Unit1

PassageA

1.Withhispromotion,hehastakenongreaterresponsibilities.

2.liefelthedidnothavetomakesuchacommitmenttoJohnanymore.

3.Marylikestogoshoppinginhersparetime,asopposedtoLucy,who

preferstostayathomereading.

4.Atbesthe'sambitious,atworstapower-seekerwithoutconscienceor

qualifications.

5.Wehavestriventothefulltoconvincehim,butwehavemadenoheadway.

PassageB

1.Wearenowcomfortablyestablishedinournewhouse.

2.Trafficaccidentsarelikelytohappenatthatintersection.

3.Uptonowwehaveonlydiscussedtheissuefromahusband'sstandpoint.

4.HeneverstudiedJapanese;whatheknowswaspickedupwhilehewas

livinginJapan.

5.Hehandledadifficultargumentskillfully.

Unit2

PassageA

1.Heisnomorefittobeaheadmasterthananyschoolboywouldbe.

2.Asforherfather,sheisnotsurewhetherhewillacceptherandher

baby.

3.Stayinguplatewillundermineone'shealthwhilegoingtobedearly

andgettingupearlywillbenefitit.

4.Theambassadorpersonallyconveyedthepresident'smessagetothe

premier.

5.Thegirldecidedtoopenupandtellthepolicewhatshehadseen.

PassageB

1.Excessiveexercisesdomoreharmthangoodtoone'shealth.Therefore

wemustcontroltheamountofexercisewedo.

2.liemadeafewattemptstojoinintheirconversation,buthegaveup

becauseoftimidness.

3.Trainscannotcompetewithplanesintermsofconvenienceandspeed.

4.MakingacomparisonbetweenChineseandAmericancultureswillhelp

youtoadapttoyourstudyenvironmentintheUS.

5.ItisatraditionalChinesevirtuefortheyoungonthebusestoyield

theirseatstotheold,theweak,thesickandthedisabled.

Unit3

PassageA

1.Itissimplyunbelievableforhimtocharge500dollarsforahaircut.

2.Peoplegrantyoutheprivilege,soyoushouldservethepeople

wholeheartedly.

3.Theweatherforecastisveryimportantsothatwecandecidewhento

gotosea.

4.ThesoundofgunsviolatedtheusualcalmofSundaymorning,andpeople

hadastrongfeelingthatthewarwascoming.

5.Eventhoughyoureadthreepagesperminute,youwillbynomeansfinish

thebookbytheendofthisweekend.

PassageB

1.Hecanbeathisopponenteasilywithoutgivingasecondthought.

2.Withlittleornoknowledgeofdriving,hedrovethecarontotheroad.

3.Itisillegaltomakeanunauthorizedchangeintheconstructionof

thebridge.

4.IcouldacceptthisfactcalmlybecauseIknewifIweren，tableto

finishthemission,chanceswerethattheteamwouldbedefeated.

5.Childreninremotemountainareasarelackinginscientificand

culturalknowledge.

Unit4

PassageA

1.Youngasmysisteris,shealreadyknowsforsurewhatcareersheis

goingtofollow.

2.Myuncle,whosephotoIshowedyouyesterday,willcometoseeusthis

afternoon.

3.ItisbecauseofitsveryfunctionalflexibilitythatmakesEnglish

becomeagloballanguage.

4.Inthenameofourresearchcenterweareverygladtopassonour

greetingstoyou,ouroverseasguests.

5.Thisnewengineissuperiortotheoldonesinthatitconsumesmuch

lessfuel.

PassageB

1.Hesuggestedattheboardmeetingthattheeasytask(should)beleft

toMarywhosehealthispoor.

2.Mr.Brown,whoisinHongKongnow,hasalotofteachingexperience

andwillcometoteachourstudentsinthespring.

3.Thisisthebesthotelinourcityinwhichthefoodisverygoodand

thesameistrueoftheservice.

4.Inordertoattractmorepassengers,thecaptainassuredallthe

passengersofthesafetyoftravelingbyship.

5.Hisnewcar,forwhichhepaidY150000,wasseriouslydamagedinan

accidentandwasbeyondrepair.

Unit5

PassageA

1.Theairplanetheybeardedsoaredoutofsightassoonasittookoff.

2.Atthemeeting,thetwosideshadaveryhotdebate.Thereformersput

forwardmanyreformingmeasures,butconservativeswereinopposition

totheproposedchanges.

3.Inthelongrun,weshouldlearnmoreaboutscienceandtechnology.

Besidesthemajorsubject,theknowledgeofcomputers,Englishand

drivingisnecessaryinourwork.

4.Shedoesgymnasticexercisesfourtimesaweekinquesttoachievethe

perfectbody.

5.Everythemorningintheparksomeoldpeoplearedoingphysical

exercisesthere,chattingwitheachother.

PassageB

1.1wouldn，thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknownhewassobusy.

2.Whenitcomestomusic,shegetsveryexcitedandchattedendlessly

withyou.

3.Whateveryoudo,don'ttellherortheworldwillknow.

'donlyjustmet,butIwasalreadystruckquiteforciblybyherextreme

intelligence.

5.ShesaidshewasgoingtoAmerica,whichbroughtmeupshort.

Unit6

PassageA

1.Sheportrayedherchildhoodasatimeofwonderanddiscovery.

2.Experimentsshowedthatnon-smokerscommittedfewererrorsthan

smokers.

3.Footballfansareoftenhighlyregardednotfortheirownachievement,

butthroughtheirconnectiontoateamthatwins.

4.Despitethewonderfulacting,thethree-hourmoviecouldnotholdour

attention.

5.ProfessorWangistheonlydoctorIcanrelyontosavemyson.

PassageB

1.Wedon'tthinkyourproposalquiteinplace,soyoushouldgiveitup.

2.Whenhearrived,hefoundnothingbuttheagedandthesickathome.

3.Giventheconditionoftheengine,itisawonderthatitevenstarts.

4.Intermsofemploynent,thehotelindustryisthesecondlargest

industryinthiscountry.

5.Everyoneinthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehewantsto,

regardlessofthecolorofhisskin.

Unit7

PassageA

1.Althoughhesaidhehaddonealotforshecase,hissuccesswasat

leastinpartduetoluck.

2.Theissuetobediscussediscritical,becauseitwilldeterminethe

futureofmanypeople.

'lltrymybesttoavoidimposingmyideasonothers.

4.Rarelycanpeoplefaceuptothedefectsintheirowncharactersin

suchasituation.

5.Collegelifeisreferredtoasthemostbeautifulperiodofone'slife.

PassageB

1.Generallyspeakingheisquitelearned,especiallyinthefieldof

mathematicscience.However,whenitconicstothepolitics,heknows

nothing.

2.Accordingtothesurveytheymadeofthe1000workerswhomissedout

onthechancetogotouniversity,thefailureinthecollegeentrance

examinationshadaprofoundeffectontheirlaterlife.

3.Owingtothecostrise,employersrefusetopaytheretirementpension

fortheir