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1.       Exercise of vocabulary.

1) A       statement is a general term for a personalized financial record that regularly informs a recipient about the status of his or her account.

Answer: monthly

2) Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas Party which was a good opportunity for them to gather and renew       .

Answer: acquaintance

3) My parents’ marriage was a        of this time – those years of so-called cultural revolution, with no wedding ceremony and no honeymoon.

Answer: classic

4) Having failed in the examination, Owen didn’t dare       his father      .

Answer: look…in the eyes

5) Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are       here, though most of the components are imported.

Answer: manufactured

6) The employees of the company are treated right with handsome paychecks and stock      .

Answer: options

7) San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California and a leading center of the culture,    

       , and industry in the United States.

Answer: finance

8) Steve announced just now that he was leaving, but the coach had already started looking around for a       weeks before.

Answer: replacement

9) Shortly after he learned of the earthquake, the man hurried back to his hometown, searching high and low to find out whether his parents had        the calamity.

Answer: survived

10) I was listening for Grace’s voice, but it wasn’t easy to _____ it       among all others.

Answer: pick…out

11) The survey reveals that an increasing number of young people claim they enjoy     life.

Answer: married

12) Someone        the letter I was reading. Looking up, I was delightfully surprised to find that it was my former classmate.

Answer: grabbed at

2.       Exercise of translation. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.

1) 我不太清楚哪你能找到好木匠 (carpenter) --你最好四处打听打听。(ask around)

Answer: I was not sure where you can find a good carpenter—you’d better ask around.

2）他有点尴尬，赶紧清了清喉咙，抬头看着墙上的画。(embarrass)

Answer: Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall.

3）迈克尔去世了，留下三个儿子、两个女儿和妻子伊莉莎白。(survive)

Answer: Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters and his wife Elizabeth.

4）作为金融专家，威廉建议我们投资股票市场。(stock)

Answer: As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in the stock market.

5）我们这些小零售商 (retailer) 无法和超市在价格和销售等方面竞争。(compete)

Answer: we small retailers can’t compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales.

Questions and Answers

1. Why did Phil’s wife hide her bitterness in face of the company president at the funeral?

2. Why is it very easy to identify Phil from a lineup?

3. What did the company president do as soon as Phil’s funeral was over?