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1. The students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke. (笑得前仰后合）2. Some say he owes much of his success in politics this ever-ready pen.(政治上的成功在很大程度上归功于）3. The girls were thus deprived of a vital learning experience that would affect their entire lives. (被剥夺了重要的学习经历）4. Creativity’s benefits reach beyond music and art. (受益于创造性的不只限于）5. The joke is no less funny because it is so often used. (这个笑话并没有变得不再那么好笑）6. If you can’t say what you want to say in three sentences, you ‘re probable straining.(你很可能过火）7. Acknowledging some success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the sprit of the Christmas season.(鉴于圣诞节的气氛）8. Even if your praise is a little ahead of reality , remember that expectations are often the parents of dreams fulfilled.（即使你的赞美之词与现实相比稍稍超前了一点）9. The society reinforces its established values and turns out each sex in its traditional and expected mold . (按其传统的、期望的模式造就了不同性别的人）10. Creativity is the key to a brighter future , say education and business experts. (具有创造性是通向光明前程的关键）11. Children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their consequences. (清楚其后果）12. Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a characteristic of hi intelligence. (创造性并非与生俱来）13. The most important traits of creative people is a very strong motivation to make order out of confusion. (从混乱中创造秩序）14. In the process of growing up, each child learns hundreds of culturally patterned details of behavior.（在成长的过程中）15. Some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny. (而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲）16. Parents just have to make sure they don’t take it too far. (不能做得太过火)。

17.The first time I didn't measure up to their expectations , (一旦我没达到他们的期望), I would hear, “ What kind of examples is that to set for other people who ride motorcycle?”18. Sometimes they put us on a pedestal that feels more like a tightrope---so narrow that we’re bound to fall off eventually. ( 钢索如此之细我们最终必定会摔下来)。

19. One of the reasons we get along with so well is that we both say what ‘s on ourminds. (心里想什么就说什么）.20. There are days when I don’t want to pose for a picture with every fan I run into. ( 我并不想同遇见的每个球迷都摆姿式合影）。

21. All of us have played the part of a hypochondriac, imagining that we have some terrible disease on the strength of very minor symptoms .(只凭一些轻微的症状）22. What if the air bag accidentally inflates (万一保险气囊意外充气膨胀，那该怎么办），while you are driving down the highway？23. But fear of disease is not our only fear, and neither is risk of disease the only risk we run.（患病的危险也并非我们唯一会遇上的危险）24. It is much more difficult when anxiety about other forms of risk is concerned, (但当涉及到其他形式的风险时）because with many risks, the situation is not as simple.25. By reducing all risks to ratios or fractions of this sort, (通过把所有风险都简化为这种比率或分数），we can begin to compare different sorts of risks.26. Confronting difficulty by quitting (知难而退）leaves you changed.27. When you were predictable, unimaginative and routine (当你们老生常谈，毫无想象力，平平淡淡时）, we listened as if to new and wonderful things.28. These are questions that pop into my mind (涌现到我的脑海中的）when I think about what Neusner says.29. When the going gets tough, the tough have to get down to work.(本来刻苦学习的人也得更加努力学习)30. There is no doubt that Neusner should have taken a closer look at what college life is really like before formulating such a strong opinion about it.. (在发表这么强烈的论点之前）key (unit 6,book 4)Ⅰ. Choose the most appropriate word or phrases to complete the sentences.1.We left the meeting, there obviously ________ no point in staying.A) were B) being C) to be D) having2. She ______ her knowledge and experience to get a new and better paid job.A) drew in B) by virtue of C) capitalized on D) bear in mind3. ____ she realized it was too late to go home.A) It was not until dark thatB) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) No sooner it grew dark thanD) Scarcely had it grown dark than4. You would be _______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running5. There are few electronic applications _______ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.A) likely B) more likely C) most likely D) much likely6. The speech which he made _____ the project has bothered me greatly.A) being concerned B) concerned C) be concerned D) concerning7. The water froze inside the pipe, causing it to _____ and burst.A) expand B) extend C) enlarge D) exaggerate8. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.A) to be informed B) on informing C) informed D) informing9. The treatment is offered as an _______ to surgery.A) access B) accomplishment C) approach D) alternative10.I was advised to arrange for insurance _____ I needed medical treatment.A) nevertheless B) although C) in case D) so that11.The materials are designed to satisfy young people’s ______ for knowledge.A) motivation B) thirst C) curiosity D) aspiration12.We’d like to _____ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserve B) reserve C) retain D) sustain13.Although he was a teenager, Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.A) being told B) telling C) to be told D) to tell14.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum.A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient15.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _____ in New York.A) to stay B) stayed C) staying D) having stayed16.Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity17.How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?A) if B) so C) what D) that18.In my opinion, he’s _____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in all B) at best C) for all D) by far19.The leader of the expedition _____ everyone to follow his example.A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired20.The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.A) overall B) concise C) joint D) intensive21.Many people like white color as it is a _____ of purity.A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom22.This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.A) message B) information C) media D) data23.The energy ______ by the chain reaction is trans-formed into heat.A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed24.During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage.A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible25.What a lovely party! It’s worth ____ all my life.A) remembering B) to remember C) to be remembered D) being remembered26. If you continue to steal, you’ll _______in prison.A) act on B) turn around C) feed on D) end up27 The ______ decision by the Supreme Court isunlikely to be changed.A) indefinite B) definitive C) reckless D) indifferent28.You are expected to keep your judgment awayfrom any ____attitudes.A) insignificant B) qualified C) partial D) legitimate29.The kinds of experiences that travel agents are offering _____ from rafting on Africa’s Zambezi River to climbing some of the world’s highest mountains.A) range B) assemble C) arrange D) expose30. It was a bit long, but ______it was a good film.A) nonetheless B) though C) despite D) otherwiseⅡ.Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb.1. A dark suit is preferable ___ a light one for evening wear.2. The writer was indifferent __ criticism, good or bad.3. The rows of houses differ one from another only ___ the color of their front door.4. What do you get if you divide 18 ______ 6?5. Confronted ____ this new turn of events, he decided to revise his original plan.6. It took them 2 hours to bring the fire _____ control.7. She will end ____ penniless if she carries on spending as much as possible.8. The company’s improved efficiency is starting to show ____ in increased profits.9. She became a British resident _____ virtue of her marriage.10. You should be worried about our children’s exposure ____ violence on television.Ⅲ.Translate the following sentences into English.1. 他的模样变化太大，你完全可能认不出他了。