Exercise(Unit 2)

Exercise (Unit 2)
I. Find the proper explanation for each word listed below.
1. crude a. rude and offensive
2. postpone b. very unusual or surprising
3. extraordinary c. applaud
4. spark d. in the natural state; not refined
5. clap e. delay
6. cop f. extremely
7. coarse g. make sth. happen
8. immense h. a police officer
II. Translate the following into English.
1. 星探
2. 唤起某人的想象
3. 引发争吵
4. 蓄着小胡子
5. 闻名世界
6. 永久离开某地
7. 发掘并扩展天才 8. 以沉重代价换来的自知之明
9. 跨越年龄差距 10. 有声电影
III. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper form. has the urge to ; all the same; trip up; go along;
on purpose; find one’s way into; all that； make up;
1. She __________ the whole story to shock her parents.
2. Usually she was careful, but once she _____________ by a plot.
3. When she is in bad mood, she always ____________ go shopping.
4. How did he, such a nobody, _____________ into the board of directors?
5. Things are not __________ good.
6. His life is full of frustrations, but he never loses his courage to seek a better life,____________.
7. There were moments when I wondered: Did she do this ___________ or was it all just a game?
8. I am sure she was thinking about her promotion as she ______________.
IV. Choose the correct answer.
1. They’ll have to cut the film _________. It’s far too long.
A. out
B. in
C. down
D. off
2. Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels or campsites ________ advance.
A. at
B. in
C. before
D. of
3. Without the storm, we ______________ much earlier.
A. should arrive
B. should have arrived
C. would arrive
D. might arrive
4. If we ___________ hard in the past few years, things wouldn’t be going so smoothly.
A. hadn’t been working
B. are working
C. were working
D. worked
5. Computers have __________ many changes in the workplace.
A. brought about
B. brought back
C. brought down
D. brought out
V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. Sad to say, he failed to resist the temptation of money and lent himself to illegal business.
2. As an ambitious young person, he has never lost faith in his future.
3. In the Chinese culture, it is regarded as worst offence to revolt against authority.
4. We found in him a computer genius after working together for a few months.
5. But if he’d been able to speak with an educated accent in those early short comedie s, it’s doubtful if he would have achieved world fame.。