Unit 5 Never Judge by Appearances Exercises
Vocabulary I. 1. Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary
1) _ I would prefer shopping online because it is more convenient and saves time. In a way 在某种程度上，我更喜欢网上购物，因为它 更加方便而且节省时间。 in a way:在某一方面，在某种意义上，在某 种程度上
2) The success of mechanics in discovering reliable and useful laws of nature suggested to Galileo and to later scientists that all nature is designed _ mechanical laws. in accordance with 力学成功地发现了一些可信且有用的自然定 律，这启发了伽利略和后来的科学家们：整 个自然与力学定律是协调一致的。 in accordance with :与.一致，依照
3) A _ exists for a sales manager at our Paris office. If you’re interested in it, please send us an application letter and your resume at once. vacancy 我们在巴黎的办事处有一个销售经理的职位 空缺。如果你感兴趣，请立即将你的求职信 和简历寄给我们
4) If you are aged over 18 and _, it’s completely safe to do the job. in good condition 如果你已年满18岁且身体状况 良好，那么做这项工作是完全 安全的
5) Plastics can be made hard as stone, strong as steel, _ as glass, and light as wood. transparent 塑料能够制造得像石头那样坚硬，像钢 铁那样坚固，像玻璃那样透明，像木头 那样轻
6) Coat the shoes with polish, then _ hard with a soft cloth to give a shine. 把鞋油擦到鞋上，然后用软布用力摩擦使鞋 发亮。 rub
7) It was probably just a _ joke to them, but it wasn’t funny to me at all. 对他们而言，那也许只是一个活泼的笑 话，但对我而言，那笑话一点也不好玩。 spicy:尖酸苛刻的，活泼的 spicy
8) Michael’s praise for my wife opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for her day-to-day heroism, which I had _ taken for granted. hitherto 麦克尔对我妻子的赞赏使我认识到要感谢她经 常表现出来的勇敢行为。而迄今我还一直对此 持想当然的态度。 hitherto:迄今，到目前为止 The weather which had hitherto been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold. 迄今一直晴朗温暖的天气突然变凉了