New Horizon College English Book II

Key to Unit Two

Section A

Section B

Learning the Olympic Standard for Love

The Standard for Olympic Excellence

Contents Section A

1. Vocabulary

2. Sentence Structure

3. Translation

Vocabulary

amazing lower presence promising indifferent frown approximately

rank swear outburst persist unfair tropical fuss

1. I would like to find a job in a(n) company after I graduate.

2. The mother couldn’t help laughing at her little boy’s ______________ appearance.

3. The tall man ________ his head so that he could enter the room.

4. Though the plan didn’t work well, he _____________ in following it.

5. Sould it be a failure, as many experts predict, it would _________ as one of the worst man-made disasters.

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

promising

amusing

lowered

persisted

rank

Vocabulary

amazing lower presence promising indifferent frown approximately rank swear outburst persist unfair tropical fuss

6. Don’t ____________ at others in any situation no matter how angry you are.

7. It is really _______ that she didn’t get promoted just because of her skin color.

8. She was very glad to see the _________ of many old friends at her birthday party.

9. Why are you _________ all the time? Try to look happy!

10. I can’t tell the exact number; ___________ 100 students will be presented with medals as recognizing of their excellence.

swear

unfair

presence

frowning

approximately

Vocabulary

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverbs.

1. Ellen is a devoted friend; you can always count ____ her whenever you are in trouble.

2. The other day I came _____ a friend when I was walking aimlessly on the street.

3. The woman in red looks so familiar to me; I must have met her ______ some occasion.

4. Why didn’t you ask him to prepare for the test ______ advance, He could have done it better.

5. I will ____ no means give up my plan, despite all kinds of challenges and difficulties.

on

upon

on

in

by

Vocabulary

6. Thinking little of other people, the young man is always indifferent _____ others’ suffering.

7. The girl felt ill at ease ____ the presence of a lot of famous people.

8. Taking little notice _____ what people said about her, Ann went on with her own life.

9. I saw Laura sitting by the window in a cafe across the street, obiviously reflecting _____ something.

10. As my true friend, Joseph never fails to point _____ my mistakes.

to

in

of

on

out

Vocabulary

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank A) remarked B) encouraged C) benefit D)commitment

E)perfect F) reluctant G) hostile H) exemplify I) respect J) appreciate K) involved L) regarded M) claiming N) declining O)

rejected Bill Johnson’s path to Olympic gold was different than that of most. In fact,even though he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event, many 1 him as a true Olympic hero. He was a rebellious kid who came from a troubled background, and he boasted too much. Morever, he only became 2 .in skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17. There was no lifelong 3 to the sport. He did not 4 the Olympic spirit. He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event!

O) rejected

K) involved

D)commitment H) exemplify

Still few failed to 5 . His marvellous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He was just a natural skier and his technique was 6 for the course. And so even before the race began, he was 7 victory. “this course was made for me. Nothing can stop me,” he had boasted. He also caused some comments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won the race. This made many skiers8 .toward him.

That just 9 him even more. Then on the day of the event,he turne out to the fastest. “It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain,” Bill Johnson 10 proundly after he won a gold medal for the United States. “Not many can do that.

Word Bank A) remarked B) encouraged C) benefit D)commitment E)perfect F) reluctant G) hostile H) exemplify I) respect J) appreciate K) involved L) regarded M) claiming N) declining O) rejected

Vocabulary

J) appreciate

E)perfectM) claiming

G) hostile

B) encouraged

A) remarked

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Sentence Structure

VI. Make a sentence out of each group of words. Use “while” to introduce information that contrasts with what is conveyed in the main clause. Make changes where necessary.

Model:

The president went to the dinner though he was seriously ill.

The president went to the dinner despite his serious illness.

1. They didn’t lose heart though they experienced lots of frustration.

They didn’t lose heart despite lots of frustration.

2. Though it was raining heavily, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.

Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.

3. I will try my best though the chances of success are slim.

I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.

4. Though they searched for the escaped prisoner in the mountain thoroughly, no sign of him was found.

Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain, no sign of him was found.

5. Though their income was increased, their life became poorer because of the rising prices.

Despite their increased income, their life became poorer because of the rising prices.

Sentence Structure

VII. Make a sentence out of each group of words. Use “not only … but also …” in each sentence with an inversion structure. Change the verb tense where necessary.

Model:

We don’t need air conditioning, ______________( 我们也买不起）。

We don’t need air conditioning, nor can we afford it.

1. I won’t apologize to him for doing this,_____________________（我也不觉得有这个必要）。

I won’t apologize to him for doing this, nor do I think it necessary to do so.

Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure

3. We have no idea about where the girl lives, ___________( 我们也没有她的电话号码）

We have no idea about where the girl lives, nor do we have her telephone number.

4. I don’t feel like continuing my study after graduation, __________( 我也不想马上去工作）。

I don’t feel like continuing my study after graduation,nor would I like to go to work immediately.

5. Father and I worked out this plan together;he wouldn’t change it no matter what happened, _________(我也不会）。

Father and I worked out this plan together;he wouldn’t change it no matter what happened, nor would I .

2. My parents said they wouldn’t come to us for the Chinese New Year, _______________(他们也不会去我妹妹家）。

My parents said they wouldn’t come to us for the Chinese New Year, nor would they go to my sister’s.

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Translation

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。

the only child

Despite

is never babied by

Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.

Translation

2. 迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话做任何解释。

the party nor

give an explanation

Mike didn’t come to the party last night ,nor did he call me to give an explanation.

Translation

3. 坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。

Sitting next to him

some novels

by no means

The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.

Translation

4. 他对足球不感兴趣，也不关心谁输谁赢。

has no interest

is indifferent to

who wins or loses

He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.

Translation

5. 经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。

count onIn his absence

take care ofassistant

The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.

Translation

6. 这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。

In the presence of made a speech

This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.

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Vocabulary Section B

sacrifice sake pursue deny opponent amazing

strip overcome indicate suspicion condemn rumor

crack explosive

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. Our parents couldn’t us any more than they do; whatever thay do, they do it for our ___________.

2. Jack was really determined in his career, and he _________ almost everything else.

3. Hearing the ________ of a gun, I jumped to my feet from the chair and called the police immediately.

4. He never stopped __________ knowledge during the years in the small mountain village.

sake

sacrificed

crack

pursuing

Vocabulary

sacrifice sake pursue deny opponent amazing strip overcome indicate suspicion condemn rumorcrack explosive

5. You cannot take ___________ substances with you when you are travelling by bus, by train or by air.

6. We have to be patient and determined enough to _____________difficulties at hand.

7. In this map, the towns are ________ by red dots.

8. The self-confident young man believed he would beat his _________one after another and win the first prize.

9. Having been __________ of all his property, he was worth nothnig again.

10. The man _______having witnesses the accident because he was afraid of getting himself involved.

denied

stripped

opponents

Indicated

overcome

explosive

1. Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by playing the role of the leader in her group. （ act as )

Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by acting as the leader in her group.

2. To be successful, you need a careful plan, good luck, help at the right time, and most importantly hard work. ( above all)

To be successful, you need a careful plan, good luck, help at the right time ， and above all ， hard work.

3. They are not doing this to gain recognition or money; they are doing this to benefit the society. ( for the sake of )

They are not doing this to gain recognition or money; they are doing this for the sake of society.

Vocabulary

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.

4. It was actually what he said, not what he did, that made me sad.( rather than)

It was actually what he said rahter than what he did that made me sad.

5. Once my mother decides to do something, it will be very hard to stop her.(set one’s mind on)

Once my mother sets her mind on something, it will be very hard to stop her.

6. Years of research had prepared them for success in their field.(set the stage for)

Years of research had set the stage for their success in their field.

Vocabulary

7. Local people are quite familiar with the phenomenon, so they are not surprised at all. (be used to）

Local people are used to the phenomenon, so they are not surprised at all.

8. Today at this meeting we are going to direct all our attention to the question of air pollution. ( focus on)

Today at this meeting we are going to focus on the question of air pollution.

Vocabulary

9. He never expected that his best friend would openly say that he had cheated in the exam. ( charge with)

He never expected that his best friend would charge him with cheating in the exam.

10. His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to take part in any activities outside of class. (participate in)

His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to participate in any activities outside of class.

Vocabulary