Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Decide whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or
antonyms. If they are synonyms，circle the S. If they are
antonyms，circle the A.
1. answer reply S A
2. ignore notice S A
3. show indicate S A
4. tutor teach S A
5. relevant irrelevant S A
6. shrink stretch S A
7. essential critical S A
8. per every S A
9. distract concentrate S A
10. way approach S A
Ⅱ. Study the following phrases with“hand”and then fill in the blanks
with them in their proper forms.
bite the hand that feeds one to harm someone who has helped or supported one
change hands to pass into different ownership
give/ lend (sb.) a hand to help sb.
have your hands full to be very busy or too busy
lay your hands on sth. to find or get sth.
show one??s hand to allow one??s plans or intentions to become known
wash one??s hands of sth. to refuse to be responsible for sth. any more
1. I??ve the whole affair.
2. It??s unlike him to so clearly - I suspect he has a purpose in doing
so.
3. This car has three times.
4. She felt that her protégé ( 被保护人) had by making unkind
remarks about her in public.
5. I would read any book I could.
6. Can??t you wait ? I already.
7. When we moved house my brother came to.
Ⅲ. Prefix : inter -
The pref ix inter- means“between，each other”. For example,“ interrupt”
means“ break between，”and“ international”means“ between the nations”.
Now complete the following sentences with the words given below.
Internet international interrupt interact
interpret interdependent interpersonal
1. Students should be encouraged to use the as a resource.
2. In large classes，children feel that they cannot with the teacher.
3. The successful candidate should have strong skills.
4. I speak Spanish. Would you like me to for you ?
5. She tried to explain，but he her in mid-sentence.
6. This is CNN，bringing you all the latest news.
7. Ecosystems are networks of plants and animals.
Ⅳ. Word-building
Fill in the following blanks with proper forms of the words from the table.
curious participate solve memory assign
ignore relevance revise economy graduate
succeed essential
1. I??m trying to be more when I go shopping，buying only what I
really need.
2. The loan was only a temporary to the country??s financial
difficulties.
3. Don??t write your password down; it.
4. To many young people ，the church seems outdated and to modern
times.
5. I??m burning with ; you must tell me who??s won.
6. Bart??s first assignment for the newspaper was to report on the
French elections.
7. I??m making some to the book for the new edition.
8. After Jayne went to nursing school.
9. Sharing is the of friendship.
10. The whole idea behind the show is that it??s meant to encourage audience.
11. Political historians are often rather of economics.
12. I regret to inform you that your application was.
unit One
Text B
Ⅰ. Put the following into English by using expressions from the text.
1. 又苦又甜的回忆
2. 成年
3. 独自; 靠自己
4. 把自己的喜好强加于人
5. 一连串无穷无尽的未知数
6. 如果??将会怎么样
7. 彻底转变
8. 鱼贯而入
9. 泪水止不住流出双眼
10. 在茫然中
11. 崭新的生活
12. 与??道别
Ⅱ. There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Credulous people might accept that theory，but me ，I don??t
believe one half of it.
A. aside f rom B. as from C. as for D. as of
2. My brother likes eating very much but he isn??t very about the food
he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
3. Mary was happy when the computer firm she worked for in New York
decided to her to their office in Mexico city.
A. move B. shi ft C. transfer D. change
4. In Britain people four million tons of potatoes every year. (CET
4: 2000/ 1)
A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust
5. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to
himself. ( CET 6 : 1995/ 1)
A. spot B. locate C. place D. situate
6. He manages to collect some to start a business by himself.
A. income B. capital C. treasure D. materials
7. The doctors don??t that he will live much longer. (CET 6: 2000/ 1 )
A. articulate B. anticipate C. manifest D. monitor
8. Under these ，you might agree with us that it is rather difficult for
your products to put a footing this market.
A. circus B. circulation
C. circumstances D. conditions
9. This is not an economical way to get more water; ，it is very
expensive. (CET 4: 2004/ 6)
A. or else B. in short
C. on the contrary D. on the other hand
10. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest of being met.
A. prospect B. prediction C. promise D. permission
Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B.
A B
1. solemn A. begin
2. impact B. dress
3. set in C. charming
4. gown D. set up
5. circumstance E. influence
6. attractive F. condition
7. particular G. special
8. establish H. grave
Ⅳ. Put an appropriate preposition or adverb into each blank in the
following sentences.
1. It was a diff icult time ，but eventually things turned all right.
2. She and Laura keep their friendship through frequent telephone
calls and lunch dates.
3. It??s no good trying to force a diet someone.
4. We began to file out the car park.
5. It looks as if the rain has set for the day.
6. The injury may keep him out of football good.
7. Davidson transferred another department last October.
8. Humans are the highest rung of the evolutionary ladder.
9. After she had put the phone down，she felt a daze.
10. the background you can see a few of my old college friends.
unit Two
Text A
Pre-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Find in Column B descriptions that fit the words in Column A.
A B
1. handle A. at the midpoint between two things
2. switch B. happening，coming，or being earlier in time or order
3. halfway C. an answer
4. challenge D. to record officially
5. previous E. to deal with
6. original F. to call sb. to compete against one ，esp. in a fight
7. register G. a statement or feeling of dislike，disapproval，or opposition
8. objection H. to change，esp. suddenly
9. response I. existing at the beginning of a period or process
10. snatch J. to take hold of (sth.) hastily
Ⅱ. Explain the following words with phrases from the text.
1. to hit or push (sb.) so that they fall to the ground
2. to mention or speak about (sb. or sth.)
3. to break into pieces
4. to take part in
5. to formally ask sb. to do sth.
6. in spite of everything
7. to the extent that
8. used to say that you are not surprised by sth.
9. to do sth. one by one in regular order
10. to stop completely
Ⅲ. Cross out the word or phrase in each group that does not belong.
1. seize snatch hold grab
2. handle deal with challenge tackle
