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Unit4Growingup:KeystotheexecisesEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinActionWorkingwithWordsandExpressions1Listedintheboxesbelowaresomeofthewordsthatyouneedtobeveryfamiliarwith.Nowworkinpairsandmakesentenceswitheachofthemtoseeifyouhavereallymasteredtheirusages.Youareencouragedtoconsultadictionaryifyouarestillnotquitesureabouttheirmeaningsandusages.1)Whenthefatherlearnedabouthisson’sschoolperformance,hebeamedwithsatisfaction.2)HowdopeoplecelebrateNewYear’sDayinyourcountry?3)Whatareyoucomplainingabout?Youhavealreadygoteverythingyouwant.4)Therewere24peopleenrolledintheFrenchclass.5)Thechildrenpanickedwhentheysawtheseriouslookontheteacher’sface.6)WhenIturnedofftheTV,allmythreekidsprotested.7)Heistoostubborntoadmitthathewaswrong.8)Georgeisveryambitiousabouthisfuturethoughheisjustateenager.9)Mysonisverygoodatfigures,andheplanstotakeupMathematicsashismajor.10)Hegotveryfrustratedwhenhelearnedthathehadfailedtheexamagain.11)Beingaverypossessivefather,hefeltveryunhappywhenhelearnedhisdaughterwasgoingtogetmarried.12)Howcanyoukeepyourchildrenathomeforthewholeweek?Ofcourse,theywillgetrestless.2Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)Shefindsherselfinconflictwithherparentsoverherfuturecareer.2)Thetwopartiesfinallyovercametheirdifferencesonthematterofinterestrate(利率).3)Somestrangecustomshavesurvivedfromearliertimes.4)Pleaseletusknowifyoucanattendthemeetingscheduled(事先安排)forthecomingThursday.5)Shefrownedwithdispleasureasshewasreadingherson’sschoolreport.6)Studentsarelikelytolettheirmindswanderiftheteacher’slecturesaredullandboring.7)Ialwaysfeelsoguiltyaboutnotvisitingmyparentsmoreoften,butIdohavelotsofthingstocopewitheveryday.8)Thelocalfarmerssustainedheavylossesduringthefloodseason.9)Thenextmorningweallwentouttosurveythedamagecausedbythefire.10)Thesuddenappearanceofatigerfromthewoodsterrifiedusall.11)Internationalstudentsarerequiredtocarrymedicalinsuranceasaconditionofenrollment(注册).12)Adaptingtoanewcultureisnoeasytaskbecausetherearelotsofculturaldifferencestoovercome.3Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercises.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)Theoldmanwassickofhavingargumentsallthetimewithhiswife.2)“Youreallycan’timaginewhatIhavegonethrough,”Marysaid,chokingbackhertears.3)Comparedwithgrowingupinprimitivesocieties,growingupintoday’sworldisinsomewaysharder.4)WhenIfirstsettledintoteachinginthissmalltown,Ifeltveryawkward,formyneighborswantedtoknoweverythingaboutme.5)Theboyswouldgiveanything/theworldtomeetthatfootballstar.6)TomrushedintotheroomwhenJaneandIwereinthemidstofaconversation.7)It’struethathisfatherisaworld-famousmoviestar,butJackbecamefamousinhisownright.8)Wedidn’tplanitlikethatbutitworkedoutverywell.9)Atfirsthefounditextremelyhardtofitinwithhiscolleaguesatthenewcompany.10)WhenIwasinmyteens,Igraduallygrewapartfrommyparents,onlytorealizehowwrongIwasinmylateryears.11)I’msorrytohearthatyou’resufferingfromaseverecold.Nowonderyoudidnotturnupatthepartyyesterday.12)Itisnotahealthyhabitstayinguptoolate.13)Iwasannoyedwithmymother’stightcontrolovermeandendedupshoutingatheroneday.14)Theboywasscaredofhismotherbecauseshewouldalwaysscold(责怪)himifhedidanythingwrong.15)Becauseofmycarelessness,IsoonfoundmyselfintroubleagainandthenIrealizedthatwhatmymotherhadsaidwasright.16)Heisnotaveryresponsibleperson.Forinstance,hepromisedtocometoourmeeting,butneverevenrespondedwhenweinvitedhim.●IncreasingYourWordPower1Thewordslistedinthefollowingboxcanbeusedtodescribeeitherateenageroraparent.Goovereachwordcarefullyandthenchoosetherightwordtocompleteeachsentence.1)Heisaverypossessivefather.Hesays“no”toallhisdaughter’sboyfriends.2)A(n)over-protectiveparentusuallyweakenshis/herchild’sbeliefinhis/herabilitytosolvehis/herownproblems.3)Areyoua(n)frustratedparentwhoseteenageralwaysmakesangrysceneswhenyoutrytogethimorherto“justDOsomething”?4)Hispossessivemotherwantshimtoringher3timesadayatleasttokeepherinformedofwhathedoesatschool.5)Itisoftenthecasethatinafamilyoneparentisusuallyslightlylenient/strictandtheotherisslightlystrict/lenient.6)Teenagersareratherrebelliousastheyoftenprefertobeontheirownandrefusetolistentotheirparents.7)Don’tblamehim:he’sjusta(n)frustratedteenagerwhofeelsthatheisunabletofindhispositioninlife.8)Don’tblamehimfornotwantingtostayathome.Heisjustarestlessteenagerlongingforadventure.9)Sheusedtobea(n)stubbornteenagerwhothoughtthatwhatevershebelievedwascorrect.2Matchtheverbsintheboxwiththenounsbelowsothattheyformcorrectcollocations.Ifyouareindoubt,consultadictionary.Puttheverbsinthespaceprovidedandeachverbistobeusedonlyonce.Thenwritedownsixsentencesofyourownusingthecollocations.1)surveythedamage2)sustaindents3)attendameeting4)terrifysomebody5)wrappresents6)recallaneventWritedownyourownsentenceshere.1)Aftersurveyingthedamage,weconcludedthatitwascausedbyanimals.2)Hiscarsustaineddentswhenithittheroadblock.3)Theteacherswillatten