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Worksheet

TEM8

WorksheetA

Proofreading

Vocabulary

Writingskills

Practice1

1.Proofreading&ErrorCorrection:

People’sattitudetowarddrugsvariesfrompersonto

person.Someregarditasmiraculous;othersthinkof1._______

themasdangerous.Thenwhatisthesensibleattitude

towarddrugs?

Ithinkthefirstthingtothinkisthe2._______

differencebetweendrugsandwonderdrugs.The

antibioticscanreallytreatcertainbacterialdiseases.3._______

Ontheotherhand,themajordiseasesthreatening

Americanstodayarecancer,stroke,highblood

pressure,coronarydisease,etc.Againstthem,the

doctor’sbagoftricksislimited.Hehaswonder4._______

drugs.Sothefirstimportantlessonisnottoexpect

toomanyfromdrugs.Ifyoucanacceptthefact5._______

thatthewaragainstmanyofourmostdevastating

diseasesis,atbest,aholdingoperationmorethan6._______

aninevitabletriumph,theywilldoagreatdealto7._______

easeyourownlifeaswellasthatofyourdoctor.

Toomanypatientsexertgreatpressureondoctors

todescribeforeverysymptom,evenwhensuch8._______

treatmentisunwarrantedordangerous.

Unfortunately,themedicalprofessionisguiltyof

Takingpart,toacertainextent,inthewrongful

action.Thepatientwhodemandsashotofpenicillin

foreverysniffleandsneezemaybegivenaninjection9._______

byareluctantphysicianbecauseheiscertainthat

ifhedoesnot,thepatientwillnotsearchuntilhefinds10._______

adoctorwhowill.

2.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.

（1）Itisa_______timetable.Sometimeslessonshappen,sometimestheydon’t.

A.haphazardB.odiousC.haughtyD.handicapped

（2）Nomenwasallowedto_______onthelivelihoodofhisneighbour.

A.wadeB.invokeC.muffleD.infringe

（3）Thescentsoftheflowerswas_______tousbythebreeze.

A.interceptedB.detestedC.saturatedD.wafted

（4）Themachineryhadbeenwreckedsoefficientlythatthepoliceweresureitwasacaseof_______.

A.vagabondB.sabotageC.paradoxD.tachyon

（5）Thespeaker_______uswithtalesofexoticlandsandburiedtreasure.

A.detouredB.offsetC.tantalizedD.ushered

（6）Iassureyoutherewasno_______motiveinmysuggestion.

A.ulteriorB.stationaryC.vulgarD.toxic

（7）Governmentloanshavebeenthe_______ofseveralshakybusinesscompanies.

A.tornadoB.salvationC.delinquencyD.momentum

（8）Theorphanageisjustoneofher_______causes.

A.phoneticB.philanthropicC.prevalentD.lunatic

（9）Despitehiswealthandposition,hehasan_______personality.

A.unassumingB.unprecedentedC.underminingD.uncouth

（10）Theislandismaintainedasa_______forendangeredspecies.

A.wetlandsB.sanctuaryC.mireD.heath

3.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformswherenecessary.

cogitateskidinvoicedevolvepantomimeelf

malnutritiontarmacsyrupconsummate

（1）Infairystories,______aresmallmagicalbeingswhoplaytricksonpeople.

（2）Iwasjust______uponthemeaningoflife.

（3）Threeplaneswerestandingonthe______.

（4）Tobeagoodmanager,youmustknowhowto______responsibilitydownwards.

（5）Thecarpulleduptoofastand______onthedustyshoulderoftheroad.

（6）_______isanamusingmusicalplay,andisalsousedtomeanmime.

（7）Allthepartshavebeentakenfromstockbuttheyneedtobe______beforeshipping.

（8）Havingagreedapricethroughthecompute,thecustomer’sownmachinecanthenautomaticallyproduceaninvoiceto______thedeal.

（9）Shealwayshasprunesin______forbreakfast.

（10）Manythousandsofrefugeeshavealreadydiedfrom______.

4.Writing:

Improvethesentencesgrammatically:

1）NowisthegoldentimeforustoattainafaircommandofEnglish.

2）Atypicalfamilynowadaysisconsistedofthreetofourmembers.

3）Theabove-mentioneddisadvantageswhicharebroughtaboutbyenvironmentalpollutionisverydetrimentalbutoftenmisspeople’sattention.

4）Ifadopted,wehopethelawwillresolvetheproblem.

5）Gazingatthefamiliarlandscape,thepastcamebacktome.

6）Aflashoflightningsweptthroughthesky.

7）Theiradmirationoftherichandcontemptofthepoormadethemgoodfriends.

8）Dickenswasagreatwriterofthe19th-centuryEngland.

9）HewasafamousgeneralintheChinesehistory.

10）Iprefertogotothecinemathantothetheatre.

5.Assignment

Somepeopleclaimthatcompetitionismoreimportantthanco-operationinthepresent-daysociety.HowfardoyouagreeORdisagreewiththesepeople?

Youaretowriteacompositionofabout400wordsonthefollowingtopic:

COMPETITIONORCOOPERATION

Inthefirstpartofyourwritingyoushouldpresentyourthesisstatement,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportthethesisstatementwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.

Practice2

1.Proofreading&ErrorCorrection

Smartbusinesstravelerstodayarestayingatthe

airporttodobusiness.Ratherthanwastetime

intrafficjamssincetheytrytoreachcitycenter1._______

venues,businesspeopleareusingconferencefacilities

ontheofferatairports.Busyexecutivesarealso2._______

stayingthereovernighttoavoidthedifficultyof

gettingtheretotakeanearlymorningmeeting.And

itmakessenseforinternationalmeetingstohold3._______

atairports.Itisprincipallythroughtheimprovement4._______

inairporthotelsthathasenabledthisdevelopment

totakeplace.Todaythesemini-conferencecenters

providesservicesaredesignedforbusinesstravelers,5._______

likeaquickcheck-inandround-the-clockrestaurants,

sotheycangettoworkasquicklyaspossible.They

arealsomoreexpensiveplacethantheircitycenter6._______

counterparts.Notlongago,airporthotelswere

uncomfortable,unattractiveandconvenientasfar7.________

asthebusinesstravelerwasconcerned.Yetnow

thereisstronginterest,astravelersbecomeunaware8._______

ofthenewfacilities.Demandonsmallmeetingrooms9._______

ishuge,usuallyforinterviewsorone-to-onemeetings,

whereexecutiveswalkinandoutthesameday.Theage10._______

oftheairportisuponus.

2.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.

（1）Itispossibleto_______futuredevelopmentsfromcurrenttrends.

A.whoopB.wiggleC.extraditeD.extrapolate

（2）Johnwasadmittedtothesixthgradeon_______.

A.progenyB.probityC.proD.probation

（3）_______aregiftsofmoney,clothes,food,etc.topoorpeople.

A.HypnosesB.QuidD.QuininesD.Alms

（4）Twomonthslatera______callingitselfthe“NewOpposition”issuedacirculartoallmembers.

A.factionB.retributionC.contraceptionD.screenplay

（5）Nextmonththerewillbetheceremonyof______ofthenewchancellor.

A.misconductB.prescienceC.presidencyD.induction

（6）Thetheatrehadsemicircular______ofseats.

A.poutsB.tiersC.cobsD.cobbles

（7）BynowJohnwas______withindignationandwegatheredroundtryingtopacifyhim.

A.pouncingB.convulsingC.harkingD.seething

（8）Sheknewthathereffortsto______cheerfulnessweren’tconvincing.

A.fermentB.fendC.festerD.feint

（9）Itakeityou’renot______toalittleharmlessfun.

A.averseB.avidC.awesomeD.azure

（10）Thesocialworkerstriedto______thejuveniledelinquents.

A.quarantineB.muddleC.rehabilitateD.indent

3.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformswherenecessary.

grapplefirmamentarteryrenouncemoralecontour

marinasubstantiateslakeindelible

（1）The______ofthecarhasbeenchanged,makingthenewmodellessboxlike.

（2）Your______arethetubesinyourbodythatcarrybloodfromyourhearttotherestofyourbody.

（3）Sheisoneoftherisingstarsinthepolitical______.

（4）Wehaveevidenceto______allegationsthatcorruptiontookplace.

（5）Thepolicemanwas______withtwomen.

（6）Thedocklandwerederelictformanyyearsbeforetheywereconvertedintoa（n）______.

（7）Afterourlonggameoftennis,we______ourthirstwithabeer.

（8）Gandhi______theuseofviolence.

（9）Inhis20yearsworkingforthecompany,hemadea（n）______markonit.

（10）Acoupleofvictorieswouldboosttheteam’s______enormously.

4.Writing:

choosefromthefollowingatleasttwodifferentwaystowriteanintroductoryparagraph.

（1）Byaskingaquestionoraseriesofquestionsandthenstatingthatyouintendtoprovideanswers.

（2）Byapertinentquotationfromabookofquotations,ateacher,anauthority,etc.

（3）Byusingnarration---statingthatyouorsomebodyelseoncehadanexperiencethatthereaderwillfindinteresting,informative,etc.

（4）Bybeingdifferent.Thatis,usingstartlingwords,expressions,alittle-knownitemofinformationorbystatingthatapopularopinioniswrong,andthelike

5.Assignment

Somepeoplesimplyseeeducationasgoingtoschoolsorcolleges,orasameanstosecuregoodjobs;mostpeoplevieweducationasalifelongprocess.Inyouropinion,howimportantiseducationtomodernman?

Writeacompositionofabout300wordsonthefollowingtopic:

EDUCATIONASALIFELONGPROCESS

Inthefirstpartofyourwritingyoushouldpresentyourthesisstatement,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportthethesisstatementwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionwithasummary.

Practice3

1.Proofreading&ErrorCorrection

Formanyyears,technologicaldevelopmentwasthough

tobethekeytoimproveproductivityintheoffice.In