【正文】 to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai. 5. OK, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible? 6. Chris is back from Australia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful. Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1. 1) prospective 2) As I see it 3) done your homework4) beforehand 5) endeavor 6) structure7) partners 8) Respond 9) take a crack10) from the standpoint (11) make a difference 12) follow up2. 1) encouraging 2) inquiry 3) relevant 4) samples5) references 6) advice 7) preparing 8) seriously9) probably 10) exhibitII. Translation 1. 1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while. 2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone two plastic surgeries. 3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands. 4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack. 5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquakestricken area.2. Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a differences in his chance of success. I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a year in a large puter software pany. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don39。 it is your philosophy of life that does.4) Not all the risks on the Internet are sexual, you know. Sites promoting violence are just a click away, and may include instructions for making bombs and other destructive devices.Comprehensive Exercises1. 1) switch off 2) obliged 3) on the go 4) cope5) shortage 6) large quantity of 7) pouring in 8) by nature9) fraction 10) futile 2. 1) advantage 2) wisely 3) faithfully 4) waking 5) includes6) schedule 7) sticking 8) priorities 9) set 10) respectTranslation1. 1) They are exploring the new frontiers of medical science in an attempt to find remedies for incurable diseases/ cures for diseases that are beyond remedy so far.2) Her unique teaching methods apart, Ms Wilson, my math teacher, never tried to cram knowledge into my head.3) The regular weather forecast by the Central TV Station keeps us up with the changes of weather wherever we go on a trip.4) The appalling explosion started a big fire and caused the partial collapse of the building.5) In the modern world, there are more ways than ever to waste away time, and all kinds of distractions are eating into our precious time.2. Today we are under constant pressure to work longer hours, to produce more, and to possess more. Lots of people hold the wrong perception that happiness lies in working hard and earning well / good money.Many women today feel the same stress to work and get ahead and, at the same time, to nurture their offspring and shoulder the burden of domestic responsibilities.Research shows that workaholism tends to distance us from our immediate families. It forces us to toil longer and longer hours, leaving a minute fraction of our time to be physically and emotionally available to our loved ones. Intimacy among family members is doomed to die in the process.Unit 7Vocabulary:I.1. 1) divined 2) nerves 3) solidarity 4) sacred … mourn5) coated 6) perish 7) hijack 8) grief9) farewell 10) take revenge on 11) revolves 12) denounced2. 1) drop… off 2) applied for 3) went off 4) are gaining on 5) bring down 6) blotted out 7) think back on 8) picking at3. 1) brought down the American housing market in 20082) what will happen after his son steps into his shoes? 3) not in the mood to go out 4) long before the market began to show signs of weakness5) mourn the loss of the tranquil life we had in the countryside 4. 1) in the aftermath of … to blot our … the tragic2) armed … at dust … acplices … explosives3) in the space of … no illusionII. Collocation:1. a little of 2. a few。I.1.heap2)smeared 3)4)thrashoutthe 7)8)9)hisonopaque11)theofilluminedhop2.2)from 3)out4)on5)forwardwoke 7)on 8)over3.dyingseemovieonathedistanceallfromground3)toooverslumpedan armchairpletelyreputedbewittiestoftime4.to … thetheof … outtheofafterheaving … slapConfusable1.worth 2)3)4) 5) worthy2.lone2) alone4) lonely6)III.1. 2.3. 4. 5.beer 7. 8. 9.grassExercisesCloze1.aretoinheart 3)paddles5)outsightinhopping9)opaquethrashingdarting13)14)2. 1)fancy 3)exploring5)6) 7)diverse9)10)II.