Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks.

1. The plane seemed to catch fire a few seconds prior_______taking off.

2. The earthquake once again__________the news.

3. Buyers have no legal__________ to disclose personal financial information.

4. He _________ into the dark.

5. We are waiting for the president’ s __________visit to Vietnam.

6. These skills have been____________ from generation to generation.

Exercise 2

Translation

1. 安全必须放在第一位。（priority）

2. 球迷们希望多进几个球，弗格森及时满足了他们的愿望。（oblige）

3. In Europe, the Romans started calling people by their given name and family name in Latin from 300 BC, but it wasn’ t common practice throughout Europe until the 10th or 11th century, when first, the lords and gentry, then middle-class citizens, and finally everyone used surnames.

 

教师解析

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks.

1. The plane seemed to catch fire a few seconds prior to taking off.

2. The earthquake once again dominated the news.

3. Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information.

4. He vanished into the dark.

5. We are waiting for the president's historic visit to Vietnam.

6. These skills have been handed down from generation to generation.

Exercise 2

Multiple Choice 

1. Safety must be given the highest priority.

2. The fans wanted more goals, and Ferguson duly obliged.

3. 在欧洲，罗马人从公元前300年起就用拉丁文的姓和名称呼别人，但是一直到公元10 或者11世纪，这种做法才在整个欧洲流行起来，最先是在贵族阶层中间，然后是城市的中产阶级，到最后所有人都开始使用姓氏。