【正文】 ve given up on him because he is so stubborn. It is pointless to argue with him.3. He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed amongmembers of the group on it.4. Today I39。s concert one of the violinists was out of tune?10. All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just skimmed the surface of this fascinatingtopic. unit 4Section AVocabularyIII.1. investment 2. disposal 3. condensed 4. strategic 5. revenue6. scratch 7. utilities 8. invested 9. nowhere 10. transmissionIV.1. is lagging far behind 2. are stuck with 3. going for 4. remain in contact5. keep pace with 6. at your disposal 7. dates from 8. scratched the surface of9. stuck in 10. choose betweenV. CollocationVI.1. exchange 2. growth 3. opportunities 4. understanding 5. benefits6. peace 7. development 8. career 9. will 10. statusWord BuildingVII.1. superpower 2. superabundant 3. supermarket 4. superspeed5. superputer 6. superman 7. superstar 8. superefficientVIII.1. autotimer 2. autofocus 3. autograph 4. autoreverse5. autobiography 6. automakers 7. autoloading 8. autocriticismsentence structureIX1. Concentrate on indoor delights rather than outdoor fights and you39。 ran for mayor of Embu, Kenya, and won2. F? It is basically a fact though the sentence contains some words for opinions.Words representing opinions: even more surprisingWords representing facts: was voted in by her colleagues on the District Council, all men3. O. It is basically an opinion though the sentence contains some words for facts.Words representing opinions: suddenly became a symbol of the increasingly powerful political forceWords representing facts: thousands of women in this farming area two hours northeast of Nairobi4. F. It is basically a fact though the sentence contains some words for opinions.Words representing opinions: many women had not been taught the basics of political participationWords representing facts: One veteran female political activist saidWhat the veteran female political activist said was a fact. So the sentence is basically factual.5. O. It is basically an opinion though the sentence contains some words for facts.Words representing opinions: not a new phenomenonWords representing facts: political activity among Kenyan womenComprehension of the 5extII. VocabularyIII.1. fierce 2. launched 3. colleagues 4. illegal 5. funded6. jealous 7. refresh 8. substantial 9. sow 10. ridiculousIV.1. Could we take a walk? I feel like a little exercise.2. Ms. Mbogo had made a bold decision: to run for mayor of Embu, Kenya.3. Some leaders in Kenya were afraid of losing their power, so they tried everything to shut39。t seem that English.4. It was the first movie in which Chaplin spoke.5. He used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along without a prepared script.6. His transformation of lifeless objects into other kinds of objects, plus the skill with which heexecuted it again and again.7. She brought stability and happiness to him and became a center of calm in his family.8. Comic.VocabularyIII.1. coarse 2. betrayed 3. incident 4. postponed 5. execute6. surrounding 7. applause 8. extraordinary 9. clumsy 10. sparkedIV.1. for 2. against 3. up 4. about 5. up6. to 7. down 8. down 9. in 10. onV.l. I Collocationbr /VI.1. service 2. help/hand 3. influence 4. guarantee 5. visit6. span . 7. wele 8. spirit 9. duties 10. buildingsWord BuildingVII. 1. artist 2. terrorist 3. novelist 4. activists5. biologists 6. idealist 7. capitalists 8. touristVIII.1. terrorism 2. industrialism 3. realism 4. idealism5. criticism 6. heroism 7. racism 8. Modernismsentence structureIX1. If I had known that you were ing, I would have met you at the airport.2. If he had tried to leave the country, he would have been stopped at the border.3. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.4. If I had caught that plane, I would have been killed in the air crash.5. If he had been in good health, he could have written many books.X.1. it is a wonder to find2. It is a surprise for us to find3. it is a waste of time to argue with him4. It39。ll eat just about everything . 5. other than that it39。 we would do it. Beethoven39。卓別林是最偉大、最廣受熱愛的電影明星之一。t regret telling her what I thought, even if I upset her.3. The window was broken because I forgot to close it when I left.4. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of stock.5. He weled the new student and then went on