Unit1TextALanguageSenseEnhancement1.thefierceresistance2.thelongmarch3.thedevastatingenemy4.bleak5.launched6.militarymight7.moweddown8.campaign9.apainfullesson10.theaidLanguageFocusVocabularyI.1.1)alliance2)atthecostof3)stroke4)limp5)minus6)regions7)declaration8)siege9)raw10)bidehistime11)havetakentheirtoll12)inthecaseof2.1)isfacedwith2)getboggeddown3)ispressingon/pressedon4)dragon5)getby6)dineout7)havecutback8)getthrough3.1)headtotheconquestofcancerinthenearfuture2)hasbeenbroughttoahaltbythedelayedarrivalofrawmaterialsduetothedockworker’sstrike3)will/shouldnevergetinthewayofhercareer4)caughttheforeignministeroffguard5)oftheelectroniccalculatorhasrenderedtheslideruleoutofdate/obsolete4.1)Beingfacedwith/theoccupationof/regions2)crucialto/efficient/toreckonwith/weaken/bebroughttoahalt3)aheroic/thedecisive/turnedthetide/siege/bylaunchingII.MoreSynonymsintheContext1)DuringtheFirstWorldWar,battlesoccurredhereandthereovervastareas.SomeofthemostdramaticfightingtookplaceinthegloomytrenchesofFranceandBelgium.2)Elizabethmakecarefulpreparationsfortheinterviewandherefforts/home-workpaidoff.3)Ispenthourstryingtotalkhimintoacceptingthesettlement,butheturnedadeafeartoallmywords.4)Pneumoniahadseverelyweakenedherbody,andIwonderedhowherfragilebodycouldwithstandtheharshweather.III.Usage1)fallill2)laydeadfromaheartattack3)droppeddeadfromaheartattack4)fellasleep5)marryingyoung6)tositstillforlongerthanafewminutesComprehensiveExercisesI.1.1)invasion2)standintheway3)catching…offhisguard4)launching5)declaration6)campaign7)dragon8)reckonwith9)bringing10)toalhalt2.1)allow2)reckoned3)highly4)forecasts5)rapidly6)instant7)delivery8)advantage9)observing10)powerfulII.1.1)Mr.Dohertyandhisfamilyarecurrentlyengagedingettingtheautumnharvestinonthefarm.2)Wemustnotunderestimatetheenemy.Theyareequippedwiththemostsophisticatedweapons.3)Havingbeenoutofajobfor3months,Philisincreasinglygettingdesperate.4)Sam,astheprojectmanagerisdecisive,efficientandaccurateinhisjudgment.5)Sincethechemicalplantwasidentifiedasasourceofpollution,thevillageneighborhoodcommitteedecidedtocloseitatthecostof100jobs.2.Theoffensivehadlastedthreedays,butwehadnotgainedmuchground.Thedivisioncommanderinstructedourbattaliontogetaroundtotherearoftheenemyatnightandlaunchasurpriseattack.Todothiswehavetocrossamarshland,andmanyofuswereafraidwemightgetboggeddowninthemud.Ourbattalioncommanderdecidedtotakeagamble.Luckilyenough,thankstotheseverelycoldweatherwhichhadmadethemarshlandfreezeover,wearrivedourdestinationbeforedawnandbeganattackingtheenemyfromtherear.Thishadturnedthetideofthebattle.Theenemy,caughtoffguard,soonsurrendered.Unit2TextALanguageSenseEnhancement1.care2.impact3.orbitingsatellites4.warnof5.location6.atanygiventime7.vibrate8.detected9.calculate10.convertedLanguageFocusVocabularyI.4.1)expansion2)automated3)vapor4)takecontrolof5)hazards6)satellite7)vibrated8)magnetic9)bunched10)intheair11)got/wasstuckin12)approximately5.1)sendout2)standupfor3)passfor4)wereclosinginon5)startingup6)wentthrough7)fillout8)fallinto6.1)incorporatesallthelatestsafetyfeatures2)twotreestenfeetapart3)awardinglucrativecontractstohisconstructionfirm4)theprototypeofanewmodelbeforetheysetupafactorytomakethecars5)arecorrelatedinallracialgroups4.1)theapplication/hasturnedintoareality/arepoisedto2)thatvibrate/candetect/frequency3)lanes/aremountedin/alerta/hazardII.WordFormationClippedWords:kilogram/memorandum/gymnasium/liberation/doctor/veterinarian/preparatory/automobile/influenzaBlends:medicalcare/electronicmail/communicationssatellite/newsbroadcast/skyhijack/Europeandollar/breakfastandlunch/televisionbroadcast/OxfordandCambridgeIII.Usage1)swimmingpool2)drawingboard3)enrichedMiddleEnglish4)disturbingchange5)fullydevelopedprototype6)cannedfood7)workingpopulation8)puzzlingdifferencesComprehensiveExercisesI.3.1)computerized2)startup3)bepoisedto4)alert5)hazards6)monotonous7)takecontrolof8)steer9)lane10)decrease11)calculate12)gettingstuckin14)mounted15)detect16)vapor4.1)generates2)related3)revolutionized4)enable5)opportunities6)overall7)manufacturing8)dependent9)interact10)fatalitiesII.3.1)Therewasanunusualquietnessintheair,exceptforthesoundofartilleryinthedistance.2)TheexpansionofurbanareasinsomeAfricancountrieshasbeencausingasignificantfallinlivingstandardsandanincreaseinsocialproblems3)Theresearchshowsthatatmosphericcarbondioxidelevelsarecloselycorrelatedwithglobaltemperatures4)Thefrequencyofthebusservicehasbeenimprovedfrom15to12minuterecently.5)Thediverstoodontheedgeofthedivingboard,poisedtojumpatthesignalfromthecoach.4.Automobileshave,sincetheirinvention,revolutionizedtransportation,changingforeverthewaypeopletravel,anddobusiness.Ontheotherhand,theyhavebroughthazards,especiallyhighwayfatalities.However,todaytheapplicationofcomputertechnologyandelectronicsensorsindesigningandmanufacturingcarsmakesitpossibletoeliminatemostoftrafficaccidents.Forexample,electronicsensorsmountedinyourcarcandetectalcoholvaporintheairandrefusetostartuptheengine.Theycanalsomonitorroadconditionsbyreceivingradiosignalssentoutfromor