Richard Wu

P.16 – 3A

1A

1.not only

2.seldom

3.Never

4.did I heard them

5.if they start

6.no sooner

7.did I ever think

8.can we really start

1B

1.At no time did I miss partying in Florida

2.Not once did I feel I was making a difference

3.We were helping kids to read no sooner than we had arrived at new Orleans

4.Not only we did help lots of people, we also made great friends

5.No way I will ever forget the things I saw there

6.We rarely do get a chance to really help people

2A

1.b

2.e

3.a

4.c

5.f

6.d

2B

1.hardship

2.deprived

3.impoverished
4.destitute

5.within our means

6.disposable income

7.making ends meet

8.prosperity

P.17-3B

1A

1.f

2.b

3.h

4.e

5.g

6.a

7.c

8.d

1B

1.was working

2.earn

3.had

4.had been

5.has done

6.had

7.would

8.would

9.was

10.would

11.struck

12.was to start
2A

1.c

2.e

3.d

4.h

5.a

6.f

7.b

8.g

2B

1.calm

2.rich

3.coastline

4.side

5.wooded

6.dense

7.empty

8.sand

P.18-3C

1A

1.Basically

2.In a nutshell

3.In other words

4.to cut a long story short

5.what I meant was

1C

1.in a nutshell
2.to cut long story short

3.in other words

4.what I meant was

5.to put it another way

6.that is to say

P.19-3D

1A

1.true

2.not enough information

3.true

4.false

5.false

6.true

1B

1.vastness

2.by boat

3.cruise

4.traffic jams

5.buildings

6.negotiate

2A

1.long weekend

2.freshly baked

3.stunning views

4.mouth-watering

5.heart-stopping

6.value-for-money

7.breathtaking
8.highly recommended

P.22-4A

1A

1.Gloria Green, the best-selling author of healthy living guides, is today’s guest

2.her recently published book, ‘staying alive’, is a complete A-Z of health and fitness

3.getting people of all ages to eat and drink sensibly has become her life’s work

4.her rags-to-riches life story is living proof that dreams can come true

5.her easy- to- follow keeps-fit app top sales chart all over the world

1B

1.I went to see a great science fiction film

2.that perfectly judge shot

3.the climate change problem

4.something like thai green curry

5.my uncle’s life’s work

6.plenty to do

2A

1.weigh up

2.think it over

3.rational

4.gut instincts

5.on impulse

6.subsconsciously

7. spontaneous

8.think twice

2B

1.reasonable

2.self-conscious

3.conscientious

4.sensitive
5.rational

6.self-confident

7.money-conscious

8.sensible

P.23-4B

1A

1.h

2.d

3.g

4.a

5.b

6.c

7.f

8.e

1B

1.get it cut

2.to pay

3.had it extended

4.to help

5.had it made

6.draw

7.our mail forwarded

8.set up

2A

1.cast

2.reminds

3.a vivid memory

4.treasure

5.a lasting memory

6.slipped

7.come to mind

8.painful memory

2B

1.remember

2.memory

3.comes

4.souvernir

5.vague

6.recall

7.forget

8.jog

9.remind

P.24-4C

1A

1.what did you think

2.no offence intended

3.i see where you’re coming from

4.I beg to differ

5.with all due respect

6.ok, I take your point

7.in fact, if you don’t mind me saying so

1C

1.Tell me about it

2.You’re telling me

3.With all due respect you’ve just started

4.I do take your point but you’re still quite new

5.If you don’t mind me saying so it’s probably best to wait

6.You’ve hit the nail right on the head

P.25-4D

1A

1.false

2.false

3.true

4.false

5.true

6.true

7.false

8.true

1B

7-1-4-3-5-2-6

2A

1.long interval

2.immediate

3.short interval

4.short interval

5.long interval

6.short interval