Keys(LessonOneToLessonSeven)VERBALPRACTICEIII.Particles1.relaxed2.packed,gliding,fitting3.disguised4.blunted5.spreading,involving6.leading7.added8.prevailing,raised9.canceled,determined10.folding,watching,fascinated11.doting12.failed13.hurried,pretending14.faded15.renewedⅣ.DictionandVocabularyA.1.meager/scanty2.aheadof3.tram,pavement,wallet/pocketbook4.boardedit5.baggage6.besides/apartfrom7.great8.beamed9.carriageD.1.gethimintotrouble2.sensed3.keepmecompany4.areweigheddown5.tookrefugein6.engrossed,failed7.totakeadvantageof8.toplayhokey9.tiptoed,intrudeupon10.keepupwith11.arelookingforwardto/lookforwardto/havebeenlookingforwardto12.trippedover13.cared14.practice15.dueE.1.Ican’timaginewhatpromptedhimtopursueagraduateprogramathisage.2.Hesetoutatsix,anhouraheadofhisusualtimeforgoingtooffice.3.IcouldseeJimmywaseagertotellmeabouttheinterview.Laughingly,hesaid,”WhenIwalkedtothedesk,themanagerlookedup,tookstockofme,thenaskedmeafewquestionsandsaid‘OK’.”4.Virtuallyunderhousearrest,thegeneraltookrefugeintraditionalChinesepaintingandcalligraphyandfoundpeaceandsolaceininkandwater.5.AstheShanghai-Beijingtrainwasduetoleaveat17:25,Ihadtotakeataxi.ShortlyafterIboardedthetrainandfoundmyberth,itstartedtomove.6.LikeMrs.Taylor,Mrs.GreenlivesalonelylifeonaskimpypensionCoopedupinasmalldrearyroomdayafterday,sheisstarvedforcompany.7.Thewomenscientistsaid,“Icandowithoutjewels,Icanevendowithoutacar,butIcan’tdowithoutmybooksandlaboratory.”8.Theistleandbustlebeforesettingout,thecarrideandthepicnicitselffilledthechildrenwiththrillandexcitement.9.Astheboatsailedon,theyounggirlswereenthralledbythepicturesquesceneryaroundthem.10.AnnewassurprisedtofindStepheninthecorridor.“Whatishedoinghereatthishourofthenight?”sheaskedherself.11.ForamomentIdidnotrecognizeher,forinsteadofthelivelygirlIknew,shelookedlikeafashionmodelinhernewgreenvelvetdressandgreenshoes,herhairdoneupatthetop.12.Thiswashisfirstvisittohishomevillageafterfortyyearsandhebroughtwithhimmanynostalgicmemories.13.Thatnightshetossedandturnedinherbed,unabletosleep,allkindsofthoughtsflashingthroughhermind.14.Itisquiteajobcookingagooddinnerfortwelve.15.Asthetwinsisterslookverymuchalike,peopleoftenmistakeonefortheother.16.Whentheoldladygothome,shefoundthedooropenandeverythinginthedrawersofherdresserhadbeentossedoutandturnedoverandover.Shetriedtocheckwhatwasmissingandfound,toherdismay,severalpiecesofjewelryincludingapearlnecklace.apairofgoldchainbangles,andthreepreciousstonebroocheshaddisappeared.17.IoughttohavetakentrolleybusNo.21.WhenIsawonecomingIranasfastasIcouldtothestopandgoton.ItwastoolatewhenIhadtakenthewrongtrolleybus,foritwasaNo.15whichIhadmistakenforaNo.21.ButtheconductorsaidIcouldchange(buses)atthenextstop.18.ThefriendshemissedmostwasLee,ashygirlwhohadneverrefusedheranything.LessontwoVERBALPRACTICEⅢ.A.1.vetoed2.savored3.prevailed4.painstaking5.imaginative6.aswell7.perfect8.soasnotto9.fulfilled10.illustrated11.bedismissed12.ingenuity13.wasreducedto14.drawingon15.assuredB1.Sheopenedthewindowandfoundacrowdofchildren,shabbyindressanddirtyfromplay,gatheredatthegate.2.Anewupsurgeineconomicconstructionistakingshapeinourcountry.3.AsachildBillwasquitenaughty,andhismotherenvisionedhimasanimaginativearchitect.4.Theyconfrontedrealitywithcourage,andwouldnevercapitulateinthefaceofdifficulty.5.Susanisnotverybright,butsheispainstaking;asaresultshealwayscomesouttopintheexaminations.6.Theyarereadytodealwithanenemyassaultatanytime.7.MrJohnsonisamanofmoralintegrity,andhisbehaviorisimpeccable.8.Ournew18-storyofficebuildinglooksmostimposing.9.Theyhaveachievedgreatsuccessintherealmofforeignaffairsinthepastfewyeas.10.Tomisaslickpolitician,nevermakingacommitmentandalwaysgivingadubiousreply.11.Afterdinnerhedescribedatlengththestrangecustomshehadfoundinthatexoticland.12.AtfirstIcouldnotunderstandwhyheresigned.Itturnedoutthathehadplansofhisown.13.Warsandnaturaldisastersinthoseyearshadreducedthevillagepeopletodirepoverty.Thesmallneighboringtownbecamea/theplaceallwouldliketoescapeto.14.HugeinvestmentinurbaninfrastructuresisaprerequisiteofbuildingShanghaiintoatrulygreatmetropolis.15.Thestudentswererequiredtowriteacompositionaftertheyreturnedfromthepicnicandthistookallthefunoutoftheactivity.16.Youngstersandadultsalikeshouldbeadvisedagainstextravaganthabits.TRANSLATIONPuttinglaundryforairingonbamboopolesisadailyroutinefortheShanghainese.Anewcomertothecity,strollingalongthelabyrinthofpathsandlanes,canalwaysseequiltsandsheets,evenhandkerchiefs,socks,diapersandunderwear,danglingfromthebalconiesordancingoutsidethewindowsItlookslikeaspectacular“streetfair”ofclothingandbedcovers.ThisisafamiliarsightinShanghai.Swingingclothingengulfsthenewflats,turningthemintoflag-flappingvessels.Blindingpillarboxesandstreetnameplates,lined-upsheetsovershadow,thegorgeousshopwindows.Insomenarrowareasofthecity,pedestrianshavetoquickentheirpaceinordertoavoiddrippinglaundry.CLOZEleftsidewhichthatexertatattitudemuchOutpensionsteppinggroomingplacewasceasedintoestimateddreamLessonThreeVERBALPRACTICEⅢ.A.1.plain2.Shrewd3.anticipated4.ingraine