Pre-unit Test 1 1 Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 14 Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 18 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 22 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 艾尔弗雷德. 布洛格斯的双重生活 26
Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字 30 Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫 34 Lesson 7 Mutilated Ladies 残钞鉴别组 38 Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院 42
Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 46 Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic 泰坦尼克 号的沉没 50 Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪 54 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活 58
Lesson 13 It s only me 是我, 别怕 62 Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒 66 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 70 Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 74
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 78 Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流 82 Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫 86 Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 90
Pre-unit Test 2 94 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔. 门多萨 106 Lesson 22 By heart 熟记台词 110 Lesson 23 One man s meat is another man s poison 各有所爱 114 Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 家丑 118
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark 卡蒂萨克 号帆船 122 Lesson 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒 126 Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 130 Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 五镑也太贵 134
Lesson 29 Funny or not? 是否可笑? 138 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 142 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 146 Lesson 32 A lost ship 一艘沉船 150
Lesson 33 A day to remember 难忘的一天 154 Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现 158 Lesson 35 Justice was done 伸张正义 162 Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 166
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 170 Lesson 38 The first calendar 最早的日历 174 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 178 Lesson 40 Who s who 真假难辨 182
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想 192 Lesson 44 Modern cavemen 现代洞穴人 196 Lesson 43 Fully insured 全保险 200 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适 204
Lesson 45 The power of the press 新闻报道的威力 208 Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 212 Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代价太高? 216 Lesson 48 The silent village 沉默的村庄 220
Lesson 49 The ideal servant 理想的仆人 224 Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 新年的决心 228 Lesson 51 Predicting the future 预测未来 232 Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是 236
Lesson 53 In the public interest 为了公众的利益 240 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智? 244 Lesson 55 From the earth: Greetings 来自地球的问候 248 Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流, 我们的邻居 252
Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里 256 Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦 260 Lesson 59 Collecting 收藏 264 Lesson 60 Too early and too late 太早和太晚 268
IF YOU CAN DO THIS TEST GO ON TO UNIT 1 Key structures A Word Order. Rewrite these sentences using the joining words in parentheses: 1 My hotel room overlooked a courtyard. There was a fountain. There were several trees, (in which... and) 2 Uncle Charles looked everywhere for his glasses. He could not find them. {Though) 3 During Christmas, there was extra work at the post office. A great number of students were employed to help, (so much... that) 4 I don t want to see that film. It had poor reviews, (because) 5 Wages have gone up. Prices will rise. The cost of living will be higher than ever. (Now th at... and) 6 The police searched everywhere. The missing boy could not be found. His dog could not be found. {Although... neither... nor) 7 James Sullivan will give a lecture at the local library next week. His book on the Antarctic was published recently. {whose) 8 Fares have increased. The railway company is still losing money. The employees have demanded higher wages. (In spite of the fact th at... because) 9 He gave me a fright. I knocked the teapot over, {such... that) 10 The climbers reached the top of the mountain. They spent the night there, (not only... b u t... as well) B Composition. Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below: 1 Circus act a man was walking on a tightrope rode a one-wheel bicycle carried two others on his shoulders the crowd clapped his performance. 2 The man returned to give a repeat performance tightrope again he did a hand-stand on the one-wheel bicycle lost his balance the crowd gasped the man grabbed the tightrope he was still holding on to the bicycle climbed on again and rode to the other side. C Verbs. a What happened? What has happened? What has been happening? Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: The mummy of an Egyptian woman w ho (die) in 800 B.C. just (have) an operation. As there (be) strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors (try) to find out whether the woman (die) of a rare disease. The only way to do this (be) to operate. The operation, which (last) for over four hours, (prove) to be very difficult. The doctors (remove) a section of the mummy and (send) it to a laboratory. They also (find) something which the X-ray plates not (show). The doctors not (decide) yet how the_woman (die). They (fear) that_the mummy would fall to pieces when they (cut) it open, but fortunately, this not (happen). The mummy successfully (survive) the operation.
Pre-Unit Test 1 b What happened? What was happening? What used to happen? Give the correct form o f the verbs in parentheses. U se would in place of used to where possible: I (travel) by air a great deal when I (be) a boy. My parents (live) in South America and I (fly) there from Europe in the holidays. An air hostess (take) charge of me and I never (have) an unpleasant experience. I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, w e (fly) low over the city and slow ly (gain) height, when the plane suddenly (turn) round and (fly) back to the airport. While we (wait) to land, an air hostess (tell) us to keep calm, and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down. c What will happen? Give the correct form o f the verbs in parentheses: Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t (last). The busmen have stated that the strike (continue) until general agreement (reach) about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike (last) for a week. Many owners of private cars (offer) free rides to people on their way to work. This (relieve) pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike (last). All the young men are expert drivers, but before they (drive) any of the buses, they (have to) pass a special test. d What will happen? What will be happening? What will have been happening? Give the correct form o f the verbs in parentheses: I have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Reginald Page, (retire) next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, (send) him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the g ift (sign) their names in a large album which (send) to the headmaster s home. We a ll (remember) Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils (attend) a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page (teach) for a total of forty years. After h e (retire) he _(devote) himself to gardening. For him, this (be) an entirely new hobby. e What happened? What had happened? What had been happening? Give the correct form o f the verbs in parentheses: As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. H e (wave) desperately to his companion w ho (water ski) for the last fifteen minutes. Both men hardly (have) time to realize what was happening when they (throw) violently into the sea. The speedboat (strike) a buoy, but i t (continue) to move very quickly across the water. Both men just (begin) to swim towards the shore, when they (notice) with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It n ow (come) towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it (roar) past them only a few feet away. / Give the correct form o f the verbs in parentheses: 1 Captain Scott (find) that Amundsen (reach) the South Pole before him. 2 We just (move) to a new house but w e (be) dissatisfied with it. 2