21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册.课后

4. No wonder they asked so many questions

5. No wonder it has become a best-seller of this spring 6. No wonder US students are anxious about math XII

1. Referring to the differences between American English andBritish English,he said, “The United States and Britain aretwo different countries after all.”

2.Professor Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. He often says, “I am just as happy, even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me.” 3.We called on him to take part in our conservation about pop music, but as soon as he joined in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous week.

4.The driver is responsible for this accident.His car knocked down a tree and a man on his bike.

5. Since our production of radios came to a halt, we haveswitched to the production of mobile phones.

6.Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace in Beijing.

7. It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well.Even though I have learned English for a few years, I still can’t express myself effectively in the language. 8. I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me –I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on.Text B

Exercise I

1. academic 2. intelligence

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3. reflects 4. Social 5. predicted 6. context 7. advantage 8. attitude 9. traits

10. communication 11. distinguish 12. represented 13. influences 14. mature II

1. getting…across 2. come out 3. Because of 4. in short 5. as a result 6. as well 7. in some cases 8. sent out

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Unit 3 Text A Exercise IV 1. draw 2. bear 3. worn out 4. got tired of 5. racial

6. paid, attention to 7. mature 8. broke into 9. performed 10. conquer 11. aspects 12. As far as V

1. Brought up 2. broke into running 3. amazed

4. All his wife could do was

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5. resemble 6. with ease 7. conquered

8. wear out / are worn out 9. turned out 10. has grown into 11. tragedy 12. promptly VI 1. personal 2. traditional 3. humorous 4. logical 5. courageous 6. poisonous 7. educational 8. victorious VII 1. darkness 2. carelessness 3. nervousness

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