Section A

P119 Reading Out

1）             idea

2）             superstitious

3）             owners

4）             services

5）             raise

6）             booked

 

Getting the Message

1.  sending out invitations

2.  the most popular day to get married

3.  to protect the couple from bad luck

4.  consulted a special book to find lucky and unlucky days for getting married

5.  Hairdressers and owners of flower stores，restaurants and car services

 

P120 Using the Right Word

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.A

 

Working with Expressions

1.  with

2.  off

3.  for

4.  from

5.  around/round/together

6.  on

7.  on

8.  away/off

 

P121 Focusing on Sentence Structure

A

1.  The bridegroom，a boy of 15，did not know how to put the ring onto the bride’s finger.

2.  Kate，my classmate，is an excellent，all-around student.

3.  The Fresh Air Association，a local organization，has done a lot in improving people’s health in recent years.

 

B

1.  An old lady was talking to the young man to get his attention；meanwhile，the policeman was coming towards him.

2.  She is talking with a friend on the phone. Meanwhile，there is someone knocking on the door.

3.  Eve was cutting the grass，and meanwhile，Adam was planting roses.

 

P122 Translating

A

1.  According to an old custom，the bride should wear a wedding veil.

2.  “4”is a number that sounds close to the word “death”in Chinese.

3.  At the welcome reception，a student representative made a speech.

4.  You’d better try it on before you buy a shirt.

 

B

1.  婚礼上有许多礼仪和迷信。

2.  女性亲戚朋友聚在一起，给新娘做婚礼的准备。

3.  人们认为对任何在这天结婚的夫妻来说这都是个预示富足的祥兆。

4.  她正在试穿礼服，准备晚些时候在婚庆宴席上穿。

 

Using Topic-related Terms

1）             wedding

2）             consult

3）             a good economic sign

4）             culture

5）             reception

6）             bride

 

P124 BASIC WRITING SKILLS

1.  the heat must turn down → turn down the heat

2.  leaving the company → to leave the company

3.  works hard → hard-working

4.  having a lot of money → to have a lot of money

5.  wanted to eat → hungry

6.  the alarm clock is turned on → turns on the alarm clock

7.  I can afford it → affordable to me

8.  because it offers good job opportunities → which offers good job opportunities

 

Section B

P127 Getting the Message

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

 

P128 Using the Right Word

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C

 

Working with Expressions

1.  in

2.  from；to

3.  out

4.  with/to

5.  out

6.  on

7.  from

8.  for

 

Section C

P130

A

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.E 6.F

 

B

1)  May 6th，2008

2)  Dear John，

3)  Yours sincerely，

4)  Linying

 

C

1）             February 15th，2011

2）             Dear Mr. Anderson，

3）             promoted to Manager

4）             accept my warm congratulations

5）             have worked very hard for the company

6）             wish you success

7）             Gao Keming