TEXT I
Comprehension
A. 1. He also explains why he doesn't like to speak in a public telephone box.
2. He doesn't like the public telephone, either. He thinks that speaking in a public phone box is a horrible thing to do.
3. He says no matter how busy anyone is or what he is doing, he will try to answer the telephone because he thinks there may be some important news or message for him.
4. He thinks it unwise for anyone to have his name and telephone number printed in the telephone directory.
5. He indicates that a telephone directory can be found in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible.
6. He says that even in case of emergency it is not necessary to have a telephone, because in England one is seldom far from a telephone.
B. 1. … or pretend to be uncommon / out of the ordinary
2. … filled with the odour of women's low quality face-powder and that of men's cigarettes…
3. Do you have enough strong will power to…?
4. …, then you are just told that…?
5. a. No matter how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the fact sooner or later.
b. The truth will become publicly known.
6. a book which can be seen in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible…
7. … to keep away from some lazy or curious gossip, or from somebody who wants something but not to offer anything in return.
8. … or from some reporter who is determined to question you…
9. … somebody's cold stare behind your back is sufficient to make your blood run cold…
10. The English seem to be especially talented in two areas…
Comprehensive Exercises
IV. Translation
A. 1. Mrs. Smith took it for granted that women were supposed to do cooking in the kitchen and would never allow anyone in the family to take her place.
2. The major reason for his unpopularity was that he would flee away when his help was most needed.
3. The helicopters will be used to send the rescue party to the scene of disaster in case of an emergency.
4. As for the increasing air pollution, we must be clearly aware that it threats all human beings.
5. This local magazine which made its first appearance less than a year ago has already had a circulation of 500,000.
6. Her heart chilled when she found that nobody had come to the station to meet her.
7. The results of these tests clearly show that you have an aptitude for music.
8. They worked day and night in the laboratory for a whole month only to find that they were attempting the impossible.
9. The telephone rang in the middle of his important experiment. He ignored the persistent ringing, thinking that important messages would reach him sooner or later.
10. It serves you right if you fail your maths test again. You've cut too many maths classes this semester.
B. Reference version:
There is a tendency among some young people to work very hard for the university matriculation examination. They fight for a place at university in order that they can get a certificate or a diploma in a few years. Once they are admitted to university, however, they begin to show slackness in their studies. They think that as long as they can get by, earning a diploma will be no problem. And a diploma to them is means to success. However, such people are surely taking too much for granted. First of all, it must be made clear that we do not go to university to get a diploma, but to receive higher education, to be better prepared for making contributions to the modernization programme of the country and to the welfare of mankind. In order to be equal to the tasks that will be assigned to us, we must be bent on getting the best out of our university education. Any kind of learning demands time and effort. If a person happens to have only a smattering of something and yet poses as (pretends to be) a scholar or an authority, sooner or later, "the truth will out", as the saying goes. So for those who tend to take things too easy at university, they should be well-advised to take a serious attitude towards their studies.
V. Blank Filling
A. 1. after 2. for 3. in 4. off 5. on
6. out 7. over 8. in 9. down 10. up
11. back 12. on 13. up 14. to 15. on
B. 1. endlessly 2. came to an end / ended
3. from beginning to end 4. end
5. in the end 6. on end
7. put an end to 8. at the end of
9. to make both ends meet 10. ended in
C. (1) got (2) with (3) lacked (4) in (5) wealthy
(6) both (7) with (8) laboured (9) room (10) lived
(11) other (12) wire (13) either (14) instrument (15) autumn
(16) for (17) their (18) for (19) in / into (20) on / over
(21) help (22) here (23) heard (24) walls (25) ever
D. (1) those (2) composes (3) of (4) that (5) era
(6) Americans (7) and (8) plants (9) with (10) emerging
(11) with (12) lively (13) right (14) associated (15) is
(16) The (17) from (18) through (19) born (20) with
(21) hard (22) sense (23) qualities (24) rise (25) became
(26) travelled (27) seemed (28) play (29) always (30) beginning
E. (1) At the end (2) kept thinking
(3) conclusion (4) draw
(5) showed particular aptitude (6) rushed
(7) in the middle of (8) (was) engaged in
(9) indiscreet enough (10) something for nothing
(11) justified himself (12) ignored
(13) strong-minded (14) itch
(15) dreadful necessity
VI. Sentence Rewriting
A. 1. Here is a message to be forwarded to … immediately.
2. I have… things to be done before Friday.
3. I have a problem to be settled with … phone.
4. This is a matter not to be ignored / not a matter to be ignored.
5. One of the things to be remembered by a hitch-hiker is to attract attention.
B. 1. The Browns had had the whole house pained, the lawn mowed and the hedges trimmed before … in.
2. His handwriting is illegible so he had the letter typed.
3. The window-pane … broken. I'll have it replaced by a glazier
4. My trousers are oily. I'll have them sent to the dry-cleaner's.
5. I've had … now. I'll have it renewed
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