新世纪综合英语教第二版B1U2答案.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 5 Unit Two Learning a Language Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action ▆ Working with Words and Expressions Listed in the boxes below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs and make sentences with each of them to see if you have really mastered their usages. You are encouraged to consult a dictionary if you are still not quite sure about their meanings and usages. ▆ Sample sentences for reference: 1) If Jane is not here in 10 minutes, we’ll assume that she isn’t coming and we won’t wait for her any longer. 2) The case was fully argued before an agreement was reached. 3) They claim that they have discovered a cure for the disease, but this has not yet been proved. 4) Some Chinese words have no equivalents in English. 5) The rights of the individual are perhaps the most important rights in society. 6) If you want my personal opinion, I don’t think you should go there. 7) The train leaves at about half past eight — 8:32, to be precise. 8) After years of hard work, she became qualified as a doctor last year. 9) Her new novel is based on her adventures in Africa. 10) The house is too small for a family of five; furthermore, it is in a bad condition. 11) Human beings are much more intelligent than animals. 12) She promised solemnly that she would not say a word about it to anyone. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers: obtain confident communicate advantage relevant helpful extreme enjoyable means process particularly characters astonished apparently 3. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers: fond of is … related to find out To a certain extent vice versa no doubt