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KeytoExercisesOpenerSuggestedanswersforreference:1.No,itisnoteasyforwomentowinNobelPrizes.Althoughthereweremorewomenwinnersinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturythaninthefirsthalf,andevenmoreinthefirst16yearsofthe21stcentury,only48outofthe911winnersbetween1901and2016werewomen.2.TherearemorewomenwinnersinLiteratureandPeace.Womenhadlimitedaccesstoformaleducationforalongtime,butonedoesn’tnecessarilyneedlengthyformaleducationtobecomeawriterorapeaceactivist.3.Provideequalopportunitiestowomenineducationandcareerdevelopment.Boostinterestandconfidenceinresearchamongwomen,especiallyyoungwomen.Reading&InteractingI.UnderstandingtheText1.TextOrganization2.ComprehensionCheck2.1Diggingintodetail1.Mariatookonagoverness’sjobtohelpsupportBronia’seducationinFrance.2.ShefoundshewasillpreparedfortheSorbonne.Shedecidedtotakeanapartmentneartheuniversityinordertohavemoretimeforstudy.3.Uranium,chalcoliteandpitchblende.4.Theynamedthefirstonepolonium,afterMarie’snativecountry,Poland,andthesecondoneradium,fromradius,theLatinwordforrays.5.ThenominatingcommitteeobjectedtoincludingawomanasaNobelLaureate,butPierreinsistedthattheoriginalresearchwasMarie’s.2.2Understandingdifficultsentences1.B2.B3.A4.A5.AII.FocusingonLanguageinContext1.KeyWords&Expressions1.11.Thebestcookingoilsareusuallyextractedwithoutheatandleftwiththeirnaturalcolor.2.SteveJobsgaveagreatamountofthoughttothedesignofAppleproducts.3.Inwartimesgoldismoredesirablebecauseitishighlyportable.4.TheendofWWIIinAsiahadalottodowiththedroppingoftwoatomicbombsonJapan.5.AbusoverturnedinWarsawwhenfightingbrokeoutbetweenthedriverandapassenger.6.Achemicalpropertyisanyaspectofasubstancewhichisonlyseenbymeansofachemicalreaction.7.MoststudentsnowadaysknowthatDNAcontainstheblueprintoflife,butfewrememberthenameoftheGermanscientistwhofirstdiscoveredandisolatedtheDNAmolecule.8.Markisgettingregisteredasadisabledperson.Hewillsoonbeabletoparkhiscarnearentrances.9.Shestirredherporridgewithasilverspoon.10.Thisproductpurifieswastewaterbyremovingheavymetalsfromit.11.EmissionsofradioactivematerialsfromtheFukushimanuclearplanthavebeencutbyhalfoverthepastmonth,itsoperatorsaidMonday.12.VitaminChelpseasestressfromeitherworryorintensephysicalexercise.13.Thefogdisappearedlittlebylittleovertheland.14.Asmorepeoplecomedownwiththeflu,Isuspectalargeoutbreakwillbeinevitable.15.Ifgreenhousegasescontinuetobeemittedintheirpresentquantities,wewillexperienceanunprecedentedrateofsea-levelrise.1.21.donate2.objectedto3.detected4.resultingin5.intrigues6.wascoined7.fragments8.subsistedon1.31.ThepopularmovieTitanicwasnominatedfor14OscarAwardsandwon11.2.Recognizingtourism’scontributiontothelocaleconomy,theStateofMarylandpushedbackthestartoftheschoolyearfromthelastweekofAugusttoafterthefirstofSeptember.3.Martha,Iamalong-timefanofyourcookingshowandhavebeenlookingforwardtomeetingyouforalongtime.4.Skincancerissaidtobeassociatedwithcontinuedexposuretothesunoveralongperiodoftime.5.Thehotelstaffnotonlyadvisedusaboutthebestrestaurantintown,butalsoarrangedforatableatoneofthemforus.2.Usage1.Ourprofessorthoughtthepaperwaseasyandinsistedthatwefinishitintwoweeks’time.2.MayIsuggestthatwedine/eatoutforachangethisweekend?3.TheKingorderedthattheprisoners(should)behangedthenextday.4.Nancyproposedthatweform/setupateamtoaddresswastewithinthecompany.5.Theconductordemandedthateverybodyshowhimaticket.6.Youcan’tjustrequestthatallemployeeswork70hoursaweekfortheproject.It’sagainstthelaw!3.SentencePatterns3.11.Wehavenotasyetreceivedanyresponsefromtheschool.2.Thatdrugusemaybethecauseofthemoviestar’sdeathisasyetunconfirmed.3.Theycouldselltheasyetunbuiltapartmentstoeagerbuyersonthebackofblueprintsalone.3.21.If(itis)possible,I’dliketoseehimonMonday/Wednesday/Friday.2.If(itis)true,let’sgotherethissummervacation/July/August/September.3.If(itis)right,youcanplaygames.4.ComprehensivePractice4.1ClozeIsuspectthatbynowyouknowallaboutMarieCurie.Youhave,afterall,beenbombardedwithfactsabouther.Youwillhavereadallaboutthebrilliantworkthatledtoherbeingawardedthemostprestigiousofscientificprizes.ButwhyisitthatsofewwomenhavebeennominatedforaNobelPrizeinscience?Itisanintriguingquestionandonethathasledtointensedebate,stirringupemotions,withstrongviewsbeingexpressedonwhethernatureornurtureplaysthedominantrole.Thedebatehasgeneratednumeroushypotheses,butarrivingataconclusionthatsatisfieseveryonewouldprovedifficult.4.2TranslationHaveyouheardaboutProf.Smithfromouruniversity?HepublishedapaperinNature,claimingthathehaddiscoveredanewmethodthatcouldbeusedintreatingAIDS,andthathismethodwassimplerandmoreeffectivethancurrenttechnology.Ouruniversitythoughthighlyofhispaper,givinghimagreatamountofmoneyintheformofaresearchgrantsothathecouldbuymoreadvancedinstruments.Prof.Smithhasbeenbombardedwithmediainterviews,likelybecausereportersbelievethathemightbeawardedtheNobelPrizeforhiscontributiontomedicine.However,somescientistssuspectthattheprofessor,brilliantaccordingtothemedia,mighthavelied.Theyclaimthatbytheendoftheirownexperiments,followingthemethodrevealedinProf.Smith’spaper,theycouldn’tproducethe