现代大学英语 精读1 U7-U10课后答案(4)

1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.

2. I don?t like the way some young people speak to their elders/people older than themselves.

3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realized he was different from his peers.

4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As we turned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.

5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.

6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation in English fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. 7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children. 8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.

9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for Australia next month. 10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. Unit 9 Key to Exercise Vocabulary

6 Translate the following sentences into English

1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be more modest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice.

2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.

3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.

4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.

5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.

6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you? 7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.

8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.

9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people?s servants will turn into people?s masters.

10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people?s support.

Grammar

1 Translate the Chinese

1. no matter what / whatever happens

2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is) 3. No matter what/ Whatever you say

4. no matter how much it costs

5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him 6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her 7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world

8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are 9. no matter how/ however difficult that is 10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them

2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples.

1. I had realized this 2. I could help 3. I had a brother 4. I had his courage

5. We could do more than we did 6. I lived 7. I had better news

8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught

3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause … 1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.

2. No matter how hard I try, I can?t persuade him to play the part of Hamlet.

3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you.

4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.

5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.

6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.

7. A well-known philosopher once said, ? I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good health.? 8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want. 9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.

10. I?ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. But I wish the riot had never happened.

4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1. since 2. has 3. popular 4. idea/ practice 5. relationships

6. ways 7. tradition 8. among/ with 9. longer 10. text

5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences

1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not. 2. Wherever the people want us to go, we?d go there. 3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.