【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。re going to visit them.4. We might as well walk home.5. We might as well find an easier one to read.TranslationXI.1. This little man is not so innocent as he appears.2. There39。s hands.Comprehension of the TextII.1. The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I hadbeen working seven days a week.2. I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity.3. Then the truth struck me. He was blind.4. As we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, The music seems out of tune to our Western ears,but it has charm.5. They are motionless, waiting for the performance to start.6. The first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and I excused myself and went to talk tothe theater manager.7. A few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardlyreaching his chest.8. About a week after our trip, the chairman told me the Chinese executive had called to express greatsatisfaction with the trip.Vocubulary III.1. skimmed 2. steer 3. chartered 4. angle 5. veil6. magic 7. realm 8. annoy 9. dense 10. highlightedIV.1. Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India, England, and China.2. The other players in the team are better than me, but I39。ClozeXIII.1 ．C 2. B 3．C 5．A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C11 ．D 12. A 13．A 15．B 16. D 17．A 18．C 19. B 20. AStructured WritingXV.Charlie Chaplin is a great ic for his native land Britain, but even more so for the world. On thestage he often wore tiny moustaches, huge pants and tailcoats that were perhaps more characteristic ofEuropeans and may be not much of the British. Since more than half of the roles Chaplin played werein silent films, people throughout the world had no difficulty understanding his films. With soundmovies, Chaplin created a nonsense language that sounded like no known nationality and was acceptedand appreciated by people all over the world. For most of his lifetime he did not stay in his mothercountry。 ；我們可能當時不喜歡它，但是它能激勵我們去做更偉大的事情。 told him the answer 3. they needn39。?卓別林是最偉大、最廣受熱愛的電影明星之一。，很遺憾地告訴你，我們目前沒有適合你的工作機會。，他想他將能在市場上與那些頂級公司并駕齊驅，可是他現(xiàn)在失望了，因為他沒有成功。ClozeXIII.1 ．B 5．C 7．D 8．D 9. B 10. A11 ．C 12. B 13．A Structured WritingXV. Some people prefer to live alone whereas some others have to live alone for one reason or another.Those people believing in inspirational solitude argue that no panion is more panionable thansolitude. Literary giants such as William Wordsworth, John Milton and Henry Thoreau enjoyed livingalone on purpose. Hunters or explorers enjoy themselves as they venture out to tame the great wildareas. On the other hand, there are some other people who have to live alone due to various reasons:being divorced, widowed or never married. Many of them feel bitter to live in solitude. They have noone to talk to and as a result they talk at length to themselves and to their pets and to the television.Section BReading skills Comprehension o f the text VocabularyIII.1. abstract 2. holy 3. Nevertheless 4. odds 5. plicate6. tolerate 7. depression 8. resorting 9. exclaimed 10. disorderExercises on Web course only:11. chew 12. vibrate 13. stale 14. juryIV1. When he received the admission notice from the university, he knew it was time he struck out on his own.2. I had to keep the video camera readily accessible in case I saw something that needed to be filmed.3. Every time she tried to argue with her identical twin Katie, she would end up crying her eyes out.4. Serious violence has sprung from the conflict over insignificant, irritating differences.5. There are many people who believe sincerely that you can train children for life without resortingto punishment.6. Alan signed a dorm contract with his roommate to head off possible conflicts.7. He was required to fill in a form before the job interview.8. Her major concern is how she will make sure the people on the teams get along with one another.9. Against all the odds, it has worked, and this is a measure of just how strong they both were asindividuals when they came to the marriage ten years ago.10. What I39。t want to take on more responsibilities.4. They want armed officers to ensure social security instead of protecting themselves by carrying guns.5. The policeman has been so much occupied with some extra duties that they wouldn39。獨居是值得向往的，是獨自一人、享受自我愉快而又充實的陪伴的一種狀態(tài)?！獑栴}只是你是否在合適的時間和地點。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 to explain the college regulations.TranslationXI.1. Seven or eight officials are reported to have taken bribes and the mayor has decided to look into theaffair in person.2. These workers regret yielding to the management39。s a fort to know5. It is a relief for us to learnXI1. If the characters in this edy had been more humorous, it would have attracted a larger audience.2. She has never lost faith in her own ability, so it is a possibility for her to bee a successful actress.3. I never had formal training, I just learned as I went along.4. As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is gaining in popularity.5. She could make up a story by saying she was knocked unconscious by thieves and that all hermoney was gone, but she doubted whether she could make it sound believable.6. No one was certain whether he postponed the visit on p