第二册练习答案.doc

Unit one.
1. She is so shy that she dare not sing in public.
2. According to the author’s advice, when in Rome, we should do as the Romans do.
3. The man walks ahead of the women so as to open the door for them.
4. As far as greeting style is concerned, there are big differences between Chinese and Western cultures.
5. Honesty deserves respect more than anything else.
6. We are not supposed to smoke in the classroom.
7. One important aspect of good manners is to respect, understand and help others.
8. The Golden Rule for maintaining friendship is trusting each other.
Unit Two.
1. In general, people living in a good environment live longer.
2. The government required that the factory be closed to make sure that the tourist site would not be polluted.
3. We would rather move away because the noise here is too bad.
4. Xiao Ming hit on a good idea to deal with the polluted water.
5. The street is clean at one time, and very dirty at another time.
6. Whether a restaurant can attract customers always depends on its environment.
7. The city’s clean environment adds to its attraction.
8. We are inclined to plant trees and flowers on both sides of the street.
Unit Three.
1. The grocery provides such drinks as tea, Coke, Sprite, mineral water, and so on.
2. I like burgers most when it comes to Western fast food.
3. The customer should tell the waiter/ waitress loud and clear what he/ she needs.
4. That restaurant places a lot of emphasis on the quality of food provided.
5. Our restaurant’s special is crispy duck.
6. My son is unused to spicy food.
7. Food at the school canteen lacks variety.
8. The dish looks like a bonsai flower.
Unit Four.
1. Shopping online is a new experience to me.
2. Coupons are made available to customers who spend a minimum of 200 yuan.
3. This brand of mobile phone is quite popular among youngsters.
4. At last I managed to persuade my father to buy me a laptop computer.
5. Purchasers of refrigerators enjoy free delivery.
6. at the checkout counter there is a queue of customers waiting to pay for their purchases.
7. Please enquire the department manager about the discount details.
8. The amount I spent in the supermarket came to a total of 150 yuan.
Unit Five
1. All types of mobile phones are on display in the store.
2. Please read through the manual before starting to use the mobile phone.
3. You can refer to the website of Zhang Dong’s school for his phone number.
4. Yesterday Xiao Wang was searching online all day long for relevant information about a writer.
5. Online chat should be restricted to adults.
6. The number of Internet users in this city almost doubled last year.
7. We cannot rely on the Internet to tell us everything.
8. Telephones are important to the life of the young and the old alike.
Unit Six.
1. The secret of a long life is a balanced diet.
2. Please follow the directions on the box when you take the medicine.
3. Near-sightedness deprived Li Ming of the opportunity to join the army.
4. He walks for an hour a day on average in order to stay healthy.
5. From a medical point of view, smoking is harmful to the lung.
6. Generally speaking, cancer in an early phase is curable.
7. His blood pressure sank after he took a few tablets.
8. Many people in the world die of AIDS every day.
Unit Seven.
1. Young people like McDonald’s, whereas their parents don’t.
2. To the old, whether the young respect them or not means a lot.
3. For many old people, health is the first concern.
4. All parents have great expectations of their children.
5. He feared that his parents would be against his choice.
6. Communication between young people and their parents is highly rewarding.
7. The generation gap often results from a lack of communication between two generations.
8. The young should have a sense of social responsibility.
Unit 8. P124.
1. how we can complete the task on time.
2. that he doesn’t know how the accident occurred
3. whether Xiao Zhang is willing to attend the meeting or not.
4. where to find the book.
(, Page 129)Ex. D
1. In almost every respect, women are not inferior to men./ women and men are equally respected in almost every respect.
2. It suddenly occurred to me that the presidents in several countries are women.
3. Many jobs are occupied/( held down )by women, such as secretary, babysitter and nurse.
4. We can’t judge which gender is superior or inferior based on physical strength.
5. Our final/ ultimate objective is to end unfair/ unequal/ unjust treatment to women.
6. We can’t simply blame the inequality of employment on gender differences.
7. He knew in advance that the topic of the meeting was equal work and equal pay.
8. Men and women have slight differences in the way they judge strangers.
Unit Nine.
1. Despite the fact that there were lots of interviewees, he finally succeeded in getting the job.
2. His money ran out soon after his unemployment.
3. Generally speaking, an employer wants to know about an applicant’s work experience.
4. The workers are worried that they may be dismissed.
5. I can’t find any suitable person available for this job now.
6. My elder brother quitted his job last month.
7. He has the qualification to apply for the job.
8. The factory is now starting to turn for the better.
Unit Ten.
1. The education in that village was rather miserable.
2. It’s quite common to complain about the inequality of education in developing countries.
3. With the development of society, people attach more importance to the quality of education rather than the time devoted to it.
4. A new concept about education is that education is a matter for one’s whole life.
5. Nowadays some young people are reluctant to receive long-term regular school training.
6. In recent years, there has been an extensive enrollment expansion in numerous Chinese colleges.
7. Students of our class have different backgrounds.
8. He likes watching sports programs.