【正文】 his construction site 4) … the prototype of a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars. 5) … are correlated in all racial groups ) the application, remote, has turned into a reality, are poised to 2) that vibrate, can detect, frequency 3) lanes, are mounted in, alert a, hazard II. Word Formation Clipped Words Blends Kilo kilogram Medicare medical care Memo memorandum electronic mail gym gymnasium sat munications satellite lib liberation newscast news broadcast doc doctor skyjack sky hijack vet veterinarian Eurodollar European dollar prep preparatory brunch breakfast and lunch auto automobile telecast television broadcast flu influenza Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge III. 1. swimming pool 2. drawing board 3. enriched Middle English 4. disturbing change 5. fully developed prototype 6. Canned foods 7. working population 8. puzzling differences Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1. 1) puterized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5)hazards 6) monotonous 7) take control of 8) steer 9) lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) eliminate 13) getting stuck in 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor 2. 1) generates 2) related 3) revolutionized 4) enabled 5) opportunities 6) overall 7) manufacturing 8) dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities II. Translation 1．1) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance. 2) The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall in living standards and an increase in social problem. 3) The research shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are closely correlated with global temperatures. 4) The frequency of the bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes recently 5) The diver stood on the edge of the diving board, poised to jump at the signal from the coach. 2. Automobiles have, since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the way people live, travel, and do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards, especially highway fatalities. However, today the application of puter technology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes it possible to eliminate most of traffic accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams.Unit 3 Text AContent questions1. He runs a manufacturing pany.2. Almost all of them were no.3. This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore ill qualified. 4. Prepare to win. 5. They now have to switch jobs frequently. 6. A 90yearold tennis player who wanted to work on his weakness backhand court. 7. Believing in yourself, even when no one else does. 8. Because he will mention a cab driver who is different. 9. His efforts to make a difference. was offered a ride on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades. 11. Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person to take off from there. 12 Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer remends to job applicants. Text Organization 1. Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas Part One Paras 1 6 An illprepared college graduate failed his interview. Part Two Paras 727 Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee. Part Three Paras 2831 Make your own tracks in whatever you do. 2. Suggestions Examples 1) Prepare to win. 1) Michael Jordan 2) Never stop learning. 2) a 90yearold tennis player 3) Believe in yourself,even when no one else does 3) the fourminute mile, the New York Marathon and the Vietnam veteran. 4) Find a way to make a difference. 4) a New York cabdriver. Language Sense Enhancement 1. (1) checked with (2) interview (3) grill (4) clippings (5) be right for (6) follow up (7) indicating （8）handdelivered (9) prepared (10) prospective Language Focus I. 1.1) rude 2) physically 3) structure 4) made a difference 5) blurted (out) 6) chuckling 7) measurable 8) prospective 9) preparations 10) sparkled 11) took a crack at 12) partner 2. 1) go after 2) look back at/on 3) be put up 4) stood for 5) build in 6) follow up 7) be hooked up to 8) closed up 3.1) grilled her about where she had been all night 2) beyond Cinderella39。s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s palace 3) will be in readers’ hands soon 4) do your homework before going on an interview. 5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars. 4. 1）applicants,veteran, the prospective 2）From his standpoint,has made every endeavor to go after 3) as the saying goes, to have a crack at, barely II. Words with Multiple Meanings 1. behave 2. used to avoid repetition 3. Clean 4. get along 5. perform/plete 6. perform/plete 7. study 8. be enough 9. be acceptable III. Usage 1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about myself first. 2. Thank you very much, John,