Unit? 4

Text A

Ex. 1

1. The author uses this sentence to tell her own love story. She didn’t expect that she would end up marrying Butch. He became her boyfriend just because of her wish to find a cute boyfriend. She didn’t really want to marry him at the beginning.

2. Because when she met up with Butch the first time, he kept staring at her all night long. He flattered her and fell in love with her at first sight. He looked really wild or maybe even dangerous.

3. Because Butch had a “bad boy image” which was very tempting to a lot of girls, and his wild, dynamic personality was a little frightening. She didn’t know whether she could be getting along with him.

4. Though she always had an excellent reputation in respect to her schoolwork, she thought that her college life was dull, with no fun. In her opinion, college was supposed to be a time of great learning and also of some fun.

5. Because she was becoming more interested in him and she wanted to find out if she was the “right” date in the eyes of Butch, thinking of herself as a traditional girl.

6. It means that Butch didn’t want to do anything to change his bad situation. The word fate here refers to the fact that Butch was going to be expelled from the university.

7. Though Butch was wild and would sometimes display directly his love in front of her friends, he was always a perfect gentleman at his core. And they had a pure and responsible relationship for seven years.

8. The author and her husband’s faithful journey of love that started with a causal attraction but bloomed into a mature love proves that romantic love can last long through the ups and downs in life.

Ex. 3

1. confess??????? 2. tempting????? 3. commence? ????4. coordinating???? 5. granted????

6. deserved?????? 7. displayed???? 8. consequently???? 9. lodged???????? 10. proceed

Ex. 4

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Contented???????????? compress?????????????? complicate

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Identification??????????? justification??????????? qualification

Illustration?????????????? exhibit?????????????? extension

Interpretation??????????? plantation???????????? perception

Ex. 5

1. qualifications??? 2. perception????? 3. plantations?????? 4. compressed????? 5. exhibit

6. contented???? 7. interpretation??? 8. complicate????? 9. illustration?????? 10. extension

11. identification???? 12. justification

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Ex. 6

N B G I H???? L E M K C

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Ex. 7

1. on her behalf?????? 2. took the liberty of????? 3. immune to???????? 4. were filled with?

5. fall in love with??? ?6. Expelled from??? 7. been pessimistic about???? 8. go along with

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Ex. 9

美國和歐洲各國都會慶祝2月14日的情人節(jié)。這是一個充滿愛情和浪漫的節(jié)日，戀人之間通常都會交換情人卡和愛情信物。關(guān)于這個節(jié)日的起源有著不同的說法。一個傳說是羅馬人把一個叫圣瓦倫丁的神父關(guān)進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄，因?yàn)樗芙^相信羅馬神。2月14日那天，瓦倫丁被處死，不僅因?yàn)樗腔酵?，而且因?yàn)樗斡艘晃槐O(jiān)獄看守雙目失明的女兒。?他在被處死的前一晚上給她寫了一封署名“你的瓦倫丁”的告別信。后來，2月14日就成了一個人們可以為他們的情人展示感情的節(jié)日。現(xiàn)在，人們以不同的方式慶祝情人節(jié)，他們發(fā)送賀卡、鮮花，贈送巧克力或其他禮品，或共進(jìn)浪漫的晚餐。現(xiàn)在這個節(jié)日已流行世界各地。在中國，這個節(jié)日也越來越受年輕人的歡迎。

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Ex. 10

July 7th on the Chinese calendar is Chinese Qixi Festival, the most romantic of all the traditional Chinese holidays. Every year, some big businesses organize various activities, and young people send gifts to their lovers. As a result, the Qixi Festival is considered to be Chinese “Valentine’s Day”. The Qixi Festival is derived from the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid. The legend holds that on this particular night every year the Weaving Maid in heaven meets with Cowherd. So, people can see Cowherd and Weaving Maid meeting in the Milky Way on the night of Qixi. On this night, girls would also beg Weaving Maid for some wisdom for a happy marriage. But, with the changing of times, these activities are diminishing. All that remains is the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid, a sign of faithful love, continuously circulated among the folk.

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(Unit 4) Section B

Reading Skills

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1. They became romantically attracted to each other. (para.5)

2. share the dating expense or split the money with the date? (para.6)

3. sharing the cost of a meal in a restaurant ( para.7)

4. a tight and uncomfortable feeling because of nervousness (para.12)

5. mark the date on the calendar (para.14)

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Reading comprehension

Understanding the text

2

1. D???? 2. C????? 3. A???? 4. C

5. A????? 6. D?? ???7. B???? 8. C

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Critical thinking

3

1. Males because that’s the norm.

? Males because men are expected to do it that way.

? Both since they are on an equal basis.

? Both since the traditional way is out of date.

2. Men and women are treated equally in this way.

? Females are not considered inferior to males.

? Both men and women feel more comfortable.

3. Won’t feel embarrassed when taking the initiative to date.

? Won’t put stress on either males or females.

? Will widen the social circle and give opportunity to make more friends.

? Won’t feel obligated to keep a long-term relationship.

4. Both men and women can pay for a date.

? Both men and women can take the initiative.

? People are free to choose a casual or formal date.

5. Behave with respect for each other.

? Be honest with each other.

? Be considerate and helpful to each other.

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Language focus

Words in use

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1. conveying????? 2. Forged???? 3. Thriving???? 4. Abnormal???? 5. frowning

6. thrilled??????? 7. Reckoned??? 8. Clarified??? 9. Conquer??? 10. concealing

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Expressions in use

5

1. make contact with???? 2. took the initiative???? 3. are inclined to? 4. thrive on

5. indifferent to?????? 6. whip out??? 7. in the pit of her stomach??? 8. chip in

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Sentence structure

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1. With online learning, there is less study in a regular classroom and more time to spend by yourself.

2. With regular exercise, you’ll have less mental stress and more physical strength.

3. With the new highway, there is less traffic and more comfort for drivers on the road.

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7.

1. Ambitious as he is, he has never been able to accomplish his goal and make his parents feel proud of him

2. Embarrassed as they were, they remained positive throughout their travels and learned from the mistakes they made along the way.

3. Hard as she tried, Jane failed to introduce her father to the joys of rock music.

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Collocation

Warm-up

1. casual attraction????? 2. healthy friendship?????????? 3. romantic relationship

4. dynamic personality??? 5. mature love ?????????????6. mutual friends

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1. college sweetheart??????????? 2. take the initiative

3. romantic relationship????????? 4. steady boyfriend

5. casual attraction????????????? 6. fairy-tale romance

7. exceedingly embarrassed?????? 8. madly in love

9. healthy friendship??????????? 10. traditional upbringing

11. mature love?????????????? 12. mutual friends

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