大學(xué)英語精讀第一冊(cè)-完形填空及翻譯

1）史密斯太太對(duì)我抱怨說，她經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)與自己十六歲的女兒簡(jiǎn)直無法溝通。

Mrs.Smithcomplainedtomethatsheoftenfounditsimplyimpossibletocommunicate

withher16-year-olddaughter.

2）我堅(jiān)信，閱讀簡(jiǎn)寫的（simplified）英文小說是擴(kuò)大我們?cè)~匯量的一種輕松愉快的方

法。

IfirmlybelievethatreadingsimplifiedEnglishnovelsisaneasyandenjoyable

wayofenlargingourvocabulary.

3）我認(rèn)為我們?cè)诒Ｗo(hù)環(huán)境不受污染（pollution）方面還做得不夠。

Idon'tthinkwe'redoingenoughtoprotectourenvironmentfrompollution.

4）除了每周寫作文外，我們的英語老師還給我們布置了八本書在暑假里閱讀。

Inadditionto/Apartfromwritingcompositionsonaweeklybasis,ourEnglish

teacherassigneduseightbookstoreadduringthesummervacation.

5）我們從可靠的消息來源得悉下學(xué)期一位以英語為母語的人將要教我們英語口語。

We'velearnedfromreliablesourcesthatanativeEnglishspeakerisgoingto

teachusspokenEnglishnextterm/semester.

6）經(jīng)?？从⒄Z電影不僅會(huì)提高你的聽力，而且還會(huì)幫助你培養(yǎng)說的技能。

SeeingEnglishmoviesonaregularbasiswillnotonlyimproveyourear,butwill

alsohelpyoubuildyourspeakingskills.

7）如果你們對(duì)這些學(xué)習(xí)策略有什么問題，請(qǐng)隨便問我。我將更詳細(xì)地進(jìn)行講解。

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheselearningstrategies,pleasefeelfreeto

askme.AndI’11explainthemingreaterdetail.

8）那個(gè)加拿大女孩善于抓住每個(gè)時(shí)機(jī)講漢語。這就是她為什么三年不到就熟練地掌握了漢

語口語的原因。

TheCanadiangirlisgoodatseizingeveryopportunitytospeakChinese.That'

swhyshehasgainedagoodcommandofspokenChineseinlessthanthreeyears.

1）幸好附近有家醫(yī)院，我們立刻把他送到了那里。

Fortunatelytherewasahospitalnearbyandwetookhimthereatonce.

2）勝利登上喬治島（GeorgeIsland）后,船長向指揮部（theheadquarters）發(fā)了一份

無線電報(bào)。

AftersucceedinginlandingonGeorgeIsland,thecaptainsentaradiomessage

totheheadquarters.

3）他決心繼續(xù)他的實(shí)驗(yàn)，不過這一次他將用另一種方法來做。

Heisdeterminedtocontinuehisexperimentbutthistimehe，11doitanotherway.

4）她在讀這部小說時(shí)，不禁想起了她在農(nóng)村度過的那五年。

Whenshereadthenovel,shecouldn，thelpthinkingofthefiveyearsshehadspent

inthecountryside.

5）瑪麗覺得單靠自己的力量執(zhí)行她的方案是困難的。

Marythoughtitdifficulttocarryoutherplanallbyherself.

6）我們認(rèn)為他不能在一刻鐘內(nèi)走完那段距離，但他卻成功地做到了這一點(diǎn)。

Wedidn，tthinkhecouldcoverthedistanceinaquarterofanhour,buthesucceeded

indoingit.

7）甚至在他的醫(yī)生告訴他患有肺癌之后，奇切斯特仍不肯放棄環(huán)球航行的宿愿。

Evenafterhisdoctortoldhimhehadlungcancer,Chichesterwouldnotgiveup

hisolddreamofsailingroundtheworld.

8）我正忙著做一種新的捕鼠（rats）裝置時(shí)，馬克走來拖著我出去看花展了。

IwasbusymakinganewdeviceforcatchingratswhenMarkcameanddraggedme

outtoaflowershow.

1）那位名演員似乎很樂意在劇中扮演一個(gè)次要角色。

Thatfamousactorseemedcontenttoplayaminorpartintheplay.

2）國慶節(jié)要到了，咱們把寢室徹底（thorough）清掃一下吧。

NationalDayisroundthecorner.Let，sgiveourbedroomathoroughclean.

3）她非常勉強(qiáng)地同意讓一位年輕醫(yī)生為她做手術(shù)。

Sheagreed,veryreluctantly,tobeoperatedonbyayoungdoctor.

4）他們已安排好讓我們明天去游覽長城，我相信我們?cè)谀莾阂欢〞?huì)玩得很開心。

They'vearrangedforustovisittheGreatWalltomorrow.I'msurewe'11havea

goodtimethere（we'Henjoyourselvesthere）.

5）老人讀完信后失望之極，竟用顫抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。

Afterreadingthelettertheoldmanwassodisappointedthathetoreitintolittle

bitswithtremblingfingers.

6）老兩口為他們的孫子感到驕傲，因?yàn)樗诘?8屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)上獲得了兩枚金牌和一枚銅

（bronze）牌。

Theoldcouplewereproudoftheirgrandson,whowontwogoldmedalsandabronze

atthe28thOlympicGames.

7）即使他的祖母不能來參加他的生日宴會(huì)，她也會(huì)寄給他一件可愛的禮物。對(duì)這一點(diǎn)湯姆

深信不疑。

Evenifhisgrandmothercouldnotcometohisbirthdayparty,shewouldsendhim

alovelypresent.Tomwassureofthat.

8）昨天是瑪麗的二十歲生日。她父親寄給她一雙靴子，她母親為她買了一盒巧克力

（chocolates）,而她的男朋友那么帶給她一束紅玫瑰。

ItwasMary'stwentiethbirthdayyesterday.Herfathersentherapairofboots.

Hermotherboughtheraboxofchocolates.Andherboyfriendbroughtherabunch

ofroses.

1）接受這份工作就得經(jīng)常在周末上班，但約翰并不在意。

Totakethisjobwouldinvolveworkingonweekendsfrequently,butJohndidn，t

mind.

2）眾所周知，肺癌至少局部地是由于吸煙過多而引起的。

Itiswellknownthatlungcanceriscausedatleastinpartbysmokingtoomuch.

3）我祖父母說，創(chuàng)造電視的那個(gè)人曾住在他們那個(gè)地段。

Mygrandparentssaidthatthemanwhoinventedtelevisionhadoncelivedintheir

neighborhood.

4）我提議咱們會(huì)后馬上去辦公室找史密斯教授，邀請(qǐng)他參加我們的英語晚會(huì)。

IproposethatwegotofindProf.Smithinhisofficerightafterthemeeting

andinvitehimtoourEnglishevening.

5）她因那病開過兩次刀，身體十分虛弱，幾乎站不起來。

Havingbeenoperatedontwiceforthedisease,shewassoweakenedthatshecould

barelystandup.

6）教育家們認(rèn)為，伴隨著電視機(jī)長大的一代人，在電視機(jī)前花的時(shí)間太多，以致沒有足夠

的時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)了。

Educatorsthinkthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisionspendsomuchof

theirtimeinfrontoftheTVthattheydonothaveenoughtimetostudy.

7）我真希望你能拿出一個(gè)比這更好的解決方法（solution）來。

Idohopethatyoucancomeupwithabettersolutionthanthisone.

8）乍一看，這幅畫并不好，但經(jīng)過仔細(xì)觀察，我們才發(fā)現(xiàn)它確實(shí)是一幅杰作

（masterpiece）。

Atfirstglancethepicturedidn'tlookverygood,butafterexaminingitcarefully,

wefoundthatitwasindeedamasterpiece.

1）據(jù)報(bào)道，那條鐵路曾因洪水而停止修建。

Itwasreportedthatthebuildingoftherailwayhadbeenheldupbyaflood.

2）罷工結(jié)果，資方接受了工人的要求。

ThestrikeresultedinthemanagementJsacceptingtheworkers，demands.

3）煤礦工人們決定為爭(zhēng)取更好的工作條件舉行罷工。

Thecoalminersdecidedtogoonstrikeforbetterworkingconditions.

4）我很想買這本英文詞典，遺憾的是我身上帶的錢不夠。

rdlikeverymuchtobuytheEnglishdictionary.Unfortunately,Ihaven，tgot

enoughmoneyonme.

5）我想先和你討論一下這篇文章的英譯稿，然后再把它寄給霍布斯先生。

rdliketotalkoverwithyouabouttheEnglishtranslationofthearticlebefore

sendingittoMr.Hobbs.

6）那位外國專家希望在三年內(nèi)到達(dá)所有的目標(biāo)。

Theforeignexperthopestoachieveallhisaimsinthreeyears.

7）一個(gè)科學(xué)家要跟上本領(lǐng)域的新開展，你認(rèn)為必須做些什么？

Whatdoyouthinkascientistmustdoinordertokeepupwiththelatest

developmentsinhisfield?

8）作者認(rèn)為，如果優(yōu)秀工人經(jīng)常得到加薪和提拔，他們就會(huì)有更大的生產(chǎn)積極性。

Theauthorthinksthatifexcellentworkersgetfrequentpayincreasesand

promotions,theywillhavegreaterincentivetoproduce.

1）薩姆買不起他極想要的那種照相機(jī)，因?yàn)槟窍鄼C(jī)太貴了。

Samcouldnotafford（tobuy）thecamerahelongedforbecauseitwastooexpensive.

2）整個(gè)上午他都在忙于寫那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來喝杯茶。

Hewasbusywritingthestoryallthemorning,onlybreakingoffoccasionallyto

havesome/acupoftea.

3）他是個(gè)富人家的兒子，不過看上去已經(jīng)家道中落了。

Heisthesonofawealthyfamily,butheseemstohavecomedownintheworld.

4）他常利用她缺乏生意頭腦（businesssense）而欺騙她。

Heoftentookadvantageofherlackofbusinesssensetocheather.

5）王教授，請(qǐng)您賞光來參加我們星期六的英語晚會(huì)好嗎？

Prof.Wang,wouldyoudousafavorbycomingtoourEnglisheveningthisSaturday?

6）看外表他一點(diǎn)也不像是個(gè)八十多歲的老人。

Hedoesnotseemtobeanoldmaninhiseighties,consideringhisappearance.

7）他們肯定沒打算把他培養(yǎng)成一名工程師，我猜測(cè)他們永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)這樣做。

Undoubtedlytheydonothavetheintentionofmakinganengineerofhim,andI

suspecttheyneverwill.

8）我疑心這家工廠什么質(zhì)量控制也沒有。經(jīng)過一周的觀察，我發(fā)現(xiàn)情況果真如此。

Isuspectedtherewasnoqualitycontrolwhatsoeverinthefactory.Aftermaking

observationsforaweekIfoundthiswasindeedthecase.

1）工廠和汽車排出的一氧化碳一類氣體嚴(yán)重污染了大氣。

Gasessuchascarbonmonoxide,emittedbyfactoriesandautomobiles,haveseriously

pollutedtheatmosphere.

2）那位工業(yè)管理工程師的來信說明，他對(duì)該項(xiàng)方案是否可行有疑心。

Theindustrialengineer，sletterindicatesthathedoubtsthefeasibilityofthe

plan.

3）在美國，許多父母在孩子出生之前就為他們的教育留出一筆?？?。

ManyparentsintheUnitedStatessetasideafundfortheirchildren，seducation

beforetheyareborn.

4）我已了解清楚，她的結(jié)論是以事實(shí)為根據(jù)的。

Ihavemadesurethatherconclusionisbasedonfacts.

5）幾天前，由三位醫(yī)生和兩名護(hù)士組成的醫(yī)療隊(duì)出發(fā)到山區(qū)去了。

Themedicalteam,composedofthreedoctorsandtwonurses,setoffforthemountain

areaafewdaysago.

6）這個(gè)村莊是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的。

Thevillageisnamedafterthehighmountainthatstandsinfrontofit.

7）他病了一個(gè)月左右，這使他在學(xué)習(xí)上耽誤了很多。

Hewasillforaboutamonth,whichhasreallysethimbackinhisstudies.

8）南方和北方之間于一八六一年爆發(fā)的那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)在歷史上稱為〃美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)〃。

ThewarthatbrokeoutbetweentheNorthandtheSouthin1861isknowninhistory

astheAmericanCivilWar.

1）教授走進(jìn)教室時(shí)，我們正興致勃勃地討論中東（theMiddleEast）的形勢(shì)。

WewerecaughtupinadiscussionaboutthesituationintheMiddleEastwhenthe

professorwalkedintotheclassroom.

2）一輛卡車駛進(jìn)了學(xué)校積雪覆蓋的操場(chǎng)。

Atruckpulledintothesnow-coveredplaygroundoftheschool.

3）午夜（midnight）后某個(gè)時(shí)候，敵人被迫撤退了。

Sometimeaftermidnight,theenemywas/wereforcedtoretreat.

4）就是在那間斗室里，他們勤奮地工作著，憧憬著美好的未來。

Itwasinthatsmallroomthattheyworkeddiligentlyanddreamedofbetterdays

tocome.

5）老太太聽到鈴響，便從椅子上站起來，向門口走去。

Whensheheardthebellringing,theoldladyrosefromherchairandmadeher

waytothedoor.

6）經(jīng)過一天的戰(zhàn)斗，我們的士兵占領(lǐng)了敵人的一些重要陣地（position）。

Afteraday'sfight,oursoldierssucceededintakingoversomeimportantenemy

positions.

7）老婦人憤憤地大聲叫喊說，那個(gè)女店員騙了她。

Theelderlywomanangrilyexclaimedthatshehadbeencheatedbytheshopgirl.

8）我上汽車不久就注意到一個(gè)外貌很怪的男人。他穿著一件不合身的上衣，一動(dòng)不動(dòng)地坐

在位子上。

SoonafterIboardedthebus,Inoticedastrange-lookingman.Heworean

ill-fittingcoat,andsatrootedinhisseat.

Unitl

Learning（1）strategieshelpmakethedifficulttaskofstudyingEnglish

easier.Forinstance,itisbeneficialtotreatnewwordsindifferentways

accordingtohow⑵frequentlytheyoccurineverydayuse:activewordsyou

mustpractice⑶overandoveragain:usefulwordsyoumust⑷committomemory;

wordsthatseldomoccurineverydaysituationsrequirejustanodding（5）

acquaintance.Italsopaysto[6)watchoutforidiomaticwaysofsayingthings

inenglish.AsidiomaticusageoftencausesdifficultiesforChinesestudents,

youmustpaycloseattentiontothewaynativespeakers⑺communicate.

Languagelearningis,infact,anactive⑻process.Studentswhomakea

consciousefforttopracticeEnglish,whoseekout⑼opportunitiestousewhat

theyhavelearned,aremoresuccessfulthanthosewho(10)relyontheteacher

todothewholejob.Undoubtedly,itisallimportantto[11)putintopractice

throughspeakingandwritingwhatyouhave(12)absorbedfromreadingand

listening.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ManyofyouarestudyingEnglishandyoumaybewonderingwhytiissodifficult

tolearn.Itisactuallynotthatdifficulttolearn⑴ifyouknowsomebasic

facts⑵aboutthelanguageandculturethat⑷itreflects

Perhapsthefirstthingyouneedto⑷knowaboutEnglishisthatitismake

[5)upseveralotherlanguagessuch(6)asFrench,German,Latin,Greekand

Anglo-Saxon.In⑺addition,therearewordsfromSpanishinEnglishandmany

AmericanIndianwordsandnames；(8)evensomeChineseandJapanesewordshave

foundtheirway⑼intotheEnglishlanguage.Thisborrowingofwordsfrom(10)

otherlanguagesisoneofthekeyreasons(11)forsomeofthedifficultiesthat

peoplemeetwith(12)whiletheyarelearningEnglish.

Unit2

ThestoryofFrancisChichester,asretoldhereisoneofheroismandadventure

inthefaceofgreatdanger.⑴Inspiteofhissufferingfromlung⑵cancer,the

65-year-oldChichesterwas⑶determinedto⑷accomplishhisdreamofsailing

single-handedroundtheworld.InAugust,1966,he⑸setoutformEnglandon

thefirstlegofhis(6)voyagetoAustralia.After107daysassea,hearrived

inSydney.Duetohisweakenedcondition,hisfriendsmaderepeatedattemptsto

⑺dissuadehimfromgoinganyfurther.Herefusedto⑻giveuphowever;and

afterafewweeks'resthesetoffonceagain.WhenhearrivedbackinEngland

inMay1967,hehad(9)coverde28,500miles,adistancenoonehad(10)previously

sailedalone.Hewasgivenahero,swelcome.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ThevoyagebeganbecauseIwasterrifiedofCapeHornIfanythingterrifies

me,Imust⑴conquerit.

Ihadreadterriblethingswritten(2)aboutCapeHornbypeoplewhohad⑶

succeededinmakingthepassage.Allthewater⑷betweenSouthAmericaandthe

Antarcticissqueezed(5)throughthisnarrow,shallowgap.Yougetwaves50feet

(6)high.

Ireadalotofbooksabouttheoldclippershipsthatusedto⑺sailround

theHorn,andmyplantook,shapeIwould⑻followtherouteofthesegreat

sailingvesselsfromEnglandtoAustralia⑼roundthecapeofGoodHopeand

(10)thenroundCapeHornbacktoEngland.Notonlythat,(11)butiwouldtry

toequaltheiraveragesailingtimeforthesevoyages.

(⑵Asitturnedout,Ididnotsucceed.I(13)mademistakes.Ididnot

goas(14)fastastheydid.ButI(15)didsailroundtheworldsingle-handed.

Noonehad(16)everdonethatbefore.Itisalwayssatisfyingtodosomething

(17)thatnooneelsehasdone.

Unit3

Onthe(1)occasionoftheoldlady'seightiethbirthday,shewaitedeagerly

toseewhatkindofpresenthedaughter,Myra,wouldsendtoher.Sinceherfirst

daughter,Enid,haddiedtwoyearsbefore,theoldladyhad⑵enduredthe

lonelinessoflivingbyherself.Itwas⑶rareforMyratovisithermother,

butstill,theoldladywasproudofher.Shefeltsurethatherdaughterwould

celebrateherbirthdaywithsomethingspecial.Asshewaitedforthe⑷postman,

theoldlady(5)trembledwithexcitementbecauseshewasquitesureshewould

receivealovelypresent.(6)Afterall,shethought,evenifMyrapaidlittle

attentiontohermother⑺atothertimes,todaywasaveryspecialday.However,

whenthepostmancame,theoldladyfoundtoher⑻disappointmentthat,rather

thanchoosingaspecialgift,Myrahadsimplysentherachequefoldedinacard.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

A

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe;butitisnot⑴

necessaryfortheoldtobeunhappy.(2)Witholdageshouldcomewisdomandthe

abilitytohelpothers⑶withadvicewiselygiven.⑷Theoldcanhavethe

joy⑸ofseeingtheirchildrenmakingprogress(6)inlife;theycanwatch

theirgrandchildren⑺growinguparoundthem;and,perhapsbestofall,they

can,(8)iftheirlifehasbeenauseful(9)one,feelthehappinessofhaving

come(10)throughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatime(11)

whentheycanliebackandrest,leavingothersto(12)continuethebattle.

B

AHollywoodproducerwasdeterminedtogivehismotherabirthday⑴present

thatwouldbebetterthan⑵anyhisbrothersweregivingher.Heheardabout

anamazingbirdwhich⑶couldtalkintwelvelanguagesand⑷singtenfamous

operas.Heimmediatelyboughtthebirdand(5)sentittohismother.It[6)

costhim$50,000.

Thedayafterher(7)birthday,hephonedhismother..^Whatdidyouthink

ofthe⑻bird,Mother?^heaskedeagerly.Hismother⑼replied,“Delicious!”

Unit4

Itis⑴proposedinthisarticlethattelevisionbe⑵prohibitfora

periodoftimeeacheveningAs(3)socialscientistshavelongnoted,excessive

televisionwatchingdamagesafamily'sabilitytocommunicatewithoneanother;

andmay⑷actuallyleadtosomeformsofmentalillnessaswellasarising

⑸rateofdivorce.Forcingfamiliestoturnofftheirtelevisionseteachevening

mayindeedmayindeedbeawayofbringingthem(6)together.Therefore,this

⑺proposalmaywellbea⑻worthwhileone.Itwould,however,⑼involve

somedifficultyinputtingitintoeffect,asfewAmericanswouldbewillingto

giveupasinglemomentoftelevisiontime.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

A

MostpeopleintheUnitedStateswatchTV,eventhoughtheycomplainabout

televisionsometimes.It'sgreat(1)funtowatchTV,andit'seasy.You[2)

turnontheTV,sitdown⑶inacomfortablechair,andseemany⑷interesting

things.ThepeopleonTVwill(6)makeyoulaughandcry.They(6)willinform

youandexciteyou.⑺FromwatchingTV,youcanlearnaboutthe⑻latest

newsfromallovertheworld,(9)andyoucanlearnaboutnewdevelopments(10)

inscience,art,literature,andtechnology.Youcan(11)watchsportsonTV.

YoucanwatchtheOlympics,(12)oralocalsportsevent.Finally,(13)insome

places,itispossible(14)togotoschoolbywatchingtelevision.(15)There

arespecialclassesonTV(16)forhighschoolandcollegestudents.Aperson

(17)maygetalgoodeducationat(18)home.Thesearesomeofthe(19)reasons

forwatchingTV.Thereareothers.

B

ThesedaysIdon'twatchtelevision,(1)butafewyearsagoI⑵usedto

watchiteverynight.Iwasoftena(3)littletiredintheeveningsandthere

are(4)fewformsofentertainmentthatdemandas⑸littleeffortastelevision.

Unfortunatelytherearealarge16)numberofpeopleinmyfamily;⑺somewanted

toseeoneprogram(8)whileotherspreferredanother.Iwashappytolookat

⑼anyprogram,buttheothersspentagreat[10)dealoftimearguingeach

nightandtherewas[11)nowayofsettlingthematterexceptbysellingtheset.

(12)Noweveryoneathomereadsinstead.

Unit5

DuringherhighschooldaysLindamadeuphermindtowriteandillustrate⑴

herownbooks.Whenshetoldherfellowstudentswhatshehaddecidedtodo,they

burstinto⑵laughter.Theirlaughter⑶leftherdeeplyembarrassed⑷,butshe

didnotloseheart.Instead,shekeptputtingdownonpaperwhatshefelt,refusing

tobelievethatittookagenius⑸todowriting.AftershegotmarriedLinda

hadtolookafterherchildrenanddoallthecooking,cleaningandlaundry(6)for

thefamily.Butstillshemanagedtofitherfavorite⑺workinmostofthetime.

Sofarshehaswritteneightbooks,fourofwhichhavebeenpublished⑻,Linda

firmlybelievesthatyoucanwriteabooksolongasyousetyourmindon⑼it.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhatqualifications(10)youhave.Whatdoesmatteriswhether

youhaveagreatdeterminationtosucceed.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Alaundryworkerwantedtobeawriter.Onnightsandweekends,theclack-clack

ofhis⑴typewriterfilledthehouse.Hespentallhissparemoneyonsending

hismanuscripts⑵topublishers.Everyonerejectedthem.Onedaythelaundry

workerreadanovelthatremindedhimof⑶hisownwork.Hesenthismanuscript

tothebook，spublisher⑷,ThemanuscriptwasthengiventoBillThompson,an

editorofthepublishing⑸house.It⑹hadtoomanyflaws.But⑺Thompson

didbelievethelaundryworkerhadpromiseasawriterandencouragedhimtotry⑻

again.Overthenext18months,thelaundryworkersenttheeditortwomore⑼

manuscripts.Theeditorrejectedboth(10).Thelaundryworkerbeganworkingon(ll)

afourthnovel.Butwithbillsrisinghebegantolose(12)hope.

Onenight,hethrew(13)hismanuscriptintorubbishbin.Thenextday,his

wifetookitout."Youshouldn't(15)giveup,“shetoldhim."Notwhen(16)you，re

soclose.，zperhapshenolongerbelievedinhimself(17),buthiswifedid.And

so(⑻didaneditorhe'dnevermet,Encouraged,he(19)wroteon.Whenhe

finished(20),hesentthenoveltoBillThompson.Severaldaylaterhereceived

a$3,000advance,and(21)abest-sellernovelwasborn.

Unit6

SamAdamsseemedtobebornanindustrialengineer.Sincehisverychildhood,

hewasanefficiency⑴expect,orsohethought.Hewasverywellorganizedin

hiseverydaylife.Furthermore⑵,hetriedtogeteveryfamilymemberorganized,

too.Hisamazing⑶efficiencyindoingeverythingandhisgreatpowersof

observation⑷providedhimwithagoodfoundation⑸foracareer⑹inindustrial

engineering.Afterhisgraduation.,hegotajobinashirtfactorytoreorganize⑺

theassembly⑻line.Itwaseasyforhimtospottheproblems.Withinaweek,

hewasabletopresenthisfindings⑼tothemanagement(10)andoffer

suggestions(11)formakingtheoperationsmoreproductive(12),suchas

broadcastingbackground(13)music,beautifyingtheenvironment,relieving(14)the

boredomoftheworkers,andfiringwhoeverwasholdingup(15)theworkflow.

Unfortunately(16),hiseffortsforqualitycontroldidnotworkoutashehad

expected.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Whenourchildrenwereborn,mywifeNancygaveupherjobtolookafterthem.

Ayearago,NancyandIdecidedtochangepaces⑴,Nancywasbeginningtoget

bored⑵athomeallday.Iwasworkinghardatthetime,butIdidn，tenjoy⑶

myjob.Mostofall,Ihatedgoing⑷toworkintherushhour⑸everyday.I

thoughtNancywasthe⑹luckyone;shecouldorganizeherdayin(7)herownway

一shedidn，thaveabosstelling⑻herwhattodo.ButIdidn't9)thinkof

exchangingroleswithheruntil(10)sheappliedforajob.Shegotthejob(11),

atasalaryhigherthanmine(12).Itseemedsensibleforhertotake(13)itand

formetostay(14)athome.

At(15)firstIreallyenjoyedstayingathomeandbeing(16)withthechildren.

Inowunderstand(17)mychildrenbetterthroughspendingso(18)muchtimewith

them.BtuImustadmit,Idofindhouseworkveryboring(19).Mostofmyfriends

areatwork(20)allday,soIoftendon'thavean(21)adultconversationwithanyone

until(22)Nancycomeshome!

Batan(23)thewhole,Ithinkwemadetheright(24)decision.Ihavelearned

alot,andso(25)hasmywife.ForthefirsttimeIappreciatewhat(26)women

doathomeandIcanunderstandsomeoftheirproblems(27).

Unit7

Whentheelderly⑴manenteredthepuddingshop,hisworn⑵appearancemade

itquiteevident⑶thathecouldnotaffordtobuyanyoftheChristmaspuddings

thatwerelaidou⑷onthecounter.However,hesampled⑸themasifitwere

hishonestintention⑹topurchaseone.Heappearedoutofplace⑺amongthe

othermoreprosperous⑻lookingcustomers;and,feelingthathehadprobablycome

down⑼intheworld,Idecidedtopdohimafavorbybuyinghimone.Tomysurprise,

however,heseemedquiteinsultedbymyoffer,andimmediatelycountedout(10)

whatlittlemoneyhehadtopurchaseoneforhimself.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Joewasgoingintohisusualbarbeforelunchwhen⑴hesawapoorlydressed

manfishingin(2)asmallpoolofrain-wateraboutfivecentimetersdeep⑶outside

it.

Joestoppedandwatchedthemanfor⑷afewminutes.Hesawthatmostof⑸

thepeoplewhopassedbyhimbelievedhemust⑹berathermad.

Joepitiedtheman,so⑺afterafewminuteshewent⑻uptohimandsaid

kindly⑼,"Hello,wouldyouliketocome(10)intothebarandhaveadrink(11)

withme?"

Thefishermanwasdelightedtoaccepthisoffer(⑵,andthetwomenwentinto

thebar(13)together.Joeboughtthefishermana(14)fewdrinks,andfinallysaid

to(15)him,"You'vebeenfishingoutsidehere,haven't(16)you?Howmanydidyou

managetocatch(17)thismorning,ifImayask(18)?^

“youaretheeighth,“thefishermananswered(19)merrily.

Unit8

AsChristmasapproached⑴,InaturallybegantowonderwhatpresentImight

get.Oneday,Icameupon⑵abicyclewithballontiresinasecond-handgoods

storeandsecretlywishedmymotherwouldsomehowscrapetogether⑶themoney

tobuyitforme.ButIdidn,treallythinkourincomecouldstretchtoapresent

thatcostsomethinglike⑷15dollars.AndIwasn,tbredtobesoselfishasto

robmysisterDorisof(5)herjoyofgettingthepresentshedesired.Afewdays

later,however,whenIwentintomymother，sroominsearchof⑹asafetypin,

Iwasastonished⑺tofindtheverybicycleI'dbeenadmiringinthestore.〃My

dreamhascometrue⑻！“Iexclaimed.〃I'mtheluckiest⑼boyalive!”

TheinstantIcameoutofherroom,however,Ifoundashadowhangingover

myhappiness.Thefactthatmymotherdidnotreveal(10)theslightesthintof

herintentiontobuymethispresentindicated(n)thatshewantedittobea

completesurprisethatwouldaddtomypleasureaswellashersonChristmas.Though

Ifeltdeepgratitude(12)toher,Iwouldnotbeabletocryoutmylove

spontaneously(13)fromtheheartatthecritical(14)momentnowthatIknewher

secret.Iamamanwithabsolutely(15)noactingtalent.Iamnotamanwhocan

pretend.WhatcouldIdonottodeny(16)herthejoyofseeingmesurprisedand

delighted?

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ThewholefamilyobjectedviolentlywhenIsaidthatIwasgoingtoEurope

overtheChristmasholidaywithacollegefriendofmine⑴.Mothersaidthatsince

therewasgoingtobeafamilyreunion,Ireallyought⑵tostayathome,although

Ialwaysenjoyedtheseoccasions,nobody(3)couldpersuademetochangemymind⑷.

AweekbeforeChristmas,myfriendandIflewtoMadridandthen⑸traveled

bytrainthroughSpain,FranceandGermany.On⑹ChristmasEvewearrivedata

smalltowninsouthernGermanyandwereamazedtofind⑺somuchactivityinthe

town.Thestreetswerecrowdedwithpeople,andtheshopswerefull(8)ofallkinds

ofinterestingthings.Wewalked⑼aroundforhoursandthenjustat(10)midnight

wewenttolistentoChristmassongssungbychildrenaroundabrightlylittree

inthemainsquare.Wereturned(11)toourhotellatethatnight,looking(⑵

forwardtothenextdayandweplannedtohaveChristmasdinnerin(13)thebest

restaurantintown.However(14),inthermorningthestreetsweredeserted.To

makemattersworse,everythingwascloseduptight一eventhestores.Wesearched

invainfor(15)hoursandfinallyhadtoreturntoourhotelfeeling(16)unhappy

andlonely.0ur〃feast“wasasackoffruitthat(17)myfriendhadhappenedtobuy

thedaybefore(18).Ourthoughtssadlyturnedtohomewhere(19),