BOOK1-Unit2-Pre-readingTask-ListeningPracticeHereisastoryabouttwofriends.Listencarefullyandseewhatitreveals.BOOK1-Unit2-Pre-readingBOOK1-Unit2-Pre-readingTask-ListeningPractice1.Afterhegotslappedinthefacethemanwroteinthesand:[Today,mybestfriendslappedmeintheface].2.Afterhewassavedfromdrowninghewroteonastone:[Today,mybestfriendsavedmylife].3.Bywritinginthesand,hewantedto[forgive]hisfriendwhohadhurthim;bywritingonastone,hewantedtoforever[keepinmind/remember]thegreatfavorhisfriendhaddonehim.[Today,mybestfriendslappedmeintheface][Today,mybestfriendsavedmylife][forgive][keepinmind/remember]BOOK1-Unit2-Pre-readingBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension1.Oneofyouasksthefirstsixquestionsandtheotheranswers.Startingfromquestion7,changeroles.Whenyouhavefinished,theteachermaywanttoputsomeofthequestionstoyouforacheck.BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension1.Whatwasthecabdriverdoingwhentheauthorwantedtotakethetaxi?[Hewasreadingaletter.]2.Didthecabdriverhaveacold?[No.]3.Whomdidthedrivertalkaboutwiththeauthor?[Thedrivertalkedabouthisfriendwiththeauthor.]4.HowlonghadthedriverandEdbeenfriends?[Theyhadbeenfriendssincechildhood.][Hewasreadingaletter.][No.][Thedrivertalkedabouthisfriendwiththeauthor.][Theyhadbeenfriendssincechildhood.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension5.WhatdidthedriverandEdusetodowhentheywerekids?[Theyattendedthesameprimaryschoolandhighschool,andalwayswenttoschooltogether.]6.Howoftendidtheyseeeachotheroverthepast25or30years?Why?[Theyhadn'tseeneachothermorethanonceortwiceayearbecausethedrivermovedawayfromtheoldneighborhood.][Nowswitchroles.]7.WhathadhappenedtoOldEdbythetimethestorytookplace?[OldEdwasdead.][Theyattendedthesameprimaryschoolandhighschool,andalwayswenttoschooltogether.][Theyhadn'tseeneachothermorethanonceortwiceayearbecausethedrivermovedawayfromtheoldneighborhood.][OldEdwasdead.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension8.Whydidthedriverrepeatthatheshouldhavekeptintouch?[Becausehewasveryregretful.]9.Whatdidtheauthormeanbysayingthefirstsentenceintheletterremindedhimofhimself?[Hethoughthehimselfalsoneglectedkeepingupcorrespondencewithhisfriends.]10.Whydidthedriversayhebegantheletterwith"OldFriend"?[Becausetheyhadbeengoodfriendsovertheyears.Theywereoldnow,andthereweren'tmanypeopleattheiragestillalive.]11.HowdidthedriverfeelaboutOldEd'sfriendshipwithhim?[Becausehewasveryregretful.][Hethoughthehimselfalsoneglectedkeepingupcorrespondencewithhisfriends.][Becausetheyhadbeengoodfriendsovertheyears.Theywereoldnow,andthereweren'tmanypeopleattheiragestillalive.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension[Thedriverfeltthattheirfriendshipovertheyearshadbeenveryimportanttohim,moreimportantthanhecouldsaybecausehewasnotgoodatexpressinghisfeelings.]12.Whatdidtheauthordecidetodowhenhearrivedatthehotel?Why?[Hedecidedtowritealetteratoncebecausehedidn'twanttomakethesamemistakeasthedriverdid.][Thedriverfeltthattheirfriendshipovertheyearshadbeenveryimportanttohim,moreimportantthanhecouldsaybecausehewasnotgoodatexpressinghisfeelings.][Hedecidedtowritealetteratoncebecausehedidn'twanttomakethesamemistakeasthedriverdid.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension2.TheletterTomwrotetohisfriendEdplaysaveryimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthestory.Thestoryis,toalargeextent,builtaroundtheletter.Ifyouareawareofthis,youwillfinditeasiertounderstandtheorganizationofthetext.Thefollowingquestionsaremeanttohelpyougetabetterideaofthispoint.Nowwritedownyouranswers.BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension1)Whatdoesthestorybeginwith?[Thestorybeginswiththecabdriverreadingaletter.]2)Whathelpedstartaconversationbetweenthecabdriverandthepassenger?[TheletterTomwrotetohisfriendEd.]3)Whatwastheirconversationcenteredon?[TheirconversationwascenteredonthelifelongfriendshipbetweenthedriverandOldEd.]4)HowdidtheauthorgettolearnmoreaboutthefriendshipbetweenthedriverandEd?[Thestorybeginswiththecabdriverreadingaletter.][TheletterTomwrotetohisfriendEd.][TheirconversationwascenteredonthelifelongfriendshipbetweenthedriverandOldEd.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-TextA-Comprehension[Theauthorgottolearnmoreabouttheirfriendshipbyreadingtheletterhimself.][Theauthorgottolearnmoreabouttheirfriendshipbyreadingtheletterhimself.]BOOK1-Unit2-TextA-ComBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1)Therewasnowindandtheoaktreebehindthehousewasstanding[absolutely]still.2)Ifyoudon'twanttobuyakite,youcanmakeyourownusingdirections[available]inbooksatyourlocallibrary.3)Thegirlwalkedsteadilynorth,pausing[everynowandthen]tocheckherdirection.4)Thetradeunions[areurging/urged]employerstoinvestmoremoneyinstafftraining.5)Asasailingshiphasa[destination],sowemusthaveadefinitegoalin[absolutely][available][everynowandthen][areurging/urged][destination]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabularyourlife.6)Beforepeopleknewhowtomakeandusemetals,engineeringconstructionswere[mostly]builtofwoodorstone.7)You'llprobablyfindDaveattheschooldisco—heoften[hangsout]there.8)Ifyourhousehasbeenbrokeninto,don'ttouchanything.Callthepolice[rightaway].9)Wehadafamily[reunion]whereIsawrelativesIhadn'tseenfor20years.[mostly][hangsout][rightaway][reunion]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary10)IguessHenryhasbeenbusywritinganarticle[orsomething]recently.That'swhyhecouldn'taccepttheinvitation.11)Scientists[estimate]thatsmokingreduceslifeexpectancybyaround12yearsonaverage.12)Althoughitisunlikelythateveryonewillbeabletocome,theyarestill[goingahead]withtheplantoholdaclassreunion.[orsomething][estimate][goingahead]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary2.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets,keepingthesamemeaning.Thefirstparthasbeenwrittenforyou.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1)Heseemedtobestillanxiousabouthisfailureintheexamination.(onone'smind)Itseemedthathisfailure[intheexaminationwasstillonhismind].2)Thesightofhisteamlosinginthefinalminutesofthegamelefthimsoupsetthathewascompletelyunabletosayaword.(chokeup)He[wascompletelychokedupbythesightofhisteamlosinginthefinalminutesofthegame].3)Herstudysofullyoccupiedherthatsheforgottohavedinner.(belostin)She[wassolostinstudythatsheforgottohavedinner].[intheexaminationwasstillonhismind][wascompletelychokedupbythesightofhisteamlosinginthefinalminutesofthegame][wassolostinstudythatsheforgottohavedinner]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary4)IamafraidIwon'tbeabletoaccomplishtheprojectontimebecausesomethinghasunexpectedlyhappened.(comeup)Something[hascomeupandIamafraidIwon'tbeabletoaccomplishtheprojectontime].5)Theycalculatedthatthecostofequippingthenewhospitalwouldprobablybe$2million.(estimate)Thecost[ofequippingthenewhospitalwasestimatedat$2million].[hascomeupandIamafraidIwon'tbeabletoaccomplishtheprojectontime][ofequippingthenewhospitalwasestimatedat$2million]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary3.Completethesentences,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.Makeadditionsorchangeswherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1)AcoupleofflightsatPudongairport[werepostponed]thismorningbecauseof[theawful]weather.It[isestimated]thatoveronethousandpassengerswereheldup.(awful,postpone,estimate)2)Myprofessorassignedmesome[reference]booksoncomputerstoread.Unfortunatelytheyare[notavailable]inourschoollibrary.I[amkindof]worriedaboutit.(available,kindof,reference)3)Michaelis[notmuchofateacher].Heoften[skips]fromonesubjecttoanothersoitisdifficultforhisstudentstofollowhim.Besideshejustletsthem[goahead]withexerciseswithoutmakingsuretheyhaveunderstoodwhattheyareexpectedtodo.(skip,goahead,notmuchofa)[werepostponed][theawful][isestimated][reference][notavailable][amkindof][notmuchofateacher][skips][goahead]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-CollocationCanyouputanappropriateprepositionintoeachgapinthefollowingsentences?BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Collocation1.Inoticedsheavoidsmakinganyreference[to]herfirsthusbandinherlatestbook.2.Therailwayindustrymustkeeppacewiththegrowingdemand[for]transportation.3.Annhasafinereputationforbeinganoldhand[at]cookingItalianfood.4.Readingletters[from]childhoodfriendsoftenremindsmeofthedayswespenttogethercollectingsea-shellsonthebeachandgatheringwildfruitinthewoods.[to][for][at][from]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Collocation5.Bill'slecturearousedourinterest[in]IT,i.e.informationtechnology.6.ProfessorSmith'sdevotion[to]teachinghasmadeadeepimpression[on]allthestudentsinherdepartment.7.Myparentscalledmeyesterdayofferingmetheircongratulationsonmygoodrecord.8.Havinglivedinthisneighborhoodforabouttenyears,theoldmanvaluedhisfriendship[with]hisneighborPeter.[in][to][on]on[with]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-UsageCanyouputintoeachgapanappropriateexpressionfromtheabovelisttomakethesentencessoundlessdefinite?BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-Usage1.We'reexpecting150guestsattheparty,[moreorless].2.I've[kindof/sortof]heardofhim,butIdon'tknowwhoheis.3.[Something]hashappenedtoworryhimbutwedon'tknowwhatitis.4.Hewasn'tsurewhybuthefeltkindof/sortofsorryforher.5.Itwilltakemoreorlessawholedaytopainttheceiling.6.IthoughtIheardMomsayMartinsavedachildfromdrowning[orsomething].[moreorless][kindof/sortof][Something]kindof/sortofmoreorless[orsomething]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises1.CompletethepassagewithwordschosenfromtheWordsandPhrasestoDrillbox.Changetheformwherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises

PooroldEd.Itmademeall[chokedup](1)whenIheardthenewsabouthisdeath.Hemeantan[awful](2)lottome.Wehadknowneachother[practically](3)allourlives,eversincewegrewupinthesame[neighborhood](4).Ishouldhavewrittentohimbefore,butI'mnotmuchgoodat[correspondence](5).Allmy[available](6)timeistakenupdrivingthecab.I'monthegoallday,drivingfromone[destination](7)toanother.Weusedtogettogether,butit'sbeenalongtimesinceourlast[reunion](8).[Mostly](9)wejustkeptintouchwiththeoccasionalcard.I'dbeenmeaningtowriteaproperletterforalongtime,butkept[postponing](10)it.ThenlastweekIfinallygotroundtoit,onlytogetthebadnewsjustasIwasonmywaytothemailbox.Whoeversaysyoushouldneverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotodayis[absolutely](11)right.[chokedup][awful][practically][neighborhood][correspondence][available][destination][reunion][Mostly][postponing][absolutely]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises2.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyuntilyouhavegotitsmainidea,andthenselectoneappropriatewordforeachgapfromtheboxfollowingthepassage.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises

WhenhegotthecallthathissonwasillinCaliforniaandnotexpectedtoliveforlong,Billdidn'tknow[how](1)hewasgoingtogetthemoneyforhiswifeandhimselftomakethetrip.Billhadworkedasatruckdriverhisentirelife,buthenevermanagedtohaveany[savings](2).

Sowith[embarrassment](3)Billwalkedthemiletothefillingstation(加油站)andtoldtheowner,"MysonisreallysickandI'vegotnocash.Canyoutrust(賒賬給)meforthephonecalltoCalifornia?"

"Pickupthe[phone](4)andtalkaslongasyouneedto,"wastheanswer.Ashestartedtodial(撥電話號碼),hewas[interrupted](5)byastranger,jumpingdownfromthecab(駕駛室)ofatruckandasking,"Aren'tyouBillBeasley?Yoursonwasoneofmybestfriendswhenweweregrowinguptogether.WhenIwentofftocollege,Ilost[touch](6)[how][savings][embarrassment][phone][interrupted][touch]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExerciseswithhim.Heardyousayhe'ssick?"

AfterthecallBillwastoldthatthattruckdriverhadpaidforitandlefthiman[envelope](7).Heopeneditandpulledouttwopiecesofpaper.Oneread,"Youwerethefirsttruckdrivermydadtrustedenoughtoletmegoalongwith."Thesecondonewasa[signed](8)checkwithanattached[message](9):"Fillouttheamount[needed](10)foryouandyourwifetomakethetrip.MerryChristmas!"[envelope][signed][message][needed]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises3.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises1)半個小時過去了，但末班車還沒來。我們只好走回家。(goby)[Halfanhourhadgoneby,butthelastbushadn'tcomeyet.Wehadtowalkhome.]2)瑪麗看上去對漢語考試很擔心，因為她還沒有背熟課文。(learn…byheart)[MarylooksasifsheisveryworriedabouttheChineseexambecauseshehasn'tlearnedthetextsbyheart.]3)既然籃球賽已被推遲，我們不妨去參觀博物館。(postpone)[Sincethebasketballmatchhasbeenpostponed,wemightaswellvisitthemuseum.][Halfanhourhadgoneby,butthelastbushadn'tcomeyet.Wehadtowalkhome.][MarylooksasifsheisveryworriedabouttheChineseexambecauseshehasn'tlearnedthetextsbyheart.][Sincethebasketballmatchhasbeenpostponed,wemightaswellvisitthemuseum.]BOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocBOOK1-Unit2-LanguageFocus-ComprehensiveExercises4)整個二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間他一直和父母住在澳大利亞。(al