New Horizon College English Book I

Key to Unit Four

Section A

Section B

How to Make a Good Impression

Body Language

Exercises Section A

1. Vocabulary

2. Sentence Structure

3. Translation

4. Cloze

《 读写教程 I : Ex. III , p. 83》《 读写教程 I : Ex. IV , p. 84》《 读写教程 I : Ex. V , p. 85》《 读写教程 I : Ex. VI , p. 85》《 读写教程 I : Ex. VII , p. 86》

《 读写教程 I : Ex. VIII , p. 86 》《 读写教程 I : Ex. IX , p. 87》

《 读写教程I : Ex. X , p. 88》

Vocabulary

range reaction impress depress focus physical contact relax match presentation powerful conscious introduction encounter

1. He suddenly became __________ that he was the only man who wasn’t wearing a suit at the party.

2. My sister has been really __________ since she lost her job.

3. The age of the students in our online school __________ from 20 to 40.4. I remember that when I was a child I was very __________ with how many toys you had.

5. Although my chance __________ with this famous artist was 30 years ago, I still remember it very well.

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

conscious

depressed

ranges

impressed

encounter

Vocabulary

range reaction impress depress focus physical contact relax match presentation powerful conscious introduction encounter

6. After a brief __________ by the chairman, the speaker began her lecture on how to make a good impression.

7. We decided to paint the doors blue to __________ the walls.

8. We are often attracted to another person because of their __________ appearance, and sometimes because of their ideas, opinions, and goals.

9. He __________ himself by listening to his favorite song before he addressed the meeting.

10. In a formal interview, you should always try to maintain good eye __________ with the interviewers.

introduction

match

physical

relaxed

contact

Vocabulary

make up one’s mind at one’s best focus on keep eye contact be committed to lighten up keep one’s eyes on take…seriously drive someone crazy be absorbed in base…on range from…to…1. These students _______________ the cause of helping those who are not able to help themselves.

2. Don’t joke with Linda; she _______________ everything far too __________.

3. For the next two hours she ________________ the film, which turned out to be as good as she had hoped.

4. He has given up running in order to _______________ the long jump.

5. Once he _______________ to do something, there was no stopping him.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.

are committed to

takes

was absorbed in

focus on

made up his mind

seriously

Vocabulary

make up one’s mind at one’s best focus on keep eye contact be committed to lighten up keep one’s eyes on take…seriously drive someone crazy be absorbed in base…on range from…to…6. Would you please turn the radio down while I’m reading? The loud noise is _______________.

7. In this store, you can find a wide variety of TV sets with prices ____________ $500 _______ $1,000.

8. She didn’t feel __________ in the match. That’s why she lost the game.

9. It is only a test you’ve failed. _______________; it’s not a matter of life or death.

10. She was so shy that she ______________ the floor while talking to the class.

driving me crazy

ranging from to

at her best

Lighten up

kept her eyes on

VocabularyV. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word Bank A) impression B) focused C) confidence D)

exchange E) contact F) communicating G) committing

H)interviewedI) Persuade J) depressing K) interrupting L)enable M) squeezed N) extended O) relaxed “So, how about your interview?” “The whole thing was bad from the beginning. I entered the room with ____________ and gave the woman a strong handshake. She said I _____________ too hard and hurt her. I had a real hard time _________________ with her after that.” “ What do you mean?” “Well, it was pretty apparent that I failed to _____________ her to hire me. I tried to make eye __________ with her, but she kept looking away, which made me think she wasn’t very __________ or interested in what I was saying.”

C (confidence)M (squeezed)

F (communicating)

I (persuade)E (contact)

B (focused)

“I know what you mean. It can be so stressful being _______________ for a job. It’s very ____________ when you don’t get any encouragement from the person who is asking you questions. But, don’t worry. I’m sure you made a better __________ than you think.” “I don’t think I impressed her at all. I was really bothered that she kept looking away, only __________ me once in a while to throw in a word or two. I had to get her attention by making big gestures and changing the tone of my voice. I don’t think I have ever had such a horrible experience.”

Word Bank A) impression B) focused C) confidence D)

exchange E) contact F) communicating G) committing

H)interviewedI) Persuade J) depressing K) interrupting L)enable M) squeezed N) extended O) relaxed

Vocabulary

H (interviewed)

J (depressing)

A (impression)

K (interrupting)

Sentence StructureVI. Combine the following sentences, using a “V-ing” structure.

Model:

We show our true feeling with our eyes, faces, bodies, and attitudes. At the same time we cause a chain of reaction.

We show our true feeling with our eyes, faces, bodies, and attitudes , causing a chain of reaction.

1. It rained for two weeks on end. It completely flooded the village.

It rained for two weeks on end, completely flooding the village.

2. She refused to attend the party. She didn’t want to meet John there.

Not wanting to meet John at the party, she refused to attend it.

3. The bus driver arrived one hour late. This caused me to miss the beginning of the game.

The bus driver arrived one hour late, causing me to miss the beginning of the game.

4. The marine sat there in the dimly lit ward. At the same time he held the old man’s hand and offered words of hope and strength.

The marine sat there in the dimly lit ward, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength.

5. I realized he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son. I guessed he really needed me.

Realizing he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me.

Sentence Structure

VII. Write sentences according to the model, using a “so…(that)” structure.

Model:

be very absorbed, the moment, lose all self-consciousness

You were so absorbed in the moment (that) you lost all self-consciousness.

1. be very excited, can’t sleep

I was so excited (that) I couldn’t sleep.

Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure

3. speak English very well, you would think, her native language

She speaks English so well (that) you would think it was her native language.

4. be very much frightened, break eye contact, look out the window.

He was so frightened (that) he broke eye contact and looked out the window.

5. presentation, very interesting, listen, carefully

His presentation was so interesting (that) everyone listened very carefully.

2. become very angry with, decide to

The chairman became so angry with his secretary (that) he decided to fire him.

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 她如此专心地读那本书，以至于有人进来她也没有意识到。

be absorbed in

so…that

She was so absorbed in reading the book that she was not conscious of someone coming in.

not conscious of

Translation

Translation

2. 他第一次会议就迟到了将近一个小时，给大家留下一个很糟糕的印象。

be latefor the first meeting

leaving a bad impression on

He was late for almost an hour for the first meeting, leaving a bad impression on everyone.

Translation

3. 不管有意识还是无意识，我偶们往往会根据对方的眼

神、面部表情、形体动作和态度对他们作出判断。

consciously or unconsciously

make up our minds

through

Consciously or unconsciously, we make up our minds about people through their eyes, faces, bodies, and attitudes.

Translation

4. 周教授一生都致力于语言教学事业。

be committed to

the cause of language teaching

Professor Zhou was committed to the cause of language teaching all his life.

Translation

5. 许多指导性的书籍都会建议：要想给人留下好印

象，其诀窍在于始终如一地保持最佳的自我。

how-to books

at one’s bestthe trick

Many how-to books advise you that if you want to make a good impression, the trick is to be consistently you, at your best.

Translation

6. 媒体有时会传递含糊不清的信息，但大多数人

相信亲眼所见胜于耳闻。

mixed messages

over

The media sometimes sends mixed messages, but most people believe what they see over what they hear.

•史密斯教授关于形体语言的讲座非常重要，所有的学生都认真 地对待这次讲座。

•1.Professor Smith’s lecture on body language was so important that all of the students took it seriously.

•2. Realizing it wasn’t her fault, the chairman smiled at her to lighten the atmosphere

董事长意识到这不是她的过错，对她笑了笑来缓和气氛。

•3.She was so angry that she threw my cup on the floor, breaking it into pieces.

她大怒，把我的杯子摔在地上，摔得粉碎。

TranslationIX. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

•4. By reading his body language, you can tell whether he is

being truthful with you or if he is just giving you an excuse.

•观察他的形体语言，你可以判断出他是在跟你说实话还是仅仅 找个借口敷衍你。

5.No matter what people are saying to you, remember thatsometimes “actions speak louder than words”.

•不管人们对你说些什么，记住“观其行胜于闻其言”。

6.Body movements are unconscious forms of expressions andthey can convey certain information to the audience.

肢体动作是表达感情的无意识形式，能向观众传递某种信息。

• Standing in the door of Mr. Murphy’ s door, I could see he was 1________ something he was reading. He had both elbows ( 肘） on his desk, his head was resting 2_________one hand and his other hand was cupped about his mouth. I knew that he was keeping his office hours and that student 3_____________was encouraged, but all the same, I was afraid to 4 _________. Then as I turned to leave, my foot 5__________against the bottom of the door, startling me and causing the professor to 6________.

1. A. leaned on B. kept on C. focused on2. A. through B. for C. on3. A. interview B. participation C. presentation4. A. approach B. reach C. arrive5. A. shook B. strode C. banged 6. A. look to B. look up C. look at

C. (focused on) C. ( on )

B. (participation)A ( approach)

C. (banged)

B (look up)

ClozeX. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.

7. A appearance B. appeal C. body8. A. any B. some C. more9. A. excitement B. entertainment C. encouragement 10. A. talked B. made C. persuaded 11. A. rate B. pitch C. pace

12. A. inform B. interrupt C. admit

• His eyes had simply moved from the desk to me, but the rest of his physical 7____________remained the same. He invited me in without gesture, just a “come in. what is it that you need ? ” There was little if 8_______warmth or tune in his voice; It wasn’t exactly 9______________. Despite being intimidated, I made a conscious effort to relax and 10 __________myself to smile and enter the room. “Mr. Murphy”, the 11____________of my voice rose as I began my introduction, “ I am sorry to 12 ___________. My name is peter. I am in your second period English class.”

• 　　

C ( body)

A (any)

C (encouragement)C (persuaded)B ( pitch )

B (interrupt)

13. A. disappointed B. encouraged C. excited 14. A. most B. many C, much 15. A. as if B, even though C. just when 16.A. had stated B. having stated C. being stated 17. A. run B. communicated C. encountered 18. A. or B. and C. but

• “ Peter , did you say it was?” he replied. His reaction 13__________ me. It was apparent that I had not made 14_________ of an impression with the presentation I made in class last week. He said my name 15__________ he would not have remembered it without my

• 16 ____________ it for the first – as though he were no more impressed than if he had 17___________ a beggar on the street. He continued, “ Do you have something you want to discuss with me, 18_________ do you just stop by to visit?”

• .

A (disappointed)

C ( much)

A ( as if )B (having stated )

C ( encountered)

A (or)

19. A extended B. explained C. received20. A. small B. empty C. nice

• In fact, I had stopped by to visit, but I was no longer feeling up to it and was looking for a fast exit. It seemed that the invitation he had 19 _____________ in class, “ Drop by me office for a visit anytime. My door is always open.” was just a(n) 20_____________ gesture probably required by the school. I reached inside my bag and pulled out my English language textbook. I figured I could ask him a quick question rather than try to have a meaningful conversation

A (extended)

B ( empty)

Exercises Section B

economic judgment assume function style promote sign resent norm aggressive instant status estimate acquaint rigid campaign

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. It is said that women today have enjoyed a high social __________.

2. The way he paced up and down the room was a sure ________________ that he was worried.

3. He felt he was mature enough to think for himself and bitterly _____________ being treated like a child.

4. She told me that if she was not __________ within the next two years she was going to change jobs.

status

sign

resentedpromoted

5. Farmers will have a good harvest, __________ that weather is favorable.

assuming

Vocabulary

economic judgment assume function style promote sign resent norm aggressive instant status estimate acquaint rigid campaign

6. It was difficult to __________ how many people had been wounded in the earthquake.

7. The company has started an advertising __________ in the hope of attracting new customers.

8. What do you think we should do about this problem? I’m finding it hard to make a(n) __________.

9. It is assumed that, through art, children become __________ with cultures other than their own.

10. She considered people to be products of the values and __________ of the society they lived in.

norms

acquainted

judgment

campaign

estimate

Vocabulary

at first sight lack of keep promise pick upin part account for feel at home become acquainted with a wealth of find out in relation to be content with

IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1. She was asked by her mother to _______________ all the money she had spent.

2. Your impression on other people depends, __________, on whether you are consistent in all situations.

3. He doesn’t want to change jobs; he _________________ what he is doing now.

4. At first, she didn’t feel comfortable in her new job, but now she is beginning to ___________________.

account for

in part

lack of

is content with

5. His only problem with his work is not _______________ confidence but of experience.

feel at home

Vocabulary

at first sight lack of keep promise pick upin part account for feel at home become acquainted with a wealth of find out in relation to be content with

6. He said he had nothing further to say _______________ the matter.

7. The new company director should ______________________ the principal officers from whom he can gain a lot of information and help.

8. If you sing the song several times, your daughter will begin to ____________ the words.

9. Understanding a person’s gestures or body language can help you to _______________________ a lot about him.

10. This book gives us ________________________ information about the people and culture of the country.

a wealth of

find out

pick up

become acquainted with

in relation to