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UNIT11.achievinggoodresults2.thefactofbeingpresentatanevent,orofgoingregularlytoschool,churchetc3.therefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,suchasaplan,idea,orchange4.determinedtobesuccessful,rich,famousetc5.agreementtoaplan,offer,orsuggestion6.thewrittenwordsofaplay,film,televisionprogramme,speechetc7.verygood,large,orshowinggreatskillTobeasuccessfulfilmscriptwritertakesmorethantrainingalthough(1)________onascreenwritingcoursewilldefinitelyhelpyoulearntheskills.Youalsoneedtobevery(2)________—thefilmbusinessisverycompetitive.Youhavetobepreparedtoworkhardandbevery(3)________becauseittakesmorethanjustonegoodideatomakeitbig.Nomatterhow(4)________yourideais,therewillalwaysbe(5)________fromproducersbecauseit'stooexpensive.Somakesureyouhaveplentyofotherstoshowthem.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Getonwithwritingthatbrilliant(6)________andplanyour(7)________speechforwhenyouwinyourfirstOscar!1.We'veseenaplacewelikeandwe'reapplyingforaloantobuyahouse._________2.Westoodonthetopflooroftheboatandwatchedthecoastdisappearintothehorizon._________3.Ilovetowalkalongthebeachandwatchthewavesbreaking,andthewhitewaterhittingtheshore._________4.Inseasideareasinthenorth-eastofthecountry,lifeishardandfishermenhavetogoagainsttheforcesofnatureeverytimetheygotowork.__________________5.Agreementwasfinallyreachedafteralongandheateddiscussion._________1Ifyouwatchanimpromptuperformanceofsomething,hasit(a)beenprepared,or(b)notbeenprepared?2Whenyoumapoutyourfuture,doyou(a)planitcarefully,or(b)drawasketchofitonpaper?3Ifyoubraceyourselfforsomethingunpleasant,doyou(a)trynottothinkaboutit,or(b)prepareyourselfforitmentallyandphysically?4Doyoumooraboatby(a)turningthesteeringwheel,or(b)tyingittoapostwitharope?5Isarustypieceofmetalsomethingthat(a)isbrightandshiny,or(b)mighthavebeenleftoutintherainandiscoveredwithbrownsubstance?6Ifabowlisbrimmingwithsoup,isit(a)veryfull,or(b)halfempty?7Ifsomeoneisbeingheldcaptive,arethey(a)freetodoastheyplease,or(b)beingkeptasaprisoner?8Ifyouhavefiguredoutsomething,haveyou(a)addednumberstogether,or(b)understoodit?1involvingthreethingsofthesamekind2anareaofgroundwheredeadpeopleareburied3thepartofaplaceorthingthatisattheback4abookthatsomeonewritesaboutsomeoneelse’slife5toputpeopleorthingsintoaspacethatistoosmall6attheverybeginningofacareerandlikelytobesuccessfulatit7continuingonlyforalimitedtimeordistance8topass1.Abouttwohours(1)________beforewereachedthe(2)________wherethewardeadwereburied.2.Isatinthe(1)________seatbehindthedriver.Mythreesisterswereall(2)________inthefront.3.Theentrancetothecarparkwasblocked,sotheroadwasfullofcarswhichhadbeen________-parkedoneagainstanother,makingitalmostimpossibletogetpast.4.Wehaveanumberof(1)________authorsinourclassthisyear,oneofwhomhaswrittenafascinating(2)________ofhisgrandmother.5.Thetimewehaveonthisearthmaybe________,buttherearenolimitstothehumanimagination1Ifyousubstantiateaclaim,doyou(a)proveitistrue,or(b)persuadesomeonethatitistrue?2Ifsomeonetramplesoversomething,dothey(a)pourwateroverit,or(b)walkalloverit?3Ifsomeone’sarrivalisuntimely,isit(a)atthewrongmoment,or(b)late?4Ifeventsaredescribedchronologically,dotheyoccur(a)intheorderinwhichtheyhappened,or(b)innoparticularorder?5Isingeniouslylikelytomean(a)artistically,or(b)cleverly?6IsknackeredaninformalBritishwordmeaning(a)veryrelaxed,or(b)extremelytired?7Ispatentlylikelytomean(a)obviously,or(b)usually?8Whensomethingisallottedtoyou,isit(a)giventoyou,or(b)takenfromyou?1Ifyouchecksomethingout,doyou(a)findout,or(b)notthinkaboutit?2Ifyouseesomethingfromthesidelines,doyou(a)takepartintheaction,or(b)stayawayfromit?3Ifsomethingisdowntoyou,isityour(a)badluck,or(b)responsibility?4Ifyouhavesomethingonthebackburner,(a)willyoulookatitlater,or(b)areyouinterestedinitnow?5Ifyouareinapositiontodosomething,areyou(a)able,or(b)unabletodoit?6Iftimeistickingaway,doesitseem(a)asifitwilllastforever,or(b)tobepassingquickly?7Ifyoucanhaveoneshotatsomething,(a)areyouallowedtoshootit,or(b)doyouhaveonlyonechancetodoit?8Ifyoumakethebestofsomething,doyou(a)enjoyitwhileyoucan,or(b)workhardtomakeitasuccess?9Ifagirlstandsyouup,doesshe(a)failtoturnupforadate,or(b)refusetositdownwhenyouaskherto?1.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveo’clockintheafternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.我们都觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因此同学们之间的竞争压力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了，现在却要等到天快亮时才会有空座，小伙子们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸色苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这些都是表彰他们勤奋好学的奖章。2Tomorrow?It’sallalie;thereisn’tatomorrow.There’sonlyapromissorynotethatweareoftennotinapositiontocash.Itdoesn’tevenexist.Whenyouwakeupinthemorningit’llbetodayagainandallthesameruleswillapply.Tomorrowisjustanotherversionofnow,anemptyf