新标与准大学英语综合教程3 课后答案.doc

Unit 1 Active reading (1) Catching crabs Language points 1 … and we all started to get our heads down … (Para 1) To get one’s head down means to concentrate and focus on studying. In other British informal contexts, it can mean to sleep. Note also, to keep one’s head down means to continue to do something quietly, especially when there is trouble happening around you. Unit 1 Discovering yourself 2 Most important of course were the final exams in April and May in the following year. (Para 1) This is a conversational elliptical sentence. A standard way of saying this is: The most important thin