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Lesson1Student HandoutReferenceAnswers toExercisesExercise1:Which of the twoitalicized expressionsdo youthink ismore appropriatein academic writing
1.The governmenthas madeconsiderable/great progressin solvingthe problem.
2.We got/obtainedexcellent resultsin theexperiment.
3.A lossof jobsis oneof theconsequences/things thatwill happenif theprocess isautomated.
4.The resultsof lotsof/numerous testshave beenpretty good/encouraging.
5.The relationshipbetween the management andworkers isextremely/really important.
6.Some suggestionsspringing upfrom/arising from the studywill bepresented.
7.Crash testdummies arereally importantfor/an integralpart^/automotive crashtests.
8.According toa recentstudy justabout/nearly25%of allcell phoneusers viewtextmessaging asan importantsource ofentertainment.Exercise2:Underline thephrasal verbsin thesentences andreplace themwith amore appropriate verbfromthelist below.Change formswhere necessary.fluctuate investigateeliminate raisereduce proposeintervene determine
1.Researchers havebeen lookinginto the problem for15years._investigateing—
2.This issuewas broughtup duringthe seminar.raised
3.It is assumed thatthemanagementknows whatis happeningand willtherefore stepinif thereisaproblem.intervene
4.Schools cannotaltogether getrid oftheproblemof truancy.eliminate
5.The numberof staffhas beencut downrecently.reduced
6.It wasvery difficultto findout exactlywhat happened,determine
7.House priceshave atendency togo upand down.fluctuate
8.A potentialsolution was put forwardtwo years ago.proposed__________Exercise3:Replace thefollowing phrasalverbs witha more formal singleword.
1.The localscould notput upwith thevisitors fromthe city.________tolerate_______
2.The declinewas broughtabout bycheap imports.caused
3.The universityis thinkingabout recruitingmore students.considering
4.Sales arelikely todrop offin thethird quarter.decline
5.The meetingwasputoff untilDecember.postponed
6.Given ourfast-paced society,people mustroutinely putcreative solutionsto unexpectedproblemsinto practice.implement
7.Some peoplehave cutdown ontheir consumptionof beef.reduced
8.The cinemawas pulleddown tenyearsago.demolishedExercise4:Use amoreformalword orphrase toreplace theitalicized word.
1.The reactionoftheofficials wassort/negative.rather/quite/to anextent
2.The economicoutlook isnice.optimistic/promising
3.The newmethod we have adoptedseemsgood.satisfactory/effective/efficient
4.She wasgiven thesack becauseof herpoor record.—be fired/dismissed/laid off—
5.The competitionwe arefacing hasgotten moreintense.intensified
6.Many urbanareas do not haveenough landto buildnew publicschools,lack
7.Allergic reactionsto localdental anesthesiadonothappen veryoften.rarelyoccur/happen—
8.The doorson theseferries weremade biggertomake iteasier toload vehicles._enlarged;to facilitateloadingExercise5:Lets supposeyou wantto followthe considerationswehavetalked about.What problemsmay thefollowing sentenceshave Howwould yourevise them
1.You canuse this model to optimize the water supply,second personThismodel canbe usedtooptimizethewatersupply./The watersupply canbeoptimized usingthismodel.
2.So,why didthe bridgecollapse There9realot ofreasons.informal;contractionThe bridgecollapsed formany reasons./Many reasonsaccount forthe bridgecollapse.
3.In additionto herbs,animal productsare employedin someforms of traditionalmedicine frequently.Mid-place ofthe adverb:frequentlySome formsoftraditionalmedicine frequentlyemploy bothherbs andanimalproducts./In additionto herbs,animal productsarc frequentlyemployed
4.So fartherehasnt beenmuch researchon how conflict influencesthe levelof trustand respectin agroup.informal;contraction;negative formTo date,no comprehensivestudy has examined howconflict influences trust andrespect in a group./Todate,little researchhasexaminedhowconflictinfluencestrustandrespectinagroup
5.There areseveral studiesin epidemiologythat have shown thatwhen peopleconsumealcohol inmoderate amountsthey havea lower risk ofdeveloping heartdisease incomparisonto thosepeople whodrink alot ofalcohol.wordySome studiesin epidemiologyhave concludedthat moderatealcohol consumptionresultsinalowerriskof heartdisease./Some studiesin epidemiologyhaveshownthatmoderate alcoholconsumption lowersthe riskof heartdisease.。