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1. The artist drew a sketch of the young lady before going into a more detailed painting.

2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing machine that does not use water.

3. We need to adopt a different approach to music in education. 4. Usually a label with your name and address is attached to your suitcase before you check in at the airport.

5. A new system should be devised because the old system simply doesn’t work.

2. Collocation

1. We rejected the proposal as a matter of principle.

2. Although I am not an American football fan, it doesn’t mean I have no interest in it.

3. Demand for coal is down and so are the prices. 4. Biking is a green alternative to driving.

5. Our research on climate change focuses on its effect on the environment.

3. Sentence Patterns

1. Our reading room has many interesting books as well as the latest magazines.

2. The 300-page book contains many pictures of the artist as well as some of his famous paintings.

3. For character building, one needs to succeed as well as fail sometimes.

4. The latest model of the Huawei mobile phone is very popular at home as well as abroad.

1. Legend has it that the guy invented chess to please his King. 2. Word has it that the CEO of my company will retire next year. 3. Rumor has it that he has spent all his money on this crazy and risky plan.

4. Legend has it that those who step onto this stone will have good luck.

4. Comprehensive Practice Cloze

Long, long ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, a brilliant inventor, was imprisoned together with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In order to escape, Daedalus devised a clever plan and sketched out his idea to his son. They would both fly away from the island like birds. It was risky, but both thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string, Daedalus made

them both a pair of wonderful wings. Harnessed to these they were able to take to the air, leaving those on the ground who witnessed their flight amazed at their strange device. As they flew off over the sea their escape seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of his father, came too close to the sun. The wax holding his wings together melted and he plunged to his death in the ocean below. Translation

1. How to harness the power of the rockets is the key to the successful launch of a spaceship.

2. The 20th century witnessed the growth of the aviation industry. 3. During World War II, the United States needed giant cargo planes for transportation of war materials.

4. The film The Aviator is based on the life of Howard Hughes. 5. The professor thinks that more money should be invested in/put into research in the field of energy efficiency. 6. They are carrying out a secret mission.

7. “Focus on the content of the article. Don’t worry about individual words,” said the teacher to the students.

8. Wan Hu’s plan was too risky and too primitive to be successful.

Reading & Comprehending

Reading 1

1. Comprehension Check for Reading 1

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T

2. Translation

1. 他俩合起来的履历看上去令所有真正的飞行冒险家都羡慕不已。 2.“你必须有思想准备，真正能设想出所有的解决方案，”皮卡特说。“否则就非常非常难了。”

3. 如果说有人领教过几乎无法完成的困难任务的话，那就是皮卡特，他是家族中第三代冒险家。

4. 确实，太阳能驱动飞机首创者的动力，不仅仅是为创造新纪录，更多是为后人绘制一条可持续道路的愿望。

Reading 2

Comprehension Check for Reading 2

1. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut on a mission to develop China’s space station.

2. She felt honoured and grateful.

3. Women astronauts have their advantages and capabilities and can complement men in fulfilling their mission. 4. She will carry out medical experiments.

Integrated Skills Practicing

I. Viewing & Listening