7. unsympathetic, overlook
8. I cheered myself up with the idea, get absorbed in the story of A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens and not think about anything else, calm down and get back my self-control
9. said unexpectedly, agreeable, vicious
10. was in high spirits, feeling happier and more confident due to II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. ingenious 2. prescription 3. relaxation 4. assembly 5. adorable
6. mortification 7. trimmed 8. consolation 9. composure 10. dejected
III. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1. rife with 2. rationed out 3. in place 4. comply with 5. see ... through 6. spoken up for
7. on the warpath 8. beside himself 9. drag ... into
10. trudging through 11. of her own accord 12. singled out
IV. Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1. demanded 2. loosened his hold
3. all the people gathered there
4. stood in front of me and prevented me from getting past 5. to protect me or to defend me 6. made the controversy more fierce 7. kept worrying me 8. watching closely 9. get warm 10. in a cheerful mood
V. Correct the errors in the following passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved.
(1) Faced with or with Faced with is passive and facing active (2) expectancy (noun) degree of expectancy
(3) grow up used of children, more than physical growth (4) get on or get along be friendly, not fight
(5) put under pressure is seen as coming from above, hence, to be
under pressure
(6) which or in which the way in which you do something -- common expression
(7) until one needed for sense (8) physically (adverb) (9) earlier comparison
(10) business one general area of business
VI. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE approprtate word.
1. teach 2. confronted 3. questions 4. tail 5. plural
6. computers 7. thought 8. time 9. sure 10. check
11. answer 12. possible 13. guess 14. down 15. victory
16. rewarded 17.. battle 18. end Translation
I. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets.
1. The company was started by a couple of enterprising young men. 2. He's a former heavyweight champion and is expected to win the bout easily.
3. Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the
book.
4. She was attired from head to foot in black.
5. I've been scrimping and saving all the year to pay for our holiday. 6. I know he's well-meaning, but I wish he'd leave us alone.
7. He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.
8. For the umpteenth time, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer!
9. I'm afraid sewing isn't one of my fortes.
10. She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her. II. Translate the following passage into English.
The foreign students at New York University come from more than 130 countries. Fifty percent are from Asia, especially South Korea, Japan and China. Foreign students are studying in all fourteen schools within the university. These include arts and sciences, law, business and education. Seventy-five percent of the foreign students are in graduate school. About twenty-five percent are in four-year programs that lead to a bachelor's degree.
The cost of attending New York University is different in each of its schools. For example, one year of study at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service costs about $19,000. Some other schools within NYU cost more. Some cost less. The housing cost is about $ 9,000 a year.
