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UNIT 2
Text A Freedom Givers
Vocabulary
I.1. 1) decades 2) historic 3) imposed 4) religious 5) slender 6) web
7) bade 8) site 9) on the side 10) authorized 11) terminal 12) make the best of
2. 1) went through 2) stood up for 3) laid down 4) take on
5) let (us) down 6) draw on 7) fall into 8) pass for
3. 1)The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the
struggling American steel industry.
2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented
politician of his generation and the most compelling.
3)There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.
4)A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.
5)It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.
4. 1) As for, do not compel, capture of, have forged 2) At huge risk, the mission, shelter
3) who abolished, In the eyes of, racial
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
1. I'll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your
French trip.
2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 differ-ent basic designs.
3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.
4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it's always breaking down.
5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.
6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.
7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus..
8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance
III. Usage
1) lonely 2)friendly 3) weekly, monthly 4)lovely 5) cowardly 6)kindly/ saintly 7) lively 8)motherly
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze
1. Text-related
1)forged 2) stand up 3) compelled 4)convictions 5)mission
6)abolish 7) intent on 8) risk 9)in the eyes of 10)threats
2. (Theme-related)
1) assistance 2) involved 3) estimated 4)coincidence 5)emerged
6) referred 7) numerous 8) stationed 9)concern 10)capture
II. Translation
1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to
the challenge and overcome the crisis.
2.Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new
settlement.
3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown
in TV commercials.
4. Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at
once.
5. Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since
they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.
Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the
United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave
catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully
avoided capture. Later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a
school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial
discrimination no longer existed.