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BOOK1-Unit5-Pre-readingTask-ListeningPracticeHereisahumorousstoryaboutaclerkandhisboss.Listencarefullyandseewhatitreveals.Completethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BOOK1-Unit5-Pre-readingTask-ListeningPractice1.Johnsonhadarrivedatworkat[9]A.M.onthedotfor[thirty]years.2.Onedayeveryonewas[amazed/greatlysurprised]tofindJohnsondidn'tarriveatworkattheusualtime.3.Johnsonwaslateforworkbecauseherolleddownthestairsinthesubwayandnearly[killedhimself].4.Insteadofexpressingconcernforhisemployeethebossdoubtedwhethertorolldowntwoflightsofstairstookhim[awholehour].[9][thirty][amazed/greatlysurprised][killedhimself][awholehour]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.A[monthly]statementisageneraltermforapersonalizedfinancialrecordthatregularlyinformsarecipientaboutthestatusofhisorheraccount.Itisgenerallymailedtotherecipientonornearthesamedayeachmonth.2.OverahundredchildrencametotheannualChristmaspartywhichwasagoodopportunityforthemtogatherandrenew[acquaintances].3.Myparents'marriagewasa[classic]ofitstime—thoseyearsoftheso-calledculturalrevolution,withnoweddingceremonyandnohoneymoon.[monthly][acquaintances][classic]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary4.Havingfailedintheexamination,Owendidn'tdare[look]hisfather[intheeye].5.Britainstillhasabicycleindustry;framesandcompletebicyclesare[manufactured]here,thoughmostofthecomponentsareimported.6.Theemployeesofthecompanyaretreatedrightwithhandsomepaychecksandstock[options].7.SanFranciscoisoneofthelargestcitiesinCaliforniaanda[look][intheeye][manufactured][options]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabularyleadingcenterofculture,[finance],andindustryintheUnitedStates.8.Steveannouncedjustnowthathewasleaving,butthecoachhadalreadystartedlookingaroundfora[replacement]weeksbefore.9.Shortlyafterhelearnedoftheearthquake,themanhurriedbacktohishometown,searchinghighandlowtofindoutwhetherhisparentshad[survived]thecalamity(灾难).10.IwaslisteningforGrace'svoice,butitwasn'teasyto[pick]it[finance][replacement][survived][pick]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary[out]amongalltheothers.11.Thesurveyrevealsthatanincreasingnumberofyoungpeopleclaimtheyenjoy[married]life.12.Someone[grabbedat]theletterIwasreading.Lookingup,Iwasdelightfullysurprisedtofindthatitwasmyformerclassmate.[out][married][grabbedat]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary2.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets,keepingthesamemeaning.Thefirstparthasbeenwrittenforyou.BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.Aneight-month-oldbabygirlwasthesolesurvivorofacarcrashthatkilledbothherparents.(survive)Onlyaneight-month-oldbabygirl[survivedacarcrashthatkilledbothherparents].2.Sarahreadmypoemouttothewholeclass─Ialmostdiedofembarrassment.(embarrass)Iwas[almostembarrassedtodeathwhenSarahreadmypoemouttothewholeclass].3.TheseriouslyinjuredpupilswillbeunderthecareofdoctorsandnursesoftheChildren'sHospital.(carefor)[survivedacarcrashthatkilledbothherparents][almostembarrassedtodeathwhenSarahreadmypoemouttothewholeclass]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-VocabularyDoctorsandnurses[oftheChildren'sHospitalwillcarefortheseriouslyinjuredpupils].4.SeveralpeoplehavephonedthepersonneldepartmenttoinquireaboutthepositionofChiefFinancialOfficer.(inquiry)Thepersonneldepartmenthasreceived[severalphonecallsmakinginquiriesaboutthepositionofChiefFinancialOfficer].5.Wecanhelpyoufindasolutiontoallyourfinancialproblemsifyoujoinourclub.(straightenout)Wecanhelpyou[straightenoutallyourfinancialproblemsifyoujoinourclub].[oftheChildren'sHospitalwillcarefortheseriouslyinjuredpupils][severalphonecallsmakinginquiriesaboutthepositionofChiefFinancialOfficer][straightenoutallyourfinancialproblemsifyoujoinourclub]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-VocabularyCompletethefollowing,usingthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.Makeadditionsorchangeswherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.Onfurther[inquiry],welearnedthattheearthquakecausedheavycasualties(伤亡)andmateriallossestotheinhabitants.Manyoldpeople[diedofhunger]andthirstaftertheyweretrappedfornearlyaweek.Fortunatelymostyounger[peoplesurvived].(dieof,survive,inquiry)2.[Instantly]thenewsspreadamongemployeesofthefirmthatDavidhaddecidedto[giveuphis]currentpositionand[retire].Thereuponeveryonebecamecuriousaboutwhowould[replacehim]aschief[executive]officer.(retire,executive,replace,instantly,giveup)[inquiry][diedofhunger][peoplesurvived][Instantly][giveuphis][retire][replacehim][executive]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary3.Brownusedtoliveonhisparents.Howeverafter[hisbeloved]fatherdiedhehadtosupporthimselfeconomically.Hedidalotof[oddjobs],includingshiningshoes,washingdishes,[andallthat].(andallthat,beloved,odd)[hisbeloved][oddjobs][andallthat]BOOK1-Unit5-LanguageFocus-WordFormationAsuffixisaletterorgroupoflettersaddedtotheendofawordtoformanewone.Unlikeprefixes,asuffixfrequentlyaltersthepartofspeechoftheword.Forexample,theverbreplace,bytheadditionofthesuffix-ment,ischangedintoanounreplacement.Completethefollowingsentencesbyaddingasuffixtothe