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Unit 4 The American DreamText A Tony TrivisonnoS American DreamText Organization窗体顶端Working on your ownDo the exercises and then compare your answers with a partner.1. The text can be roughly divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the life story of Tony Trivisonno. The second part gives the authors reflections on the story of Tony. Now write down the main idea of each part. Part One Paras 1-29 With determination, and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of owning his own farm.Part Two Paras 30-33 Tonys career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.2. As mentioned above, the first part of the text centers on the life story of Tony. The story is, in fact, made up of several events which helped Tony fulfill his American Dream. Now go through Part One again and list the main events. The first one has been done for you.1) Tony worked as a help at Mr. Crawfords house.2) Tony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawfords factory.3) Tony learned to become a skilled worker.4) Tony bought a house with Mr. Crawfords help.5) Tony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy.Vocabulary I1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.1)wreck 2) balance 3)approaching 4) handle5) discard 6)Above all 7) diet 8)do with9)checked on 10) cleaned up 11) weekly 12)principles2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you. 窗体顶端1) to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been/was determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died.2) was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world.3) for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee.4)express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her.5) will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time. 3. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary. 窗体顶端1)for salehunting forbe amazed by2)become skilledhandle their loans3)character by calling on he passed awayII. Confusable WordsNow put into each gap in the following sentences the proper word from the above list.窗体顶端1. 1) personal 2) personnel2. 1) sometime 2) Sometimes 3) some time 4) sometimeIII. Euphemism窗体底端Find in Column B euphemisms for words or expressions in Column A: 窗体顶端1. d 2. e3. h4. c 5. g6. a7. b8. f Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze1. 1. Text-related Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.(1) sponsored (2) determination (3) turnedaway (4) assumed (5) capacity (6) skilled (7) loan (8) character (9)hunting (10)for sale (11)send for2.Theme-related Read the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.(1) save (2) recent (3) modest (4 ) grow (5) dream(6) immigrants (7) business (8) engineering (9) invest (10) richII. Correcting Non-standard English1. “Mr. Crawford, its going to snow pretty soon.”2. “When winter comes, please give me the job of clearing snow at the factory.”3. “Id like to buy a house.”4. “Mr. Crawford, Ive sold my house!”5. “Mr. Crawford, Ive bought a farm.”III. Translation1. Translate the sentences into English, using the words and phrases in brackets.1) It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.2) Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.3) Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.4) I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it.5) Helen lacks confidence. Ive never known anyone so unsure of herself.2. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below:托尼大学毕业后决定自己开业。一开始好多家银行都拒绝了他的贷款要求。但他毫不泄气,继续一个个拜访银行家寻求帮助。有一位银行家被他的决心和乐观精神所打动,最终答应贷款给他。如今他成了一位富商。在谈到所取得的令人惊奇的成就时,托尼说重要的是创造机遇而不是等待机遇。After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his
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