新世纪大学英语综合教程第二册Unit 5答案(4)

7) Don’t be afraid / frightened . We’re not going to hurt you. (afraid, frightened)

8) Two frightened children were hiding in a corner of the room. (afraid, frightened)

9) A brother in Australia is Mary’s only living relative. (alive, living)

10) Not knowing whether he’s dead or alive is a terrible feeling. (alive, living)

2 Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper word or phrase in the table.

1) If the angry workers are determined to strike, they will do so regardless of what the law says.

2) While / Though / Although she is a likable girl, she can be extremely difficult to work with.

3) Try as she might, Mary couldn’t get the door open.

4) In spite of / Despite the slight improvement in sales, the company is still in financial difficulty.

5) Though / Although / While there was no conclusive(结论性的) evidence, most people thought he was guilty.

6) The young man has shown a total disregard for the law and for public safety.

7) The rate of contribution to the pension(养老金) plan is the same for all employees, regardless of age.

8) We all went to see the film in spite of / despite the heavy rain.

9) If you disregard the policeman’s instruction, you may get arrested.

10) Brave as she was, she trembled at the sight of the huge snake.

3 Word Building

In English, there are some locative(表示位置的) prefixes, such as cross-, fore-, inter-, extra-, intra-, intro-. They are used to form new words, as is shown in the following table.

Now match each of the English words in Column A with its Chinese meaning in Column B. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. 1) o

2) g 3) i 4) n 5) b 6) k 7) h 8) c 9) d 10) a 11) l 12) m 13) e 14) j 15) f

Grammar in Context

Task 1: Study the following paragraphs from the texts in this unit, paying special attention to the sequence of tenses. Reflect on its grammatical function in each sentence.

And then fill in each blank of the following passage with the proper form of the verb given in brackets, paying special attention to the sequence of tenses.

One day my wife reminded me that I needed to spend time with the people I love. So I started dating another woman.

The \was encouraging / encouraged (encourage) me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who 2) has lived (live) alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California. There I 3) had worked (work) for 14 years before I moved back near my hometown. When I was back I promised myself that I 4) would spend (spend) more time with Mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.

She was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us 5) should go / go (go) out to dinner and a movie.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“I thought it 6) would be (be) nice to spend some time with you,” I said. “Just the two of us.”

“I’d like that a lot.” she replied.

When I pulled into her driveway, she 7) was waiting (wait) by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she 8) was smiling (smile). “I told my lady friends I 9) was going (go) out with my son, and they were all impressed,” she said as she 10) got (get) into my car. “They can’t wait to hear about our evening.”

We didn’t go anywhere fancy(昂贵的), just a neighbourhood place where we could talk. We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up with each other’s lives. We talked for so long that we 11) missed (miss) the movie.

Now Mom and I 12) go (go) out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my work, the kids and Peggy. Mom tells me about her past. We also talk about the future.

Dating with my mom 13) has helped (help) my marriage. After 22 years of marriage, I 14) have discovered (discover) the secret to keeping love and intimacy alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy.

Task 2: Complete the following sentences with proper tenses of the verbs given in brackets.

1) By the end of April, Peter will have stayed (stay) here for three months.

2) After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses had been lying (lie) on the table all the time.

3) Ever since the family moved to the suburbs(郊区) last year, they have been enjoying (enjoy) better health.

4) There has been (be) marked progress in building the social security system in the past few years.