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I. Vocabulary (P91)
1) It was already a _____when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to buy a new one.
1) wreck
2) With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the ______ in her bank account on an ATM(自动出纳机).
2) balance
3) If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus, you’ll see that we’re now ________ the
3) approaching
4) There’ll certainly be some problems, but nothing that you can’t _____.
4) handle
5) People who _______ litter in the streets should be fined heavily.
5) discard
6) Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive(有进取心).
6) Above all
7) During those difficult years, the family lived almost entirely on a ____ of cabbages.
7) diet
8) What are we going to ______ the food left over from the party?
8) do with
9) We _______ Tom’s age by getting his birth record.
9) checked on
10) We’ll go out as soon as I’ve _______ the kitchen.
10) cleaned up
11) For women lawyers in the
11) weekly
12) I won’t get involved in a deal like this — it’s against all my _____.
12) principles
III Translation (P91)
1) 据报道，联合国斡旋者（mediators）制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。
Answer:
1）It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.
2) 多丽丝小心翼翼地在深林里走，害怕遭到大蛇攻击。（giant）
Answer:
2）Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.
3) 地震、台风和其他自然灾害（disaster）无法防止， 但可采取行动保护生命财产。（property）
Answer:
3）Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.
4) 我买了一期新的我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家，急着想读之自娱（amuse）。
Answer:
4）I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it.
5) 海伦缺乏信心我从未遇到过像她那样没有自信的（unsure of oneself）人。（confidnce）
Answer:
5）Helen lacks confidence. I’ve never known anyone so unsure of herself. Questions and Answers 1. What is the key to Tony’s success? 2. Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists.