mustn’t deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony (ironically).8.The neighbor’s irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made. However, because of reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went through with the decoration of this apartment.
Unit 5
1.As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the course of my life.
2.He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood. So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading
3.Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he has with him a book that he wants to read. That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.
4.When he was in high school, he used to read deep / far into the night in his own room. Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep. But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.
5.There is hardly anything about China he’s not curious about. And to satisfy his curiosity he has decided to go there in person to see as mush as he can.
6.I don’t know / I have little / no idea what made your son envy that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything. You might as well ask him in
person.
7.As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light
8.I don’t think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did. In fact, those three years in the countryside enabled me to study far more intensively than I would have if I had attended some college.
Unit 6
1.He was disabled form birth, but he never felt frustrated, nor did he give in to any difficulty.
2.Tom had been holding out for a promotion. When the opportunity showed up, he grabbed it at once.
3.He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute for them.
4.My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.
5.Betty is diligent and dependable. She never shies away from any difficulties. In short, she is the kind of student that we are all proud of. 6.It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your home for it ignites easily and may burn up all your hard-earned wealth in just a few minutes.
7.Doctor Smith’s lecture amounts to saying that a child who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.
8.Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States, psychologists have suggested that couples in all families communicate with each other more often and solve their problems before it becomes too late.
Unit 7
1.As I grew up, I made my peace with the fact that I would never fulfill my dream of becoming a writer.
2.Michael had got stuck trying to figure out the word essential to the word puzzle for two days before he threw up his hands in frustration.
3.The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on the market, and he vowed not to let the thieves off.
4.Thank you for purchasing our furnace. In return we will get rid of your old one for free.
5.Susan and I filled each other in on what had happened after we parted, from which I learned that she had had several children’s books in print. 6.Her bookstore having been frozen out by a giant chain, the middle-aged Lillian was at a loss as to what else she could do.
7.You need somebody to urge you constantly to see the task through to completion.
8.For fear that a new shopping center would ruin the peace of the community, many residents opposed the construction plan.
Unit 8
1.It is really pointless to sit through a tedious lecture if you do not take any
interest in it.
2.The students in our university all hold him in high esteem because of his eminence in the field of ecology.
3.Though he claims that his new novel has nothing to do with his own life, it has caught the fancy of many young readers, who believe that this novel has given them a glimpse of the author’s childhood.
4.Since the computer technology ushered in what is known as the Information Age, some writers have done away with their pens they can write everything with their computers now.
5.We have to admit, as much in sorrow as in shame, that there are some people among us who do think of themselves as the center of the universe and care very little about public affairs.
6.First and foremost, we should get the precise data on the population of the city. If retired people outnumber the teenagers, we should adjust our development plan to the needs of this large group of people.
7.Nothing pleases Nancy more than to see the rapid progress made by her seven-year-old son, whose playing would have put many a professional pianist to shame.
8.The point I want to make is that as modern university students, we must hold knowledge and, especially, the quest for knowledge in high esteem and place great value on tradition, social restraint and continuity.
