【正文】 5. Tom decided to follow his father’s advice and apply for a job in the bank, as he liked working with numbers.6. I’m sorry I forgot his birthday: the date just pletely slipped my mind. 7. In the end our choices came down to going or staying. 8. The old man had a stroke, which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year.。 3. The small pany is now confronted with intense petition for the market share.4. In wintertime, food was hard to e by, so many animals died of hunger. Ex. XVII, p. 1451. condemned2. inserted3. necessities4. relieve5. denied6. stroke7. withdrew8. elected《讀寫教程 III》: 8. C 6. A 5. C 4. A 3. CSection B. Decisions of the HeartReading Skills1. B7. 克拉克夫人為她的家人省去了一幕他們或許無力面對的人生插曲，卻與我分享了它。4. 她好像又看穿了我的心思：“你??????留下??????”5. 為這位迅速走進又很快走出我生活的陌生人，我心間涌起了一股感情。3. 她耗盡了最后的那點力氣，再也說不下去了。 Ex. XI, p. 1341. 克拉克夫人將頭稍稍轉(zhuǎn)向我，微微睜開眼。 the quality of being wide8. death: the state of being dead 《讀寫教程 Ⅲ 》: Ex. VII, p. 1321. exposure2. failures3. disclosures4. pressure5. mountaineers6. closure7. profiteers8. seizure《讀寫教程 Ⅲ 》: Ex. VIII, p. 1331. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own2. did Mary stop weeping3. will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation4. did she bee aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own5. did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters《讀寫教程 Ⅲ 》: piece, section 6. breadth: distance from side to side, broadness。 5. length: the measurement from one end to the other or of the longest side of something。 facts, reality。 downward measurement。 enthusiasm warmheartedness, kindness。 cultivation2. warmth: the expansion。 Ex. VI, p. 1311. growth: the act or rate of growing or developing。 Ex. IV, p. 1311. The young woman reached for her bag and pulled out a gun.2. The local people can foretell a storm when the clouds hang around the mountain.3. Thomas turned his head, trying to avoid breathing in the vapor.4. He always covers his mouth when coughing so that he won’t spread germs.5. John managed to acplish his work in time.6. It is very strange that the old lady seemed to be able to sense my thoughts.7. We did not provide for such a sudden and largescale enemy attack.8. His intervention may have spared me a bloody nose.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ 》: Ex. II, p. 1301. The writer gets to know it from Mrs. Clark’s medical chart and the report she received from the preceding shift.2. Maybe it is because the idea of Mrs. Clark’s dying soon makes her feel sick.3. The writer wants to show us a truetolife picture of Mrs. Clark at the end of her life.4. Because she doesn’t have enough strength to do so.5. Because she didn’t want them to suffer from the experience of seeing her die.6. She means that they both realize that Mrs. Clark is dying and as human beings this is an unavoidable and very special moment.7. Maybe because she thought it was too much for them to cope with.8. Because Mrs. Clark’s fingers are very long and graceful, which at first catches the writer’s eyes easily. But after knowing more about Mrs. Clark, the author mentions her graceful fingers again and again so as to imply that Mrs. Clark’s heart and mind are graceful as well.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ 》: with4. in。 Ex. XVIII, p. 1181. in。 8. D《讀寫教程 III》: 7. A 6. B 5. C 3. B 2. DSection B. Engelbreit’s the Name, Cute Is My GameXVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. A? 厄爾?盡管此前一直是白人被用作美國硬幣上的模特，而著名藝術(shù)家詹姆斯 8. 戰(zhàn)后，政治漫畫里開始出現(xiàn)了一個名叫“山姆大叔”的人物。6. 但1913至1938年間發(fā)行的野牛硬幣，卻是為了紀(jì)念由美國拓居引起的兩起相互關(guān)聯(lián)的悲劇——野牛群的滅絕和美洲印第安人的毀滅。此畫體現(xiàn)了美國農(nóng)民莊嚴(yán)的自豪，常常被人臨摹。她可能是當(dāng)今世上真名實姓不為人知的最著名的人物。它名從當(dāng)時10多歲的少女芭芭拉。這是一座慶祝美國獨立和美法聯(lián)盟的紀(jì)念碑。 《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. IX, p. 1031. Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone.2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the ine of men. 3. Though with a severe shortage of coal supply, the governor was not forced to close all the schools.4. She is capable of making plete French meals even though with no cheese between salad and dessert. 5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. 《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. VII, p. 1011. coexists2. codirector3. cooperate4. copilot5. coauthor《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. V, p. 1001. respect2. admiration3. place4. money5. reward6. living 7. nothing8. name《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. III, p. 991. inspected2. assembled3. exaggerated4. versions5. universal6. interpretation7. solemn8. inspired《讀寫教程 III》: up7. to/in8. inUnit 4Section A. Five Famous Symbols of American Culture《讀寫教程 III》: from2. on3. to4. from5. From。 Ex. XVII, 1. extreme2. analyzed3. differ4. negotiation5. consulted6. discarded7. feasible8. sophistic