1、Writing for Myself,New College English,综合教程,2. Rewrite the sentences,3. Complete the Sentences,1. Fill in the gaps,4. Synonyms in the Context,6. Cloze,5. Collocation,7. Translation,associate tackle agony put down vivid respectable sequence distribute off and on finally extraordinary rigid reputation
2、 hold back tedious turn in,Alan was always in trouble with the police when he was young but hes now a _ married man.,2) The people who had been hurt in the car accident lay screaming in _,agony,3) Because his conditions not serious theyve _ his name _on the hospital waiting list.,put,down,4) The sec
3、ond part of the book describes the strange _ of events that lead to the Kings fall from power,sequence,Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box.Change the form where necessary.,respectable,associate tackle agony put down vivid respectable sequence distribute off and on finally extr
4、aordinary rigid reputation hold back tedious turn in,5) When I saw my little boy crying bitterly over the death of his pet dog. I could hardly _ my tears,hold back,6) They are going to _ those clothes and blankets among the flood victims.,distribute,7) Linda managed to support herself by working _as
5、 a waitress.,off and on,8) Parts of my childhood are so _ to me that they could be memories of yesterday.,vivid,associate tackle agony put down vivid respectable sequence distribute off and on finally extraordinary rigid reputation hold back tedious turn in,9) People often _the old days with good ti
6、mes, and seem to forget the hardship they suffered.,associate,10) Andrew_ decided, after much thought, to leave his job.,finally,11) Janes worried she wont be able to _her paper on time.,turn in,The President came under attack from all sides for his inability to _ the countrys severe social problems
7、.,tackle,2 Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.,They have sent George to the newspapers Paris office. (assign) George _,has been assigned to the newspapers Paris office.,2) What the man told us was well beyond w
8、hat was usual, so I didnt know whether to believe him or not. ( extraordinary)The mans story _,was so extraordinary that I didnt know whether to believe him or not,3) A clear picture was formed in her mind of how she would look in twenty years time. (image) She had _,a clear image of how she would l
9、ook in twenty years time.,4) On an order from the officer the soldiers opened fire. (command) When the officer _,gave the command the soldiers opened fire.,5) Well keep producing bikes as long as they remain in demand. (turn out) As long as people keep_,buying bikes well keep turning them out.,3. Co
10、mplete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.,Mr. Green has a _as a dull lecturer. Hes _and old-fashioned, and doesnt seem to have the faintest idea of how _. (rigid, inspire, bore),reputation,rigid,to inspire,2) Davids essays are long and _
11、to read. _ , his arguments are often based on _ . (tedious, whats more, out of date),Whats more,tedious,out of date ideas,3) I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to _an essay that the professor chose to read to the class. It was without doubt one of the happiest moments in my school_, but I did
12、my best to _pleasure. When the professor offered me his congratulations, however, I could _a smile. (compose, career, avoid, hold back),compose,career,avoid showing,hardly hold back,II Synonyms in Context Now put into each gap a word from the text similar in meaning to the word(s) in italics:,Many p
13、eople know who wrote the song, but it seems none has any idea of who _the music.,composed,2) The first time she met the class, Miss White wore a _black dress and plain black shoes.,severe,3) Our neighbors seven-year-old son has got a severe pain in his chest. Last night we heard him crying off and o
14、n in _.,agony,4) My cousin first met his future wife Ruth in very unusual (异乎寻常的) circumstances - they were both trying to get into the same taxi. I often think the whole thing was quite _ .,extraordinary,5) The policeman asked the old lady to try to _as much about the accident as possible, but all
15、she could remember was seeing a car racing in her direction and her husband knocked down.,recall,6) In the old days orders from the head of a family had to be obeyed. His wish was taken as a _,command,7) When my car was stopped by the police I was sure I had broken some traffic rule or other without
16、 realizing it. Then I heard one of them say I_ the law by not wearing a seat belt.,was violating / had violated,8) Jim did not _any trouble, but we considered everything carefully and expected the worst.,anticipate,Model: You have learned quite a few English collocations, probably withoutrealizing i
17、t. For example, you can say “He is good at math“, but NOT “He is good with math“; “I prefer black tea (红茶)“, but NOT“I prefer red tea“. Similarly, you can say “I was bored with/by his lectures“, but NOT “I was bored at his lectures“; you can say “The teacher assigned a lot of homework to the class“
18、Or “. assigned the class a lot of homework“, but NOT “.assigned a lot of homework for the class“; you can say “Congratulations on your success“, but NOT “Congratulations to/for your success“. Collocation is, therefore, the way in which somewords are often used together, or a regular combination of w
19、ords.,III Collocation,Can you put an appropriate preposition into each gap in the following sentences?,To improve your English, it is very important to have a good command of collocation. For it will help you use words in an appropriate and idiomatic way. adjective + preposition Now we are going to
20、focus on adjective and preposition collocations. Many adjectives go with a particular preposition in a certain context, such as afraid of, and interested in.,1. My sister was angry _finding me asleep instead of doing my share of the housework.,2. Adam is so hungry _success that hell spare no efforts
21、 to achieve it.,at,for,3. Im tired _you telling me what to do all the time.,of,4. Youll have to be patient _my aunt - shes old and forgetful.,with,5. Virginia is famous _the birthplace of American presidents.,for,6. Are you all clear now _what you have to do?,about,7. Their views on the question are
22、 opposite _ours.,to,8. Fats and sugar are very rich _energy but poor _vitamins and minerals.,in,in,9. When I finally met him, I found he was completely different _his photograph.,from,10. How much you get paid is dependent _how much you produce.,on/upon,Dec 1.1943 Dear Aunt Pat,Today my English teac
23、her chose my essay to read to the class. I had tried to make it funny-and it worked! Everybody laughed. Even prim Mr. Fleagle had to struggle to_a smile. Afterwards lots of people offered me their_.I was more surprised than anybody. As you know, I used to find our English exercises rather_, but this
24、 time when I_the list of essay titles one caught my eye.,Complete the following letter with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.,I Cloze,hold back,congratulations,tedious,scanned,It was “The Art of Eating Spaghetti.” Do you_that night in Belleville w
25、hen you made us all spaghetti? It remains_ to me. Especially all the good-humored_we had about the proper way to eat it. So thats what I wrote about.Ive had the idea_for some time now that one day I might take up writing. If I can_more work like that perhaps I really be able to make a _of it. Best w
26、ishes Russell,recall,vivid,arguments,off and on,turn out/turn in,career,2. Read the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.,About twenty of us schoolchildren had been fortunate enough to receive invitat
27、ions to a film-studio to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act” would only _(1) for three minutes, we were given the opportunity to see quite a number of interesting things.Soon after we arrived, bright lights were turned down. Since it was very hot in the studio, it came as a _ (2) to us se
28、e one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat. He _ (3) a hat down over his eyes, put his hands in his pockets, and started walking along a winding path. A big fan began _ (4) small white,last,surprise,pulled,blowing,instructions dressed image surprise excitement scene shaking pulled blowing sequence
29、turn extraordinary severe last anticipate,feathers down on him, and soon the bare trees were covered in “snow”. Two more fans were turned on, and a “strong wind” whistled through the trees. The first actor was dragging through the snow when the second, _(5) as a beggar, began walking towards him tre
30、mbling with cold.The next _ (6)was a complete contrast. The way it was filmed was quite _(7) . Pictures taken on an island in the Indian Ocean were shown on a glass screen. An actor and an actress stood in front of the _ (8) so that they looked as if they were at the waters edge on an island.Since i
31、t was our _ (9) next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the _ (10) of being film “stars”!,instructions dressed image surprise excitement scene shaking pulled blowing sequence turn extraordinary severe last antic
32、ipate,dressed,scene,extraordinary,image,turn,excitement,II Translation Translate the sentences into English, using the words or phrasesin brackets.,1) 那是个正规宴会，我照妈妈对我讲的那样穿着礼服去了。 （formal）,As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.,2） 他的女友劝他趁抽烟的坏习惯未根深蒂固之前把它改掉。（take hold
33、）,His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.,3）他们预料到下几个月电的需求量很大，决定增加生产。(anticipate),Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.,4) 据说比尔因一再违法公司的安全规章而被解雇。（viol
34、ate）,It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the companys safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the companys safety rules.,5)据报道地方政府已采取适当措施避免严重缺水（water shortage) 的可能性。（avoid, severe),It is reported that the government has taken proper measures
35、 to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.,2. Translate the passage into English, using the words or phrasesin brackets.,inspire vivid scan face up to finally,苏珊因车祸失去了双腿。 有
36、一段时间，她真不知道她真不知道 如何面对自己再也不能行走的事实。,Susan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didnt know how to face up to the fact that she would never(be able to) walk again.,一天，苏珊在浏览书籍时，被一个真实故事吸引住了。那个故事生动地描写了一个残疾姑娘是如何成为作家的。 ,One day, while scanning(through)books, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer.,苏珊读后深受鼓舞，决心尽可能多读书，而且，她还想写关于自己童年的故事。 ,Greatly inspired, Susan made up her mind to read as much as she could, and whats more, she wanted to write stories about her own childhood.,
