New Horizon College English Book II
Key to Unit Seven
Section A
Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life
Section B
Are You a Workaholic?
Contents
1. Vocabulary
2. Sentence Structure
3. Translation
Section A
Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
priority troublesome react tense destructive emphasis financial stir
recommend stimulate excess perceive attribute independent viewpoint
react
1. Cool foresight and a quick mind enabled him to ___________swiftly
in
an emergency.
tense
2. You seem awfully _______--why
don’t you have a drink and try to relax?
recommended
3. The doctor _____________that
he should stay a few more days in the
hospital.
destructive
4.The crisis had a(n) __________effect
on the economy.
perceive
5. The program can only be successful if the students ________training
as important.
Vocabulary
priority troublesome react tense destructive emphasis financial stir
recommend stimulate excess perceive attribute independent viewpoint
emphasis was to be laid mainly on the traffic in inner city areas.
6. The__________
stirred feelings within him that
7. Looking at the old photos of his mother_______
had been quiet for many years.
priority
8. This is an important matter, so we must give it _________over
all other
business.
attributed
9. She____________
her broken marriage to her husband’s short temper.
stimulate
10. The activities are designed to _________classroom
discussions.
Vocabulary
IV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with words or
expressions given below. Change the form where necessary..
take charge of
blow one’s top
attribute to
among other things from one’s viewpoint substitute…for
cut down (on) out of control keep in mind put emphasis on
1. They boss would become very angry. if he knew that his workers were
stealing from the company.
(blow his top)
2. Moreover, we were very interested to hear what had happened to our
house.
(Among other things)
3. Who is to take control of the company’s business when the boss is
away ?
(take charge of)
4. She placed special importance on beginning work immediately.
(put emphasis on)
5. The fall in the number of deaths is due to the improvements in
nourishment .
(is attributed to)
Vocabulary
take charge of
blow one’s top
attribute to
among other things from one’s viewpoint substitute…for
cut down (on) out of control keep in mind put emphasis on
6. It is a shame, in my opinion, that the article was copied instead of
written by the author himself.
(from my view point)
7. To reduce my level of cholesterol, I replaced butter with low-fat oil in
cooking.
(substituted low-fat oil for butter)
8. She reduced the number of cigarettes that she smokes from 30 to 10
a day.
(cut down on)
9. It is important to consider the needs of your audience when writing a
report.
(keep your audience in mind)
10. The driver was speeding in the rain, and finally the car was beyond
the command of the driver and ran into a tree.
(out of control)
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.
A) priority B) favorite
F) counter G) complain
K) financial L) warned
O) accompanied
Word Bank
C) jam
D) yell
E) react
H) moan
I) focus
J) destructive
M) threatened N) overwhelmed
My family, my boss, even my doctor had told me this would happen,
N) overwhelmed and focusing
but I didn’t listen. They said I was getting 1_______________
too much on the negative things that happened to me. “ If you don’t learn
E) react
to control how you 2__________to
bad things that happen in your life, you
are going to cause damage to your heart.” said my doctor.” So many of the
situations you 3___________about
are beyond your control, Getting
G) complain
caught in them is very 4_____________for
you physically and emotionally.
J) destructive
I) focus on things you can
You have to learn to let these things go and 5_________
actually change,” I, undoubtedly, should have made his advice my number
A) priority
one 6__________right
then.
Vocabulary
A) priority B) favorite
F) counter G) complain
K) financial L) warned
O) accompanied
back
Word Bank
C) jam
D) yell
E) react
H) moan
I) focus
J) destructive
M) threatened N) overwhelmed
C) jam
Unfortunately, I got caught in a traffic 7__________
that very same day
while driving home from work. This was the setting for the heart attack my
doctor had 8____________me
about .Instead of looking for a better outlet
L) warned
D) yell
for my stress, I began to 9__________at
the car in front of worms instead
of pumping blood. Fortunately, it was only a mild heart attack. Someone
O) accompanied
came to my aid and then 10_______________me
to the hospital. I have
definitely learned that life is too short to worry about things you can’t
control.
Sentence Structure
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences after the model, using “among other things”.
Model:
Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people have higher
cholesterol levels, in addition to other things.
Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people
have higher cholesterol levels, among other things.
1. When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from
cultural differences, in addition to other things.
When you are studying abroad, misunderstandings can result from
cultural differences, among other things.
2. In addition to other requirements, online learning requires commitment
and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.
Online learning requires, among other things, commitment and
discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.
Sentence Structure
3. The research work was severely criticized for its poor management,
apart from other things.
The research work was severely criticized for its poor management,
among other things.
4. They discussed, besides other things, the future of the oil industry.
They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry.
5. The article shows, in addition to other things, the negative effects of
generation gap between parents and children.
The article shows, among other things, the negative effects of
generation gap between parents and children.
Sentence Structure
IX. Combine the following sentences after the model, using the structure “the more…the
more…”..
Model 1:
People get hot, physiologically, with mental stress.
They are likely to blow apart with some heart problem.
The hotter people get, physiologically, with mental
stress, the more likely they are to blow apart with
some heart problem.
1. I often practice, I play well.
The more often I practice, the better I play.
2. We got up high in the air, It became cold.
The higher we got up in the air, the colder it became.
Sentence Structure
back
3. The steel contains much carbon and the cooling is quick. The steel
becomes hard.
The more carbon the steel contains and the quicker cooling is , the
harder the steel becomes.
4. I thought about his suggestion. I became doubtful.
The more I thought about his suggestion, the more doubtful I became
5. He eats much. He becomes fat.
The more he eats, the fatter he becomes.
Translation
VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.
at the meeting
1. 在会上，除了其他事情，他们还讨论了目前的经济形势。
among other things
At the meeting they discussed, among other
things, the present economic situation.
Translation
learn about
2. 我对在自然了解得越多，就越痴迷于大自然的奥秘。
the more…, the more…
The more I learned about the nature, the more
absorbed I became in its mystery.
Translation
recommend that…should…
something new
3. 医生建议说，有压力的人要学会做一些新鲜有趣、富有挑战的事
情，好让自己的负面情绪有发泄的渠道。
an outlet
The doctor recommends that those stressed
people should try something new, interesting and
challenging in order to give their negative feelings
an outlet.
Translation
instead of
4. 那个学生的成绩差，但老师给他布置了更多的作业，而不是
减少作业量。
cut …down
The teacher gives more homework to the student
who has bad grades instead of cutting it down.
Translation
by contrast
be more likely to
5. 相比之下，美国的父母更趋向于把孩子的成功归因于天赋。
attribute to
By contrast, American parents are more likely to
attribute their children’s success to natural talent.
Translation
home
priority
stimulate
6. 教师首先要考虑的事情之一是唤起学生的兴趣，激发他们
的创造性。
One of a teacher’s priorities is to stimulate
students’ interests and creativity.
Vocabulary
Section B
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
hazard welfare indispensable consequence attain consumption
discharge rational summarize evident ambition constant loyal mode
schedule
1. A newborn baby needs ________
constant care and attention.
ambition
2. His great __________
care and attention.
3. He became bad-tempered as a (n) ____________of
drinking too much
consequence
wine.
4. With the economic development over the past decade. the growth of a
evident that everyone can see it.
new social class has become so ________
summarize the main points of your essay.
5. Your final paragraph should __________
Vocabulary
hazard welfare indispensable consequence attain consumption
discharge rational summarize evident ambition constant loyal mode
schedule
6. She was most concerned for the ________
welfare of her two children .
7. She has a pretty tight _________,
schedule but she may be able to meet you for
lunch.
8. The latest model of airplane is capable of _________
attaining speeds in excess
of 500 kilometers per hour.
loyal to their leader even after
9. Many of the party’s supporters were ______
he went to jail.
10. Her work is ____________
indispensable to the project; without her we cannot
continue.
Vocabulary
IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the expressions given in brackets.
1.There isn’t anything to do except wait to see what will happen. (other
than)
There isn’t anything to do other than wait to see what will happen.
2. Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe the opposite. (to the
contrary)
Although Bill was going to the movies, he told Joe to the contrary.
3. I wonder who it was that explained man as a rational animal.
(define…as…)
I wonder who it was that defined man as a rational animal.
Vocabulary
4.It may not be true that traveling in that country is expensive; you can
find reasonably priced hotels and restaurants. (not necessarily)
Traveling in that country isn’t necessarily expensive; you can find
reasonably priced hotels and restaurants.
5.Janet is likely to get angry if you bother her. (tend to )
Janet tends to get angry if you bother her.
6.I prefer to walk there than go by bus. (would rather…than…)
I would rather walk there than go by bus.
7.She was held for twenty days and at times she was concerned about
her life. (fear for)
She was held for twenty days and at times she feared for her life.
Vocabulary
8.He’s been staying up late for a week now, getting ready for finals. (burn
the midnight oil)
He’s been burning the midnight oil for a week now, getting ready for
finals.
9.For many people the only possible way to get free from poverty is to
move to other countries. (escape from)
9.For many people the only possible way to escape from poverty is to
move to other countries.
10.Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to give all his time to music .
(devote oneself to )
Born in Milan, he dropped out of university to devote himself to music.