现代大学英语精读4第二单元课后答案

Lesson Two Waiting for the Police

Answers:

Ⅰ.Oral work

Ⅱ.Vocabulary

⒈ Choose the right word and put it in the proper form

1)earnest/serious serious serious earnest/serious earnest/serious

2)make full use of took advantage of take advantage of make full use of take advantage of make some use of

3)advise advised suggest proposed suggest propose suggest

⒉Put the missing word

2)will work is are reproduces deplete add

3)can move don’t tear skin will never take are

Ⅲ.Grammar work

Choose the right expression

1) in fact 2)especially at an advanced level

2) it was that long ,I am sure 4)of course

5)however 6)on the other hand

7)I suppose 8)whether invited or not

Ⅳ.Written work (omitted)

Ⅴ.Translation

1) It is miracle how our company has developed into a multinational

in

such a short span of time

2) The average life span of that country has increased from 42

years to 50 years in matter of two decades.

3) The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than

half

A century

4)There are four bridges spanning the river.

5)I’m much obliged to you .Without your help, I would never have finished the book.

6）No，you are not obliged to go to the party. You don’t have to go if you

don’t want to.

7）She’s always ready to oblige when people come to her help. 8)In the valley is a small lack right between a meadow and a hill. It is a

perfect spot for picnic.

9)Sitting in that shady spot he soon dozed off.

10)He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bag by the roadside.

11)It is a white shirt with blue spots.It looks very pretty.

12)The detective spotted the suspect and he walked over and arrested him.

13)One of the balloons poppled and it gave me quite a startle. 14）It is very impolite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is going on.

15)When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash,his eyes almost poppled out of his head.

16)In those countries,water is worth a lot more than oil.Friends will often bring dollars' worth of water as a gift.

17)When this project is completed,it will benefit about a hundred thousand people.It will be well worth the effort and investment.

18)This movie is not worth seeing twice.In fact,it's not worth seeing at all.

19)I think it is worthwhile to visit that place.I hear they have kept all their tradition house intact —houses that were built in Ming-Qing styles.

20)Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his father's worthy son.He yearned for freedom.