Comprehensive Practice

1. Practical English, Book I Unit 10 Part C Comprehensive Practice

2. Unit 10: Part C • Consolidation • Skills

3. Consolidation Complementary Exercise Vocabulary and structure Scanning Listening Practice

4. Complementary Exercise 1) Tom usually gets up ___________ than his wife. A) not earlier B) no earlier C) more earlier D) too earlier 2) More and more people are beginning to realize that it is worth ______ more _______ education. A) invest…on B) invest…in C) investing…in D) invested…on Section A Directions: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences.

5. Complementary Exercise 3) We only realized when we got to the island that we _______ in advance as there were nowhere to stay. A) should have booked B) had booked C) shouldn’t book D) should book 4) Only the worst weather will discourage Jim _______ taking his daily outdoor exercise. A) of B) from C) out D) with 5) It was the first time she __________ late. A) was B) has ever been C) have ever been D) had ever been

6. Complementary Exercise 6) I don’t want to buy the house. The price is too high. And ___________. The house isn’t in a suitable position. A) however B) therefore C) moreover D) after all 7) You could be _________ many dangers by travelling alone in the area. A) subject to B) subjected to C) subjecting to D) subject

7. Complementary Exercise 8) I’m not confident _________ his skills as a manager. A) on B) for C) with D) of 9) Tired ______ I was, I went on working. A) as if B) though C)when D) how 10) After you’ve got the children ________, can you make the beds? A) dress B) to dress C) dressing D) dressed

8. Complementary Exercise Section B Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct form of words given in the brackets. 1) A specific plot to kill him was _________ in the past couple of weeks. (cover) 2) The negotiations have proven more ___________ than any of us expected. (trouble) 3) It is often useful to make a ___________ between two things. (compare) uncovered troublesome comparison

9. Complementary Exercise 4) Before taking off, they were asked to ______ their seat-belts. (fast) 5) Troops were called out to deal with the ________ in the city. (order) 6) When he was a child, his teachers thought he was _________. (back) 7) A _______ is a person who studies chemistry or a scientist who works with chemicals or studies their reactions. (chemistry) fasten disorders backward chemist

10. Complementary Exercise clothe 8) We can’t hope to feed and ______ our children if we don’t work hard. (cloth) 9) The crew are of different ___________ and have no common language. (national) 10) The guarantee could be _________ if the firm goes out of business. (worth) nationalities worthless

11. Complementary Exercise Directions: You will be given only 1 minute to read each of the following passages. Get the information as possible as you can. Then do the multiple choices according to what you’ve read.

12. Complementary Exercise Passage 1 The land was dry. The Indians looked at the sky. There were no clouds. “We must have rain,” the Indians said. So they danced a rain dance. They thought this would bring rain. They danced with snakes. Then they let the snakes go. “Go back into the ground,” they said to the snakes. “Tell the gods to make the rain come.” Can men make rain fall? Sometimes. But a rain dance will not bring rain. Today, to make rain, a man goes up in his airplane. He takes some dry ice with him. He spreads the dry ice on the clouds. This is called seeding the clouds. Drops of water in the clouds become ice. The ice melts and makes big rain drops.

13. Complementary Exercise • The Indians thought they could get rain by ______. • a. seeding the clouds • b. melting ice • c. looking at the sky • d. dancing with snakes • Will a rain dance really bring rain? • a. Yes, it will. • b. No, never • c. Sometimes it will • d. Perhaps it will

14. Complementary Exercise • The word “melts” in the passage means _________. • a. becomes heavy • b. becomes solid • c. becomes liquid • d. becomes gaseous • According to the passage “seeding the clouds” means ____________. • a. spreading seeds on the clouds. • b. spreading dry ice on the clouds • c. spreading ice on the clouds • d. spreading water on the clouds

15. Complementary Exercise Passage 2 Harry Marsh was a driving examiner who had to test people who wanted to get a driving-license. One day he came out of his office as usual and saw a car at the side of the road, with a young man in it. He got into the car beside the driver and told him to check the lights, then the brakes and then all the other usual things. The driver performed everything promptly and faultlessly, without saying a word. Then Harry told the driver to start his engine and drive forward. Then he told him to turn right into a side road, stop, go backwards into another side road and then drive to the office again. On the way, the driver said to Harry politely, “Could you please tell me why we are doing all these things? I was passing through this town and only stopped to look at my map.”

16. Complementary Exercise • Harry’s job was _____________________. • a. to test people who wanted to get a license for driving • b. to examine if the cars were all right • c. to examine the roads • d. to repair cars • Harry asked the young man to drive him back to his office because _________________. • a. he was tired. • b. he was late • c. he finished the driving test • d. he wanted to have a rest in his office

17. Complementary Exercise • Was the young man angry with Harry at last? • a. Yes, he was • b. No. Because Harry apologized for what he had done. • c. No, he wasn’t. • d. The story doesn’t say. • Which of the following is NOT true? • a. Harry gave the young man a driving test by mistake. • b. The young man didn’t come to have a driving test. • c. The young man stopped his car to look at his map. • d. The young man knew exactly why he was asked to do all these things.

18. Complementary Exercise Keys: Passage 1 d b c d Passage 2 a c c d

19. Skills • Reading Skill • Translation Skill • Writing Skill • Oral Practice

20. Reading Skills Reading Skills Introductory Remark Practice 1 Practice 2

21. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 1. The Logical Patterns of Cause and Effect Pattern 1: cause effect cause 1 Pattern 2: cause 2 effect cause 3 effect 1 cause Pattern 3: effect 2 effect 3 effect 1 effect 2 Pattern 4: cause 1 cause 2 cause 3

22. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 2. The Common Indicators of Cause and Effect

23. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 2. The Common Indicators of Cause and Effect Other Signs ofCause and Effect be responsible for cause lead to produce result in bring about … Cause Effect

24. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 3. The Cause-Effect Relationship in Statements 1)Cause and Result He left so hurriedly in the morning that he forgot to lock the door of the house. 他上午走得很匆忙，（结果）忘了锁房门。

25. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 3. The Cause-Effect Relationship in Statements 2)Reason and Conclusion I was fool enough to believe it. 我可真傻，居然会信这种事儿。

26. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 3. The Cause-Effect Relationship in Statements 3)Aim and Conclusion I saved my money so that I could go on a vacation. 我把钱存了起来，好去度假。

27. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 3. The Cause-Effect Relationship in Statements 4)Conclusion and Result If I spend all my money now, I will not be able to travel next summer. 我要是把钱都用光了，夏天我就没法去旅行了。

28. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect EXAMPLE： The productivity of American industry has increased during the twentieth century because of improved technology and skill. Read the sentences. Underline the signal words of cause and effect. Decide which part of the sentence is the cause and which part is the effect. P. 34 • Public transportation is becoming popular because the cost of gas has been rising . effect cause 2. Jim’s car will not start;consequentlyhe must take the bus.

29. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect • I did not study for the test and, as a result, failed it. 4. Now thathe has passed the examination he can get his degree.

30. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect • Regular trips back to her adopted motherlandhaveresulted in her first book, Tiger Balm. • An increase in demand often causeshigher prices.

31. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect • This kind of discussion will certainlylead tostill greater differences between the two parties. • We have a growing population andthereforewe need more and more food.

32. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect 9. Sincewealth is unevenly distributed in the world, many people die of hunger. 10. One resultof people earning more money during the 60’swasthat there was an increased percentage of home ownership.

33. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect cause cause cause effect For the paragraph below find the causes and effects and list them beneath the paragraph. Pay attention to the signal words and use them to help you identify the causes and effects. (P.35) Nations trade for many reasons. First, they trade because there are differences in natural resources in different parts of the world. The plants that can be grown are different. The mineral resources are also different. The second reason nations trade with one another is that it pays to specialized. Specialization makes the best use of a country’s productive resources — its natural resources, the skill of its workers, and its factories.

34. Reading Skills Reading Skills:Cause and Effect differences in natural resources cause 1 nations trade effect cause 2 It pays to specialize

35. Translation Skills Translation Skills Positive Englishto NegativeChinese Practice 3

36. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim Excuse me. 原谅我。 对不起。

37. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim I love you more than I could say. 我爱你超过我能说的。 我说不出有多么爱你。

38. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim Exactly. 确实如此。 一点不错。

39. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim He missed his train, too! 他也误了火车！ 他也没赶上火车！

40. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim The two teams tied. 两队得分相同。 两队不分胜负。

41. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim Appearances are deceptive. 外表是容易使人误解的。 外表是靠不住的。

42. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim His explanation is far from being satisfactory. 他的解释距离令人满意的程度很远。 他的解释根本不能令人满意。

43. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim The weather is keeping dry. 天气一直干旱。 天老不下雨。

44. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim I’ll do it more before I forget it. 我要在忘记之前来做这件事。 趁还没有忘记，我现在就来做这件事。

45. Translation Skills to get a proper Chinese equivalent for the following positive English The Aim The demand for our products exceeds the supply. 我们产品的需求大于供应。 我们的产品供不应求。

46. Translation Skills Practice 3: Translate the sentences into Chinese, using the translation skill you have just learned. P. 36 • That lazy boy went to class before he had prepared his lesson. 没有预习 那个懒惰的男孩没有预习就去上课了。

47. Translation Skills • I wonder if he is coming. 不知道 我不知道他来不来。

48. Translation Skills • That little bridge is anything but safe. 一点儿不安全 那小桥一点儿也不安全。

49. Translation Skills • Your request is beyond my power. 我办不到 你的请求我办不到。

50. Translation Skills • You will fail unless you work harder. 要是不进一步努力 要是不进一步努力，你是会失败的。