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Key to Exercises (Unit 5)
Text comprehension
I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing
D. This is a complete answer, while B only touches part of the text.
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
1. F. Friendship can occur anywhere, even within marriage and kinship. Refer to paragraphs 3 and 5.
2. T. Refer to the last sentence of paragraph 5.
3. F. Friendship needs the balance between openness and protection of each other’s feelings. Total disclosure does not work that way. Refer to paragraph 8.
4. T. Refer to paragraph 12.
III. Answer the following questions.
1. She proves this statement with her personal experiences – her husband was her best friend, she felt more connected with her sister after their relationship was renewed, she was very close to her daughter and she was satisfied with the friendship with her grandchildren.
2. Because making friends involve a process of sharing that needs more attention. It also calls for skills to balance between open and protective of each other’s feelings.
3. Friendship with female workmate made him aware of his patronizing attitude to women, and gave him a better understanding of today’s women, and eventually enabled him to improve his relationship with his girlfriend.
4. Her own experience with her family tells her that the longer we live, “the more important it is to feel connected. And that is what we do through friends.” (Paragraph 13)
5. The writer believes that the sibling rivalry between her and her sister is quite common and they can still find each other again.
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.
1. Being accepted by our friends makes us feel what we are respected as we are respected as we are and encourages us to develop in the way we want to.
2. Making yourself a friend to others is the only way to win their friendship.
Vocabulary exercises
I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.
1. Have difficulty 2.unfair 3.out-of-date
4. Grateful 5. Enlightening
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. Identification 2.Responsibility 3. Unemotional
4. Tendency 5. Involvement
III. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.
1. B 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.D
IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1. Desperately 2.disclosure 3. Intimacy 4.patronizing 5.strainghten out
V. Provide in the space the noun form for each given word.
1.kindness 2. application 3. conference 4.efficiency 5. appointment 6. survival
Grammar exercises
I. Note the use of tense in the following paragraphs.
(Omitted)
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tenses of the given verbs in the brackets.
1. were, brought, sat, was
2. has not fallen, was devalued
3. enjoy, shows, planted, bloom, has gone, follow, plant, thin, have already planted
4. have had, lost, was, was meeting, snatched, thought, was, dashed, opened, found, made, explained, took, sent, was sitting, have been, discovered, had
III. Follow the example “The longer I live, the more important it is to feel connected” and complete the sentences.
1. The more I know him, the more/less I like him.
2. The older I get, the happier I am.
3. The earlier you start, the earlier you’ll finish.
4. The sooner this is done, the better.
5. The harder he worked, the more he achieved.
6. The more we learn about the hero, the more we admire him.
IV. Complete the sentences, using the proper forms of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1. foolish, most foolish
2. lovely, lovelier, loveliest
3. most considerate, considerate, more considerate
4. busy, busier, busiest
5. far, farther, farthest
6. pretty, prettier
V. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined parts in your sentences.
1. Psychologists identify friends as those who accept each other, confide in each other and feel responsible for each other.
e.g. Psychologists identify the reserved as those who do not talk much to strangers, do not show much emotion and seldom get excited.
Sociologists identify the celebrities as those who become well-known for their wealth and glamour rather than their achievement and moral strength of character.
2. Increasing numbers of people are finding that gender doesn’t matter when it comes to friendship, as the sexes mingle more often today.
e.g. He is not good in sports, but when it comes to mathematics, he’s the best in the class.
The professor may give extra attention outside class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work!
Translation exercises
1. Shanghai ranks as one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
2. If you are walking in the mountains, strong boots and waterproof clothing are essential.
3. Some teachers devote too much time to helping their students’ study but neglect their sports activities.
4. Some personal characters play a vital role in the development of one’s intelligence.
5. The President’s refusal to meet the press reveals just how serious the crisis is.
6. It’s perfectly natural that parents fell protective towards their children, even when they have grown up.
7. He wanted desperately to confide in someone about his feelings of failure.
8. As some experts point out, suicide rates are much higher in some occupations than in others.
Exercises for integrated skills
II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
1. pattern 2.of 3. interest 4. part 5. same 6. whatever 7. women 8. play
9. with 10. what 11. made 12. even 13. where 14. like 15. when