Text Comprehension I. A
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T. Refer to Paragraphs 3 and 11.
2. F. This is a false statement, for the County Inspector must be a computer technician as is depicted
in Paragraph 12.
3. T. Refer to Paragraph 17.
4. F. Refer to Paragraph 26. The conversation was going on at Margie's home. 5. T. Refer to Paragraphs 33 and 35.
III. Answer the following questions. (P101)
1. Refer to Paragraphs 2 and 3. A \"real book\" is a very old book in which stories of a school are printed on yellow and crinkly pages.
2. Refer to Paragraphs 3 and 4. They must be using telebook as is mentioned in the text.
3. Refer to Paragraph 11. She hates school because she has been doing worse and worse in her tests of geography.
4. Refer to Paragraphs 13. She was disappointed because she had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether.
5. Refer to Paragraph 32. It gave Margie an arithmetic lesson on the addition of proper fractions.
6. Refer to the whole text. The schools of Margie's days give classes by computer, assigning homework by computer software programs while students in the old days went to school to attend their lessons given by human teachers, experiencing interaction, friendliness and team spirit instead of taking lessons alone at home as Tommy and Margie do.
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text. (P101) l. Her mother asked the County Inspector to come over.
2. The mechanical teacher finished the calculation of the mark very quickly.
3. Tommy looked at Margie with an air which suggested he knew far better about school than others. 4. A teacher has to make necessary changes about what to teach and how to teach so as to meet the different needs of different pupils. Structural analysis of the text
Refer to Paragraphs 33 and 35. She was thinking about the old school they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another on the homework and talk about it. And the teachers were people, not machines. Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.
Vocabulary Exercises
I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. have finished reading
2. by looking from behind his shoulder
3. is capable of providing
4. sent a message asking for the assistance of 5. disassembled the machine/computer teacher 6. didn't like/want to
II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1. in no time 2. crinkly 3. scornful 4. neighborhood 5. awfully 6. adjusting 7. tuck 8. nonchalantly 9. punched 10. fit III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. B
IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair and note the difference of meaning between them.
1. Funny is a very informal word, focusing mainly on whatever results in laughter because of oddness, abnormality, or inappropriateness. Interesting refers to something that attracts people's attention, usually because it is exciting, unusual and deserves their observation and study. a. Funny b. interesting c. interesting d. funny
2. Still suggests an unruffled or tranquil state, and often refers to a moment of calm between periods of noise and movement, and during this moment there is no sign of activity. Silent simply means becoming speechless or being without noise; it does not necessarily suggest serenity or motionlessness. a. silent b. silent c. still d. still
3. Dispute is often used as a transitive verb, meaning to say that something is incorrect or untrue, to fight passionately for control or ownership of something. Argue usually refers to a reasoned presentation of views or to a heated exchange of opinion; very often when used intransitively, it is followed by prepositions like \"with,\" \"for/against,” “about,” etc.
a. dispute b. arguing c. disputing d. arguing
4. Usual is applied to whatever recurs frequently and steadily, referring to natural happenings as well as to occurrences based on the customs of the community or the habits of an individual, while regular emphasizes a conformity to the established or natural order of things, referring to events that happen often, or events that have equal amounts of time between them, so that they happen at the same time, for example, each day or each week.
a. usual b. usual c. Regular d. regular
V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. Synonym: actual (genuine, true)
2. Antonym: moving (movable, mobile, restless) 3. Synonym: rough (coarse, uneven) 4. Antonym: like (love, enjoy)
5. Synonym: disdainful (contemptuous)
6. Antonym: inferior (subordinate, secondary)
7. Synonym: indifferently (coldly, coolly, casually, offhandedly) 8. Antonym: irregular (uncertain, random)
VI. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in brackets.
1. pointless 2. reproduction 3. unreliable 4. generosity 5. apologetic 6. disobedience 7. employer, employees 8. encouragement
Grammar exercises
I. Put in a/an or the where necessary.
1. the, the (“The” is used when the speaker is thinking of a particular bank or post office.) 2. a (“A” is used when what we mean is a kind of person.) 3. a, a, / 4. a 5. the
6. /, the (Zero article is used when a position is unique.) 7. The, the, / (“The” is used before the name of a river.) 8. the, the 9. a, a, a 10. a, a, a II. Put in the where necessary.
1. /, /, / 2. / 3. the, /
4. the,/ (“The” is used before the name of the mountain ranges but zero article is used before the name of a particular mountain.) 5. /, /
6. The (We do not usually use “the” before the names of meals, but we use it when “breakfast” is followed by a relative clause.) 7. / 8. the, the
9. the, / (We usually say “on the radio”, but “on television.” When we say “the television,” we refer to the television set.)
10. / (We do not use “the” before a plural noun when we refer to is general.)
III. Choose the correct noun or noun phrase from the underlined parts of the following sentences. 1. Light (When we refer to things or people in general, we do not use “the.”)
2. a noise 3. very good weather 4. bad luck 5. president 6. The vegetables (When we refer to particular things or people, we use “the.”) 7. war 8. All the books 9. coffee 10. poetry IV. Complete the sentences with the if necessary. 1. / 2. the 3. / 4. the 5. the 6. / 7. /
8. the (In British English, people use \"the\" before hospital, school, home, bed, prison, university, church when referring to a particular place. They do not use \"the\" when referring to the general idea of these places and what they are used for. In American English, \"the\" may be used for both meanings.) V. Rewrite the following newspaper headlines using articles where necessary. (Articles are usually not found in newspaper headlines.) 1. A Briton falls to his death on the Matterhorn. 2. An Olympic silver medalist dies in a crash.
3. Callaghan recalls the British Ambassador from Chile. 4. The army ends the chaos in the capital. 5. A college gmdent wing the first prize.
V. Make sentences of your own after the sentence given below, using the \"It ... to do some thing\" pattern, i.e. starting each of your sentences with it as the formal subject, and postponing the infinitive phrase used as the real subject.
e.g. It is pretty difficult for you to live in a foreign country without being able to speak and
understand the local language.
Translation Exercises
I. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. 玛吉的爷爷曾经说过，小时候他的-爷爷告诉他，过去故事都是印刷在纸上的。
2. 他们翻阅那些旧得泛黄、皱巴巴的书页。阅读那些一动不动的单词真是好玩极了，那些词并没有像我们平时看到的那样在屏幕上滚动。
3. 这个机器老师一直在接二连三地让她做地理测验，但她越做越糟糕。结果她的母亲伤心地摇摇头，请未了县视察员。
4. 玛吉希望他无法将机器重新组装起来，但他还是成功了。过了个把小时，机器又好了，硕大的黑色机器，其丑无比，有个大大的屏幕，所有的课程和问题全都显示在上面。
II. Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the bracket.
1. Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country.
2. It is awfully funny to look at these caricatures which satirize social ills.
3. Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids, for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen.
4. Zhang Li’s mother fell ill suddenly the day before yesterday; he sent for a doctor immediately.
5. He failed in the college entrance examination last year, but he did not feel disappointed. Instead, he continued to study hard, passed the examination successfully and became a student in a famous university this year.
6. There are many English words that this middle school student cannot pronounce correctly.
7. In this era of information explosion, we have to make constant efforts to renew our knowledge. Only thus can we become adjusted to the requirements of our work.
8. With his shirt tucked into the top of his trousers and a leather bag tucked under his arm, the boy looked just like a boss.
9. Although she is only eight years old, the little girl is already very good at calculating fractions. No wonder her parents feel very proud of her.
10. All the neighborhood have heard about the news, but you haven't. Don't you think it is very strange?
Exercises for integrated skills I. Dictation
Children learn almost nothing from television, / and the more they watch, / the less they remember. / They regard television purely as entertainment, / resent programs that make demands on them/and are surprised that anybody should take the medium seriously. / Far from being over-excited by programs, / they are mildly bored with the whole thing. / These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. / Its author confirms / that the modern child is a dedicated viewer. / The study suggests / that there is little point in the television company's attempts / to isolate adult viewing in the later hours. / More than a third of the children regularly watched their programs after 9 p.m. / All 11-year-olds had watched programs after midnight.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE word that is appropriate in the context. 1. fun 2. game 3. watch 4. millions 5. popular 6. who 7. at 8. radio 9. value 10. amusement
Writing Practice
Correct the following run-on sentences or comma splices in the ways suggested above.
1. It is reported that graduate students' salaries are not as high as expected and some cannot earn as much as university students.
2. Although/Though/While it is easy to do a good deed once, it is difficult to do good deeds all one's life.
3. Einstein is famous for E=mc2; Edison is famous for the invention of the light bulb.
4. All over the country, people sell products over the Internet. These people are making impressive profits.
5. Americans shake hands when they meet each other while the Japanese bow. 6. Mother's Day is always on a Sunday. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. 7. My bicycle broke down, so I need to buy a new one.
8. Formal courses at the graduate level are now being taken by many elderly citizens. Some schools even offer them special programs.
9. While time often erases bad memories, one of my best friends never forgets anything; she even remembers things that happened over five years ago.
10. I don't know whether I should take a part-time job. I am too confused to decide.
Listening exercises TRANSCRIPT
From Television Back to Games In a society where everyone is not so fortunate as to be able to spend a lot of money on entertainment, most of us end up either in front of a television or spending time with our family and friends playing a game of some kind. While television is probably the most popular form of home entertainment, there is a small group of us that still believe board games offer the most enjoyment. They offer us a variety of ways to learn new information, to test our skills, and most importantly, to bring us together.
Television is one of our best sources of information, but for a lot of the time it is not the kind of information that you want or need. The commercials for instance always insult your intelligence. On the other hand, board games are set up to offer a variety of information, such as geography, vocabulary, or financial investment. All of this information is offered in a way that makes you want to learn and lets you choose what you learn. I have acquired more in formation about history, geography, and science from \"Trivial Pursuit\" alone than I have ever been able to get from the boring way they are presented on television.
Added to the benefits of learning new information, board games test your skills and knowledge with a particular outcome ahead. They let you use your ideas and strategies to win the game. Whether you are trying to get your opponent's king in chess or trying to make the most money in \"Trump,\" there is an outcome which you brought about with these ideas and strategies. However, you are forced to become a passive spectator when watching television. In some cases a program might be produced to stimulate your thought process, but they don't offer you an outlet for following through with your ideas, such as the useless concept of the game show for entertainment.
Still the most important difference between the television and the board game is the interaction with others. Getting the family together to watch a show on television is nice; that is, if you can find a show on for the whole family. But playing a board game gives you the chance to learn, not only about the subject, but also about each other. Everyone is different, with their own views and unique ways of handling situations, giving each game a different outcome. One of the nicest parties I ever attended was
one where we played a murder-mystery game called \"How to Host a Murder.\" We never knew what to expect next, and it was a wonderful way to get to know everyone.
Instead of watching television all the time, people are finding that board games give us the outlet to test our skills and knowledge against each other. They are putting the remote controls away and giving up their \"Executive Couch Potato\" status, and gathering around the kitchen table for an exciting game. I would much pretend that I'm a millionaire, playing for the high stakes, rather than watch someone else on a glass tube pretending to be one. It's more exciting, less expensive, and best of all, I spend the time with real and interesting people. Key to listening exercises: A.
In a society where everyone is not so fortunate as to be able to spend a lot of money on entertainment, most of us end up either in front of a television or spending time with our family and friends playing a game of some kind. While television is probably the most popular form of home entertainment, there is a small group of us that still believe board games offer the most enjoyment. They offer us a variety of ways to learn new information, to test our skills, and most importantly, to bring us together. Instead of watching television all the time, people are finding that board games give us the outlet to test our skills and knowledge against each other. They are putting the remote controls away and giving up their \"Executive Couch Potato\" status, and gathering around the kitchen table for an exciting game. I would much rather pretend that I'm a millionaire, playing for the high stakes, then to watch someone else on a glass tube pretending to be one. It's more exciting, less expensive, and best of all, I spend the time with real and interesting people. B. Sources of information Television Television is one of our best sources of information, but for a lot of the time it is not the kind of information that you want or need. e.g. commercials Outcome Board Games Board games are set up to offer a variety of information, such as geography, or financial investment in a way that makes you want to learn and lets you choose what you learn. e.g. Trivial Pursuit You are forced to become a passive Board games test your skills and spectator when watching television. knowledge with a particular outcome ahead, letting you use your ideas and strategies to win the game. e.g. Game show e.g. Chess, Trump Playing a board game gives you the chance to learn, not only about the subject, but also about each other. e.g. How to Host a Murder Getting the family together to watch a show on television is nice, but it's very difficult to find a show on for the whole family. Interaction
Text II The Laugher
Key to questions for discussion
1. He thinks that the nature of all these professions is clear and needs no further explanation.
2. His talents in the field of mime and elocution are not good enough to meet the requirements of an actor.
3. He is a professional laugher, imitating the laughter of different kinds of people and of different occasions.
4. He wants to stress that skill comes from practice.
5. They do not feel at home in punch lines. As a result, their performance may fail to entertain its audience.
6. He feels sad because he cannot change or control the way that things will happen.
7. He goes back to normal, and in fact he feels happy because he does not have to play the fool.
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