课本练习答案（B1U7）
Unit Seven
Interpersonal Relationship
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
Working with Words and Expressions
1.Listed in the box below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs
and make ntences with each of them to e 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 ntences for reference:
1)Every year before Christmas, we decorate our hou with colourful lights.
2)Mother scolded John for not taking good care of his younger brother when she went out.
3)I quickly picked up a stick to defend mylf when I saw a big dog running towards me.
4)Plea don’t interrupt —wait until I have finished what I have to say.
5)The mother embraced her son warmly as soon as he came into the hou.
6)Jimmy’s car is quite ancient; he bought it 15 years ago and it is still in good condition.
7)When I arrived I saw that the place had already been occupied by two strangers.
8)You have written a very good paper. I only made a few minor changes in the wording.
9)At different stages of our life, we encounter different kinds of problems.
10)If you need any assistance, plea let me know and I’ll be more than happy to help.
11)Some people tend to blame others for what they themlves have done wrong.
12)Children’s education is becoming too heavy a burden for many families to bear the days.
13)I can’t endure to e / endure eing animals suffer like that.
14)Davis was one of the most significant musicians of the last century.
2.In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following ntences
with them. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
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1)delivered
2)relead
3)permission
4)rented
5)mirable
6)exploded
易经全文及译文7)presd
9)enthusiasm
10)bless
11)trembled
12)attached
13)inquired
14)derve
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 u them in the proper context? Now check for yourlf by doing the blank-filling exerci. Change the form where necessary.
80后离婚率1)go wrong
2)broke down
3)on my way to
4)by himlf
5)in time
6)deal with
7)breezed through
8)had gone by
9)To my surpri
▆Increasing Your Word Power
1. A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Now identify
synonyms by matching a word in Column A with another in Column B. Then complete the ntences with an appropriate word either in Column A or in Column B. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
Column A Column B
mirable ----------- wretched
wearily ----------- tiredly
prent ----------- gift
stubborn ----------- persistent
merry ----------- happy
depart ----------- leave
reply ----------- respond
blame ----------- scold
conscientious ------- rious
significant ---------- meaningful
career ----------- profession
assist ----------- help
1)mirable
2)respond
3)career
4)required
5)wearily
6)assisted
7)gift
8)stubborn
9)rious
10)merry
11)departs
12)scolded
13)significant
2.An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Now identify antonyms by matching a
word in Column A with another in Column B. Then complete the ntences with an appropriate word either in Column A or in Column B.
Column A Column B
merrily ---------- mirably
boring ---------- interesting
carelessly ---------- carefully
monotonously ---------- cheerfully
unpleasant ---------- pleasant
lively ---------- dull
wealthy ---------- poor
absolutely ---------- relatively
desperately ---------- hopefully
blame ---------- prai
succeed ---------- fail
safety ---------- danger
1)safety
2)mirably
3)cheerfully
4)carelessly
奋力地什么5)absolutely
7)blame
8)wealthy
9)boring/dull
10)succeeded
3.The words in the box below can be ud both as nouns and as verbs. U either the noun form or the
verb form of the words to complete the following ntences. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1)slapped
2)prent
3)lit
4)burden
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5)slap
6)prented
7)ordered
8)light
9)combat
10)motioned
简笔画独角兽11)strain
12)order
13)strained
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14)burden
15)motion
16)volunteered
17)combat
18)volunteer
4.Did you notice the suffixes -ness, -ment in words such as illness, disappointment in this unit? The suffix
-ness can be put after many adjectives to form nouns, while -ment can be added to many verbs to form nouns. Now form nouns by adding -ness or -ment to the words given in the table and write dow
n the Chine meaning for each.
▆ Answers for reference:
1)awareness
2)encouragement
3)calmness
4)competitiveness
5)accomplishments
7)adjustments
8)impulsiveness
9)effectiveness
10)developments
Grammar in context
Study the following ntences that appear in this unit, paying special attention to the italicized parts. Reflect on the grammatical function of the prent participles, and group them into different types.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) a. Adverbial of time: 2, 4, 6
2) b. Adverbial of reason: 9, 10
3) c. Adverbial of result: 8
4) d. Adverbial of accompanying circumstances: 1, 3, 5, 7
春节作文350Task 1: Rewrite the following ntences using a prent participle clau.
▆ Answers for reference:
1)He sat silent in the corner, reading his favorite novel.
2)Seeing the traffic light turn green, she quickly crosd the road.
3)Having engaged in the rearch for many years, he is quite familiar with the topic.
4)Not knowing where the supermarket was, he went up to the policeman to ask for directions.
5) A new economic stimulus plan is said to be unveiled, leading to a surge in the stock market.
Task 2: Rewrite the following ntences to avoid ambiguity or dangling constructions.
▆ Answers for reference:
1)Opening the window, I saw a butterfly flying into my study. Or: When I opened the window, a butterfly flew
into my study.
2)Weighing almost 100 pounds, the stone was lifted up by him with one arm. Or: Although the stone weighed almost 100 pounds, he lifted it up with one arm.
3)Idling about all day and indulging in games, the student was flunked by the teacher in the final exa
m.
4)Having lived in the small county for thirty years, the old man is familiar with everything.
5)Having received the Nobel Prize in literature, Mo Yan was bombarded with questions of various types from the media.
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chon from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
▆ Answers:
1)dealing
2)significant
3)attention
