1-Unit3 Whatever Happened to Manners练习答案综合教程一

Unit 3 Whatever Happened to Manners?

Key to the Exercises

Text comprehension

I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing.

A

II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.

1. F

2. T

3. T

4. T

5. F

IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.

1. A gracious manner adds great splendour to your image.

2.I dare say the note my guest sent me didn't take long to write.

3.The simple phrase "Excuse me" made most of your irritation disappear.

4.Being punctual has always been considered a virtue, both in the past and at

present; it has not become outdated.

5.You shouldn't accept the other person's presence without thinking of how much

it means to you.

6.Good manners can be communicated from one person to another.

Vocabulary

I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.

1.become different from what it should be like

2.displaying gratitude by waving a hand or nodding the head; move out onto the

main road

3.be of great significance

4.who receives the thank-you remark

5.produce a far-reaching effect

6.practice good manners

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

1.Punctuality

2.routine

3.infectious

4.bet

5.terrific

6.board

7.valued

8.count

9.cherishes

10.irritations

III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1-4 D A B B 5-8 C A D A

IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in its appropriate form and note the difference in meaning between them.

1. a. praised b. compliment c. praise d. complimented

2. a. appreciated b. enjoyed

c. enjoying

d. appreciate

3. a. priceless b. priceless c. precious d. precious

4. a. see b. Notice c. see d. noticed

V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

1.thanks (recognition)

2.activeness (liveliness, briskness, eagerness)

3.fashionable (graceful, elegant)

4.selfish (mean, ungenerous)

5.nice (courteous, polite, friendly)

6.leisurely (relaxed, idle, unoccupied, lazy)

7.annoyance (vexation, displeasure, dissatisfaction)

8.promptness (timekeeping, reliability)

VI. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in brackets.

1.unfriendly

2.boyhood

3.understandin

g

4.reception

5.disappearanc

e

6.decision

7.differing

8.elevated

Grammar

II. Complete the sentences using the "as…as" construction or the comparatives of the adjectives given.

1.older than

2.more interested

3.as crowded as

4.as pale as

5.more exciting

than

6.as complicated

7.easier than

8.as expensive as

9.more selective

10.nicer

11.as unlucky as

12.more difficult

III. Complete the sentences using a comparative form.

1.stronger

2.more noisy

3.more expensive

4.more difficult

5.happier

6.younger

7.more often

8.further

9.more exciting

10.louder

IV. Use superlatives or comparatives of the adjectives given to complete the sentences.