P94 Exploring the Topic

1）What they did or ate

2）The first visitor who is a tall dark-haired man

3）good luck

 

Section A

P99 Reading Out

1）least

2）resolution

3）promise

4）habits

5）sleeping

 

Getting the Message

1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.T

 

P100 Using the Right Word

1.cheers

2.measure

3.electric

4.celebrate

5.tradition

6.habits

7.involved

8.importance

 

Working with Expressions

1.up

2.out

3.in

4.to

5.up

6.off

7.away/off

8.in

 

P101 Focusing on Sentence Structure

A

1.Americans give great importance to punctuality. This is also true of the English.

2.Now most Chinese people prefer to shake hands when they meet. This is also true of Americans.

3.Usually，you shake your head to mean “No”，but this is not true of the people in many parts of India.

 

B

1.You should work hard so that you can pass the exam.

2.You should write it in simple language so that everyone can understand it.

3.I bought this dictionary so that I could look up new words in it.

 

P102 Translating

A

1.The government is going to put up a new shopping center in the neighborhood.

2.One foolish mistake can involve you in a good deal of trouble.

3.He knew the importance of learning from mistakes.

4.Success cannot be measured in terms of money.

 

B

1.在某些国家，除夕夜是一年中最重要的节日，但在美国和欧洲却不尽然。

2.许多人对这个节日的重视程度甚至超过东亚人对春节的重视。

3.在美国，最大、最热闹的聚会在纽约的时代广场举行。

4.午夜，人们停止谈话、跳舞，收看来自纽约的电视实况直播。

 

Using Topic-related Terms

1.celebration

2.let off firecrackers

3.gather

4.in the shape of

5.traditions

6.resolution

7.bring in

 

P103 BASIC WRITING SKILLS

1.C

2.：→ —

，→ —

3.paper，→ paper；

4.，→ ；

5.；→ —

6.，→ ；

7.— → ；

8.said → said:

life，→ life;

 

Section B

P108 Getting the Message

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.D

 

P109 Using the Right Word

1.designed

2.select

3.hanging

4.including

5.simply

6.attempting

7.artist

8.developed

 

Working with Expressions

1.about/of

2.in

3.as

4.on

5.as

6.from

7.up

8.to

 

Section C

P111 Practical Writing

A

Date: September 1st，2008

Opening: Dear professor Li

Body: the three short paragraphs in the center of the letter

Closing: Sincerely yours

Signature: Wang Hong

 

B

1）E

2）B

3）F

4）A

5）D

6）C

 

P112 C

1）December 19th，2010

2）Dear Julie，

3）have dreamed of traveling in Africa

4）It’ll be another three days before we fly home

5）I feel so lucky to have seen all these animals

6）as soon as we get home

7）Fondly，

8）Christine