￡9.75 billion.

3. He has a nasty temper. He’s liable to lose temper and shout when he gets angry.

4. As for what you have said in your speech, you are right in a sense, but you don’t know all the facts.

5. Now that the problem has been identified, suitable action can be taken so as to figure it out as soon as possible.

6. A group of talented scientists are working to devise a way of storing this special type of power.

7. The launch of Sputnik (the world’s first artificial satellite launched by Soviet Union) was a big event, and it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.–U.S.S.R space race.

8. This project aims to enable us to do better at making use of the skills and talents of our workforce.

IV. Complete the following sentences with the help of the first letter. Fill in each blank with one word only.

1. Such kind of mechanisms will soon be built into dams to h________ vast amounts of electricity.

2. I was deeply impressed by the e________ with which the information could be stored and retrieved.

3. The defendant’s lawyer pleaded that all the cases can be considered within the f________ of the existing rules.

4. From the above diagram we could see that the n________ profit amounted to forty dollars per barrel of crude oil this month.

5. His lecture is full of j________. As a layman, I couldn’t make head or tail of what he said. It’s just double Dutch to me.

6. In computer technology, a v________ is a program that introduces itself into a system, altering or destroying the information stored in the system.

7. The major duty of the bodyguard is to guarantee the president’s s________ especially when the president goes abroad to visit other countries.

8. With the development of the new technology, I can just c________ on a link and recent reviews of the production will come up.

9. The teacher’s p________ that the boy with both talents and diligence would become famous was later fulfilled.

10. Terrorists who violate the n________ of civilized society will wind up being thrown into jail. II.

1. addressed 2. apt 3. boom 4. spread 5. astray 6. harnessed 7. representation 8. appropriate 9. transmit 10. security 11. updating 12. upload III.

1. springing up 2. counted up to 3. apt 4. in a way 5. appropriate 6. means 7. dawn 8. harnessing IV.

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1. harness 2. ease 3. framework 4. net 5. jargon 6. virus 7. security 8. click 9. prophecy 10. norms

Unit 4 Section A

Vocabulary

III. Complete the following explanations or definitions with an appropriate word or

phrase from the box. Change the form where necessary.

crisis release

1. A(n) ________ is the most important of the subjects that a university student is studying. 2. ________ education is given to pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 18.

3. If someone in authority ________ something such as a document or information, they make it available.

4. A(n) ________ is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen. 5. A(n) ________ is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.

6. ________ is an area of study, especially a subject of study in a college or university.

7. A(n) ________ is an organization that provides money for things such as medical research or for a charity.

8. A(n) ________ is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem.

9. A(n) ________ is all the different courses of study that are taught in a school, college, or university.

10. In some systems of government, a(n) ________ is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.

discipline curriculum foundation initiative secondary governor major pipe dream IV. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase from the box. Change the form where necessary.

invest surge incentive

1. Experts with optimistic attitudes see various reasons for the recent ________ in the country’s economy.

2. Although profits only ________ slightly this month, all the members in the board of directors became worried.

3. Last year’s significant expansion in output was driven by strong domestic demand and ________ external trade performance.

4. I went to Europe this summer and was surprised to find that Prague is a(n) ________

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remarkably boast squeeze impressive sponsor competitiveness pledge gear indicate fall back beautiful place.

5. Should foreign private multinational corporations be encouraged to ________ in the economies of poor nations and, if so, under what conditions?

6. The local government wants to give people ________ to use public transport.

7. The ________ on local spending means that many public services will have to be cut. 8. Before he went, he ________ never to come back until he had found his mother.

9. The global forum ________ by Fortune has been regarded as a summit of international business giants.

10. Brands ________ the positive characteristics of the product and suggest taste in the user. 11. The hotel on the island also ________ two swimming pools and a golf course.

12. As multinational companies, we must ________ the amount of products to the level of

public demand.

13. College students are now interested in courses designed to improve personal ________ in

career development.

V. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb.

1. ________ the wake of developments in science and technology, man has become more capable of conquering nature.

2. The government has imposed a sharp squeeze ________ credit in an attempt to hold inflation.

3. The system is designed to be used in conjunction ________ a word processing program.

4. It is often true that a young singer’s singing career took ________ after her or his TV appearance.

5. The play’s interest lies ________ the questions it raises about national security.

6. Public attention at the moment is focused ________ the problem of industrial relations. 7. Having shelled ________ fifty pounds for the tickets, I wasn’t going to miss the show.

8. We have been tasked ________ setting up camps for children who lost their parents in the war.

9. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more ________ stake.

10. His appearance works ________ his chance of success as a politician, which depresses him

very much.

III.

1. major 6. Discipline

2. Secondary 7. foundation

3. releases 8. initiative

4. pipe dream 9. curriculum

5. crisis 10. governor

IV.

1. surge 6. incentives 11. boasts

2. fell back 7. squeeze 12. gear

3. impressive 8. pledged

13. competitiveness

4. remarkably 9. sponsored

5. invest 10. indicate

V.

1. In

2. on

3. with

4. off

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XI.

1. What I want to say is that I have never minimized their role in the strike. 2. She is beautiful, but her beauty seems to pale beside her mother’s.

3. It is no surprise that the company had doubled its profits the previous year.

4. He, who has worked in this factory for 10 years, is extremely qualified for the job.

5. Teachers are urging that the school authority take bold steps to defend the interests of the school.

6. Having recovered from the injury, he looks set to become world champion again this year. 7. Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday’s bomb attacks. 8. Plans are underway to build a new stadium in the city. 在这座城市修建新体育场的计划正在实施中。

Section B

Vocabulary

II. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a word or phrase chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary. deploy compose scenario giant urgency stretch prior pass off turbulent phase compel make headway 1. Since I have planned to study abroad, I’m trying very hard to learn to drive, but I’m slowly ________.

2. He remembered that as a school boy he was ________ to wear shorts even in winter.

3. Less than two percent of the labor force is ________ of Westerners, and the percentage is dropping as they are replaced by immigrants from developing countries. 4. Premier Zhu Rongji delivered a speech to ________ the work of Tibet.

5. In the worst-case ________, you could become a homeless person with a tragic ending.

6. Subsequent economic development made it necessary to increase the ________ of handling the environmental problems.

7. Footwear does not require special certifications ________ to being imported or sold in Poland.

8. This ________ political past has seriously hurt the country’s economy and the business climate.

9. The project is only in the initial ________ as yet, but it’s looking quite promising.

10. It caught the media’s attention since the takeover battle is between two of America’s industrial ________.

11. These tables were often ________ as valuable antiques by the dealer to make much more

money.

12. Paul’s initial two months’ work experience ultimately ________ to Five..

III. Replace each of the underlined parts in the following sentences with a word or

phrase from the text. Change the form where necessary.

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