第一單元Nowthathergratefulmother-in-lawisbackathome,withnosignsofinfectionfromtheswitchbladesurgery,Colleensays,”Wearesothankfulthatinthisageoflawsuits,Dr.Bollwaswillingtoputhimselfontheline.Hejuststeppedupanddidwhathadtobedone.”1.Shealmost(choked)todeathinthethickfumes.2.Thewomanhurriedtothebank,onlytofindthatshehadleftherbankbookathome.Shebecame(frantic).3.Thesituationforthefloodvictimswasquitedangerous.(Drastic)actionhadtobetakenatonce.4.Fortunately,thedrownedboywas(resuscitated)byfirstaid.5.Theoldladytrippedoverastairwayandbecame(unconscious).Shewasrushedtohospital.6.Manypeoplecanhavetheirvisionrestoredbyundergoinga(surgical)operation.7.Becauseofgovernment(intervention)inthemortgagemarket,interestratesremainneartheirlowestlevelsindecades.8.Lastnighttwoburglars(brokeinto)myofficeandstoleoneofthecomputers.9.Theyhave(takenover)ourfirmbybuyingupourshares.10.Willtherebeanydifferencebetweenthementalandthe(manual)laborinthefuture?1.Luckdoesnotalways(comeintoplay)(起作用)inexaminations.Itisyourhardworkthatmatters.2.Withthetreatment,(thecolorreturned)(面色恢復(fù))tothewoman'scheeks.3.Hegotanicedictionary(outofnowhere)(不知從哪里).Itwasreallyagreathelp.4.Mycar(wouldn'tstart)(怎么也發(fā)動(dòng)不起來)thismorning.5.Thepatientrecoveredfromthesurgerywith(nosignsofinfection)(沒有感染的跡象).第二單元Theyoungmanwentawaydisappointedlaterthatday.Heneverreturned.ManyanightSylyiaheardtheechoofhiswhistlehauntingtheforest.Sheforgotevenhersorrowatthesharpreportofhisgunandthesightofthrushesandsparrowsdroppingsilenttotheground,theirsongshushedandtheirprettyfeathersstainedandwetwithblood.1.Thesplendidparadeonthe60thNationalDayfilledtheChinesepeoplewithgreat(admiration).2.The(unsuspecting)giraffe(長(zhǎng)頸鹿)wassofrightenedbytheattackinglionthatitfellinthewaterandwasdrowned.3.NosoonerhadZorro(whistled)thanhisblackhorseappearedandcarriedhimaway.4.Theirdialectsare(vastly)differentandthat'swhytheycanhardlycommunicate.5.Theofficerpunishedtwoofhissoldiersfor(whispering)whilehewasspeakingatthemeeting.6.Aftertheaccidentandamajoroperationonherwoundedhead,shecouldonly(vaguely)rememberherfamilymembers.7.Her(slender)figureseemedtoproveherworkoutshadbeenfruitful.8.TomSawyerwastoonervoustofeeltheroughwall(scratching)athisfacewhenhewastryingtogetoutofthecaveinthedark.9.Thelocalpeopleclaimtohaveseenmanifestationsofdeadpeopleinthe(haunted)castle.10.Themotherwastryingto(hush)thecryingbabytosleep.1.Hepickeduphisbagand[hurriedoffalongtheplatform](急急忙忙地沿著站臺(tái)走了).2.Hewasshakingwithfrightasif[hehadseenaghost](就像見了鬼似的).3.Ifyouhadtoldmeearlier,I[wouldn'thavesignedthecontract](不會(huì)簽合同).4.Thefiremangavealongsighashe[caughtanotherflashofred](又看到一道紅光).5.Thebusinessmanspokesocarefullyinordernotto[givehisplanaway](泄露他的計(jì)劃).第三單元Ihavebeenonthiswebsiteforaboutamonth,andIhavefoundoneguyinparticularIamcommunicatingwithonadailybasis.Westartedoutasfriends,bothofustakingitslow,andactuallyIwrotetohimfirst,whichisagoodthing,becausehesaidhedoesn`tmessagegirlsfirst.EverydayIamexcitedtotalktohimviaaninstantmessengerprogramonthecomputer,andwetalkforabouttwohoursanight.Wecantalkaboutanything.Heisrespectful;andunderstandingandlotsoffun,1.Ifthisofferis(genuine),Iwillgladlyacceptit.2.To(eliminate)theerrormessage,wemustfirstreducethepossibilityofusersmakingerrors.3.Itismy(intention)toremaininmypositionuntilasuccessoriselected.4.Omissionsinmyrecentarticlemusthavecaused(confusion).5.Perhapsyoushouldn't(brush)theidea(aside)toohastily.6.Wehaveto(weedout)unqualifiedapplicants.7.Thetripwas(initiated)bythemanagerofthecommunitycentre.3.Therehewas—inplainsight](完全暴露了自己)ashemovedoutofthecaveforwaterandfood.4.Inordertogetmorejuice,he【gavetheorangeanothersqueeze](又?jǐn)D了一下橙子)。5.Shesatdownbesideherhusband,clutchinghishandsto【keephimfromtooimpetuousacry](避免他太沖動(dòng)叫喊起來).第七單元ThenIcalledthebank,inthehopethatsomefellowemployeecouldcomeandopenthedoor.Badluck;itwasEnzoParedes,adim-wittedjokerwhomIdetested.“Soyoucan`tgetoutofyourhouse?’heexclaimedabominably.”Youjustneverrunoutofexcusesnottocometowork!’’1.Thecoupledidn'tevenhavetheit(courtesy)toapologizewhenitturnedoutthattheyhadwrongedtheirneighbor.2.Ignorantand(inflexible),theoldladyneverusescardstopay.3.Itismorethanpovertythatcausedtheuniversitystudenttobecome(homicidal)andself-destructive.4.Overlookingthestreetfromthetopofahigh-rise,you'llfindpeople,cars,buses,andsoonseemso(diminutive).5.Outofmillionsoffansofthesuperstar,sheseemedtobetheonlyoneto(adore)himenoughtodieforhim.6.Thebosswasmorethanshockedwhenhissecretary(retorted)bysayingitwashisownfault.7.Wehaveanurgentneedforhelp,sinceweare(runningout)offoodandwater.8.Wehavedecidedto(breakoff)thediplomaticrelationswiththatcountry.9.Herface(litup)withpleasurewhenshereceivedtheletterofacceptance.10.Shehasbeenawardedfirstprizefouryears(insuccession).1.[haven'tseenhidenorhairofyou](沒見你的影子了)inalmostsixmonths.2.Hecomplained,"Youjust[neverrunoutofexcuses](總能找到借口)nottofinishyourhomework!"3."Itoldyoutimeandtimeagain,"Iprotested,[:suppressingtheragethatwaschokingme](按捺住令我七竅生煙的怒火).4.Theangrycustomer[torethesheetofpaperupintomanylittlepieces](將那張紙撕成了無數(shù)的小碎片)andhurledthemintotheair.5.Ilearnedtobreedpigeonsandto[makethemreproduceincaptivity](并把它們關(guān)起來讓它們繁殖).第八單元ThemoralofthiscompositionisthatthoughtlesspeoplegrumblemorethanisfairaboutrailroadmanagementintheUnitedStates.Whenweconsiderthateverydayandnightoftheyearfullfourteenthousandrailway-trainsofvariouskinds,freightedwithlifeandarmedwithdeath,gothunderingovertheland,themarvelisnotthattheykillthreehundredhumanbeingsinatwelvemonth,butthattheydonotkillthreehundredtimesthreehundred!1.SomeelderpeopleenjoyBeijingopera(immensely).2.Thisisadistastefulplace,eventheflowersseemtobe(poisoned).3.I(presume)you'retiredafterthelongride.4.Thesalesmanagerfelta(cautious)optimismthattheambitiousplanwouldbeacceptedbytheboardmembers.5.Thegeneralorderedhistroopsto(cease)fire.6.Anewspaper(headline)caughthisattention.7.Weshouldalwayskeep(raw)meatseparatefromcookedfood.8.Theadvertisement(aroused)theoldlady'sinterestinbuyingthehouse.9.Herrefusaltosupporthimwasareal(stab)intheback.10.They(invested)mostoftheirtimeandmucheffortinthedevelopmentofthenewmachine.