Unit 5
Key to exercises:
Vocabulary exercises:
I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.
1. having a very enjoyable and exciting time
2. disconnected and refused to take my phone call
3. go away from him or refuse to be with him
4. didn’t give up or endured being with him although this was unpleasant
5. experience so much pain and stress
6. endure all the hard experience by myself
II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair and note the difference of meaning between them.
1. a. carefree b. careless c. careless d. carefree
Careless is used when people do not pay enough attention to what they are
doing, so they make mistakes, or cause harm or damage, while carefree refers to a person or a period of time that does not involve any problems, worries, or responsibilities.
2. a. sick b. sick c. ill d. ill
Both words can refer to suffering from a disease or a health problem. In this sense, sick can often be used as attributive in front of a noun. When ill is used as attributive, it often refers to something harmful or unpleasant. Sick can also mean “going to vomit”, so it can be confusing to say “I’m sick.” Sick is sometimes used to talk about a dislike from too much of something.
3. a. disease b. plague c. disease d. plague
Disease refers to any kind of bad health or is an illness that affects people,
animals or plants. It does not have any implications as to whether the sickness is acute or chronic, mild or harsh, or long or short in duration. Plague specifically refers to a very infectious disease that spreads quickly over a wide area and kills large numbers of people.
4. a. keeps b. keep c. maintain d. maintain
Keep, among its many different uses, can mean “to cause something or
somebody to continue to do something”, or “to have without the need of returning.” Maintain means “ to continue to have something and do not let it
stop or grow weaker”, or “ to keep something in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.”
III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following
sentences.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. A
IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the
box in its appropriate form.
1. invincible 2. stress 3. confront 4. keep up 5. marking
6. blame 7. pushing aside 8. emotional 9. positive 10. recognized
V. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket.
1. Let’s go for a picnic tomorrow unless the weather forecast in unfavourable.
2. A successful business needs good organization.
3. The ring was not at all valuable; in fact, it was almost worthless.
4. Your job will be to see that no imperfect product leaves this part of the
factory.
5. The floor of the attic needs strengthening if we’re going to make it into a bedroom.
6. He is ashamed of what he has done.
Grammar exercises:
I. Put in any, each, all, every, some or one of their compounds.
1. every, each / every
2. everything
3. somewhere
4. everyday
5. somehow, anything
6. anyone, someone
7. all-out
8. somewhere
II. Explain the underlined words and phrases.
1. a kind of earnestness, graveness
2. a kind of great love and affection
3. a source of joy and delight
4. part of a sea or river
5. a kind of enthusiasm, fervor, earnestness
6. a large variety of teas
III. Choose the best answer.
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A
IV. Insert suitable prepositions in the following sentences.
1. in 2. since 3. behind 4. in, by 5. in 6. to, for
7. by, for, by, in / under, of 8. by, of, in
V. Make sentences of your own after the sentence given below, using the pattern
It / There + be + no use (in) doing sth.
Additional example: It is no use crying over the spilt milk.
Translation exercises:
Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the bracket. Inflect the word or phrase where necessary.
1. It is a systematic attempt to strengthen our competitive ability.
2. The police in this district know where the thieves hang out.
3. The agreements signed will break down all the barriers to free trade.
4. It was a very difficult situation, but he handled it quite successfully.
5. He is my best friend. I just can’t turn my back on him now that he needs my help.
6. So long as you work hard, you are bound to succeed and realize your ambition sooner or later.
7. Although he hates the job, yet he is determined to stick it out because he needs the money to support his family.
8. That cancer patient kept an optimistic attitude towards his disease, persisted in combating it, and conquered it in the end.
9. This university has a staff of more than 2000, including about 150 professors and over 500 associate professors.
10. The concert was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Exercises for integrated skills: II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate
1. spread 2. out 3. return 4. cure 5. likely
6. unfortunate 7. about 8. tend 9. because 10. how
Writing practice:
Combine the following sentences in each group into a single sentence by using subordination.
1. They remained calm in face of such obvious danger.
2. The show was far from being a failure; it was a great success.
3. I can’t say for certain when he will come back.
4. He is clever, but on the other hand, he makes many mistakes.
5. I think he may be right in a sense.
6. In accordance with the law, they had to pay a fine.
7. The lady helped Mother when she was sick and in return Mother invited her to dinner.
8. In spite of all its drawbacks, it was a quiet and peaceful place.
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