Unit-7-The-Chaser练习答案综合教程三.doc

Unｉt ７ Thｅ Chａser
Key　to the Eｘercises

Tｅxt ｃoｍpｒeｈensｉon
Ｉ．ﻩDｅcide　which ｏf the ｆolloｗｉng iｓ liｋｅlｙ to haｐpｅn afｔｅr ｔｈｅ　story.
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II. Judgｅ, accoｒdiｎｇ to ｔhｅ ｔexｔ,　whｅｔｈer ｔhｅ　foｌlowｉnｇ　ｓtatements aｒe tｒｕe or ｆaｌse.
1． Ｆ (Rｅfer ｔｏ Ｐaragｒaｐh 5. The ｏｌd man　says　that ｈｉｓ stock in　trａde　is nｏt ｖｅry large, but ｉｔ　ｉｓ ｖarｉed aｎd has extraorｄｉnarｙ effectｓ.）
2. F (Rｅｆer　ｔo　Paraｇrａｐhs 1１　anｄ １3. Tｈe pｒice ｏｆ ａ glove-cleaｎｅr, aｓ he caｌls it, iｓ very　ｈigｈ, fｉve tｈｏｕsanｄ　doｌlars fｏr a ｔｅasｐooｎful, ｂｕｔ the loｖｅ potion ｉs veｒｙ chｅaｐ.）
3． F （Ｒefer ｔo Ｐarａgraph １9. The old　man claimｓ ｔhat the ｅffeｃtｓ of　loｖe poｔions　ａre　ｐeｒmaneｎｔ.)　
4．ﻩＴ (Rｅfeｒ　to Paragraphs 2４ and 2８． Austｅn says that　Ｄiaｎａ　iｓ fond of parｔｉes　ａnd, aｌthoｕgh　she iｓ eveｒｙtｈｉｎg　to him　already, she　dｏes　not　ｃarｅ aｂout his ｌovｅ　aｔ ａlｌ．　That　is why he decｉdes ｔo go ｔo the　ｏｌd ｍaｎ　for the love potioｎ　anｄ ｗｈeｎeｖer the old maｎ　ｍentiｏns ｔhｅ maｇｉｃ of ｈｉs pｏtion, he caｎ't hｅlp "cryiｎg．" Ｆrom ｔｈａt, ｗe can　see tｈe mａn lovｅs ｔhe ｇｉrl very　ｍuｃh.)
5. F (Tｈe old mａｎ　sｅlls the love　ｐｏtiｏnｓ almosｔ　foｒ nｏtｈｉng because by ｄoｉnｇ so ｈis cｕstｏｍeｒｓ wilｌ come bacｋ for a much dearer commｏdｉｔy, tｈe ｇlove-cｌeａｎer, tｏ ｈelp thｅm oｕt.　Ｉｔ is ｔhｅ "death ｐoｔｉon" that ｔhｅ old man mａｋeｓ　mosｔ　of ｈis　ｐroｆits ｆｒｏm， and intｅnｄs　to　seｌl tｏ hiｓ customerｓ.)

III.ﻩAnｓweｒ ｔhe folｌowing　qｕesｔｉons.　
1. What ｔhｅ ｏｌｄ man　means ｉs ｔhat　a yｏung man　who ｆaｌls ｉn ｌove ｏne-sidedly is ｓeｌdom　riｃh eｎｏuｇh to　win a gｉｒｌ's heａｒt.　Hｉs words　imｐly that moｎey　iｓ　oｎｅ ｏｆ ｔhｅ　cruｃｉａｌ facｔｏrs fｏr loｖe. If ａ　mａn is ｎoｔ rich, he ｃan rａｒely exｐecｔ to be loved　ｂy　a giｒl.
2. Ｒefer to Paｒａgraphｓ 1９ ｔo 37. The ｌove　ｐoｔion　has　pｏwerfｕl， eｖerｌasting effｅctｓ.　To ｂeｇin　ｗith, it may pｒｏdｕce　seｘual ｄｅsire in ｔhe persｏn who　takes it.　And on the　sｐiritual　ｓide, it can　replace iｎdiffeｒence wiｔｈ deｖｏtion ａnd　sｃoｒｎ　with　adoｒａtiｏｎ. Ｉt　wｉll　mａke a　gay girl want ｎｏtｈinｇ but soｌitｕde　aｎd ｈeｒ loveｒ's　compａnｙ. Ｓｈe will ｆeel ｊｅalouｓ　of hｉm when　heｒ lovｅr is with ｏther ｇiｒlｓ; sｈｅ wilｌ ｗant to　ｂe ｅｖｅrything to hｉm．　She wiｌl be　only iｎteｒeｓted ｉn ｈer lovｅr and takｅ ｅverｙ cｏncｅｒn　of　him. Even if hｅ sｌｉps a bｉt, shｅ wiｌl ｆorgiｖe ｈiｍ ｔhough tｅrriｂly hurt． In a　word， sｈｅ ｗill　ｆall　iｎ　love　with him if she drinks　the　lovｅ　ｐotion．
3. ﻩReｆeｒ to Paｒagraphs　３９ to 43． Ｉｔ is aｎ　irony,　ｂy　ｗhｉｃh tｈe aｕthor　sｅｅms to　impｌy that lｏve　is far frｏｍ beinｇ prｅcious　or desiｒable. It iｓ ｅａsy　ｆｏr a　ｍａn to fall iｎ love, yet ｉt　ｉs　hａｒd　for hｉm to sｔiｃk tｏ　it. Sｈｏuld　he reｇret sｏｍe daｙ, ｈe ｗoulｄ　hａve tｏ paｙ a much hiｇｈer　prｉｃe　to get　ｈimｓelf out of it. Anyway， for the olｄ mａn, and for his ｃustoｍers as　he ｂｅlｉeveｓ， tｈe life-cｌeaner is more impｏｒｔaｎt thａn the lｏve ｐｏtiｏｎ.
4． ﻩThis meanｓ theｒe is a wｉdｅ differｅnｃe betｗeen ｔhe yoｕｎg aｎd the old． Young peoｐlｅ　teｎd ｔo ｂe oveｒ-passionate　for　love, ｓoｍｅtiｍes sｅｎseｌｅsｓly ａnd ｉrｒaｔｉoｎally， ｗhile the oｌd, jｕst like the olｄ man who　selｌs the mixｔures, wｏuld　take a cｏｏl and ｓeｎｓiｂle,　sｏmetｉmes ｅｖeｎ cｙｎｉcaｌ attitｕde　towards　love.
5. "Au　revｏｉr," an urbane and ｐｏｌisheｄ repｌy to the yoｕng man's　good－bye，　meaninｇ ＂uｎtｉl I seｅ you ａgain，" iｎdicaｔes tｈe old ｍaｎ＇s firm belief that　ｔhe youｎg ｍａn　will ｅveｎtuａlly ｃomｅ　ｂａｃｋ ｔo him　for thｅ life-cleaner. Ｔｈｉs　shows　hｉs ｃyｎiｃal ｐｅssimisｍ aｂｏｕt loｖe.

IV. Eｘplaiｎ　iｎ youｒ oｗn ｗｏrdｓ the follｏｗing sｅnteｎceｓ.
1. "Just ｂecａuse Ｉ aｍ able to ｄo you a fａvoｒ/sｅll you thｅ lｏve　potｉon， I feel　safe telliｎg yｏu so much aboｕｔ my oｔhｅｒ mｅdｉcines."
2. "They, the lｏvｅ pｏtioｎs," said ｔhe　ｏld man， "ｗill help change ｔｈe ｇirl's aｔｔituｄｅ　tｏwardｓ ｙou． Sｈｅ wｉll nｏ longｅr hold yoｕ ｉn coｎtempｔ. Ｉｎｓｔeaｄ, Ｓhe　wiｌl beｇin to　giｖｅ you ｈer ｄｅep-ｆelt ｌove　and　carｅ."ﻭ
Ｓtrucｔuｒａｌ anａlysis　of the　text
The laｓt ｌiｎｅ "goodｂye,　untiｌ ｗe　meet ａｇaｉn" ｃarｒiｅs　an　irｏnic　dｏubｌe meaｎiｎg. It's a cｏｎventiｏnａl wａｙ tｏ　saｙ　goodbyｅ. Ａnd with alｌ　those　clues given in　ｔhe story，　ｉt　ａｌso　ｓugｇeｓｔs tｈat the old maｎ exｐｅｃts thｅ　yoｕng man ｗiｌｌ rｅturn foｒ tｈe gｌｏｖe-cleａner．

Rhｅtoｒical feａtｕres　ｏｆ the text
"Iｔ wｏｕld be no gｏod　ｃhaｒｇiｎg that sｏrt of priｃe　ｆor ａ　lｏve potion. Young peｏplｅ　whｏ ｎｅed　a love　ｐotｉon very sｅldom　have five　tｈousanｄ　dolｌａrｓ. Otherwise they　would　ｎｏt nｅｅｄ a love　poｔion." (Ｐaragrａph　13)

Ｖoｃaｂulａry exｅrcｉses
I.ﻩＥxｐlain thｅ ｕnderlｉneｄ ｐarｔ iｎ　each ｓｅntｅnce in yｏｕr oｗn wｏrds.
1.　ﻩfeeｌing verｙ mucｈ　woｒｒied ａnd ａfｒａiｄ
2. ﻩeｖeｒyｔhinｇ Ｉ sｅｌｌ　coulｄ　be ｗell ｄeemed　aｓ　eｘｔraordinary
3.ﻩｄｉffｉcｕlt to　noticｅ
4． ﻩmｕch mｏrｅ　lasｔiｎg　than the momentａｒy iｍpulse
5． ﻩwiｔh ｅntｈｕsｉasm

ＩI．ﻩFill　in the blank　in eａｃh　sｅｎtｅncｅ ｗitｈ a ｗord taｋeｎ ｆrｏｍ ｔhｅ box in its appropriate ｆorm.
1. creaｋy 　 　2. peered
３. acquaiｎtanceﻩ4. ｄetachment 　
5. rａｐｔｕres　 ６． giddy
7. overｗheｌmed 8.　obｌｉｇed

IＩI.ﻩFill in　the blａｎks wiｔh thｅ　ａｐｐｒopriaｔe fｏrmｓ　ｏf thｅ ｇiven woｒds.
1. ｏbscuriｔyﻩ 　 2. aｃquaintｅｄ
3. perceptible 　　 ﻩ4． apprehｅnsion
5． ｉｎｄiffeｒｅｎt 　 6． ｒaｐt
7. ovｅrwhelmiｎgly 8. disoｂｌｉgiｎg

ＩV．ﻩＦilｌ ｉn ｔhe bｌank in ｅach　seｎteｎcｅ　wｉth an appｒopｒiatｅ pｈrasaｌ ｖｅｒb　or collocation　tａken ｆrom the ｔext.
１. save　up ﻩ
２.　cａre about　
3． indｕlges in 　 　
4. reａched for 　
5． peered ａbouｔ ﻩ
6. deａlｓ iｎ
7. wａs ｓubstitｕｔeｄ
８. ｂettｅr oｆf

Ｖ． Giｖe a ｓｙnｏｎym or an aｎtoｎym　of the　wｏrd underlineｄ iｎ ｅａch ｓeｎｔｅnｃe in thｅ seｎｓe ｉｔ ｉｓ ｕseｄ.
1． Antonym:　ｐｅrceptibｌe (perceiｖａblｅ, ｎoticｅable)
２． Syｎonｙm： poｓtmoｒtｅm　
3． Synonym： aｎｘiｏusｌy　(fｅaｒfｕlｌy)
4. Anｔonym：　temporary （ｔraｎsiｅnt）
5. Antonym: grave (cheｅrleｓs)
6．　Syｎonym: profｏundly (rｉgoｒoｕｓlｙ, stｒonｇｌy)
7.　Anｔonyｍ: aｐathetiｃaｌly (indｉffｅｒeｎtｌy)
8. Sｙnonym： ｒeaｓoｎ

VＩ. Eｘpｌａin the ｕndｅｒliｎed　phrasａl veｒbs in yoｕr oｗn　woｒds.　
1． expecｔ 　 　　　　 2.　have
３. aｃcept 　 　　　４.　ｉmagine
5．　was　 　 　 　 6. ｗorｋ ｏut
7． beｃaｍe　popularﻩ8.　demanｄed

Grammａr exｅrcises
Ｉ. Coｍpｌetｅ eａｃh ｓｅnｔeｎce ｗiｔh　whａt　you think the moｓｔ apｐropｒｉaｔe of ｔhe four choices given.
1. Ｃ (We　use a　ｓｉnguｌar　veｒb ｗｈen tｈe ｓｕbｊecｔ　involｖes each.)
2.　 D (Gｉrl　as ｓhe waｓ = Tｈｏugh　she was a giｒl. Ｉn this stｒucｔｕrｅ, the iｎｄｅfinite ａrｔiｃle iｓ　usually ｏmｉtted.)
３. ﻩA
4. ﻩB (Inverｓｉon ｉs uｓed ｗheｎ　theｒe　ｉs a negativｅ wｏｒｄ ａt ｔhe ｂegｉnｎing oｆ a　ｓenteｎce.）
5. B　(The　antecedeｎｔ oｆ who is tｈe ｂrｉｇhtest stuｄｅnts．)
６． ﻩC
7.　ﻩD
８．　ﻩC

II． Eｍphaｓize the　uｎderliｎｅd ｐart by ｍｏvinｇ it to　the ｉnitiａｌ position ｏf the clausｅ.
1.ﻩMｕsiｃ Maｒｙ ｌikes； ｓports ｓhｅ dｏesn't.
2.　 Groｗl yｏｕ will, and gｏ you must．
3. Theｙ hａve prｏmｉsed to　fｉnish ｔhe　work， and ｆinｉsh　it they will.
4． ﻩHｉs faｃe nｏｔ　many ａdmireｄ, wｈile hｉｓ　chaｒacteｒ still　fewer cｏuld pｒａｉse.
５. ﻩA ｐrｏfessoｒ he wａs, ｂut in nａmｅ ｏnlｙ.
６. ﻩＨｅ　ｍight have　agrｅeｄ ｕnder ｐreｓsure; wiｌlingｌy he would neｖer．
7. ﻩThis question we　hａｖe ａｌready ｄiscusseｄ ａt sｏmｅ ｌｅngｔh.
８. ﻩTａｌent　Miｋe　hａs;　cａpital　Mike　haｓ noｔ.　

III. Ｉmprove the following sｅntencｅs　ｂy　cｈangｉｎg the woｒd　oｒder.
1.ﻩThｅy pｒonoｕｎcｅd ｇｕｉlｔｙ ｅverｙ onｅ of thｅ　acｃｕｓed.
2. Hｅ haｄ callｅd an ｉｄｉot the　man on whｏｓe　judｇｍent ｈｅ now　had　to rely.
3． Wｅ cａnnot set　toｔalｌy asｉde　a wｈｏle ｓyｓｔeｍ oｆ rules deｖised　bｙ　Ｃoｎｇress ｉｔselｆ.
4．　 Tｈe　pｒｏblem then arose oｆ　ｗhat　contribｕtiｏｎ ｔhe pubｌic sｈould make.
5.　ﻩHe ｇave the pａrｃeｌ　tｏ the　ｓerｇeant wｈo ocｃupｉeｄ　tｈe ｔｒench oｐｐositｅ.
６. ﻩSｅｎｄ thｅ　parcｅｌ　tｏ mｙ fａther nｏt　tｏ mｙ moｔher.
7.　ﻩI saｗ oｎ my waｙ home　yesｔerday a man wiｔh a scar aｃrosｓ hiｓ face tryiｎg　to ｅｓcape　with a ｂag he ｈad　sｎatched from　a　laｄｙ.
8. Iｔ was ｍy intｅntion to prｏｄｕｃe a fairｌy short one-ｖｏｌｕme iｎｔｒodｕcｔioｎ ｔo seｍaｎtics whｉch ｍｉght serve ｔhｅ nｅeds oｆ　ｓtudentｓ　ｉn sｅveｒａｌ discｉplines　and ｍighｔ bｅ of intereｓt to thｅ gｅｎeral reaｄｅｒ.

IV.ﻩCｏnveｒｔ ｔhe foｌlowing posiｔive ｓtａｔementｓ and genｅraｌ queｓtioｎs　intｏ neｇative ｓtaｔemｅnts.
１. I　have nｅｖeｒ sｅｅn aｎｙoｎe aｓ/so haｐｐy ａs Mary．
２.　ﻩＪohｎ isn't aｓ ｔａll as his fathｅr.／John ｉｓ　noｔ as/so tａll as his ｆatｈer.
3. ﻩMichａel does not swim ａs well　as Pａuｌ．
４．　ﻩMichael　dｏes nｏt swiｍ nｅarly　aｓ／ｓo well ａs Ｐauｌ．
５.　ﻩHe is noｔ　as/so wise　ａs ｈｅ ｉs ｗiｔty.
6． ﻩTheｒe ｉs nothｉng qｕiｔe aｓ/so satisfｙing as　ｕnｄergoing a ｄiｆficulｔ　procｅsｓ and　afｔｅr lｏng hａrd worｋ　disｃoveｒinｇ the true nature of tｈaｔ procｅss.
7． The　gａp bｅtween the sides ｉs not ａs/so ｗide　ａｓ it ｗas． / Thｅ gap bｅtween　thｅ ｓｉdｅs isn＇t as wｉde as it was.
8． It＇s not　quite as/so　straightｆorwａrｄ　a　ｐrｏblｅm as　iｔ ｍiｇht at first　seｅｍ.

Ｖ. Correct　the ｅrrors， wheｒe founｄ, ｉｎ thｅ　ｆoｌlowｉｎg ｓeｎｔenｃｅｓ．
1. ｓo→sｕch
2.ﻩmanｙ→mucｈ
3. bｉｇ　problem→biｇ　a problem
(When wｅ use a singulaｒ nｏun in tｈe　ｔoo ?tｏ ｃoｎsｔructｉon or ａs　?aｓ cｏｎsｔruｃtion, ｗe shoulｄ ｕsｅ a/an before ｔhe nｏｕn．)
４． feｗ→muｃh　
5．ﻩnormal life→ｎoｒmal a　liｆe
６.ﻩsｌｏwlｙ beｆorｅ→ｓlowｌｙ thａt ｂeｆoｒｅ
7． liｔtle→few
ﻩ（Aｓ few aｓ iｓ ｕsed before numbeｒs．）
8.ﻩaｓ→ｓo
(nｏt sｏ ｇood　＝ not very wｅll)

VI．ﻩMaｋｅ ｓeｎｔｅnｃes ｏｆ yoｕｒ oｗn aftｅｒ the seｎtｅncｅｓ　giveｎ　beloｗ,　keepiｎｇ ｔhe ｉｔaliciｚed paｒｔs ｉｎ youｒ　sentenｃｅs.
1. e.g.　All　tｈat ｇlitteｒs is　noｔ ｇolｄ.
ﻩAlthough ｈｅ ｉs ｓ suｃｃessfuｌ buｓinessｍan， all　is　ｎot ｓweｅt in his　lｉfe.
2．　ﻩｅ.g. Howｅveｒ much　you sｐenｄ, I wｉlｌ ｒeiｍｂurｓe yoｕ.
Howｅver haｒd I try，　I canｎot fｉnd ｔhe aｎｓweｒ.

Ｔransｌatｉon exerciｓeｓ
I. Trａnｓｌａtｅ the following ｓentencｅs　into Chinese.
1．ﻩ“我亲爱旳先生,”老人回答道,“我旳库存不是很大——我可不经营通便剂、补牙药——但是，库存虽不多，品种倒不少。我觉得,我卖旳东西药效没同样可以说是普一般通旳。”
2. “你要是乐意,叫它手套清洁剂也行,”老人漠然作答。“也许可以用它来清洁手套，我没试过。或者称它生命清洁剂也未尝不可,生命有时也需要清洁。”
3. “哪能呢，不会啦,”老人说，“像爱情水,开这样个价，可没什么用处。要买爱情水旳年轻人很少拥有五千美元旳，要不他们也不会需要爱情水了。”
４.ﻩ“不再漠不关怀,”老人说，“而是忠心耿耿；不再轻蔑鄙夷，而是崇拜倾慕。拿一丁点儿这个给年轻女士——掺在橙汁、汤或是鸡尾酒中，丝毫没有异味——不管她有多么放荡不羁轻佻无常，都会脱胎换骨。她什么都不想要，只想和你独处。”

ＩＩ．ﻩTransｌate the　folｌowiｎg sentenｃes iｎtｏ English, usiｎg tｈe ｗords ａnd phrａｓes giｖen iｎ brackets.
1.ﻩTo me, yoｕ arｅ deｆinitｅｌy more　than ａｎ acqｕａiｎtancｅ.
2．　 Manｙ　artｉsaｎｓ in　ｔhis region　ｄeal　ｉｎ a vａrｉety　of　hａnｄｉｃrafts.
3． They went inｔｏ rａpｔｕreｓ ｏver ｔhe ｕnexpectｅd ｓucｃｅｓs.
4． ﻩＭucｈ to ｍy　ｓｕｒpｒｉｓe, he anａｌyzed　ｗiｔh　exｔｒaorｄｉnary　detachment　the　daｎｇｅrouｓ siｔuation ｔｈat tｈreaｔeneｄ ａlｌ ｏf thｅm.
5.　ﻩShｅ　peeｒed ａt thｅ stｒａnger frｏm behind ｔｈｅ curｔain.
6.　 During tｈｅ hoｌｉｄays, he induｌged iｎ ｔｈe luxury ｏｆ　a baｔh oｆ sｕnshine on　the beach.　
7. ﻩWhｅn　ｓｈe learｎt　ｔｈe ｎews of hiｓ　deatｈ,　sｈe wａs ｏveｒwhｅlmｅd wiｔh gｒiｅf.
8. ﻩI＇m nｏｔ in ｆavｏr ｏｆ　buying　a house　ｏn tｈe insｔａllｍｅｎt plan； ｉｎstｅad, I maｉnｔａｉｎ　thaｔ ｅveryonｅ oｆ ｕs shoulｄ ｓａve up foｒ　a　ｒaｉny day．

III.ﻩTransｌate tｈｅ　ｆoｌlowｉng passage iｎtｏ Chiｎｅse．
一种年轻人神情紧张而又踌躇，他推开门，走进一间宽阔旳房间。一位老人坐在摇椅上,读着一本厚厚旳羊皮纸制成旳书,看上去像荷马旳《奥德赛》之类旳典型作品。老人没昂首，指了指旁边旳椅子，示意年轻人坐下。老人说:“奥斯汀先生，不久乐结识你。”
“我想问您是不是卖，呃,一种有着特殊效果旳制剂。”年轻人问道。“我亲爱旳先生，事实上，我这里卖旳哪种东西都是不寻常旳,虽然库存相称有限。”“但是你……”年轻人有点迫不及待。“这是一种像水同样旳无色液体，化在咖啡里、茶里、葡萄酒里或者其他饮料里是看不出来旳,”老人打断他旳话。“但它被起名为万能清洁液，它可以清洁一切东西，从手套到生活。我相信生活有时是需要清洗旳。”
“恐怕那不是我要旳东西,”年轻人说。“没关系，但是我想让你懂得它旳价格。小小旳一勺，固然也足够了,我收费不下于6０0０美金，一分也不能少。”(听到这话,)年轻人很焦急。但是老人接着说：“然而要是卖爱情魔液,也收这样多旳钱是不合实际旳,甚至是残酷旳。年轻人喜欢爱情魔液，但是状况往往是这样旳,他们,我指旳是那些需要爱情魔液旳人,他们不够富裕,如果定价这样高是买不起旳,因此啊，它旳价格低得令人难以置信。这时年轻人旳脸上露出了微笑。“这个爱情魔液有……有着不同寻常旳效果。”老人说，他似乎可以读出年轻人旳心思。“效果是持久旳,姑娘喝了这爱情魔液将把你当作是生活中唯一旳爱好。”
年轻人离开了屋子，心里溢满了幸福。他太幼稚了,不懂得他以及和他相似旳年轻人将很有也许用自己旳钱造就出一种富翁，由于他或许会在将来不断地拜访老人，来买别旳价值昂贵而药效奇特旳制剂。

Exｅｒcises for integｒated skills
I. Dictatioｎ script．
Rumｏr　iｓ　the　mosｔ ｐｒimitive way of ｓpreadinｇ　sｔorieｓ/ ｂy pasｓing　tｈeｍ　oｎ ｆrｏm mouth ｔo mｏuｔｈ./　But　civilized　cｏｕntrieｓ　in norｍal ｔｉmes／ have betｔer ｓourcｅs oｆ news than rｕmｏr．/ Theｙ have radio，　ｔeleｖisｉon, ａnd newsｐａｐers./　Ｉn times　ｏf　stresｓ and ｃoｎfusiｏｎ, hｏweｖｅｒ,／ ｒumor emeｒgｅs ａnd becomｅs　wideｓpｒead．／ Aｔ sｕｃh tｉmes the diｆｆerent ｋinds of　nｅｗs　arｅ ｉn comｐetiｔion:／ the prｅss, teｌevisiｏn, ａnd　rａdｉo　versus the gｒapevｉne.
Rumors ａre　oｆteｎ ｒｅｐeated/ eveｎ　by ｔhose who　ｄo not beliｅvｅ the　taｌeｓ.／ Tｈｅre is ａ ｆascｉnａｔｉon aｂout thｅｍ．/　Tｈe ｒeａson is　thaｔ thｅ cleverｌｙ dｅｓｉgned ｒｕmor／ giveｓ expｒeｓsｉon tｏ　sｏｍetｈiｎｇ　deep in ｔhe hearts　of ｔhe victｉms:／ ｔｈe ｆｅaｒs, sｕspiciｏｎs， ｆorbｉdden hｏpｅs,/ or daｙdreams whｉch　ｔhｅy　hesitａte ｔo　voicｅ　direcｔlｙ./ Ｐｅssimｉsｔic rumoｒs aｂout　deｆeat aｎd dｉｓａsteｒs ｓｈow/ thaｔ　ｐeｏｐlｅ whｏ　ｒepｅat　ｔｈem ａre worｒiｅd and anxious．/ Ｏptimiｓtｉc　ruｍors about rｅｃoｒｄ produｃtｉｏn　or pｅａｃe　sｏoｎ　comiｎg/ point　to　comｐlacencｙ oｒ　confidence/ and　oftｅn tｏ overcoｎfｉdence.　

ＩＩ． Filｌ in　each blank ｉn thｅ ｐassage　bｅlow with ＯNE wｏｒd you thinｋ　ａppropｒｉａte．
　 (1）　ｉf 　 　　 　 (2）　ｎo
（3) tｈrough　 　(４) wｉth
　　(５)　does 　 　 (6) tｈat
　（7) ｗａntﻩ　 (8) Hｅｒe
(９） ｓuｎg 　(10) and
（1１) but (1２) upｏn
(１３) preｃioｕs （１4) ｎoｒ