12.Newspapers, reporting the news, instruct，entertain and give opinions.
A.do away with B.in accordance with.
C.in agreement with D.along with.
13.A little with the English language was of some help when he picked up French.
A.interference B.acquire C.acquaintance D.interaction.
14.As soon as the workmen left she began to clear up the.
A.mess B.confusion C.trouble D.destruction.
15.My calculations were based on the that house prices would remain steady.
A.conclusion B.assumption C.imagination D.realization.
16.You will to the job after you ve been here for while.
A.catch on B.hold on C.put on D.stand on.
17.I arrived at the shop find I d left all my money at home.
A.only to B.but to C.just to D.expect to.
18.Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist，but in fact he was a(n ).
A.alien B.client C.counterpart D.fraud.
19.Computer technology will a revolution in business administration.
A.bring around B.bring about.
C.bring out manner D.bring up.
20.Nancy is only a sort of of her husband s opinion and has no ideas of her own.
\A.shadow B.sample C.reproduction D.echo.
II.Word Distinguishing.
Choose a suitable word from the given groups to complete the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1.leap/hop/skip
(1) I struggled to keep fit by rope and doing a few more push-ups and sit-ups each day, but it was not much fun.
(2) Tessa onto the boat just as it was moving away from the bank.
(3) She across the room because she had hurt on one of her feet.
(4) The weather s so nice today— let s class and go to the beach.
2.compulsory /compulsive
(1) behavior is often a symptom of deeper psychological problems.
(2) All young men are required to do two years of military service.
(3) shoppers often never even open the goods they buy.
(4) Maths and English are for all students.
III.Phrases Study.
Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.Change the forms where necessary.
1.They left the au pair girl to be the children for a week.
2.He does not know even of philosophy.
3.The case was dismissed there was not enough evidence.
4.Marcie will faint blood.
5.She only bought that sports car to and prove she could afford one.
6.In order to be on time, she turned up the highway, find the highway blocked.
7.I am more Mr.Moore than with Mr.Archer.
8.The song and was sung and played everywhere.
9.Was it in 1948 that the Government the railways in Great Britain?
10.We just managed to the flames before any real damage was caused.
Post-class Activity
I.Synonyms and Antonyms.
Decide if the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms.If they are synonyms, circle S.If they are antonyms, circle A.
1.infinite limitless S A.
2.emigrate immigrate S A.
3.overthrow overturn S A.
4.thanks to owe to S A.
5.recklessness carefulness S A.
6.major minor S A.
7.assumption supposition S A.
8.puzzle confuse S A.
9.compulsory obligatory S A.
10.renowned famous S A.
II.Phrases Study.
Phrases with and without“the”sometimes have different meanings.Study the following phrases and fill in the blanks in each sentence down below.
1.The famous Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington is now the National Gallery.
2.In 1923, I was the trade-union work of the Communist Party.
3.Johnson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years.
4.Anyone found this poison will be punished.
5.Tracy works so hard on her study so passing the final exam is.
6.His father is a policeman and works.
7.A trip to the beach becomes on this weekend because a tsunami stroke there last night.
8.The whole factory will be Mr.Thompson when the director is away.
9.At the moment，he could not understand why his friend turned against him.
10.That means that in about 600 years, there will be standing room only.
III.Structure.
Study the structure“on a...basis”and rewrite the following sentences,using the following phrases.
1.Nurses are employed full-time.
2.She was employed temporarily.
3.Fees are calculated pro rata.
4.The drop-in centre for homeless people was run voluntarily.
5.We hear from him regularly.
6.Software is designed, coded, and tested daily, in a hundred cubicles, as each person works on it.
7.The teacher is nice with his students.They call each other by the first name.
IV.Word-Building.
Fill in the following blanks with proper forms of the words from the table.
1.Investigators believe that the was committed at around 7∶ 30 p.m.
2.What were your first of London?
3.Earlier this year, he achieved his of competing in the Olympic Games.
4.Data was collected using a postal sent to just over 3,000 people in two regions— Bristol and Manchester.
5.He was accused of causing death by driving.
6.The new come mainly from Asia and Latin America.
7.Raley started a grocery business in the 1930s with ＄1,000 in.
8.The girl students rooms are all in condition.
9.A process of elections should ensure a fair level of representation.
10.Lehder provided no evidence to support his claims.
Text B
I.Word Definition.
Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B.
1.interdependent A.dependence.
2.accommodation B.a general understanding of something.
3.excessive C.hard, or difficult to bend.
4.rear D.disabled.
5.norm E.depending on or necessary to each other.
6.external F.the opposite of internal.
7.handicapped G.generally accepted standards of social behavior.
8.conception H.a place for someone to stay, live, or work.
9.reliance I.look after a person or animal until they are fully grown.
10.stiff J.much more than is reasonable or necessary.
II.Word Choices.
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1.Tammy was any other woman I have ever known.
A.dislike B.unlike C.like D.likely.
2.Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft，rust too easily,or have some other.A.drawbacks B.handicaps C.bruises D.blunders.
3.Mr.Smith can be very sad，though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A.by himself B.as individual C.in person D.in private.
4.She devote the next ten years to her charitable work.
A.intends to B.intent to C.intends D.intention.
5.This month s amount of deposits in the bank last month s by fifteen percent.
A.excess B.excessive C.exceeds D.exceeding.
6.Tomorrow the mayor is to a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
