实用英语综合教程3(第四版)译文及课后答案

Unit 5

Text A The Gift of a Lifetime

Exercise 2

1．Because he used to appear on TV a lot as the host of the American game show “Let’s Make a Deal”.

2．He was working as a cleaner in order to help support the family and earn his tuition fees.

3．Because t hey couldn’t afford to. Business was poor, and the family barely scraped by.

4．He decided to put the young man through university, paying everything for him to attend college, including tuition, books, and other living expenses.

5．First, the young man should not tell anyone where he got the money; second, he must maintain top grades; third, he should pay back the money when he could afford to; and finally, he should promise to do the same for someone else in his life.

6．He did quite well in the university. He earned high grades, was near the top of his class and was elected president of the student body.

7. He paid back all the money three years after his graduation and he helped several young people through higher study. But he broke one promise. He told the story of Mr. Freed because he felt that Mr. Freed deserved public admiration for his good deeds and that this story would inspire more people to help others.

8. Helping others is meaningful, worthwhile and rewarding. Not only will those in need be given help, but the helpers will be remembered for what they have done for others.

Exercise 3

1．T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

Exercise 4

Spring, successful, scrubbing / cleaning, university, afford,

put, cheque, tuition, expenses, conditions,

others, top / high, pay, same, Three,

repaid, higher, keep, inspire, deserved,

reminded, gift

Exercise 5 Work out the meaning of the underlined word(s) in each sentence

1. 1) n.2 2) v.1 3) n.3 4) n.4

2. 1) 1 2) 4 3) 1 4) 3

3. 1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 6

Exercise 6

1. host

2.inspire

3. afford

4. expectation

5.

deserve

6. recognition

7. brodened

8. maintain

9.tuition 10. fortunate

Exercise 7

1. put…through

2. insisted upon

3. went by

4. wrote down

5. carved out

6. helped…out

7. handing over

8. paid back

9. scraped by 10. look over

Exercise 8

1. C

2. A

3.D

4. A

5. A

6. D

7. A

8. A

9. B 10. B

11.A 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. A

Exercise 9

1.It doesn’t matter very much whether they come or not.

2. It is quite likely that he will let you down.

3. It seems that you have taken a dislike to him.

4. It happens that I have had some unpleasant experiences in dealing with him.

5. It is difficult to tell which country is technologically superior in terms of space equipment.

6.It’s impossible that you have found a mistake in a computer’s arithmetic.

Exercise 10 Rewrite the sentences after the model.

1. moreover

2.In that case

3.h o w e v e r

4.therefore

5. after all

6. In other words

Text B

Exercise 2

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. B

Exercise 3

1.contribution

2. association

3. echoing

4. passion

5. congratulating

6. resort

7. apologized

8. froze

9.odd 10.expenses Exercise 4

1. pave the way for

2.echoing in my mind

3. amount to

4. hold...together

5. bored...into

6. follow in his footstep

7. in contact with

8. are supportive of

Exercise 5

1. I t o o k a s m u c h l u g g a g e a s w a s a l l o w e d.

2.G e r m a n i s a s d i f f i c u l t a l a n g u a g e a s E n g l i s h.

3.A y e a r i s a s l o n g a t i m e a s i t t a k e s f o r t h e e a r t h t o g o r o u n d t h e s u n o n c e.