radios. It wasn't heavy work, but the repetition and standing for an entire day was difficult. At the end of the day, my legs __1__ from having stood in one place so long. We were supposed to get a rest outdoors every four hours, but __2__ we hardly ever were given the opportunity. The heat inside the factory was __3__ and many people often became ill. Although I did not become ill, my muscles often hurt wickedly near day's end. Besides, a sore body was nothing new to me. But, finding __4__ was not easy, so I stayed on. I tried to __5__ as little as possible. After many years, I was __6__ a job managing a small group of workers. I knew the job would be more stressful, but I agreed to try it anyway. During the __7__, I assisted another manager. After a few days, I started __8__ my group on how to do their work. They all had been my __9__ when I was an ordinary worker, so some of them refused to listen to me. I often had to __10__ at them so they would understand I was serious. The hardest day I ever had was when I had to fire one of them.1. trembled2. unfortunately3. intense4. employment5. complain6. offered7. trial8. coaching9. peers10. yellRead the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.Let's face it; young people entering the workforce today are lazy. I have heard just about (1) ____ complaint about today's workplace as I can take. (2) ____ to the view young people seem to have that things were better for (3) ____ generations, the fact is that there have never been so many great jobs for people wanting to enter the workforce. There are educational opportunities that have never existed before, and the standard of living is getting better all the time. Frankly, people who (4) ____ courage and commitment shouldn't blame (5) ____ but themselves for not taking the opportunities that are there for them.My first job was working as a trashman. I hauled trash for six years before I got (6) ____ to the position of manager. I wasn't (7) ____ of hard work. (8) ____ the day was finished, my shoulder would hurt, but I never (9) ____. I even assisted others and worked extra hours when I was needed. (10) ____, young people today seem to be lacking the same desire I had to work hard.I can boast that I never (11) ____ a job without being offered a better one. We can't all (12) ____ at the top. Most of us need to pay our dues and work from the (13) ____. After managing the small company for which I hauled garbage, I found a job with the city public works office (14) ____ a small department. Now, after 25 years of working in the garbage business, I manage all of the city's trash removal. Along the way I learned that a job well done is never (15) ____, and the person who does it will always (16) ____.Where is the "can do" (17) ____ that makes our country great? It doesn't (18) ____ what you do, as long as you work hard and do your best. Young people need to (19) ____ with finding a line of employment that needs them, and quit looking for perfection in their (20) ____ position. If work were supposed to be enjoyable, it wouldn't be called "work".1. as much2. Contrary3. prior4. lack5. anyone6. promoted7. scared8. By the time9. complained10. Unfortunately11. quit12. start out13. bottom up14. managing15. looked down on16. triumph17. attitude18. matter19. commence20. initialTranslate the following sentences into English.1. 爆炸后五分钟警察就到了车站，记者也到了。