Unit 4
I. Complete the words according to the initials.
1. As s result of the snow, he drove just 280 kilometers in 5 hours, so the a____________ speed was 56 kph.
2. Though he is less than one year old, he is strong enough to walk s____________.
3. Snake’s skin can be r____________.
4. People who believe in God have no doubt about the e____________ of God.
5. The p____________ were observed by astronomers throughout the world.
6. She g____________ at her watch and told me it was 12 o’clock.
7. Every year large q____________ of steel products are turned out in our factory.
8. The increase in the use of fossil fuels could have c____________ results for the earth.
9. The result of a rising sea level would be w____________ flooding.
10. It’s OK to leave an e____________ appliance on.
II. Choose the right phrases to fill in the blanks, and change the form if necessary.
( on the whole, result in, result from, come about, turn up, compare to)
1. _______________ the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
2. You have made a few mistakes, but ______________ you have done well.
3. It’s burning of fossile fuels that is ______________ the increase in CO2.
4. I’ll never understand how it______________ that you were one hour late on such a short journey.
5. If you’re cold ,put on more clothes instead of ______________ the heat.
III. Complete the following to make similar sentences by filling in each blank with a proper word.
1. We hadn’t enough money to take a bus, and as a result we had to walk home.
We hadn’t enough money to take a bus, and ______ ______ we had to walk home.
2. It was not until she had arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
______ ______ she had arrived home ______ she remember her appointment with the doctor.
3. You can go out on condition that you wear an overcoat.
You can go out ______ ______ ______ you wear an overcoat.
You can go out ______ ______ you wear an overcoat.
4. The death of two people resuled from the accident.
The accident ______ ______ the death of two people.
IV. Translation.
1. 这本辞典把重点放在语法上.
The dictionary ________ ________ ________ grammar.
2. 由于一场大火, 该屋全毁.
______ ______ ______ a great fire the house was completely destroyed.
3. 这件事是我的能力办不到的.
It’s ______ ______ ______ ______ my ability.
4. 校长已经声明他不会容忍在学校里乱丢垃圾的现象..
The headmaster has stated he ‘s not going to ______ ______ ______ littering in the school.
Answer Sheet
I. 1.average 2. steadily 3. renewable
4.exsitence 5. phenomena 6. glanced
7. quantites 8.catastrophic 9. widespread
10. electrical
II.1. Compared with 2. on the whole
3. resulting in 4. came about
5. turning up
III.1. in consequence 2. Not until… did
3. so (as )long as; only if/ provied that /proving that
4.resulted in/ led to
IV. 1. place(puts) emphasis on
2. In consequence of
3. beyond the range of
4. put up with