I. Vocabulary:

1. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given below, changing the form where necessary.

1) That piece of ice ________ melts under the heat of the sun.
2) Pets are ________.
3) The director is tired of ________ trifling (琐碎的) things.
4) It is imaginable that the flu should ________ the patient's death.
5) This university is the largest one in the North of China with a ________ of 10,0000 students.
6) The doctor was very excited that his practice (开业) ________.
7) Over 60 percent of the local inhabitants ________ against the proposal, so it was denied.
8) The tourists ________ only to parts of the scenic spot.
9) The murderer ________ the crime to the court.
10) The last castle ________ and all the soldiers cheered for their victory.

2. Study the groups of words and then use them correctly in the following sentences.

1) apply, application, applicant
a. It is hard for an Indian to ________ for citizenship.
b. The secretary has handed in her ________ for a transfer.
c. All the ________ must wait outside for interviews.

2) authority, authorize, authorized, authorization
a. Through developing its politics, economy and science, this country has established its ________ in the world.
b. The publisher claimed that that was not an ________ translation.
c. The troops are ________ to use nuclear weapons.
d. The police are conducting the ________ of arresting the theft.

3) employ; employed, unemployed, employer, employee, employment, unemployment
a. Nowadays, many workers are out of ________.
b. His elder son ________ in a bank.
c. I can't make any decision, because I am just an ________ in this company. But I can recommend you to the ________.
d. The government must solve the problem of ________.
e. She was worried because her husband was ________ for three weeks.
f. The ________ waiters must report to their posts on time.

4) permit, permission, permissible
a. The patient was only ________ two meals a day.
b. No one can approach the crime scene without ________.
c. The authority thinks that this is a ________ error.

II. Structure:

1. Rewrite the following sentences after the model.
Model 1: They were not allowed to become partners in stock-broking firms, and they were not allowed to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares.
They were neither allowed to become partners in stock-broking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares.
1) They didn't accept our invitation and they didn't come.
2) Her mother was not satisfied and her brother was not persuaded.
3) The stock broker does not sleep and drink.
4) My niece came here from Canada not by air and not by train. Can you imagine that?

2. Make sentences after studying the model.
Model: There have been here refusals of this kind since 1967.
1) The stock exchange house has been operated very well ________. (自从它开张以来)
2) China has been making great progress ________. (自改革开放以来)
3) ________ since I was three. (母亲一直教我金钱的价值和意义)

III. Translation

1. 教务处管理教学事务。(administrate)
   
2. 他是一个授权了的经销商。(authorize)
   
3. 这个电厂的年发电量是千瓦（kilowatt）。(capacity)
   
4. 专家们承认钱的价值在于使用。(lie in)
   
5. 在他的日常饮食中不允许有肉。(forbid)
   
6. 这个小男孩通过在夜里行走战胜了对黑暗的恐惧。(conque)