7.f afraid, anxious.
8.s any feeling of illness or physical or mental change which is caused by a particular disease.
9.j to give or to be a good reason for.
10.p to make a hole in or through (sth.) with a sharp point.
II.Word Finding.
Cross out the one which does not belong to the group.
1.proclaim announce declare remind.
2.academic historic mechanic economic.
3.typewriter photographer movie-goer peace-lover.
4.potent potential forceful powerful.
5.start commence begin reckon.
III.Translation.
Translate from English into Chinese the underlined parts in the following sentences from the text.
1.I listen to their hopes and fears— and...their piercing cries in the dead of night.(Para.1)
2.I wish them the right to experiment, to trip and fall, to learn that...and is not the end of the world.(Para.3)
3.In the presence of such a potent state religion, the young are growing up old.(Para.4)
4.Encouraged at the commencement ceremony to go forth into the world,students are already behind as they go forth.(Para.6)
5.Along with economic pressure goes parental pressure.(Para.7)
Class Activity
I.Word Choices.
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1.The author described his students primarily as creatures who largely ignored the joyful side of life.
A.driver B.driven C.drive D.driving.
2.It s taken me a while but at last I ve managed to my fear of public speaking.
A.overcome B.overestimate C.overcharge D.overdue.
3.Scientists say there is no evidence that power lines have anything to do with cancer.
A.convincing B.conviction C.convinced D.convict.
4.After they were，the hostages graphically described their experiences.
A.relaxed B.relieved C.released D.related.
5.In older age groups women predominate because men to die younger.
A.tense B.tension C.tent D.tend.
6.I d to tell him that I wouldn t be home that night and he hadn t slept for worrying.
A.ignored B.neglected C.overlooked D.oversaw.
7.It has taken the team of scientists ten years of determination to achieve this success.
A.grip B.grid C.grim D.grin.
8.The journalist Mrs.Thatcher of an interview she had given in the same room five years ago.
A.reminded B.recalled C.remembered D.repeated.
9.Never anything on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.
A.put...together B.put...off.
C.put...down D.put...through.
10.The commission is expected to the army for many of the atrocities.
A.scolded B.charged C.accused D.blamed.
11.The President has described the meeting marking a new stage between the military super-powers.
A.as B.for C.on D.in.
12.Since the traffic accident took place in the of night，nobody could witness his innocence.
A.middle B.late C.dead D.dark.
13.Her television career took a new when she became presenter of a children s show.
A.change B.turn C.chance D.twist.
14.The two brothers look exactly the same one has a birth mark on his left arm.
A.except that B.except to C.except for D.except.
15.There are two ways of preventing people from unauthorized into computer files.
A.peering B.peeling C.peeping D.peeking.
16.We had a marvelous meal at that restaurant you recommended— ,I must give you the number of a similar one I know of that you might like.
A.accidentally B.coincidentally.
C.incidentally D.residentially.
17.She was on a plane bound Moscow when she fell ill.
A.to B.for C.on D.at.
18.that you are no longer involved with this man，your response is a little extreme.
A.Considering B.Considerable C.Considerate D.Considered.
19.After their failure in the new business, they were to extreme poverty.
A.seduced B.reduced C.induced D.produced.
20.The committee kept the results of the survey，fearing a bad public reaction.
A.by itself B.with itself C.in itself D.to itself.
II.Word Distinguishing.
Choose a suitable word from the given groups to complete the following sentences and try to figure out the difference in meaning.
1.hold onto/grip/cling to
(1) The baby monkey its mother s back until it can climb by itself.
(2) David suddenly my arm and pulled me away from the road.
(3) He has to something to steady himself.
2.ignore/neglect/disregard/overlook
(1) We ll your bad behavior this time, but don t do it again.
(2) Safety regulations are being by company managers in the drive to increase profits.
(3) You re a big boy now, please those petty annoyances.
(4) While he was changing into his dress clothes, he realized that he had to hang them up the night before, and more than once they were bedraggled.
III.Word Study.
Study the following words and complete the sentences with them.
1.I talked to Lucy last night—，has she returned the book you lent her?I d like to borrow it, if you don t mind.
2., these informal talks with a mixed bag of achievers will teach my students something about life.
3.I don t know what induced Tom to read your letter.he thought it was addressed to him.
4.Four successive dry winters will result in water shortages.
5.Bombs had hit the building a number of times but no one was hurt.
Post-class Activity
I.Synonyms and Antonyms.
Decide if the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms.If they are synonyms, circle S.If they are antonyms, circle A.
1.presence absence S A.
2.security safety S A.
3.segment part S A.
4.miserable cheerful S A.
5.considerate selfish S A.
6.presumably probably S A.
7.informally officially S A.
8.tension stress S A.
9.piercing sharp S A.
10.ahead behind S A.
II.Compound Word Practice.
Fill in the blanks with the following self-phrases.
1.He looked uncomfortable, like a adolescent who s gate-crashed the wrong party.
2.We live in a time when our economy rewards the and the selfish while penalizing those who work for the good of others.
3.It is that we will never have enough resources to meet the demand.
4.The programme aims to make the country in food and to cut energy imports.
5.She was very smug and about getting the promotion.
6.A stamped envelope must be enclosed if you require the return of your entry.
7.You need to be very in this job, because there s nobody telling you what you should be doing.
8.He s always seemed very，so I was amazed by his sudden outburst in the office.
9.The corporation failed to meet its target of completing the deal by the end of this week.