【正文】 s or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. assume mit confuse hint mislead peculiar puzzle qualify retreat vague 1. The local government?s decision to reduce unemployment benefit enraged people so much that they ______ violent protest. ? resorted to at a loss hang on jot down rack one’s brains resort to 2. What?s the point of ______ for months over something that a good teacher could have explained in minutes? ? racking your/one?s brains Ex. 5 Complete the following sentences with phases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. 3. The boy admires his father and ______ his every word. ? hangs on 4. The manager pulled the pencil and pad from his shirt pocket and ______ every word the customer said. ? jotted down Ex. 5 Complete the following sentences with phases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. at a loss hang on jot down rack one’s brains resort to 5. At present, the whole world seems to be ______ about how to cope with the economic globalization. ? at a loss Ex. 5 Complete the following sentences with phases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. at a loss hang on jot down rack one’s brains resort to Ex. 6 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 知道原理是一回事 ， 但要付諸實(shí)踐又是另外一回事 。 （ it’s one thing … it’s another… ） understand the principle put it into practice It’s one thing to understand the principle, it’s another thing to put it into practice. Ex. 6 Translate the following sentences into English. 2. 據(jù)報(bào)道 ， 慢跑 （ jogging） 可將患心臟病的可能性減少三分之二 。 （ less likely） It is reported that suffer from a heart attack It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack. Ex. 6 Translate the following sentences into English. 3. 根據(jù)最新調(diào)查 ， 半數(shù)英國(guó)人不清楚歐元與英鎊的比值 。（ have no idea / in relation to） according to the latest survey what the euro is worth in relation to the pound Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey. Ex. 6 Translate the following sentences into English. 4. 這片土地本應(yīng)建成一個(gè)供大家享用的公園 ， 但現(xiàn)在卻立起了幾棟公寓樓 。 （ should have done） for everyone to enjoy stand The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there. Ex. 6 Translate the following sentences into English. 5. 不知道所有這些相關(guān)信息能否湊成一幅關(guān)于他的清晰圖畫 。 (relate / add up to) I’m wondering take a positive action to protect our environment I’m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him. Ex. 7 Read the following sentences carefully, and then make your own sentences using the patterns in red. 1. It?s one thing to use a word, it?s another to explain it. It?s one thing to__________, it?s another to _______________. It?s one thing to talk about reforms, it?s another to carry them out for real. Reference: Ex. 7 Read the following sentences carefully, and then make your own sentences using the patterns in red. 2. I went on talking, as if a thousand vague words would add up to one accurate definition. ______________, as if _________________________ add up to _____________________. He has studied at college for 7 years as if more degrees would add up to his success. Reference: Ex. 7 Read the following sentences carefully, and then make your own sentences using the patterns in red. 3. I had no idea because the longer I thought about idioms the less sure I was what they were. ______ the longer ___________________ the less ___________________. She felt the longer she practiced piano the less skilled she became. Reference: Ex. 7 Read the following sentences carefully, and then make your own sentences using the patterns in red. 4. I?d been so inspired by the driver?s determination to learn English that I didn?t fully grasp the potential for linguistic fraud mitted in this man?s cab. _______ so inspired by __________________________ that ______________. Young Einstein was so inspired by the magic force of the pass that he was determined to discover about the behavior of the universe. Reference: Ex. 7 Read the following sentences carefully, and then make your own sentences using the patterns in red. 5. I can only trust that someone as curious as he is also owns a dictionary. ________________ someone as __________ as _____________________________. I assume someone as ambitious as he is will bee somebody sooner or later. Reference: