1、I. Word transformation:1. Faced with a number of potential risks in these _ economic times, the government and business leaders realized the importance of making the countrys economic success sustainable. (turbulence)2. Nobody fully understands the _ and complexity of the task of reviving the countr
2、ys economy. ( enormously)3. I find the building really _- Im always going through the wrong door. (disorientation)4. The heat and the _ of the desert made it look like a huge all-embracing oven. (arid)5. It was reported that North Koreas _ and threats would hurt efforts to bring stability to the Kor
3、ean peninsula. ( intimidate)6. When I tried to join the swimming team at university they said the _ night was just having a few drinks with the older team members. But it soon became clear that head shaving and other humiliations were in fact planned for the evening. ( initial)7. The deep _ of Brita
4、ins senior military commanders in Iraq towards their American allies has been revealed in classified Government documents leaked to the Daily Telegraph. (hostile)8. He is _ about art and doesnt know how to appreciate works of art at all. (enthusiasm)9. The governments attempts to reduce soil _ have
5、gained support from local people. (erode)10. The giraffe is _ by its very long neck. ( characteristic)11. The _ of the Toyota crisis is that quality control can never be overemphasized. For Chinese automakers, they should always bear it in mind and draw the lesson from the recall issue. (imply)12. K
6、nown _ by his friends and comrades as Woody, he was hugely popular, tremendously capable and a truly consummate, professional warrior. (affection)13. The Chinese side always supports a peaceful _ to the disputes through dialogues. (resolve)14. Used effectively, _ can provide important piece of evide
7、nce and lend fresh voices ad perspectives to your narrative. (quote)15. Even if the economic program is passed - _ or in full - banks must still solve their own difficulties before much real lending takes place. (part)16. In 2005, KPMG paid a fine to settle tax _ issues with US authorities. (evade)1
8、7. It was reported that hundreds of _ dolphins swarm in shallow waters off Manila Bay. (disorient)18. Rather than a realistic novel, it is a _ story in which a group of secret agents use their wisdom to fight their enemies during the civil war. (suspend)19. First-aid workers and fire control officer
9、s rushed to the site, only to find all seven workers _ to death.20. It is simply amazing that an old lady _ 60 should be able to swim such a long distance in the swimming pool. (approachable)II. Fill in the blanks:1. To begin with, we had booked the table _ the garden. But when we reached the restau
10、rant, we found it had been _ to someone else. As for rewarding service, Im assured that it is at the _ of the customer. Furthermore, I should add that in other cases Im always very generous. But this time, I felt _ in giving no tip at all.2. In the face of extremely _ environment, nomads have to liv
11、e in small tribes in order to survive. Also, their _ from the outside world forced them to be _ and consequently they appear to be introverted and _ of strangers However, they can also be very nice and friendly hosts. The most impressive _ I have ever encountered was in the middle of the Sahara dese
12、rt.3. Bobbing on our way down the Brahmaputra River, we felt unlikely not to be _out of the boat. And the disaster was only a matter of _.4. The feeling of being _ into the white water river was really unforgettable. When coming out of the _ white water, I was _ for air and felt completely _.5. The
13、nomads are considered _ because they are not greedy, only harvesting enough to satisfy their needs. They follow strict moral codes and are _ towards strangers. In hostile environment, they appear to be _, ready to accept anything that may happen to them, struggling to survive. They most often live i
14、n small groups or tribes, and their _ means they have to be self-sufficient, thus generating characters of being _ and _.6. Making friends is an art. The core of the art is to be nice with others. There are three additional suggestions. First, learn to smile. An approachable person makes others feel
15、s _ _. Second, be a good listener and talker. When you listen, you need to listen to that person attentively to _ _ _ him or her. And you also need to learn when to talk. Dont make the others feel that its hard for them to _ _ _ _. The essence of this rule is to maintain a balance between _ _ _ in f
16、riendship. Finally, learn to see the _ _ in others and dont ever try to _ _ _. People usually _ _ when they hear a sincere and positive comment. 7. The writer, a sixth generation American, met Marget, who was just _ _ Sweden when Marget joined their sixth-grade class. The two little girls managed to
17、 understand each other and _ _ each other instantly. But after Margets birthday party, everything was different. Marget was trying to evade her owing to the fact that the writer was not white. The last encounter was on the last day of school when the writer _ _ some courage and gave her autograph bo
18、ok to Marget, who just wrote some common words in the book. The writer wrote “Adjo min van”, which meant “Goodbye, my friend”, to put an end to a once dear friendship.III. Translation:1. 那些游牧民族已经居住在牧草地几个世纪了，他们与自然平衡发展是极为重要的。（inhabit, imperative, 名词性从句）2. 我们可以通过仔细选择词汇，变换句子长度及运用悬念手法来创造出戏剧性效果。3. 在河面上打了一
19、会儿转以后，小船失去了控制，在几分钟之内就沉没了。4. 该公司提供一系列专门设计的培训项目，项目持续时间可以根据客户要求灵活安排。 (discretion)5. 我们一生当中肯定会遇到一些不幸、甚至会遭受威胁。重要的是我们不要感到迷失方向，而应该集中精力经受命运的考验。（mishap, disorient, rather than）6. 尽管你在这个实习项目上具有不少优势，但你也不应该忽视别人的优点。谦逊可以使你进步更大，也使别人感到自在。（havegoing for sb, positive qualities, feel at ease）7. 他的问题在于他把动荡的政治生涯带来的压力一个人扛，拒绝真诚关心他的人对他的帮助。这最终把他击垮了。 (put the burden of on, tear sb down)