New Horizon College English Book II

Key to Unit Seven

Section A

Section B

Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life

Are You a Workaholic?

Contents Section A

1. Vocabulary

2. Sentence Structure

3. Translation

Vocabulary

priority troublesome react tense destructive emphasis financial stir recommend stimulate excess perceive attribute independent viewpoint

1. Cool foresight and a quick mind enabled him to ___________swiftly in an emergency.

2. You seem awfully _______--why don’t you have a drink and try to relax?

3. The doctor _____________that he should stay a few more days in the hospital.

4.The crisis had a(n) __________effect on the economy.

5. The program can only be successful if the students ________training as important.

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

react

tense

recommended

destructive

perceive

Vocabulary

6. The__________ was to be laid mainly on the traffic in inner city areas.

7. Looking at the old photos of his mother_______ feelings within him that had been quiet for many years.

8. This is an important matter, so we must give it _________over all other business.

9. She____________ her broken marriage to her husband’s short temper.

10. The activities are designed to _________classroom discussions.

priority

attributed

stimulate

priority troublesome react tense destructive emphasis financial stir recommend stimulate excess perceive attribute independent viewpoint

emphasis

stirred

Vocabulary

IV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary..

1. They boss would become very angry. if he knew that his workers were stealing from the company.

2. Moreover, we were very interested to hear what had happened to our house.

3. Who is to take control of the company’s business when the boss is away ?

4. She placed special importance on beginning work immediately.

5. The fall in the number of deaths is due to the improvements in nourishment .

(blow his top)

(Among other things)

(put emphasis on)

(take charge of)

(is attributed to)

take charge of among other things from one’s viewpoint substitute…for blow one’s top cut down (on) out of control keep in mind put emphasis on attribute to

Vocabulary

6. It is a shame, in my opinion, that the article was copied instead of written by the author himself.

7. To reduce my level of cholesterol, I replaced butter with low-fat oil in cooking.

8. She reduced the number of cigarettes that she smokes from 30 to 10 a day.

9. It is important to consider the needs of your audience when writing a report.

10. The driver was speeding in the rain, and finally the car was beyond the command of the driver and ran into a tree.

(from my view point)

(substituted low-fat oil for butter)

(cut down on)

(keep your audience in mind)

(out of control)

take charge of among other things from one’s viewpoint substitute…for blow one’s top cut down (on) out of control keep in mind put emphasis on attribute to

VocabularyV. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank A) priority B) favorite C) jam D) yell E) reactF) counter G) complain H) moan I) focus J) destructive K) financial L) warned M) threatened N) overwhelmed O) accompanied

My family, my boss, even my doctor had told me this would happen, but I didn’t listen. They said I was getting 1_______________ and focusing too much on the negative things that happened to me. “ If you don’t learn to control how you 2__________to bad things that happen in your life, you are going to cause damage to your heart.” said my doctor.” So many of the situations you 3___________about are beyond your control, Getting caught in them is very 4_____________for you physically and emotionally. You have to learn to let these things go and 5_________ on things you can actually change,” I, undoubtedly, should have made his advice my number one 6__________right then.

N) overwhelmed

E) react

G) complainJ) destructive

I) focus

A) priority

Unfortunately, I got caught in a traffic 7__________ that very same day while driving home from work. This was the setting for the heart attack my doctor had 8____________me about .Instead of looking for a better outlet for my stress, I began to 9__________at the car in front of worms instead of pumping blood. Fortunately, it was only a mild heart attack. Someone came to my aid and then 10_______________me to the hospital. I have definitely learned that life is too short to worry about things you can’t control.

Vocabulary

C) jam

L) warnedD) yell

back

O) accompanied

Word Bank A) priority B) favorite C) jam D) yell E) reactF) counter G) complain H) moan I) focus J) destructive K) financial L) warned M) threatened N) overwhelmed O) accompanied

Sentence Structure

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences after the model, using “among other things”.

Model:

Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people have higher cholesterol levels, in addition to other things.

Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people have higher cholesterol levels, among other things.

1. When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from cultural differences, in addition to other things.

When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from cultural differences, among other things.

2. In addition to other requirements, online learning requires commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.

Online learning requires, among other things, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.

3. The research work was severely criticized for its poor management, apart from other things.

The research work was severely criticized for its poor management, among other things.

4. They discussed, besides other things, the future of the oil industry.

They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry.

5. The article shows, in addition to other things, the negative effects of generation gap between parents and children.

The article shows, among other things, the negative effects of generation gap between parents and children.

Sentence Structure

IX. Combine the following sentences after the model, using the structure “the more…the more…”..

Model 1: People get hot, physiologically, with mental stress. They are likely to blow apart with some heart problem.

The hotter people get, physiologically, with mental stress, the more likely they are to blow apart with some heart problem.

1. I often practice, I play well.

The more often I practice, the better I play.

Sentence Structure

2. We got up high in the air, It became cold.

The higher we got up in the air, the colder it became.

Sentence Structure

3. The steel contains much carbon and the cooling is quick. The steel becomes hard.

The more carbon the steel contains and the quicker cooling is , the harder the steel becomes.

4. I thought about his suggestion. I became doubtful.

The more I thought about his suggestion, the more doubtful I became

5. He eats much. He becomes fat.

The more he eats, the fatter he becomes.

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Translation

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 在会上，除了其他事情，他们还讨论了目前的经济形势。

at the meeting

among other things

At the meeting they discussed, among other things, the present economic situation.

Translation

2. 我对在自然了解得越多，就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘。

learn about

the more…, the more…

The more I learned about the nature, the more absorbed I became in its mystery.

Translation

3. 医生建议说，有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战的事情，好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道。

recommend that…should…

an outlet

something new

The doctor recommends that those stressed people should try something new, interesting and challenging in order to give their negative feelings an outlet.

Translation

4. 那个学生的成绩差，但老师给他布置了更多的作业，而不是减少作业量。

cut …down

instead of

The teacher gives more homework to the student who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.

Translation

5. 相比之下，美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋。

by contrast

By contrast, American parents are more likely to attribute their children’s success to natural talent.

be more likely to

attribute to

Translation

6. 教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣，激发他们的创造性。

priority stimulate

One of a teacher’s priorities is to stimulate students’ interests and creativity.

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Vocabulary Section B

hazard welfare indispensable consequence attain consumption discharge rational summarize evident ambition constant loyal mode schedule

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. A newborn baby needs ________ care and attention.

2. His great __________ care and attention.

3. He became bad-tempered as a (n) ____________of drinking too much wine.

4. With the economic development over the past decade. the growth of a new social class has become so ________ that everyone can see it.

constant

ambition

consequence

evident

5. Your final paragraph should __________ the main points of your essay.

summarize

Vocabulary

6. She was most concerned for the ________ of her two children .

7. She has a pretty tight _________, but she may be able to meet you for lunch.

8. The latest model of airplane is capable of _________ speeds in excess of 500 kilometers per hour.

9. Many of the party’s supporters were ______ to their leader even after he went to jail.

10. Her work is ____________ to the project; without her we cannot continue.

indispensable

loyal

attaining

schedule

welfare

hazard welfare indispensable consequence attain consumption discharge rational summarize evident ambition constant loyal mode schedule

Vocabulary IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

2. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe the opposite. (to the contrary)

Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary.

3. I wonder who it was that explained man as a rational animal. (define…as…)

I wonder who it was that defined man as a rational animal.

1.There isn’t anything to do except wait to see what will happen. (other than)

There isn’t anything to do other than wait to see what will happen.

Vocabulary

5.Janet is likely to get angry if you bother her. (tend to )

Janet tends to get angry if you bother her.

6.I prefer to walk there than go by bus. (would rather…than…)

I would rather walk there than go by bus.

7.She was held for twenty days and at times she was concerned about her life. (fear for)

She was held for twenty days and at times she feared for her life.

4.It may not be true that traveling in that country is expensive; you can find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants. (not necessarily)

Traveling in that country isn’t necessarily expensive; you can find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants.

Vocabulary

9.For many people the only possible way to get free from poverty is to move to other countries. (escape from)

9.For many people the only possible way to escape from poverty is to move to other countries.

10.Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to give all his time to music . (devote oneself to )

Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to devote himself to music.

8.He’s been staying up late for a week now, getting ready for finals. (burn the midnight oil)

He’s been burning the midnight oil for a week now, getting ready for finals.