应用型大学英语综合教程提高篇1 第五版 Unit1 Valuable Friendship.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Complete the sentences with words or expressions in the box. Change the form where necessary. 1. The result did not live up to our ____________. 2. Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ____________ people and fewer stories about the rich and famous. 3. I had to ____________ against 19 other people ____________ the job. 4. I sent my husband to ____________ me at the wedding reception. 5. I can always count on Gail to be ____________ when things go wrong. expectation ordinary Compete for represent supportive Text-related Exercises 6. He felt ____________ at first when he just lost his job. 7. There were 12 ____________ in the two-hundred-metre dash. 8. Let it be, I thought, still trying to ____________ myself ____________. 9. Chris Robertson of Australia beat his ____________ Chris Dittmar in the final. 10. Inside the theatre, they were giving a ____________ of Bizet’s Carmen. beaten competitors calm down compatriot performance Text-related Exercises Read the following paragraphs and find the main ideas. 1. When you take a multiple-choice test, do you ever change your answers? Some scientists think that it is a smart thing to do. They found out that most students who change their answers make the right decision and achieve better scores on their tests. The main idea is _______. A. how to study for tests B. what scientists think about answers C. how to score better on a multiple-choice test D. which answers to change on a test C Text-related Exercises 2. Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature’s balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed with lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won’t even go near lambs. Th