口语考试复习资料

Unit 1

1. You should spend a reasonable amount of time relaxing and exercising. 2. In general children are healthier and better educated than ever before. 3. When the right opportunity comes along, he’ll take it.

4. Every day he sets aside some time to be with his family and enjoy life. 5. I remember those dark streets and walking hand in hand with my father. 6. He finally failed to live up to his parents’ expectation. 7. In contrast, our use of oil has increased enormously.

8. He succeeded in his efforts to overcome his fatal weakness.

Unit 2

1． 她穿了一件有玫瑰图案的衣服。 2． 海伦为我们准备了一顿丰盛的饭菜。 3． 安信誓旦旦地保证她将永远不说。 4． 你能把这封信送到会计部么？

5． 有人给我们 精选的牛奶巧克力和纯巧克力。 6． 告诉孩子们别胡闹。

7． 我们能听到远处打雷的声音。 8． 这项工程已得到的批准。

9． 虽然丈夫喝酒太多，但凯丽依然爱着他。

10. 专家们似乎不能就这个药是否安全取得一致意见。

1) with a pattern of roses

2) prepared a wonderful/good meal for us 3) promised faithfully 4) deliver this letter

5) a selection of milk and plain chocolate 6) keep out of mischief/ behave themselves 7) the sound of distant thunder

8) received approval from the government 9) in spite of the fact that he drank too much 10) agree whether the drug is safe or not

Unit 3

1) Because of an emergency, the doctor will not be available for several hours. 2) How will taxes affect people with low incomes?

3) My mother always told me that in the long run I would be glad I didn’t give up practicing the

piano.

4) These books range in price from $10 to $20.

5) It seems to me that you don’t have much choice.

6) Given their inexperience, they have done quite a good job.

7) For such a big house the price is fairly cheap/low, but you’ve got to take into consideration

the money you will spend on repairs.

8) Can we begin with discussing questions/problems arising from the last meeting? Unit 4:

1)He underwent a major heart surgery several years ago.

2)We estimated that it would take a week to finish the work/task.

3)I used to love/enjoy photography, but now I have no time to pursue any hobbies. 4)You may love someone/ a person but not necessarily (have to) marry him. 5) Terrorists resort to violent measures/ violence to achieve their political aim. 6)He says he’ll stay in the office this afternoon in case you want to see him. 7)Scientists have identified the gene that causes/leading to abnormal growth.

8)These examples demonstrates how poorly/badly some students write their resumes.

Unit 5

1) Seeing all the people walking to and fro outside the office, I became more worried/anxious. 2) In time he will see/know who is his true/real friend.

3) That scientist’s experiment gave birth to a new drug/medicine. 4) He had been shut in by illness during much of the winter.

Or: Because of his illness, he had been shut in during much of the winter 5) They would practice spoken/oral English at the first opportunity.

6) Everything she valued/cherished might/would probably be swept away overnight.

7) Towards the close of the term/semester, all the students are busy ( with ) preparing for exams. 8) It is a very cold winter and we long for it to be over.

Unit 6

1) She always behaves badly when her aunt comes to visit.

2) If it hadn’t been for your help, we wouldn’t have been able to finish the task in time. 3) I warned him off going to the east coast because it was full of tourists.

4) The fact that something is cheap doesn’t necessarily mean it’s of low quality. 5) Without anyone to turn to for help, making an appropriate choice can be difficult. 6) His sadness at the death of his wife found expression in his music. 7) Only if Peter goes to the evening party will she go. 8) I can only compare the experience to a nightmare.

Unit 7

1) I didn’t realize putting on/staging a play involved so much work.. 2) The most important thing is not what you say but what you do. 3) This is the best result that can be expected in such circumstances.

4) It isn’t the first time that you’ve found yourself in such a situation/state. 5) This difficulty challenges my mind to find an answer.

This difficulty challenges me to find out the answer. 6) The new threat on the horizon is unemployment.

7) We have alternative ways of expressing the same idea. 8) He slipped into the old habit of drinking.