2 People with disabilities want to be treated like everyone else and given equal opportunities. They do not want
sympathy
. We should be strong enough to face up to them.
3 Life is full of
challenges
. We should be strong enough to face up to them.
4 A great pianist does not succeed overnight. His skills are developed
over time
.
5 It is reported that millions of people in the US are not covered by health
insurance
.
6 The party really
came to life
once again when the huge birthday cake was served.
7 The train must be running late; we should have got to Beijing
by now
.
8 How determined one is to achieve one's goal is clearly a sign that can be used to
predict
success.
9 Setting a goal and going
all the way
to achieve it can be a great test of one's perseverance.
10 The doctor tried to prevent the
infection
spreading to other parts of the body.
11 I was told that my computer wasn't powerful enough to run that
software
.
12
Corporate
executives (管理人员) are paid higher than ordinary employees.
13 The art exhibition is great; it's a pity you don't have time to go there but you can see it on your computer
screen
.
14 The researchers are worried about the increasing
frequency
of the illness in the village.
12. Replace the underlined part in each of the following sentences with a word or phrase from the box below. Write your answer in the brackets (括号). Make changes or additions where necessary.
pursuit motivation take over hook all the way folk be big on elementary predict
1 As a tech fan, I really like the new smart glasses for their cool designs. (
am big on
)
2 Instead of going to school, this disabled man taught himself through to college level. (
elementary
)
3 If you ask me what is my reason for becoming a teacher, I think I've always dreamed of becoming one because teaching is a creative job. (
motivation
)
4 I personally don't believe that there's a way of telling in advance how successful a little kid will become twenty years from now. (
predict
)
5 I made up my mind to study computer science and became extremely interested. (
hooked
)
6 He will not easily give up and will continue in his long search for happiness. (
pursuit
)
7 The questions were so simple that he easily passed the test. (
elementary
)
8 My father taught me to play traditional music on the erhu when I was ten. (
folk
)
9 The driverless car had no steering wheel, so I just had to sit back and allow its computer system to take control. (
take over
)
