新视野大学英语Unit8-B Exercises-Vocabulary 
XIV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. A most significant function of the weather map is to a general picture of conditions in the air around the earth at a given time.

2. The hours that a child plays in company with his peers (同辈人) his life space and provide him with experience in getting along with others.

3. Every term students are given the opportunity to their instructors. 

4. Saudi Arabia has planted 10 million trees to help keep the sand from taking over  areas.

5. As life expectancy (平均寿命) increases, more Americans will spend more years as retired, elderly people. The schools, therefore, have a new duty: to educate for use of free time. 

6. A sudden of anger arose in him. 

7. By standing on the tips of my toes I can just the shelf. 

8. The company has its main office from New York to Chicago.


 XV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with text words or expressions that best keep the original meaning.

1. If you find any key to the problem, let me know immediately.
 

2. Following his advice, I decided to change my paper's subject.
 

3. If a chance of traveling out of the country became available to John, he would be delighted.
 

4. Even though you can't reach both strings at the same time, is it possible to tie their ends together using a pair of pliers?


5. The worker caused the motor to start operating.
 

6. Alfred began to learn oil painting while at school.


7. We properly made use of the fine weather to play tennis. 
 

8. Trucks went to and fro on the construction grounds.