大學英語精讀第一冊-完形填空及翻譯

1）史密斯太太對我抱怨說，她經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)與自己十六歲的女兒簡直無法溝通。

Mrs.Smithcomplainedtomethatsheoftenfounditsimplyimpossibletocommunicate

withher16-year-olddaughter.

2）我堅信，閱讀簡寫的（simplified）英文小說是擴大我們詞匯量的一種輕松愉快的方

法。

IfirmlybelievethatreadingsimplifiedEnglishnovelsisaneasyandenjoyable

wayofenlargingourvocabulary.

3）我認為我們在保護環(huán)境不受污染（pollution）方面還做得不夠。

Idon'tthinkwe'redoingenoughtoprotectourenvironmentfrompollution.

4）除了每周寫作文外，我們的英語老師還給我們布置了八本書在暑假里閱讀。

Inadditionto/Apartfromwritingcompositionsonaweeklybasis,ourEnglish

teacherassigneduseightbookstoreadduringthesummervacation.

5）我們從可靠的消息來源得悉下學期一位以英語為母語的人將要教我們英語口語。

We'velearnedfromreliablesourcesthatanativeEnglishspeakerisgoingto

teachusspokenEnglishnextterm/semester.

6）經(jīng)?？从⒄Z電影不僅會提高你的聽力，而且還會幫助你培養(yǎng)說的技能。

SeeingEnglishmoviesonaregularbasiswillnotonlyimproveyourear,butwill

alsohelpyoubuildyourspeakingskills.

7）如果你們對這些學習策略有什么問題，請隨便問我。我將更詳細地進行講解。

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheselearningstrategies,pleasefeelfreeto

askme.AndI’11explainthemingreaterdetail.

8）那個加拿大女孩善于抓住每個時機講漢語。這就是她為什么三年不到就熟練地掌握了漢

語口語的原因。

TheCanadiangirlisgoodatseizingeveryopportunitytospeakChinese.That'

swhyshehasgainedagoodcommandofspokenChineseinlessthanthreeyears.

1）幸好附近有家醫(yī)院，我們立刻把他送到了那里。

Fortunatelytherewasahospitalnearbyandwetookhimthereatonce.

2）勝利登上喬治島（GeorgeIsland）后,船長向指揮部（theheadquarters）發(fā)了一份

無線電報。

AftersucceedinginlandingonGeorgeIsland,thecaptainsentaradiomessage

totheheadquarters.

3）他決心繼續(xù)他的實驗，不過這一次他將用另一種方法來做。

Heisdeterminedtocontinuehisexperimentbutthistimehe，11doitanotherway.

4）她在讀這部小說時，不禁想起了她在農(nóng)村度過的那五年。

Whenshereadthenovel,shecouldn，thelpthinkingofthefiveyearsshehadspent

inthecountryside.

5）瑪麗覺得單靠自己的力量執(zhí)行她的方案是困難的。

Marythoughtitdifficulttocarryoutherplanallbyherself.

6）我們認為他不能在一刻鐘內(nèi)走完那段距離，但他卻成功地做到了這一點。

Wedidn，tthinkhecouldcoverthedistanceinaquarterofanhour,buthesucceeded

indoingit.

7）甚至在他的醫(yī)生告訴他患有肺癌之后，奇切斯特仍不肯放棄環(huán)球航行的宿愿。

Evenafterhisdoctortoldhimhehadlungcancer,Chichesterwouldnotgiveup

hisolddreamofsailingroundtheworld.

8）我正忙著做一種新的捕鼠（rats）裝置時，馬克走來拖著我出去看花展了。

IwasbusymakinganewdeviceforcatchingratswhenMarkcameanddraggedme

outtoaflowershow.

1）那位名演員似乎很樂意在劇中扮演一個次要角色。

Thatfamousactorseemedcontenttoplayaminorpartintheplay.

2）國慶節(jié)要到了，咱們把寢室徹底（thorough）清掃一下吧。

NationalDayisroundthecorner.Let，sgiveourbedroomathoroughclean.

3）她非常勉強地同意讓一位年輕醫(yī)生為她做手術。

Sheagreed,veryreluctantly,tobeoperatedonbyayoungdoctor.

4）他們已安排好讓我們明天去游覽長城，我相信我們在那兒一定會玩得很開心。

They'vearrangedforustovisittheGreatWalltomorrow.I'msurewe'11havea

goodtimethere（we'Henjoyourselvesthere）.

5）老人讀完信后失望之極，竟用顫抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。

Afterreadingthelettertheoldmanwassodisappointedthathetoreitintolittle

bitswithtremblingfingers.

6）老兩口為他們的孫子感到驕傲，因為他在第28屆奧運會上獲得了兩枚金牌和一枚銅

（bronze）牌。

Theoldcouplewereproudoftheirgrandson,whowontwogoldmedalsandabronze

atthe28thOlympicGames.

7）即使他的祖母不能來參加他的生日宴會，她也會寄給他一件可愛的禮物。對這一點湯姆

深信不疑。

Evenifhisgrandmothercouldnotcometohisbirthdayparty,shewouldsendhim

alovelypresent.Tomwassureofthat.

8）昨天是瑪麗的二十歲生日。她父親寄給她一雙靴子，她母親為她買了一盒巧克力

（chocolates）,而她的男朋友那么帶給她一束紅玫瑰。

ItwasMary'stwentiethbirthdayyesterday.Herfathersentherapairofboots.

Hermotherboughtheraboxofchocolates.Andherboyfriendbroughtherabunch

ofroses.

1）接受這份工作就得經(jīng)常在周末上班，但約翰并不在意。

Totakethisjobwouldinvolveworkingonweekendsfrequently,butJohndidn，t

mind.

2）眾所周知，肺癌至少局部地是由于吸煙過多而引起的。

Itiswellknownthatlungcanceriscausedatleastinpartbysmokingtoomuch.

3）我祖父母說，創(chuàng)造電視的那個人曾住在他們那個地段。

Mygrandparentssaidthatthemanwhoinventedtelevisionhadoncelivedintheir

neighborhood.

4）我提議咱們會后馬上去辦公室找史密斯教授，邀請他參加我們的英語晚會。

IproposethatwegotofindProf.Smithinhisofficerightafterthemeeting

andinvitehimtoourEnglishevening.

5）她因那病開過兩次刀，身體十分虛弱，幾乎站不起來。

Havingbeenoperatedontwiceforthedisease,shewassoweakenedthatshecould

barelystandup.

6）教育家們認為，伴隨著電視機長大的一代人，在電視機前花的時間太多，以致沒有足夠

的時間學習了。

Educatorsthinkthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisionspendsomuchof

theirtimeinfrontoftheTVthattheydonothaveenoughtimetostudy.

7）我真希望你能拿出一個比這更好的解決方法（solution）來。

Idohopethatyoucancomeupwithabettersolutionthanthisone.

8）乍一看，這幅畫并不好，但經(jīng)過仔細觀察，我們才發(fā)現(xiàn)它確實是一幅杰作

（masterpiece）。

Atfirstglancethepicturedidn'tlookverygood,butafterexaminingitcarefully,

wefoundthatitwasindeedamasterpiece.

1）據(jù)報道，那條鐵路曾因洪水而停止修建。

Itwasreportedthatthebuildingoftherailwayhadbeenheldupbyaflood.

2）罷工結果，資方接受了工人的要求。

ThestrikeresultedinthemanagementJsacceptingtheworkers，demands.

3）煤礦工人們決定為爭取更好的工作條件舉行罷工。

Thecoalminersdecidedtogoonstrikeforbetterworkingconditions.

4）我很想買這本英文詞典，遺憾的是我身上帶的錢不夠。

rdlikeverymuchtobuytheEnglishdictionary.Unfortunately,Ihaven，tgot

enoughmoneyonme.

5）我想先和你討論一下這篇文章的英譯稿，然后再把它寄給霍布斯先生。

rdliketotalkoverwithyouabouttheEnglishtranslationofthearticlebefore

sendingittoMr.Hobbs.

6）那位外國專家希望在三年內(nèi)到達所有的目標。

Theforeignexperthopestoachieveallhisaimsinthreeyears.

7）一個科學家要跟上本領域的新開展，你認為必須做些什么？

Whatdoyouthinkascientistmustdoinordertokeepupwiththelatest

developmentsinhisfield?

8）作者認為，如果優(yōu)秀工人經(jīng)常得到加薪和提拔，他們就會有更大的生產(chǎn)積極性。

Theauthorthinksthatifexcellentworkersgetfrequentpayincreasesand

promotions,theywillhavegreaterincentivetoproduce.

1）薩姆買不起他極想要的那種照相機，因為那相機太貴了。

Samcouldnotafford（tobuy）thecamerahelongedforbecauseitwastooexpensive.

2）整個上午他都在忙于寫那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來喝杯茶。

Hewasbusywritingthestoryallthemorning,onlybreakingoffoccasionallyto

havesome/acupoftea.

3）他是個富人家的兒子，不過看上去已經(jīng)家道中落了。

Heisthesonofawealthyfamily,butheseemstohavecomedownintheworld.

4）他常利用她缺乏生意頭腦（businesssense）而欺騙她。

Heoftentookadvantageofherlackofbusinesssensetocheather.

5）王教授，請您賞光來參加我們星期六的英語晚會好嗎？

Prof.Wang,wouldyoudousafavorbycomingtoourEnglisheveningthisSaturday?

6）看外表他一點也不像是個八十多歲的老人。

Hedoesnotseemtobeanoldmaninhiseighties,consideringhisappearance.

7）他們肯定沒打算把他培養(yǎng)成一名工程師，我猜測他們永遠也不會這樣做。

Undoubtedlytheydonothavetheintentionofmakinganengineerofhim,andI

suspecttheyneverwill.

8）我疑心這家工廠什么質量控制也沒有。經(jīng)過一周的觀察，我發(fā)現(xiàn)情況果真如此。

Isuspectedtherewasnoqualitycontrolwhatsoeverinthefactory.Aftermaking

observationsforaweekIfoundthiswasindeedthecase.

1）工廠和汽車排出的一氧化碳一類氣體嚴重污染了大氣。

Gasessuchascarbonmonoxide,emittedbyfactoriesandautomobiles,haveseriously

pollutedtheatmosphere.

2）那位工業(yè)管理工程師的來信說明，他對該項方案是否可行有疑心。

Theindustrialengineer，sletterindicatesthathedoubtsthefeasibilityofthe

plan.

3）在美國，許多父母在孩子出生之前就為他們的教育留出一筆?？?。

ManyparentsintheUnitedStatessetasideafundfortheirchildren，seducation

beforetheyareborn.

4）我已了解清楚，她的結論是以事實為根據(jù)的。

Ihavemadesurethatherconclusionisbasedonfacts.

5）幾天前，由三位醫(yī)生和兩名護士組成的醫(yī)療隊出發(fā)到山區(qū)去了。

Themedicalteam,composedofthreedoctorsandtwonurses,setoffforthemountain

areaafewdaysago.

6）這個村莊是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的。

Thevillageisnamedafterthehighmountainthatstandsinfrontofit.

7）他病了一個月左右，這使他在學習上耽誤了很多。

Hewasillforaboutamonth,whichhasreallysethimbackinhisstudies.

8）南方和北方之間于一八六一年爆發(fā)的那場戰(zhàn)爭在歷史上稱為〃美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)〃。

ThewarthatbrokeoutbetweentheNorthandtheSouthin1861isknowninhistory

astheAmericanCivilWar.

1）教授走進教室時，我們正興致勃勃地討論中東（theMiddleEast）的形勢。

WewerecaughtupinadiscussionaboutthesituationintheMiddleEastwhenthe

professorwalkedintotheclassroom.

2）一輛卡車駛進了學校積雪覆蓋的操場。

Atruckpulledintothesnow-coveredplaygroundoftheschool.

3）午夜（midnight）后某個時候，敵人被迫撤退了。

Sometimeaftermidnight,theenemywas/wereforcedtoretreat.

4）就是在那間斗室里，他們勤奮地工作著，憧憬著美好的未來。

Itwasinthatsmallroomthattheyworkeddiligentlyanddreamedofbetterdays

tocome.

5）老太太聽到鈴響，便從椅子上站起來，向門口走去。

Whensheheardthebellringing,theoldladyrosefromherchairandmadeher

waytothedoor.

6）經(jīng)過一天的戰(zhàn)斗，我們的士兵占領了敵人的一些重要陣地（position）。

Afteraday'sfight,oursoldierssucceededintakingoversomeimportantenemy

positions.

7）老婦人憤憤地大聲叫喊說，那個女店員騙了她。

Theelderlywomanangrilyexclaimedthatshehadbeencheatedbytheshopgirl.

8）我上汽車不久就注意到一個外貌很怪的男人。他穿著一件不合身的上衣，一動不動地坐

在位子上。

SoonafterIboardedthebus,Inoticedastrange-lookingman.Heworean

ill-fittingcoat,andsatrootedinhisseat.

Unitl

Learning（1）strategieshelpmakethedifficulttaskofstudyingEnglish

easier.Forinstance,itisbeneficialtotreatnewwordsindifferentways

accordingtohow⑵frequentlytheyoccurineverydayuse:activewordsyou

mustpractice⑶overandoveragain:usefulwordsyoumust⑷committomemory;

wordsthatseldomoccurineverydaysituationsrequirejustanodding（5）

acquaintance.Italsopaysto[6)watchoutforidiomaticwaysofsayingthings

inenglish.AsidiomaticusageoftencausesdifficultiesforChinesestudents,

youmustpaycloseattentiontothewaynativespeakers⑺communicate.

Languagelearningis,infact,anactive⑻process.Studentswhomakea

consciousefforttopracticeEnglish,whoseekout⑼opportunitiestousewhat

theyhavelearned,aremoresuccessfulthanthosewho(10)relyontheteacher

todothewholejob.Undoubtedly,itisallimportantto[11)putintopractice

throughspeakingandwritingwhatyouhave(12)absorbedfromreadingand

listening.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ManyofyouarestudyingEnglishandyoumaybewonderingwhytiissodifficult

tolearn.Itisactuallynotthatdifficulttolearn⑴ifyouknowsomebasic

facts⑵aboutthelanguageandculturethat⑷itreflects

Perhapsthefirstthingyouneedto⑷knowaboutEnglishisthatitismake

[5)upseveralotherlanguagessuch(6)asFrench,German,Latin,Greekand

Anglo-Saxon.In⑺addition,therearewordsfromSpanishinEnglishandmany

AmericanIndianwordsandnames；(8)evensomeChineseandJapanesewordshave

foundtheirway⑼intotheEnglishlanguage.Thisborrowingofwordsfrom(10)

otherlanguagesisoneofthekeyreasons(11)forsomeofthedifficultiesthat

peoplemeetwith(12)whiletheyarelearningEnglish.

Unit2

ThestoryofFrancisChichester,asretoldhereisoneofheroismandadventure

inthefaceofgreatdanger.⑴Inspiteofhissufferingfromlung⑵cancer,the

65-year-oldChichesterwas⑶determinedto⑷accomplishhisdreamofsailing

single-handedroundtheworld.InAugust,1966,he⑸setoutformEnglandon

thefirstlegofhis(6)voyagetoAustralia.After107daysassea,hearrived

inSydney.Duetohisweakenedcondition,hisfriendsmaderepeatedattemptsto

⑺dissuadehimfromgoinganyfurther.Herefusedto⑻giveuphowever;and

afterafewweeks'resthesetoffonceagain.WhenhearrivedbackinEngland

inMay1967,hehad(9)coverde28,500miles,adistancenoonehad(10)previously

sailedalone.Hewasgivenahero,swelcome.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ThevoyagebeganbecauseIwasterrifiedofCapeHornIfanythingterrifies

me,Imust⑴conquerit.

Ihadreadterriblethingswritten(2)aboutCapeHornbypeoplewhohad⑶

succeededinmakingthepassage.Allthewater⑷betweenSouthAmericaandthe

Antarcticissqueezed(5)throughthisnarrow,shallowgap.Yougetwaves50feet

(6)high.

Ireadalotofbooksabouttheoldclippershipsthatusedto⑺sailround

theHorn,andmyplantook,shapeIwould⑻followtherouteofthesegreat

sailingvesselsfromEnglandtoAustralia⑼roundthecapeofGoodHopeand

(10)thenroundCapeHornbacktoEngland.Notonlythat,(11)butiwouldtry

toequaltheiraveragesailingtimeforthesevoyages.

(⑵Asitturnedout,Ididnotsucceed.I(13)mademistakes.Ididnot

goas(14)fastastheydid.ButI(15)didsailroundtheworldsingle-handed.

Noonehad(16)everdonethatbefore.Itisalwayssatisfyingtodosomething

(17)thatnooneelsehasdone.

Unit3

Onthe(1)occasionoftheoldlady'seightiethbirthday,shewaitedeagerly

toseewhatkindofpresenthedaughter,Myra,wouldsendtoher.Sinceherfirst

daughter,Enid,haddiedtwoyearsbefore,theoldladyhad⑵enduredthe

lonelinessoflivingbyherself.Itwas⑶rareforMyratovisithermother,

butstill,theoldladywasproudofher.Shefeltsurethatherdaughterwould

celebrateherbirthdaywithsomethingspecial.Asshewaitedforthe⑷postman,

theoldlady(5)trembledwithexcitementbecauseshewasquitesureshewould

receivealovelypresent.(6)Afterall,shethought,evenifMyrapaidlittle

attentiontohermother⑺atothertimes,todaywasaveryspecialday.However,

whenthepostmancame,theoldladyfoundtoher⑻disappointmentthat,rather

thanchoosingaspecialgift,Myrahadsimplysentherachequefoldedinacard.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

A

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe;butitisnot⑴

necessaryfortheoldtobeunhappy.(2)Witholdageshouldcomewisdomandthe

abilitytohelpothers⑶withadvicewiselygiven.⑷Theoldcanhavethe

joy⑸ofseeingtheirchildrenmakingprogress(6)inlife;theycanwatch

theirgrandchildren⑺growinguparoundthem;and,perhapsbestofall,they

can,(8)iftheirlifehasbeenauseful(9)one,feelthehappinessofhaving

come(10)throughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatime(11)

whentheycanliebackandrest,leavingothersto(12)continuethebattle.

B

AHollywoodproducerwasdeterminedtogivehismotherabirthday⑴present

thatwouldbebetterthan⑵anyhisbrothersweregivingher.Heheardabout

anamazingbirdwhich⑶couldtalkintwelvelanguagesand⑷singtenfamous

operas.Heimmediatelyboughtthebirdand(5)sentittohismother.It[6)

costhim$50,000.

Thedayafterher(7)birthday,hephonedhismother..^Whatdidyouthink

ofthe⑻bird,Mother?^heaskedeagerly.Hismother⑼replied,“Delicious!”

Unit4

Itis⑴proposedinthisarticlethattelevisionbe⑵prohibitfora

periodoftimeeacheveningAs(3)socialscientistshavelongnoted,excessive

televisionwatchingdamagesafamily'sabilitytocommunicatewithoneanother;

andmay⑷actuallyleadtosomeformsofmentalillnessaswellasarising

⑸rateofdivorce.Forcingfamiliestoturnofftheirtelevisionseteachevening

mayindeedmayindeedbeawayofbringingthem(6)together.Therefore,this

⑺proposalmaywellbea⑻worthwhileone.Itwould,however,⑼involve

somedifficultyinputtingitintoeffect,asfewAmericanswouldbewillingto

giveupasinglemomentoftelevisiontime.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

A

MostpeopleintheUnitedStateswatchTV,eventhoughtheycomplainabout

televisionsometimes.It'sgreat(1)funtowatchTV,andit'seasy.You[2)

turnontheTV,sitdown⑶inacomfortablechair,andseemany⑷interesting

things.ThepeopleonTVwill(6)makeyoulaughandcry.They(6)willinform

youandexciteyou.⑺FromwatchingTV,youcanlearnaboutthe⑻latest

newsfromallovertheworld,(9)andyoucanlearnaboutnewdevelopments(10)

inscience,art,literature,andtechnology.Youcan(11)watchsportsonTV.

YoucanwatchtheOlympics,(12)oralocalsportsevent.Finally,(13)insome

places,itispossible(14)togotoschoolbywatchingtelevision.(15)There

arespecialclassesonTV(16)forhighschoolandcollegestudents.Aperson

(17)maygetalgoodeducationat(18)home.Thesearesomeofthe(19)reasons

forwatchingTV.Thereareothers.

B

ThesedaysIdon'twatchtelevision,(1)butafewyearsagoI⑵usedto

watchiteverynight.Iwasoftena(3)littletiredintheeveningsandthere

are(4)fewformsofentertainmentthatdemandas⑸littleeffortastelevision.

Unfortunatelytherearealarge16)numberofpeopleinmyfamily;⑺somewanted

toseeoneprogram(8)whileotherspreferredanother.Iwashappytolookat

⑼anyprogram,buttheothersspentagreat[10)dealoftimearguingeach

nightandtherewas[11)nowayofsettlingthematterexceptbysellingtheset.

(12)Noweveryoneathomereadsinstead.

Unit5

DuringherhighschooldaysLindamadeuphermindtowriteandillustrate⑴

herownbooks.Whenshetoldherfellowstudentswhatshehaddecidedtodo,they

burstinto⑵laughter.Theirlaughter⑶leftherdeeplyembarrassed⑷,butshe

didnotloseheart.Instead,shekeptputtingdownonpaperwhatshefelt,refusing

tobelievethatittookagenius⑸todowriting.AftershegotmarriedLinda

hadtolookafterherchildrenanddoallthecooking,cleaningandlaundry(6)for

thefamily.Butstillshemanagedtofitherfavorite⑺workinmostofthetime.

Sofarshehaswritteneightbooks,fourofwhichhavebeenpublished⑻,Linda

firmlybelievesthatyoucanwriteabooksolongasyousetyourmindon⑼it.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhatqualifications(10)youhave.Whatdoesmatteriswhether

youhaveagreatdeterminationtosucceed.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Alaundryworkerwantedtobeawriter.Onnightsandweekends,theclack-clack

ofhis⑴typewriterfilledthehouse.Hespentallhissparemoneyonsending

hismanuscripts⑵topublishers.Everyonerejectedthem.Onedaythelaundry

workerreadanovelthatremindedhimof⑶hisownwork.Hesenthismanuscript

tothebook，spublisher⑷,ThemanuscriptwasthengiventoBillThompson,an

editorofthepublishing⑸house.It⑹hadtoomanyflaws.But⑺Thompson

didbelievethelaundryworkerhadpromiseasawriterandencouragedhimtotry⑻

again.Overthenext18months,thelaundryworkersenttheeditortwomore⑼

manuscripts.Theeditorrejectedboth(10).Thelaundryworkerbeganworkingon(ll)

afourthnovel.Butwithbillsrisinghebegantolose(12)hope.

Onenight,hethrew(13)hismanuscriptintorubbishbin.Thenextday,his

wifetookitout."Youshouldn't(15)giveup,“shetoldhim."Notwhen(16)you，re

soclose.，zperhapshenolongerbelievedinhimself(17),buthiswifedid.And

so(⑻didaneditorhe'dnevermet,Encouraged,he(19)wroteon.Whenhe

finished(20),hesentthenoveltoBillThompson.Severaldaylaterhereceived

a$3,000advance,and(21)abest-sellernovelwasborn.

Unit6

SamAdamsseemedtobebornanindustrialengineer.Sincehisverychildhood,

hewasanefficiency⑴expect,orsohethought.Hewasverywellorganizedin

hiseverydaylife.Furthermore⑵,hetriedtogeteveryfamilymemberorganized,

too.Hisamazing⑶efficiencyindoingeverythingandhisgreatpowersof

observation⑷providedhimwithagoodfoundation⑸foracareer⑹inindustrial

engineering.Afterhisgraduation.,hegotajobinashirtfactorytoreorganize⑺

theassembly⑻line.Itwaseasyforhimtospottheproblems.Withinaweek,

hewasabletopresenthisfindings⑼tothemanagement(10)andoffer

suggestions(11)formakingtheoperationsmoreproductive(12),suchas

broadcastingbackground(13)music,beautifyingtheenvironment,relieving(14)the

boredomoftheworkers,andfiringwhoeverwasholdingup(15)theworkflow.

Unfortunately(16),hiseffortsforqualitycontroldidnotworkoutashehad

expected.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Whenourchildrenwereborn,mywifeNancygaveupherjobtolookafterthem.

Ayearago,NancyandIdecidedtochangepaces⑴,Nancywasbeginningtoget

bored⑵athomeallday.Iwasworkinghardatthetime,butIdidn，tenjoy⑶

myjob.Mostofall,Ihatedgoing⑷toworkintherushhour⑸everyday.I

thoughtNancywasthe⑹luckyone;shecouldorganizeherdayin(7)herownway

一shedidn，thaveabosstelling⑻herwhattodo.ButIdidn't9)thinkof

exchangingroleswithheruntil(10)sheappliedforajob.Shegotthejob(11),

atasalaryhigherthanmine(12).Itseemedsensibleforhertotake(13)itand

formetostay(14)athome.

At(15)firstIreallyenjoyedstayingathomeandbeing(16)withthechildren.

Inowunderstand(17)mychildrenbetterthroughspendingso(18)muchtimewith

them.BtuImustadmit,Idofindhouseworkveryboring(19).Mostofmyfriends

areatwork(20)allday,soIoftendon'thavean(21)adultconversationwithanyone

until(22)Nancycomeshome!

Batan(23)thewhole,Ithinkwemadetheright(24)decision.Ihavelearned

alot,andso(25)hasmywife.ForthefirsttimeIappreciatewhat(26)women

doathomeandIcanunderstandsomeoftheirproblems(27).

Unit7

Whentheelderly⑴manenteredthepuddingshop,hisworn⑵appearancemade

itquiteevident⑶thathecouldnotaffordtobuyanyoftheChristmaspuddings

thatwerelaidou⑷onthecounter.However,hesampled⑸themasifitwere

hishonestintention⑹topurchaseone.Heappearedoutofplace⑺amongthe

othermoreprosperous⑻lookingcustomers;and,feelingthathehadprobablycome

down⑼intheworld,Idecidedtopdohimafavorbybuyinghimone.Tomysurprise,

however,heseemedquiteinsultedbymyoffer,andimmediatelycountedout(10)

whatlittlemoneyhehadtopurchaseoneforhimself.

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

Joewasgoingintohisusualbarbeforelunchwhen⑴hesawapoorlydressed

manfishingin(2)asmallpoolofrain-wateraboutfivecentimetersdeep⑶outside

it.

Joestoppedandwatchedthemanfor⑷afewminutes.Hesawthatmostof⑸

thepeoplewhopassedbyhimbelievedhemust⑹berathermad.

Joepitiedtheman,so⑺afterafewminuteshewent⑻uptohimandsaid

kindly⑼,"Hello,wouldyouliketocome(10)intothebarandhaveadrink(11)

withme?"

Thefishermanwasdelightedtoaccepthisoffer(⑵,andthetwomenwentinto

thebar(13)together.Joeboughtthefishermana(14)fewdrinks,andfinallysaid

to(15)him,"You'vebeenfishingoutsidehere,haven't(16)you?Howmanydidyou

managetocatch(17)thismorning,ifImayask(18)?^

“youaretheeighth,“thefishermananswered(19)merrily.

Unit8

AsChristmasapproached⑴,InaturallybegantowonderwhatpresentImight

get.Oneday,Icameupon⑵abicyclewithballontiresinasecond-handgoods

storeandsecretlywishedmymotherwouldsomehowscrapetogether⑶themoney

tobuyitforme.ButIdidn,treallythinkourincomecouldstretchtoapresent

thatcostsomethinglike⑷15dollars.AndIwasn,tbredtobesoselfishasto

robmysisterDorisof(5)herjoyofgettingthepresentshedesired.Afewdays

later,however,whenIwentintomymother，sroominsearchof⑹asafetypin,

Iwasastonished⑺tofindtheverybicycleI'dbeenadmiringinthestore.〃My

dreamhascometrue⑻！“Iexclaimed.〃I'mtheluckiest⑼boyalive!”

TheinstantIcameoutofherroom,however,Ifoundashadowhangingover

myhappiness.Thefactthatmymotherdidnotreveal(10)theslightesthintof

herintentiontobuymethispresentindicated(n)thatshewantedittobea

completesurprisethatwouldaddtomypleasureaswellashersonChristmas.Though

Ifeltdeepgratitude(12)toher,Iwouldnotbeabletocryoutmylove

spontaneously(13)fromtheheartatthecritical(14)momentnowthatIknewher

secret.Iamamanwithabsolutely(15)noactingtalent.Iamnotamanwhocan

pretend.WhatcouldIdonottodeny(16)herthejoyofseeingmesurprisedand

delighted?

2.Fillinthemissingwords:

ThewholefamilyobjectedviolentlywhenIsaidthatIwasgoingtoEurope

overtheChristmasholidaywithacollegefriendofmine⑴.Mothersaidthatsince

therewasgoingtobeafamilyreunion,Ireallyought⑵tostayathome,although

Ialwaysenjoyedtheseoccasions,nobody(3)couldpersuademetochangemymind⑷.

AweekbeforeChristmas,myfriendandIflewtoMadridandthen⑸traveled

bytrainthroughSpain,FranceandGermany.On⑹ChristmasEvewearrivedata

smalltowninsouthernGermanyandwereamazedtofind⑺somuchactivityinthe

town.Thestreetswerecrowdedwithpeople,andtheshopswerefull(8)ofallkinds

ofinterestingthings.Wewalked⑼aroundforhoursandthenjustat(10)midnight

wewenttolistentoChristmassongssungbychildrenaroundabrightlylittree

inthemainsquare.Wereturned(11)toourhotellatethatnight,looking(⑵

forwardtothenextdayandweplannedtohaveChristmasdinnerin(13)thebest

restaurantintown.However(14),inthermorningthestreetsweredeserted.To

makemattersworse,everythingwascloseduptight一eventhestores.Wesearched

invainfor(15)hoursandfinallyhadtoreturntoourhotelfeeling(16)unhappy

andlonely.0ur〃feast“wasasackoffruitthat(17)myfriendhadhappenedtobuy

thedaybefore(18).Ourthoughtssadlyturnedtohomewhere(19),