新世纪大学英语综合教程第三册课后练习答案

Unit1

WordsinActionl

WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)crease

2)hint

3)assured

4)awaiting

5)hovering

6)scrawled

7)glistening

8)frail

9)sole

10)visible

11)engaged

12)biased

13)dreading

14)grinning

2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouknowhowtousetheminthe

propercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)forfearof

2)pulledup

3)exceptfor

4)getby

5)makealiving

6)everysooften

7)inthebackground

8)Shutoff

9)eachandevery

10)asitis

11)wraps...aroundherlittlefinger

12)caughtus...unawares

IncreasingYourWordPower

1.ChoosethedefinitionfromColumnBthatbestmatcheseachphrasalverbinColumnA,payingattentiontotheV+

Prep./Ad.collocation.

■Answers:

l)f

2)c

3)d

4)e

5)b

6)g

7)h

8)a

Fillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithaproperphrasalverb.Changethe

verbformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)letout

2)clean...up

3)comethrough

4)waitingon

5)pickedup

6)endedup

7)headedfor

8)ranthrough

2.Theprefixesex-,fore-,pre-mean"former,before,orinadvance“whiletheprefixpost-means“afterorlater

than^.Studythefollowingexamplesandformwordsbyaddingex-,fore-,pre-,post-tothewordsgiveninthetableandthen

completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithaproperwordyouhavejustformed.Changetheverbformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)foretell

2)preview

3)forerunner

4)postscript

5)postgraduate

6)precondition

7)ex-husband

GrammarinContext2

Taski：Combinethegivensentencesintoonebyusingattributiveclauses.

■Answersforreference:

1)Iencounteredmanypeoplewhoselivesamazedme.(SeePara.3,TextB)

2)Wedroveinsilencetotheaddress(that/which)shehadgivenme.(SeePara.

21,TextB)

3)Hepushedthroughthedoorsandheadedforthebackroomwherehisapron

andbusingcartwerewaiting.(SeePara.16,TextA)

4)Ihadseentoomanypeopletrappedinalifeofpovertywhodependedonthe

cabastheironlymeansoftransportation.(SeePara.6,TextB)

5)Theirsocialworker,whostoppedtocheckonStevieeverysooften,admitted

Stevieandhismotherhadfallenbetweenthecracks.(SeePara.6,TextA)

Task2：CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsinto

English.Besuretousepresentparticlesorpastparticlestomodifynouns.

■Answersforreference:

well-considereddecision,foldedpaper,writtennotice,laptopstoringmyannual

report,apostmandeliveringexpressmail

Cloze3

■Answers:

1)reliable

2)syndrome

3)adopted

4)gotdonewith

5)gloomy

6)orsomething

7)chance

8)comethrough

9)barely

10)ingoodshape

11)booth

12)mess

13)scrawled

14)peeking

15)in

Translation4

1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressions

giveninbrackets.

■Answersforreference:

1)WhatIdidn'tcountonwasthatovertimeIwouldsincerelytakepride

inbeingasocialworker.

2)Shootingaquicklookattheclockonthewall,Grandmaletoutacry,“Oh,My

dear/Mygoodness/Mygracious,we'regoingtomissthetrain!”

3)Atthekindergartenentrance,lalwaysseesomekids/childrenholdingfirmlyon

totheirparents.Shouldyoungparentsbesternertowardstheirkids/childrenand

leaveimmediatelyunderthesecircumstances?

4)Inthedimstreetlightstoodaweepinglittlegirl/agirlweeping.

5)Whenmakingdonations,richpeopleshouldbeasconsiderateaspossiblein

ordernottoputtherecipientinanembarrassingsituation.

6)Sincelastmonth,myworkhasbeenrevolvingaroundtheroutineofficeduties,

sonowIamcountingthedaysuntiltheNationalDaycomes,whenmyfriendsand

Iaregoinghikinginthecountryside.

2.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishusingthewordsandexpressionsin

theboxbelow.

■Answerforreference:

Thatwasatimewhenlifewasdifficultforeveryone.Myfamilycouldbarelyget

byonmysmallincomefromdrivingacab.OnelatenightIrespondedtoacallfora

cabride.Tomysurprise,whenIarrivedattheaddress,Ifounditwasafrailoldlay

whowasawaitingme.Aftershegotintothecab,Iengagedherinconversation.1

learntthatshewasgoingtothehospice.Herdoctorsaidshedidn'thaveverylong.

Theoldladytoldmetodrivethroughthedowntownarea.Shepointedatsomeold

buildings,tellingmethoseweretheplaceswheresheusedtoworkorlive.Whenthe

cabfinallypulledupinfrontofthehospice,Ididn'tacceptherfare.Intherestofthe

day,Iwaslostinthought.ThoughIhadtomakealiving,Ilivednotfor

thesolepurposeofsurviving.Whencircumstanceslookedgloomy,thesmallfavourI

haddonecouldbeacandlelight.Howeverfaintthelightwas,itmanagedtowarmup

asoulandennobledmeaswell.Ididtakeprideinthatsmallfavour.

Theme-RelatedWritings

■Dooneofthefollowingwritingtasksafterclass.

1)SupposeyouwereFrannie,theheadwaitress,inTextA.Writeashortstory

aboutSteviefromyourperspective.

2)Readthefollowingnewspaperclippingandwriteashortessayonthe

question:

ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleontheBusduringRushHours?

■SampleEssayforTask1:

WeallknewSteviewasmentallyhandicapped,soeveryone,especiallyourboss

himself,doubtedwhetherhewouldbeacapablebusboyinthetruck-stoprestaurant

whereIworkedastheheadwaitress.However,ourworriesweregraduallyremoved

oneweeklater.Smilingandhard-working,Steviewonoverallourtruckerregularsas

wellasusemployees.

LaterwelearntthatSteviebadlyneededthejobbecausethemoneyheearned

madeitpossibleforhismotherandhimtolivetogether;otherwisehewouldbesent

toagrouphome.SoyoucanimaginehowworriedSteviewaswhenhehadtotake

sickleaveforheartsurgery.Hewasafraidthathewouldlosehisjob.Afterthe

operation,intheweekbeforehereturned,hecalledlOtimestomakesurethathe

couldstillhavethejobback.Atthattime,whatconcernedmemostwashowStevie

couldhandlethehugemedicalbills.

Butsomethinghappenedwhichcompletelycaughtmeunawares.Ourregular

customers,thosewarm-heartedtruckers,weresogenerousthatthey,togetherwith

theircompanies,contributedover$10,000forStevie.ThatThanksgivingDaywasa

bigdaywhenSteviewasbacktoworkandwhenthemoneywaspresentedtoStevie

asasurprisegift.Icriedabitwhilepeoplewerecheeringfortheoccasion.

Now,Stevieisstillworkinghere.OurbossthinksthatStevieisthebestworkerhe

haseverhired.(240words)

■SampleEssayforTask2:

ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleontheBusDuringRushHours?

Iamamazedtoreadwhatabloggersaysaboutofferingbusseatstotheelderly.

Heclaimsthat"it'stheyoungwhoneeditmore"becausetheygotoworkearlyinthe

morningandfeelexhaustedafteraday'swork.Thebloggeralsoarguesthatitis

unfairtoofferseatstotheelderlysincetheyalreadyenjoyfreerides,andfurther

suggeststhatduringrushhoursseniorcitizensbedeniedsuchtreatment.

Icouldneverbringmyselftoagreewiththeblogger.Takinggoodcareofthe

elderlyisauniversallyacceptedstandardofconduct.Inmyopinion,offeringseatsto

oureldersisnotjustanindicationofgoodmanners;itisamoralissue.Ialways

consideritmymoralobligationtohelpothers.Yes,youmayfeelcomfortablefora

whilebyremaininginyourseat,butyouwillloseyourcharacterandmoralvaluesin

thelongrun.

Respectingtheelderlyisalsooursocialconvention.Itispreciselyoutofourlove

andrespectfortheelderlythatsuchspecialbenefitsasfreeridesareofferedtothem.

Noonecandepriveseniorcitizensoftheirrighttogooutbybusatanytimetheylike,

andwhat'smore,weshouldmakesurethattheygetspecialcarewhenthebusis

fullypackedwithpassengers.

Caringfortheelderlyandbeingtakencareofcanbeamutuallysatisfying

experienceforeveryoneinvolved.Itisthroughperformingsuchsmallactsasoffering

seatstotheneedythatwelearntocontributetothebuildingofaharmonious

society.(268words)

新世纪大学英语综合教程第三册

Unit2

■

WordsinActionl

■WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Complete

thefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

curled

clip

yielded

Give■八

preserve

fascinated

affection

interact

kaste

gn'cf

defies

presence.

acquire

manipulate

restraints

2.Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Do

youunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousethemintheproper

context?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changethe

formwherenecessary.

■Answers:

l&tjloose。八

fitinto

holdov\

stateofaffairs

mthecourseof

/n.vaiia

buildjov\

他skort

reachedfor

giveav\dtake

IncreasingYourWordPower

1.Theprefixover-CMbeaddedtonouns,verbs,adjectivesand

adverbs,3cahing"above"j"outside","across",or"toow\uch".

Studythewordsgiven【'"theboxa八Hchoosetheproperwordto

fillineachoftheblanksMthefollowingsentences.Changethe

where八cccssa^g.

Answers:

overcoat

overhead

ove^oyed

overslept

overweight

overdue

overtime

overworking

2.MangwordsinEnglishcanbeuscHbothasnounsandasverbs.

Listed【'"thefollowingtable,are-s勿力coftkesew。以sthatyouhave

(came"【'八UnitOnea八4UnitTwo.StudyMemcairefullya八dtke八

completeeachofthefollowingsc八teheeswithoneofthemasyou

seefit.Changcthefor"where八ccessasg.

■Answers:

crush

attributes

fa八eg

bubbled

gmsp

dn'zz/iiag

labeling

yield

3.Listedintheboxbelowareidiomaticexpressionsforced.

with,thew。以，%"八4".Studythc3cakcfuMga八Htryto3akcout

their3cae'ngs.You3agco八sodtadictionaryiMccessagg.The八

translatethegivensc八teheesintoEnglish,usingoneofthe3.

■Answers:

Weareshortofhands.

Istillkavesoi^\emoneyinhand.

Give"teaAa/aafwitkthisbox,please.

Ioftenkeepadictioiaaryathand.

Thefootballfanswereoutofhand.

Hand。〃处epencilstoeveiryoi^eintheclass.

ThisH八gwasha八deHdowintoHACby14Aggrandmother.

TihAe'sup.Please./umM加g。”匕testpap。”.

Pleasehand勿ithemagazinetoyourroommates.

「小afraidIcai^thdpyou.fnaagreenha八4.

3,

GrammarinContext2

1.Nowcompletetl^efollowiiagsentencesbyWanslatMgtheChinese

['"thebracketsintoEnglishMakcsurethatthe.sentencesareM

theinvertedorder.

Answersforreference:

1)Sittingonthestdidwas/。八thestairswas,sitting

2)Overthewal(cai^.e/flew

3)Rotmdthecomerwas

4)The八filiallycai^xe

S)Ui^derthetablewasIgieg

6)At/。八thetopof(。八topof)thekillstood

2.Nowcorrectthemistakesi八thefoHowMgsc八tehees,ifa八g.

WriteNONELadderthecorrectsei^tence(s).

Answersforreference:

1)Thebeaverchewsdowntreestogetfoodandmaterialtobuilditshomewith.

2)Doyourparentstkii^kTomisa八iceboytogooutwith?(Crossouthim)

3)Thegoalsforwhichhehasfoughtallhislifeseemunimportanttohimnow.

4)NONE.

5)Theessaystartsbyaskingaq，cs力'。八'tOwhichtheauthorthengivesapositiveanswer.

Cloze3

Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterof

eachisgiven.

■Answers:

1)haste

2)stateofaffairs

3)distinguished

4)meetingofminds

5)blossom

6)innerCharm

7)intimacy

8)Gmotion

9)acquiring

10)ideals

11)admiration

12)lasting

13)affection

14)forge

15)honor

16)Overwhelming

Translation4

1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

■Answersforreference:

1)Ineitherfriendshiporlove/Inbothfriendshipandlove,youshouldneverexpecttotake/receive

themaximumwhileyougivetheminimum.

Ibuiltallmyhopesonhispromise(s),onlytofindthathewasnotamanofsincerityatall.

WetookMothertoallthebesthospitalswecouldfind,butalloureffortswereinvain;shefailedtosurvive

thedisease.

Valentine'sDayisanannualholidaycelebratedonFebruary14,aperfectdaytoexpresslovetotheobjectofyour

/one'saffection.

Intheinformationera,communicationswithfar-awayfriendsv/ae-mailcanbealmost/virtuallysimultaneous.

Loveneedstobenurtured,andthe“eternal/everlastinglove"thatwealldreamtohaveisnotforgeduntilwe

learntoappreciateandtoleratetheother.

2.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelow.

■Answersforreference:

Afterdinner,weallsataroundthehearth.AuntSusanwasstillinthegriefoflosingUncleRobert.Inhersoft

voiceshetoldusabouttheirpastyears.UncleRobertjoinedthearmyshortlyaftertheywereengaged.Giventhe

criticalsituationatthetimewhenlotsofarmymendidn/treturnalive,youcanimaginehowmuchhorrifiedAunt

Susanwaseveryday,andhowmuchoverjoyedshewastoseeUncleRobertbacksafeandsoundfromthe

Europeanbattlefield.Thentheygotmarriedandbroughtupfivechildren.Forallthoseyears,theiraffectionfor

eachothergrewstrongerinthecourseo/7overcomingdifficultiesandhardshipsinlife.I\NBSfascinatedbyAunt

Susan'sstory,whichwastotallydifferentfrommyidealoflove.Theypracticed,intheirdailylife,givingand

sharinginsteadofpursuingpassionandromance,ormakingcomp/a/nts.Amazingly,suchlovelastedthroughtheir

wholelife.

Theme-RelatedWritings

SampleEssayOne:

Male-femalerelationsareindispensabletoadultsallthroughtheirlives.But

differentgenerationshandlethemdifferently.Ourparents'generationlivedinanera

ofconstraints,restraints,respect,admiration,andplentyofromance.Theykepta

distancefrompeopleoftheoppositegenderinordertopreservetheholinessoflove

andrelationships.

Mygeneration,ontheotherhand,beganwithcountlesscrushesforthe

oppositesexjustbecauseoftheirsuperficialcharm.Harmlessastheywere,the

lovewasasbriefassoapbubbles.Aswegrewup,wecametothestageof

developingrealrelationships,believingthatlovedemandedalotofgiveandnotso

muchoftake.

Bycomparison,theyoungergenerationismoreopen-mindedandlessrestricted

inhandlingthematterofloveandrelationships.Theyjumponthebandwagonoflove

withsomuchhastethatitisdifficultforthemtodistinguishbetweenphysical

attractionandmentalcompatibilities.

Inshort,theyoungergenerationfocusesmoreonphysicalbeauty,closenessand

passion,andtheytendtoseekwhattheywantfromtherelationships.Theother

twogenerationsgiveprioritytoinnercharm,intimacy,emotionandsharingindealing

withrelationships.(196words)

■SampleEssayTwo:

WhatDoGirlStudentsLookforinLoveandLife?

Inordertoknowaboutgirlstudents'opinionaboutloveandlife,asurveywith

girlstudentswasconductedin2005intwouniversities—ChongqingUniversity

ofTechnologyandBusinessandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Thesurveysought

answerstotwoquestions:Whatdoyoulookforfirstinaboyfriend?What'sthe

mostimportantthingforahappylife?

Aboutonethirdofthestudentschosepersonalityasthetopfactorinchoosing

aboyfriend,followedby27percentfocusingonabilities.Nextcame

commoninterestsandgoals,favouredby17percent,withonly14percentof

studentsclaimingappearancetobeuppermostintheirminds.Fewerstill,11

percent,ratedeconomicstatusasthefirstconsideration.

Astotheirviewsaboutahappylife,nearlyseventypercentofthegirlsattached

thegreatestimportancetomarriageandfamily."Career"wasgiventoppriority

byjustunder20percent,whileevenfewer,around9percent,believedthatmoney

wasthekeytoahappylife.

Basedonthesurvey,wemayconcludethatnowadays,girlstudentsgenerally

holdarationalattitudetowardsloveandlife.Admittedly,theimprovedmaterial

conditionsoflifeexplainwhygirlstakeeconomicstatusandmoneyratherlightly.But

contrarytothepopularviewthatgirlsaremoreconcernedaboutself-development

intheworkplaceandsocialstatus,theystillregardmarriageandfamilylifeascentral

toahappylife.(235words)

新世纪大学英语综合教程第三册

Unit3

WordsinActionl

WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowing

sentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

1)bound

2)unfolded

3)possessing

4)hassurpassed

5)appointed

6)virtues

7)hadcorresponded

8)gazed

9)keen

10)grasped

11)grounded

12)sensible

13)commitments

14)regulating

2.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouknowhowtousethemintheproper

context?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

distinguishbetween

checkedupon

torndown

makeafortune

allotasudden

losttrackof

Castinganeyeover

brokeup

takepleasurein

describedas

turnedup

insofaras

isunderarrest

passon

asto

■IncreasingYourWordPower

Thepreposition"as"isoftenusedtogetherwithsomeverbstodescribethefactthatsb./sth.hasaparticularfunction,roleorjob.

TranslatethefollowingintoChinese,payingattentiontothe"verb…as"

1.collocation.

■Answers:

1)accept...as接受......为

2)respect...as尊重......为

3)define...as把……定义为

4)describe...as把...描述成

5)picture...as把......想象成

6)regard...as把……看作

7)see...as把……看作

8)view...as把……看作

Nowcompletethefollowingsentencesbyusingthe“verb+as^collocation.

1)himbothasafatherandasawriter

2)myselfasaswandancingonthelake

3)thechallengeasanopportunitytotesthiscourage

4)measoneoftheirfamilymembers

5)itasajoke

6)Markasbeinginhislateteens,tallandfriendlytoeveryone

7)asthegreatestpainterofhistime

8)loveasawayoflife,itasawaytofeel

2.Didyounoticethesuffix"-al"or"-ial"inthewords"trial"and"arrival"inthisunit?Thesuffix"一al"or"-ial"canbe

addedtoverbstoformnouns.Putdownthenounformsofthefollowingverbsinthespaceprovided.

Answers:

1)arrive一arrival2)tryftrial

3)approvefapproval4)betrayfbetrayal

5)buryfburial6)dismiss一dismissal

7)disposefdisposal8)proposefproposal

9)refuse一refusal10)remove一removal

11)survivefsurvival12)withdrawfwithdrawal

Nowfillintheblanksinthefollowingsentencesbychoosingtheproperwordswiththesuffix"—al"or"-ial"fromtheabove

table.

refusal

arrivals

removal

dismissal

survival

proposal

disposal

approval

GrammarinContext2

1.InUnit2andUnit3youfindthefollowingsentencescontaining“nomatterwhat","whenever”

and“whatever.”

NowcompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketintoEnglish,using

"nomatterwhat(who,which,how,etc.)"or"whatever(whoever,whichever,however,etc”

■Answersforreference:

1)whichevertentyouarenotusingnow

2)whoevercomes/comefirst

3)whichever/whateverconditionourcaptainthoughtwasthebest

4)Wherever/NomatterwhereIgo

5)whateverwishestheirchild/childrenexpresses/express

6)Howeverdisappointed/Nomatterhowdisappointedyoumayfeelaboutthe

surroundings/environment/situation

7)Whoeverbreaksit

8)wheneverheconcentratesonaproblem

2.Thestructure"Itis...that/who../'isusedtoachieveemphasis,asshowninthefollowing

sentencestakenfromTextA.

Nowcorrectthemistakesinthefollowingsentences,ifany.WriteNONEunderthecorrect

sentence(s).

■Answersforreference:

1)Itisnotluckbuthardworkthatledhimtotoday'ssuccess.

2)Prof.Moenarguesthatitisenergythatmakestheworldgoround.

3)Itwasnotuntilhehadprovedhewashonestthathewonthefamily'strust.

4)Itwasclearlytheheadmasterhimselfwho/thatopenedthedoorforme.

5)NONE

Cloze3

CompletethefollowingpassagewithwordsandphraseschosenfromTextA.Theinitialletterofeach

targetwordisgiven.

■Answers:

1)classical

2)notion

3)utility

4)ground

5)occurs

6)goodness

7)asto

8)possesses

9)bound

10)mirror

11)virtuous

12)commitment

13)moralexcellence

Trans1ation4

1.TransIatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

■Answersforreference:

1)Thefriendshipgroundedoncommon/sharedinterestdoesnotbreakupeasily./Itisnot

easyforthefriendshipgroundedoncommon/sharedinteresttobreakup.

2)Childrenmustlearntodistinguishbetweenviolenceandbravery/courageincomputer

games.

3)Therespringupsomanynewthingseverydayintheworldthatitisnolongersensibleto

expectapersontoknow/keeptrackofeverything.

4)Lawsdonotregulatesuchthingsasbetrayaltofriends;thatiswhythereiswhatwecall/is

called"thecourtofmorality”.

5)Today'scultureisdescribedaszzfast-foodculture,\Whatevertheymaybe/aredoing,

peoplejustpursuethegreatest/maximumsatisfactionwithintheshortesttime.

6)Asthesayinggoes,thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Ifyouwantsomething,goand

earn/workforit.

2.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishusingthewordsandexpressionsinthe

boxbelow.

■Answersforreference:

Asiscommonlyacknowledged/Itiscommonlyrecognisedthathumansaresocialanimals.Living

togetherinacommunity,wenaturallyexpecttohavefriends.Astowhatfriendshipis,wehaveread

differentdefinitionsgivenbyAristotle,anancientGreekphilosophecandCicero,aRomanstatesman.

Noonewilldenythatsomepeoplemakefriendssimplyformutualutility.Oncethegroundforsuch

friendshipdisappears,thefriendshipalsobreaksup.However,alotmorepeoplelongfor“soulpals〃一

thosewhopossessvirtuesandwithwhomwecangothroughtrialsandtribulationstogether.Such

friendshipskeepusawayfromgreedandviolenceandinspireustohavethecourageofour

convictions.Suchiswhatwecall“truefriendship”.Itiswithsuchfriends'companythatwefind

ourselvessurpassingouroldselvesandbecomingbetterpersons/people.

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Theme-RelatedWriting5

■Sampleessayfortask1:

BobandIbecamebrother-likefriendsinourchildhood.Weplayed,dinedanddiscussedour

ambitionstogether.Oncegrownup,hestartedfortheWesttomakehisfortunewhileIbecamea

policemaninNewYork.Beforehisdeparture,wehaddinnertogetherandweagreedthatwewould

meetatthesameplaceexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditions

mightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.

Thencamethedayweweresupposedtomeet.Iwasonmybeatthen.Walkinguptothe

appointedplacewhichhadbeenturnedintoahardwarestore,Isawamanstandingtherewithan

unlightedcigarinhismouth.BeforeIcouldspeak,hetoldmethathewaswaitingforafriendbythe

nameofJimmyWells.Whenhestruckamatchtolighthiscigar,Isawapalefacewithkeeneyesanda

scar.Irecognizedhimimmediately.ItwasBob,anditwasalsothefaceofthemanwantedbythe

ChicagoPolice.ForamomentIfeltliketellinghimtoescaperightaway.Afterall,wehadbeenfriends

forsomanyyearsandhehadtraveledallthewaytoseeme!Butthenmysenseofdutytoldmethe

rightthingtodo.Isaidgood-byetohimandcontinuedmypatrol,hislastwordsstillringinginmyear:

'I'llwaitforhalfanhour.Jimmywillkeephispromiseifhe'salive../7Ithensentforaplainclothes

manandhadBobarrested.(270words)

■Sampleessayfortask2:

AnImportantFriendinMyLife

LiQiang,oneofmyclassmates,isfuntobewith.Heisalwayswearingabroadsmileasiflifeis

forever“sunshineandbutterflies/7Oneday,Irevealedtohimmyworriesandanxieties:I,

anordinary-lookinggirl,was177centimeterstall,eventallerthananyoftheboysinmyclass.I

thoughtnoboywouldliketodateme.Besides,Iwasverypooratmyacademiccourses.

HesuggestedthatIshouldlearntobemyselfandthenheintroducedmetoafashionshowteam

oftheuniversity.Encouraged,!decidedtochangemyself.Aftera3-monthtrainingprogramon

weekends,Icouldperformbeautifullyasamodel,andsurprisingly,Icouldconcentrateontherequired

academiccoursesaswell.TheapplausesIwonateachfashionshowandthescholarshipIearned

provedthatbeingmyselfwasterrific.Sincethen,mylifehaschangedalot.Thus,LiQiangbecamean

importantfriendofmine.

Lastsemester,webegantohelpyoungpeoplewhosufferpressuresfromphysicaldefects,

academicfailuresorfinancialprob