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Unit6CivilityandGoodManners:KeystotheexercisesWordsinAction2Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)Thecarcrashwasn’tanaccident;itwasa(n)deliberateattempttokillhim!2)Shebecamecautiouswhenshewasledintoa(n)desertedsidestreet.3)Thegovernmentwouldbeunwisetoignorethegrowingdissatisfactionwithitseconomicpolicies.4)Sheadjustedhermirrorandthenedgedthecaroutofitsparkingbay.5)Afteryearsofneglect,themuseumisopentothepublicagain.6)Whenmarchersgatheredonathirddayofprotest,violencebrokeoutandbuildingswereburned.7)Duetothedepression,ourshareofthemarkethasdecreasedsharplythisyear.8)Hehasaverygoodmemoryandcanstillremembereveryincidentthathappened20yearsagoingreatdetail.9)Don’taskme;followyourinstinctsanddowhatyouthinkisright.10)Oneswingoftheaxeisenoughtofell(砍倒)thetree.11)Sherefusedtoconfronttheinescapablefactthatshewouldhavetosellthehouse.12)Iwastoosleepytobeawarehowcolditwas.3Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)Theincidentseemstoshowthecompanyinabadlight.2)Couldwetakeawalk?Ifeellikehavingalittleexercise.3)Coopedupinasmalldarkcell,theprisonerhasn’tseendaylightforfiveyears.4)We’dbettergetridoftheseboxesofyours—theyaretakingup/takeuptoomuchspace.5)Thevillageisfarawayfromthetown,tuckedawaybehindthehills.6)Heisaniceperson.I’veneverseenhimgetannoyedorlosehistemper.7)Beingafraidthathewasgoingtotellthenewspapers,thecompanyofferedhim?,1000toshuthimup.8)Theylaysidebysideonthegrass,nottalking,justlookingintotheskyandenjoyingthegentlespringbreeze.9)Ourapplicationwasrejected,butthecouncildidn’tgiveagoodreasonforitsdecision.10)Itisreportedthatyouthcrimehasbeenontheriseinrecentyears.11)Mankindmustputanendtowarorwarwillputanendtomankind.12)SummersinthesouthofFranceareforthemostpartdryandsunny.IncreasingYourWordPower1ManywordsinEnglishcanbeusedbothasnounsandasverbs.Useeitherthenounformortheverbformofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowtocompleteallthesentences.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)Ihavenothingbutscornforpeoplewhoarecrueltoanimals.2)Weallbreathedasighofreliefwhenweheardtheyweresafe.3)Irespecthisviews,althoughIdonotagreewiththem.4)Theparkwasovergrownandlitteredfromyearsofneglect.5)Qualifiedstaffareleavingandstandardsaredeclining.6)Severalleadingofficershavequiteopenlyscornedthepeacetalks.7)Feedplantsandtheygrow,neglectthemandtheysuffer.8)Thefirstsignsofeconomicdeclinedidn’tbecomevisibleuntilacoupleofmonthslater.9)Oneswingofthehammerwasallittooktodrivethenailthroughtheboard.10)Investmentlevelshavefallen,whilethenumberofbusinessfailureshasrisen.11)Manyofusarenothappywiththerecentsharpriseingasprice.12)We’vehadadecreaseinthenumberofstudentsenrollingintheschool.13)Hisvoicewaswarmwithfriendshipandrespect.14)Ilayonmyback,listeningtothesoundofthewindsighinginthetrees.15)Byexercisingoften,youcandecreaseyourchanceofdevelopingheartdisease.16)Shesatontheedgeofthetable,swingingherlegs.2Completethefollowingsentenceswith“behaviour”,“manners”,orboth.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)It’snotgoodmannerstostareatpeople.2)Herlackofmannersisquiteappalling.3)Hehadhisjailtermcutforgoodbehaviour.4)Didn’tyourparentsteachyouanymanners?5)I’msorry,Iwasforgettingmymanners.CanIofferyouadrink?6)Animalsinzoosoftendisplaydisturbedbehaviour.7)Parentscaninfluencethebehaviour/mannersoftheirchildren.8)Heattackedthefoodasquicklyasdecenttablemannersallowed.9)Hecouldatleasthavehadthemannerstoanswermyletter.10)Theheadmasterdoesnottoleratebadbehaviour/manners.Allthewordsinthefollowingtablecanformacceptablecollocationswiththetargetwordsinitalics.Crossoutthewordthatisnotsimilarinmeaningfromtherestineverygroup.1)proper2)due3)utmost4)grudgingrespect1)apologetic2)sheepish3)rueful4)reassuringsmile1)colloquial2)offensive3)strong4)crudelanguage1)insolent2)soothing3)cheerful4)fruityvoice1)lax2)carefree3)casual4)ambivalentattitudes1)obscene2)rude3)theatrical4)defiantgesture4Didyounoticethesuffixes-ful,-lessinwordsthatyouhavecomeacrossfromUnits1–6,suchasharmful,dreadful,joyless,restless?Bothsuffixescanbeaddedtonounsorverbstoformadjectives.Whenaddedtonouns,-fulcanmean“fullof”or“havingthequalityof”,suchascareful;while-lesscanmean“without”or“nothavingthequalityof”,suchascareless.Inthiscase,-fulcanbeunderstoodastheoppositeof-less.Butwhenaddedtoverbs,-fulcanmean“aptto,ableto;accustomedto”,suchasforgetful,while-lesscanmean“cannotbe-ed”,suchascountless.Nowcompletethefollowingtablebyadding-fuland-lesstothewords.Somewordscanbecombinedwithonlyoneoftheprefixes.Consultadictionaryifnecessary.Nouns/VerbsAdjectiveswith-fulAdjectiveswith-lesscount——countlessdoubtdoubtfuldoubtlesseventeventfuleventlessforgetforgetful——fruitfruitfulfruitlesshopehopefulhopelessmercymercifulmercilesspeacepeacefulpeacelesspowerpowerfulpowerlessthoughtthoughtfulthoughtlessTranslatethefollowingintoEnglish,usingthewordsyouhavethusformed.1)一个轻率的决定athoughtlessdecision2)一位多产的作家afruitf