People's Education Press answers to exercises after eight elective courses in senior high school English.

Unit 1

1. They hid there for almost two years and never dared to go out. (bold)

We tried to calm him down, but he kept screaming. (Calm down)

Don't laugh at him, sometimes you don't do as well as him. (Laughing)

At the beginning of 20th century, China experienced too many wars. (through)

The children haven't been out all day. Let them go out and play for a while. (indoors; Outdoor)

6. Please make sentences with this word according to the given situation. (according to)

7. This set of reading materials is very interesting. (series)

The man saved the girl from the river and the girl's mother was very grateful. (grateful)

Mr Jones lives alone and often feels lonely. (Lonely)

10. We communicate with each other through the Internet. (communication)

2 unit

1. He worked abroad for half a year last year, but he came back because he was ill and couldn't finish his work. (because)

They requested international assistance. (request)

With a polite smile, Victoria went into the house and closed the door. (courtesy)

Tim likes to give orders, but none of us want to listen to him. (give orders)

Betty said she would come to my house this morning, but she just called and said she couldn't come. Because the child had an accident, she had to take him to the hospital. (coming up)

Unit 3

1. He wrote a travel diary during his visit to China. (periodical)

I need a flat thing to write with. (plane)

Well, if you insist that I go with you, I have to go. (Insist)

She is a strong-willed person. If she is determined to do something, she must do it well. (confirm; OK)

In his travel diary, he recorded important events and his own thoughts. (record; Afterthought)

He was so excited that he stayed up all night because he was going to travel by bike the next day. (Stay)

7. We are all very busy. Some people are putting up tents, some are making fires, and some are busy cooking. (paste it up)

Let's go back to the camp, it's getting dark. (camp)

9. I am not familiar with this city. This is my first time here. (familiar)

10. I don't think we need to give in. (concession)

Unit 4

She was too nervous last night to eat anything. (too ... don't want to)

When people found the second earthquake, they ran out of the house at once. (Thor's Hammer; Immediately)

After that terrible disaster, 60% homeless children were sent to other safe cities to live. (disaster; Percentage)

They have been using candles instead of electricity. (electricity)

A little girl was dug out of the ruins in the north of the factory. (dig out; Destroy)

The soldiers rescued the boys from the rapids, and we are proud of them. (rescue)

We should pay tribute to those who organized the rescue. (honor; Finishing)

Unit 5

1. In fact, parents don't want their children to get into trouble. (in fact; Get into trouble)

Unemployment has increased by 2%. (unemployed)

After Mandela came to power, his government tried its best to improve the education of black people. (on stage)

The doctor advised him to eat more fruits and do more exercise. (suggested)

No matter how many times you fail, don't lose heart. (Lost Heart)

Robert was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing. (sentenced)

7. Would you like to join our new club? (willing; Settings)

She was still reading when I spoke to her. (Continue)

Compulsory Two

Unit 1

1. After retirement, Mr. Brown came to China to look for a job. (looking for)

2. How can you tear down some chairs with good quality just because you want to repair the desk? (open)

I'm not sure whose gift this is. (belonging to)

John mentioned the names of several judges, and he didn't think highly of them. (highly appraised)

We read the witness's report carefully and found that he didn't state the facts. (survey)

She gave us food and clothes without asking for anything in return. (in return)

There is no doubt that the search for those lost cultural relics will continue. (No doubt)

2 unit

1. Why do women play a very important role in sports in China? (play a role)

2. Did China send athletes to participate in the Olympic Games before1984? (participating)

Who can be allowed to take part in the Olympic Games? (admit)

When was Beijing chosen as the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games? (Moderator)

5. What is the Olympic spirit? (spirit)

The students walked out of the classroom one by one. (one by one)

Unit 3

1. This kind of computer is specially designed for teachers and students. (design)

Fully consider the needs of teachers and students. (consider)

With the help of computers, you will find it not difficult to process and share information. (with the help of; Processing)

Besides, you can communicate with people all over the world easily through the Internet. (communication)

It costs a lot of money to buy a computer for each teacher, but it's worth it. (After all)

She uses the computer very well, and now she seldom writes with pen and paper. (So ... that)

7. If something new happens, they will add new procedures. (make-up)

Unit 4

1. What can we do to protect the elk from disappearing? (Protect ... from)

Do you think pandas in China are in danger? (in danger)

What do you suggest we should do to protect wildlife? (suggested)

Do you know why dinosaurs suddenly became extinct about 65 million years ago? (extinction)

National nature reserves should not be open to tourists. Do you agree? (protection; Region)

Unit 5

1. This is my dream home. When can we move in? (dreaming)

Most importantly, you should tell me the truth now. (the most important; Be honest with ...

He likes to make fun of others, but he doesn't like others to make fun of him. (Playing a joke on ...)

The musical instrument played by this musician is very unusual. (unusual)

I have to admit that we won the first prize by accident. (by accident)

Compulsory three

Unit 1

1. Wang Wei worships this singer very much and looks forward to seeing him in Beijing day and night. (admire; Expectation; Day and night)

The children finally starved to death because there was not enough food. (starve to death)

The energetic poet failed to find out the source of these words. (place of origin; Full of energy; Poet)

The new policy will increase the total agricultural output value. (cause; Agriculture)

When we met again, he apologized for not keeping his promise. (Apologize; Keep your promise)

Obviously, he is trying to hold his breath. (obvious; Hold your breath)

7. The couple scrubbed their lovely new car again and again. (lovers; Cute)

The meeting to be held next week is to commemorate the ancestors of the villagers who came to this village more than 0/00 years ago. (happen; Commemoration; Ancestors; Arrive)

2 unit

1. He has been in debt for a long time. How to make a living has become a big problem for him. (within the department; Make a living)

They think that these two small restaurants should be merged into one big restaurant. (should; Combined)

Li Hua found that his English was limited, and he couldn't make the foreign customers in the shop understand him. (limited; So ... that ...)

If they knew the benefits of studying, they wouldn't get bored with it. (benefit; Bored)

The old gentleman just stood there and glared at the pickpocket without saying a word. (glaring)

We should be honest with others and resolutely get rid of the habit of telling lies. (remove; Lying)

Unit 3

1. In fact, he entered the office by accident. (spot; Occasionally)

To tell the truth, this gentleman is in rags to pretend to be poor. (pretend; Tell the truth; In rags)

He works as an unpaid director in this company. But when the boss of the company shouted at him rudely again and again, he began to lose patience. (patience; Unpaid; In a rude manner)

She screamed as if she had seen a snake. (screaming; As if)

Even if your company is huge, it will get into trouble if it develops too fast. (even if; Get into trouble)

His explanation of his foolish behavior is unbelievable. (silly; Occupy; Indeed)

Unit 4

1. With the development of science and technology, people rely more and more on computers to deal with all kinds of things. (development; Depend on)

Because there are many unsolvable problems, war is likely to break out. (since; Existence; Outbreak)

Through years of practice, he gradually mastered this research method. (master the tricks; Gradually; Method)

The appearance of the famous director made all the participants very excited. (existence; Cheer up)

We should try our best to prevent the spread of harmful gases. (Prevent ... from coming from; Harmful; Spread)

6. He is very tired. We should ease his pain, not make him more disappointed. (exhaust; Mitigate; Disappointed)

Unit 5

1. I found this trip across the mainland extremely challenging. (tourism; Mainland; Extremely)

He soon settled down to concentrate on his work because he is good at cooperating with others. (settle down; Gifted)

This coastline is too long for me to walk that far. (coast; As far as; Distance)

Can you work out the total in ten minutes? (find out; Inside)

The lake is surrounded by mountains and looks like a pearl from the air. (around; Pearl)

Compulsory Four

Unit 1

1. It is worthwhile to improve the working conditions of workers in this factory. (worth it; Conditions)

Her spirit inspired many people to devote their lives to their careers. (inspired; Devote oneself to ... occupation)

As an expert, you should be modest and don't look down on those who ask you for help. (specialist; Modesty; Look down upon)

The dean of the college supported the research and delivered an important speech on it. (research institute; Support; Delivery)

If you continue to do that, you won't achieve much in this subject. (obey the rules; Achievement)

2 unit

1. Exchanging opinions is a good way to help people communicate and reduce misunderstandings. (communication; Reduce; Misunderstanding)

They are very satisfied with the supermodel's performance. (super; Be satisfied with)

All middle schools in this city are equipped with computers, which greatly improves the modern teaching level. (equipped; Level)

No matter what difficulties we encounter, the best way is to face them and try to solve them. (whatever)

Thanks to the great help of the government, we eliminated a terrible disease in this area. (thanks; Get rid of ...)

6. He helps farmers to increase grain output, not to expand the cultivated land. (grain; Output; Expand)

Unit 3

1. The couple are satisfied with their married family life. (content with)

Due to the snowstorm, all railways in the mountainous area were interrupted. (cut off; Mountainous)

He was lucky to be selected for the final. (pick out; Lucky)

We must try our best to overcome all difficulties to solve this special problem. (specific; Overcome)

His failure surprised us because he has always been an excellent student. (failure; Shocked; Unfinished)

There is a direct train from Germany to France, which will save you a lot of time. (direct)

Unit 4

1. When you approach a person, your facial expression will show whether you are friendly or not. (method; Face; Expression)

I wonder how they will present this book on the stage in the form of comedy. (curious; Comedy; Representative)

They may misunderstand each other, so they may not reach an agreement on this issue. (it is possible; Misunderstanding; Agreement)

I was surprised to find that these two similar gestures expressed such different meanings. (similar; Gestures; Express delivery)

Generally speaking, people prefer to take the train rather than fly to avoid excessive expenses. (in general; Avoid)

Unit 5

1. A new amusement park has been opened in the suburbs, using the latest computer technology. (the latest; Skills)

Besides the Han nationality, there are 55 ethnic minorities in China. (ethnic minorities)

Tickets for this museum have gone up 10 yuan. (Admission)

Watching this old movie, all the past came back to the old man's mind. (alive)

He left the company for various reasons. (various)

He passed the Chinese and English exams and was chosen as an interpreter. (test; Translator)

Compulsory Five

Unit 1

1. I haven't left my apartment this summer except going to the park. (except)

The results of these scientific experiments are very valuable to us, and they will contribute to the success of our research. (science; Valuable; Contribute to)

In addition to providing a good income, I also provided you with a new apartment. (in addition)

Without sufficient evidence, it is difficult to draw a conclusion. (draw a conclusion)

Please check carefully after writing to see if all the sentences are meaningful. (completed; Makes sense)

6. You are going to the lecture, aren't you? But you don't seem very interested in it. (participate; Enthusiasm)

7. Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness. (cause)

The government announced that the disease had been controlled. (announced; Control)

Professor Yang is very strict with his assistant. They must do the experiment according to his instructions. Be strict with ...

2 unit

When David Beckham arrived in Japan, all the excited fans ran to meet him. (Excited)

To celebrate my cousin's wedding, I arranged a party with my uncle. (wedding; Arrangement)

This may be a bit difficult to understand, but an example can help to explain the problem clearly. (clarification)

Don't be influenced by what she says, you must decide for yourself. (influence)

As her father could not come to entertain the guests at the party, Paula received them instead of her father. (available; Instead of)

Unit 3

1. Due to full preparation, Bob is very optimistic about his exam results. (optimistic)

Sarah reminded me that Africa is very short of water, so we have to change from bathing to showering. Remind ... of ...; Switch)

Jong Li requires children to exercise before breakfast every day. (need)

Someone asked me if he worked hard. My impression was that he did well. (impression)

He quickly pressed the mask on his face to avoid inhaling toxic gas. (Press … to …); Quickly)

The travel agency instructed him to speed up his work. (travel agency; Acceleration)

Unit 4

1. George's car broke down due to a serious technical failure. (decomposition; Technology)

Because there were no necessary parts, he concentrated on repairing it for two days, but he failed to repair it. (focus on)

His passion for cars was not recognized by his family, who tried their best to prevent him from buying a new car. (in favor)

They accused him of wasting money, and he tried his best to defend himself. (defend against …); Accusations)

Teaching Alex to ski is a real pain. (process)

The editor specifically mentioned that the article needed further polishing. (senior; Attention; Poland)

Unit 5

1. When pressed, the burned (scalded) wound will turn white.

These burns can damage the surface layer and the second layer of skin.

They sent an ambulance to the wrong place.

It's just a slight sunburn, and you don't need to see a doctor at all.

This kind of burn is caused by electric shock and needs immediate treatment.

The sixth book of the compulsory course

Unit 1

She knows more about modern art than I do. A big deal; Contemporary)

2. Impressionist painters broke the traditional artistic concept. (impressionism; Disengage)

Today we will focus on Renaissance works. (Focus on)

If I have a fixed address, you can send those paintings to me. (permanent)

I have a lot of music CDs at home. Do you want to listen to some? (score)

I have not only met Picasso himself, but also learned about his life experience and all his works. (I)

2 unit

1. If we don't run out of sugar, I won't go to the store. (used up)

If Liu Sijia hadn't gone to college, she wouldn't have left her parents and moved thousands of miles away. (thousands)

He will prepare a special drink made of juice, yogurt and eggs for you. (consisting of ...)

If you had watched her carefully, you wouldn't have lost her in the crowd. (Pay close attention)

If you relax for a while, you will recover faster. (relax)

If Emily hadn't teased the cat, it wouldn't have knocked over that beautiful vase. (teasing; Knock over)

Unit 3

1. The red heart she drew at the end of the letter represents love. (representative)

It is good to listen to other people's opinions, but in the end, you should trust your own judgment. (finally; Judge)

It is illegal to advertise cigarettes on TV. (illegal)

Despite these warnings about the dangers of smoking, many young people have started smoking. (although; Risk)

It's a good idea to get into the habit of spending some time relaxing every day. (enter; Mentally)

When the doctor inserted the needle into my arm to draw blood, I was embarrassed to talk about the fact that I fainted. (ashamed; Needle)

The movie star made a statement to the press announcing that she was pregnant. (statement; Pregnancy)

We must decide two things: the best way to help AIDS patients and the best way to educate people at risk of virus infection. (depending on; AIDS; In danger)

Unit 4

1. If we plant more trees around our school, it will probably greatly improve the environment. (Make a difference)

This research has promoted people's further understanding of climate change. (cause)

I think our meeting was very successful on the whole. (in general)

4. The range of energy is very wide, including coal, oil, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear energy and so on. (a wide range; Wait)

I think people set the indoor heating temperature too high, which is a waste of energy. (turn up)

Even though the use of oil will decrease steadily, the earth will continue to heat up. (stable; Reduce)

The headmaster stated that he would not tolerate littering at school. (state; Endure)

Since your bike is broken, you can use mine as long as you take care of it. (as long as)

9. The energy consumption of the United States is almost six times that of the world average. (average)

10. I have read your plan, and now I want you to finish your summary report. (a glance; Continue to work)

Unit 5

1. Looking through the newspaper, I found a news report about typhoon in Guangdong. (browse it once; Typhoon)

I was very alarmed when I realized that the precious necklace was missing. (precious; Panic)

Compared with your life, my life is very dull. (contrast; Bored)

I walked to the edge of the crater, and I was trembling with fear. (trembling; Walking towards ...)

Just as I witnessed my home burned to ashes when I was a child, I was very anxious when I saw the fire approaching me. (burned to the ground; Anxiety)

Elective seven

Unit 1

1. I forgot to ask you to go to the bank.

It is important to turn off the power supply before checking the machine.

I know how to weave a mouse with a handkerchief.

Fortunately, we have no more work to do.

She was glad to have the opportunity to travel when she was young.

She has a successful career, and now her greatest wish is to get married and have children.

2 unit

1. That science fiction story book needs to be returned to the library before this weekend.

This robot will be replaced by a new model.

You must check in half an hour before the plane takes off.

You must explain your behavior to the class teacher before you go home.

There was an accident just now, but there is no need to panic. No one was injured.

Although she did well in the exam, she expected that her parents would still be disappointed with the result.

When she won the math contest, she was surprised to find that she was envied by the rest of the class.

Before applying for a better position, he must work as a junior clerk in the company for two years.

9. He was very excited about being declared the champion of table tennis.

Unit 3

1. Before I realized that she was there, she was standing beside me. (aware)

Kelly likes to think about the meaning of every book she reads. (reflection)

There is nothing critical about this performance. This is complete enjoyment. (pure)

You paint that wall, and at the same time, I'm going to let you continue painting this wall. (During this period)

My daughter likes to hang herself upside down on the playground equipment. (upside down)

6. Some strange noises scared me half to death at night. (Scared to death)

Unit 4

1. She hasn't answered the question why she resigned.

Why don't you ask the teacher who will help Diana with her math to help Oliver?

The owner of the dog that bit the baby denied that it was his dog.

The restaurant where they are going to hold the wedding banquet has closed.

The woman you talked to on the phone is Kelly's mother.

It takes half an hour to go to the nearest theatre by bus.

Unit 5

1. When you travel overseas, it's a good idea to stay in a youth hostel, where accommodation is cheap and comfortable. (Youth Hostel; Accommodation)

You will find that it is very beneficial to make holiday plans and budgets well in advance of your trip. (beneficial; Budget)

Most travel agencies can provide information about what kind of visas they need, and they can usually tell you any fees and low prices in hotels. (visa; Need)

For some destinations, you need to get an entry visa before you leave your country. (destination; Entry)

I suggest you buy travel insurance, which can cover any medical expenses during your overseas travel, because getting sick abroad may cost a lot of money. (recommended; Travel insurance)

I haven't finished compiling Elective Eight (all the above are typed word by word by myself, and it's really hard to be original! ~)