Unit3
1.The view that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly ______of people of  their generation.
2. The artists stood before the paintings almost______ with astonishment at their beauty.
3. In 1963, after his ______ year in high school, Clinton was elected into a government study  program for young people in Washington.D.C.
4. William Byrd composed many pieces of music, but his Latin church music is considered his  most______ work.
5. Governments establish ______ systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from  suffering the effects of poverty.
6. You quit that respectable, well-paid job for this unpromising one? What ____________ you?
7. Many animals face extinction(灭绝) as the result of human______.
8. Her hope of her husband's return is ______ as years go by.
9. Having worked for three years, Roger decided to enrol on an MBA program and ____________ his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.
10. A ______ reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush(转弯抹角).
11. Harold is always coming up with these dumb ______ for making money that just get us  into trouble.
12. Call me, write to me, email me; ______, let's keep it touch.
1)      科学家们到火星上有水的证据了吗？（proof）
Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?
2)      计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。（location，narrow down）
The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.
3)      山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（welfare）
Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.
4)      有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。（consist of，in unison）
A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.
5)      听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。（talent，humiliate）
Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.
Unit5
1. He was______by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of night.
2. There is nothing serious about the damage; it is a______ scratch (划痕) on the door of the car.
3. Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradle with
a gentle backwards and forwards______.3d综合版
4. Tense and hot, we were really ______ as we waited for them to announce the results.
5. He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legs______ straight in front of him.
6. She's one of those habitually______people who keep glancing at themselves in the mirror when they think no one's looking.
7. Mike is an extremely careless man. ______, it was not until he got to an ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home.
8. Young children often feel a lot of ______about their first day at school.
9. Stan tends to be driven by his______— he rarely considers the consequences of his actions.
10. She ought to be thoroughly ______ herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way.
11. ____________, she remains a little girl of six although she's actually a grown woman now.
12. He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind, but it kept on ______ to him, especially in dreams.
Unit5
1)  是工人和主管人员的创造力和敬业精神将这个公司变成了一个盈利的企业。（it is … that，dedication）
It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the company into a profitable business.
2)    食品和医药的价格在过去三个月里急剧增长。（soar）
The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months
3)    我们打算重新粉刷这栋大楼的上面几层楼。（upper）
We plane to repaint the upper floors of the office building
4)    他的成功标明流行与艺术价值有时候是一致的。（coincide）
His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide
5)    我不愿意看见我所敬爱的祖母躺在医院床上痛苦的呻吟。（groan）
I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.
UNIT 6
1. Students from countries such as China, which has a drastically different culture and language from the US, have to absorb a great deal of______ shock when they first arrive.
2. Persistent (持续的) headache can be a(n) ______ of a serious problem, so do not hesitate to contact your doctor.
3. A ______garden takes little space but adds much beauty to the landscape.
4. It is more than a little ______ that some insurance companies can't even ensure their own survival.
5. This former chemistry student ______the baking business when he took a part-time job at a bakery and learned the art of bread making in the summer time.
6. I'll buy whichever ______ car model that comes first for a good price.
7. Help! A bee is ______in my ear!
8. Some experts say the ______weather recently experienced by China was caused by El Nino.
9. The spokesperson read the statement by the White House in a dry ______tone.
10. ______in the cold darkness I hoped my husband would come for me soon.
11. Mary did not actually say that she was going abroad, but she certainly ____________ that she was.
12. Bob knows little about European art and he is a prudent (谨慎的) guy. I don't think he is going to take a___________ in the dark.