Active reading 1
Choose the best summary of the extract
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Answer the questions.
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1. He was on the 35th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center.
2. About two dozen firefighters.
3. They were resting and trying to work out what was going on.
4. Nearly an hour.
5. They stood still.
6. It was falling down.
7. He started thinking about his family, job and the bagels in the kitchen.
8. To him, it seems things were happening slowly while in truth they weren’t.
9. He climbed through the rubble and led his men to safety.
10. Altogether 343 firefighters.
11. He wrote it as a tribute to his colleagues.
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words given in the table.
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1 chaotic
2 extinguish
3 immediately
4 tragedy
5 nightmare
6 toll
7 utmost
8 heroism
Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words given in the table
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1 decent
2 gratitude
3 herd
4 massive
5 evacuate
6 leadership
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions given in the table.
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1 picked up on
2 came from nowhere
3 make it through
4 out of action
5 steeled himself against
6 on the scene of
Choose the right words or expressions to complete the sentences.
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Language in use
*Word formation:*
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1. Someone whose job is to fight fires.
2. The person is male.
3. Both.
Word formation: gender-inclusive language
1 headteacher
2 heroes
3 police officers
4 firefighters
5 salespersons
Why is it that … ?
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1. Why is it that we haven’t been able to solve the problem of slums in this town?
2. Why is it that in this part of the world we are not able to organize fair elections?
3. Why is it that in this hotel they never employ qualified people?
4. Why is it that in this country the system of welfare is still not working properly?
5. Why is it that you always find such an easy answer to all the questions I ask?
adj. + *though it* + be
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1. My time in the United States, short though it was, was interesting.
2. The scenes of destruction, terrible though they were, were not surprising.
3. The rescue operation, costly though it was, was successful.
4. The lesson he gave, interesting though it was, was soon forgotten.
5. Mother Teresa, old though she may have been, was extremely active.
6. His actions, unconscious though they may have been, have had very serious consequences
Complete the sentences with the correct form of suitable expressions from the collocation box. Sometimes more than one collocation is possible.
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1 massive heart attack
2 volume of smoke
3 decreasing volume
4 take a toll on
5 heavy toll
6 volume of noise
7 pay a toll
8 stroke of genius
9 has a genius for
10 massive amount
Translate the paragraph into Chinese.
英雄是美国人文化和身份认同的必要组成部分。在美国，英雄人物是以各种不同的形象出现的，他们反映了不同的价值观。美国人从孩提时代起就学习那些为建立国家而奋斗的政治家和宗教领袖，学习那些建国后塑造美国历史的人。他们是历史上真实存在的人，因为在美国建国过程中发挥了巨大的作用而被提升为英雄，比如乔治•华盛顿和亚伯拉罕•林肯。在通俗文化中，漫画书中的超级英雄以前一直是，并将继续是一支主力军。从20世纪早期开始，这些描述超级英雄冒险奇遇的漫画书，如《超人》，就日益走红。运动员成为英雄这种现象是最近才在英雄人物史中出现的。以美国为甚，随着职业体育的兴起，出现了知名的运动员，他们在运动场上的表现广为人知。用个体形象来体现大众理想的做法并不是美国文化所特有的，但是美国人对英雄的痴迷在其他文化中也是很少见的。
Translate the paragraph into English.
China is one of the countries that are most affected by natural disasters. In peacetime, rescue and relief work is an important part of the mission of the Chinese military. China’s armed forces always form task forces for rescue and relief work, taking on the most urgent, most difficult and most dangerous jobs. Chinese military personnel perform their rescue and relief work as if they were fighting a war, sometimes even at the risk of their own lives. Whenever the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) arrives at an area hit by a natural disaster, the local people will welcome them warmly and feel greatly relieved. The sense of organization, professionalism and efficiency they have displayed has helped them win the trust and praise of the public.
Unit test
1 decent
2 summit
3 extinguish
4 selfless
5 genius
6 nightmare .
7 leadership
8 tragedy
9 uncommon
10 unconscious
11 with
12 up
13 that
14 out
15 though
16 down
17 of
18 out
19 over
20 through
21 with
22 over
23 of
24 for
25 of
26 amid
27 in
28 about
29 to
30 of
\31) massive 32) tragic 33) bravery 34) evacuate 35) homeless 36) superlative 37) turnout 38) admiration 39) correspondents 40) humane
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A. On a marketing brochure for a volunteer vacation organizer.
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C. Volunteer Vacations: Great Opportunities for Meaningful Work
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B. Paragraph 3.
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D. persuasive
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D. You might make all the difference in the world.
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