New Horizon College English Book II

Key to Unit Two

Section A

Section B

Learning the Olympic Standard for Love

The Standard for Olympic Excellence

Exercises Section A

1. Vocabulary

2. Word Building

3. Sentence Structure

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. III, p. 3232

《读写教程 II 》 : Ex. IV, p.33Ex. IV, p.33

《读写教程 II 》 : Ex. V, p. 34Ex. V, p. 34

《读写教程 II 》 : Ex. VI, p.34Ex. VI, p.34

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. VII, p.3535

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. VIII, p.3535

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. IX, p.3636

4. Translation 《读写教程 II :》 Ex. X, p. 3737

5. Cloze

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. XI, p. 3737

《读写教程 II :》 Ex. XII, p. 3838

VocabularyIII. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

amusing lower presence promising indifference

frown approximately rank swear outburst

persist unfair tropical fuss

1. I would like to find a job in a (n) promising company after I graduate.2. The mother couldn’t help laughing at her little boy’s amusing appearance.3. The tall man lowered his head so that he could enter the room.4. Though the plan didn’t work well, he persisted in following it.5. Should it be a failure, as many experts predict, it would rank as one of the worst man-made disaster.

6. Don’t swear at others in any situation no matter how angry you are.7. It is really unfair that she didn’t get promoted just because of her skin color!8. She was very glad to see the presence of many old friends at her birthday party.9. Why are you frowning all the time? Try to look happy!10. I cannot tell the exact number; approximately 100students will be presented with medals as recognition of their excellence.

amusing lower presence promising indifference

frown approximately rank swear outburst

persist unfair tropical fuss

1. Ellen is a devoted friend; you can always count on her whenever you are in trouble.2. The other day I came upon a friend when I was walking aimlessly on the street.3. The woman in red looks so familiar to me; I must have met her on some occasion.4. Why didn’t you ask him to prepare for the test in advance? He could have done it better.5. I will by no means give up my plan, despite all kinds of challenges and difficulties.

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.

Vocabulary

6. Thinking little of other people, the young man is always indifferent to others’ sufferings.7. The girl felt ill at ease in the presence of a lot of famous people.8. Taking little notice of what people said about her, Ann went on with her own life.9. I saw Laura sitting by the window in a café across the street, obviously reflecting on something.10. As my true friend, Joseph never fails to point out my mistakes. 

Vocabulary

VocabularyV. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from

the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank A) remarked B) encouraged C) benefit D) commitmentE) perfect F) reluctant G) hostile H) exemplifyI) respect J) appreciate K) involved L) regardedM) claiming N) declining O) rejected

Bill Johnson's path to Olympic gold was different than that of most. In fact, even though he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event, many rejected him as a true Olympic hero. He was a rebellious kid who came from a troubled background, and he boasted too much. Moreover, he only became involved in skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17. There was no lifelong commitment to the sport. He did not exemplify the Olympic spirit. He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event. OKDH

Still, few failed to appreciate his marvelous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He was just a natural skier and his technique was perfect for the course. And so even before the race began, he was claiming victory. "This course was made for me. Nothing can stop me," he had boasted. He also caused some comments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won the race. This made many skiers hostile toward him. That just encouraged him even more. Then on the day of the event, he turned out the fastest. "It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain," Bill Johnson remarked proudly after he won a gold medal for the United States. "Not many can do that."

Vocabulary

Word Bank A) remarked B) encouraged C) benefit D) commitmentE) perfect F) reluctant G) hostile H) exemplifyI) respect J) appreciate K) involved L) regardedM) claiming N) declining O) rejected

JEMGBA

World Building

VI. The suffix –er or –or can be added to a verb to form a noun which refers to the person who performs the action of the verb. Sometimes a noun formed in this way refers to an object instead of a person . For example:

sing —— singer: one who singsteach —— teacher: one who teachescook —— cooker: a device used for cookingsilence —— silencer: a device used to reduce noise

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Now form nouns by adding –er or –or to the verbs below and then define them in English

1.oberve:___________ 2. ski:____________3.visit:_____________ 4.learn:___________5.report:____________ 6.drink:__________

1.observe - observer: one who observes a person or an event2.ski - skier: one who skis3.visit - visitor: one who visits somebody or some place4.learn - learner: one who learns something5.report - reporter: one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper6.drink - drinker: one who often drinks alcohol, esp. too much

World Building

VII. The suffix –ous can be added to nouons to form adjectives with the meaning “having much”, “full of” or “causing”. For example:

mountain —mountainous: having a lot of mountainsjoy—joyous: full of joy

The suffix –al can also be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning “related to” or “of ”. For example:

culture—cultural: of or related to culturetradition—traditional: of or related to tradition

World Building

1. They are planning a trip to _______ countries such as Singapore and Indonesia.

2. The young girl playing the violin on the stage comes from a(n) ________ family: Her father writes songs for films and her mother is a well-known pianist.

tropic globe danger centerenvironment occasion music nature

Now form adjectives by adding –ous or –al to the nouns given below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the following sentences with the adjectives which have been thus formed.

4. If we do not take measures to reduce pollution, the ________ effect of this new factory could be a disaster.

3. Sometimes people get drunk and fight in the streets, but these happenings are only ___________ here.

1.tropical 2.musical 3.occasional 4.environmental

World Building

5. All the nations in the world should join hands to fight against AIDS; on a(n) _________ level, the disease may well become the leading cause of child death.

6. The river is very deep. It is _________ for a child to swim in it.

tropic globe danger centerenvironment occasion music nature

8. Because the cost of living is too high in downtown areas, the company is moving from its _________ place to new offices at the edge of the city.

7. The country is rich in _________ resources, which include forests, coal and oil.

5.global 6.dangerous 7.natural 8.central

Sentence StructureVIII. Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with the preposition “despite”.

Model 1:

The president went to the dinner though he was seriously ill.

president went to the dinner despite his serious illness..

They didn't lose heart despite of lots of frustration.

1. They didn’t lose heart though they experienced lots of frustration.

Model 2: They decided to carry out the plan though many people were opposed to it.

They decided to carry out the plan despite so much opposition.

2. Though it was raining heavily, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.

3. I will try my best though the chances of success are slim.

I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.

4. Though they searched for the escaped prisoner in the mountain thoroughly, no sign of him was found.

Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain, no sign of him was found.

Sentence Structure

5. Though their income was increased, their life became poorer because of the rising prices.

Despite their increased income, their life became poorer because of the rising prices.

IX. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “nor”.

Model:

We don’t need air conditioning, ____________________ ( 我们也买不起 ).

We don’t need air conditioning, nor can we afford it.

1. I won’t apologize to him for doing this, ___________________( 我也不觉得有这个必要 ).

nor do I think it necessary to do so

Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure

3. We have no idea about where the girl lives, ______________( 我们也没有她的电话号码 ).

nor do we have her telephone number

4. I don’t feel like continuing my study after graduation, _______________ ( 我也不想马上去工作 ).

nor would I like to go to work immediately

5. Father and I worked out this plan together; he wouldn’t change it no matter what happened, _____________ ( 我也不会 ).

nor would I

2. My parents said that they wouldn’t come to us for the Chinese New Year, ____________________ ( 他们也不会去我妹妹家 ).

nor would they go to my sister's

Translation

X. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。

Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.

the only child

despite baby

Translation

nor

explanation

Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.

2 . 迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。 (nor)

Translation

3. 坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。

next to

by no means

The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.

publish

Translation

4. 他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。

be indifferent to

He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins and loses.

Translation

5. 经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。

take charge of count on

The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.

Translation

6. 这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。

in the presencelarge an audience

This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.

TranslationXI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. They persisted in carrying out the project despite the fact that it had proved unworkable at the very beginning.

2. I could not persuade him to accept the plan, nor could I make him see its importance.

1. 尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的 , 但是他们还是坚持要实施 .2. 我无法说服他接受这项计划 , 也无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性 .

Translation

3. How did you manage to pack so many things into such a small suitcase?

4. He is completely indifferent to what others think of him.

3. 你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的 ?4. 别人对他怎么看 , 他全不在意 .

Translation

5. May I point out that you have made a small mistake?

6. His mother asked him to drive slowly, but he never took any notice of her words.

5. 我能否指出你犯了个小错误 .6. 他母亲让他开车慢一点儿 , 但是他从不把她的话放在心上 .

ClozeXII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.

1) A. asserting B. coaching C. drilling D. persisting

2) A. it had not been for B. if it were not for C. if not for D. had it not been for 3) A. succeed it B. make it C. find it D. do it4) A. but think B. to thinking C. thinking D. to

think5) A. promoting B. promising C. encouraging D.

engaging6) A. amounts B. meetings C. sessions D.

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This was what all of the training and pain was about –winning. I watched TV to see the young runner who had been under my ________ for the last few years. I would have been there on the spot ____________________ the traffic problem. I could not __________ even on my bicycle. While I watched the young runner enter to the cheers of thousands of people. I could not help _________ of the pains that he had pains that he had gone through in this training. The young runner was hardly considered to be __________ when he first came to me. There were countless training ___________ full of pain for him.

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C

I had seen fatigue written on his face. I had heard him ________ at me. I had been _____________ to his anger and pain. It was clear that only hard work could _______ him success. I had smiled to myself when I found that he had too much _______ to give up. And he would ________ with the training until he reached perfection. I had never forgot to remind him that ____________ the challenges he had keep on practice. It was unfair that he had no time for his girlfriend .But that was life for him!

7) A. swear B. stare C. declare D. sweat8) A. indifferent B. insufficient C. indissoluble D.

incapable9) A. rank B. earn C. make D. profit10) A. patience B. passage C. pattern D.

passion11) A. persuade B. persist C. perform D. perfect12) A. regardless B. even though C. in spite D.

despite

Cloze

7.A 8.A 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.D

The thunderous shouts and cheers drew me back to the TV screen. Oh, my dear, the young runner was ______ speed. He was running to finish line. he was strong enough to _____ other runners. His courage, heart and discipline together with his years of practice won him the honor. Tears rolled down my cheeks when I found on the screen the young runner was looking around. I understand at once that he was looking for me. For years he had become so ____ for my presence, success or failure, It must have seemed strange for him find me missing.

13) A. gathering B. gaining C. appreciating D. coping

14) A. pound B. strike C. beat D. break

15) A. used for B. used more C. used up D. used to

Cloze

13.B 14.C 15.D

1. Our parents couldn’t love us any more than they do; whatever they do, they do it for our ________.

2. Jack was really determined in his career, and he __________ almost everything else for it.

3. Hearing the _______ of a gun, I jumped to my feet from the chair and called the police immediately.

4. He never stopped ________ knowledge during the years in the small mountain village.

Exercises Section B

sacrifice sake pursue deny opponent

amazing strip overcome indicate suspicion

condemn rumor crack explosive

sake sacrificed crack pursuing

Vocabulary

5. You cannot take ________ substances with you when you are traveling by bus, by train or by air.

6. We have to be patient and determined enough to _______ difficulties at hand.

7. In this map, the towns are ________ by red dots.

8. The self-confident young man believed he would beat his ________ one after another and win the first prize.

9. Having been ________ of all his property, he was worth nothing again.

10. The man _________ having witnessed the accident because he was afraid of getting himself involved.

sacrifice sake pursue deny opponent

amazing strip overcome indicate suspicion

condemn rumor crack explosive

explosive overcome indicated opponents stripped denied

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the expression given in brackets.

1. Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by playing the role of the leader in her group. (act as)

2. To be successful, you need a careful plan, good luck, help at the right time, and most importantly hard work. (above all)

1.Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by acting as the leader in her group. 2.To be successful, you need a careful plan, good luck, help at the right time, and above all, hard work.

Vocabulary

3. They are not doing this to gain recognition or money; they are doing this to benefit the society. (for the sake of )

4. It was actually what he said, not what he did, that made me sad.(rather than)

5. Once my mother decides to do something, it will be very hard to stop her. (set one’s mind on)

3.They are not doing this to gain recognition or money; they are doing this for the sake of society.4.It was actually what he said rather than what he did that made me sad.5.Once my mother sets her mind on something, it will be very hard to stop her.

Vocabulary

6. Years of research had prepared them for success in their field. (set the stage for)

7. Local people are quite familiar with the phenomenon, so they are not surprised at all. (be used to)

8. Today at this meeting we are going to direct all our attention to the question of air pollution. (focus on)

6.Years of research had set the stage for their success in their field.7.Local people are used to the phenomenon, so they are not surprised at all.8.Today at this meeting we are going to focus on the question of air pollution.

Vocabulary 9. He never expected that his best friend would openly say that he had cheated in the exam. (charge with)

10. His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to take part in any activities outside of class. (participate in)

9.He never expected that his best friend would charge him with cheating in the exam.10.His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to participate in any activities outside of class.