英语专业综合教程第一册第七单元练习答案 unit 7 when lightning struck

Key to Unit 7

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Text Comprehension

I.

D

II.

1. F

2. F

3.T

4.T

5. F

IV

1.I tried to comfort her by saying that we would manage to tide it over.

2.After experiencing such an incident, the girl’s visit to London would seem much less exciting in comparison.

3.The young woman, who was as confident as that businessman, must have noticed my fear.

4.The young businessman was sorry that he had not got a chance to buy his two little girls a present.

5.I am very grateful to my fellow passengers.

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Vocabulary

I.

1.having the seat belt fastened on

2.catch another flight to continue the journey

3.he had completed his task (announcement)

4.controlled my feelings and began behaving calmly again

nd successfully and safely

6.am very grateful to, do something nice in return

II.

1.witnessed

2.figured

3.lightning

4.lunged

5.confided

6.blessed

7.indiscriminate

8.terra firma

9.sure

10.creature Page 128

III

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. D

6. D

7. C

8. B

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IV

1.

a. somehow

b. somewhat

c. Somewhat

d. Somehow

2.

a. feared

b. panic

c. feared

d. panicked

3.

a. hope

b. hope

c. anticipating

d. anticipate

4.

a. surviving

b. survive

c. live

d. live

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V.

1. open, unlock, unlatch, unchain

2. hopelessly, unconfidently, despairingly

3. think, believe, imagine

4. unafraid, brave, bold, fearless, dauntless

5. unselective, uncritical, random

6. enjoyable, comfortable, agreeable, pleasant

7. grumble

8. lightly, barely, hardly, scarcely

VI

1.After all he has done for us, it would be very ungrateful of us if we didn’t do this for him

now. (grateful)

2.With the world’s population increasing at the present rate, by the year 2050 it is feared

there will be a terrible food shortage. (short)

3.Penelope has unfortunately failed her driving test again. (fortune)

4.This jewel is not simply valuable; it is invaluable. (value)

5.This coat is too short for me. Do you think you could lengthen it a little? (long)

6.The hurricane caused terrible destruction along the coast. (destroy)

7.Without the timely help of the PLA men, a lot more people would have lost their lives in

the earthquake. (time)

8.It is said the 100% iron is rustless. (rust)

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II

1. He may know the answer. (“May” is used to show that something is possible.)