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ent1. (1) controversy (2) consciousness (3) explore (4) serves their own purposes(5) encounter (6) lack of it (7) convinced (8) mental feats (9) captivity (10) humans Language FocusI. Vocabulary1. 1) go (very) far 2) has expanded 3) in the interest(s) of 4) only to5) encountered 6) has cooperated 7) assessed 8) (had) switched9) horizons 10) gaze 11) disaster 12) wiped out2. 1) … a long/long running controversy over whether the book should be published or not2) … felt relieved after her first meeting with Tom had gone smoothly3) ... suddenly went wrong with my puter when I was in the middle of writing the essay4) … is obvious that our pany is still maintaining its position as market leader in software.5) … give in until they give her a pay rise3. 1) have undertaken, original, to explore2) evidence convinced, underneath, extending to3) to negotiate, encounter, to figure out, exploreII. Confusable Words1. firstly 2. first, first 3. At first 4. First/Firstly5. first 6. First 7. at first 8. firstIII. Usage1. animal intelligence whose2. zoo keeper where3. eye contact through what4. money supply of what5. killer whale what kind6. baby whale how old7. family member of what8. sea turtle what kind/whereComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze1. (1) emergency (2) evidence (3) original (4) sizing up(5) negotiates (6) reveal (7) make a deal (8) dominant(9) in their interest(s) (10) deceiving (11) controversy (12) judgment (13) explore2. (1) protect (2) However (3) type (4) situation (5) sights(6) together (7) rang (8) associate (9) without (10) environmentII. Translation1. 1) A local business undertook the project but went bankrupt before it was pleted.2) Let’s make a deal—you wash my car, and I’ll let you use it tonight.3) We got to the village which we thought must have been wiped out in the severe earthquake, only to find it slightly damaged.4) My garden is dry and shady—few plants thrive in that condition5) Mystery still surrounds the exact truth behind the film star’s death/exact circumstance of the film star’s death.2. When I was young I used to visit the zoo in my hometown. There what attracted me most was a couple of tigers, especially the male. They were dept in a huge iron cage at first, but later were released from it and moved to a place called Tiger Hill. Twenty years later I revisited the zoo and was relieved to find Tiger Hill was still there, but greatly extended. Moving around now were six tigers, old and young, instead of two!