I）Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow.

1. fallacy   A. religious belief       B. false belief    C. commitment   D. fraud

2. enterprising  A. initiative     B. commercial    C. business-like     D. busy

3. limp   A. stiff     B. rigid     C. poor     D.drooping

4. flaccid  A. firm          B. resilient       C. flabby      D. soft

5. pedantic  A.scholastic      B. careless   C. thorough   D. peaceful

6. perspicacious  A. undetermined       B. flagitious       C. Discerning   D. prestigious

7. Trauma  A. psychological problem    B. emotional shock   C. mental pleasure   D.internal reflection

8. astute  A. sluggish   B. slow       C. stupid     D. smart

9. contrite   A. feel regretted       B. feel angry      C. feel sad        D. feel helpless

10. shed   A. Pull leg       B. litter trash         C. lose hair       D. take shelter  

11. desist   A. cease         B.  insist    C. castrate      D. integrate  

12. exasperation   A. hunger    B.anger    C. sympathy    D. indifference

13. waif  A. smuggler     B.  musician     C. homeless child     D. mafia

14. Infamy  A. being famous   B. being infamous    C. being honest   D. being dishonest
          15. contrite A. patient    B. pliable  C. platonic     D. Penitent

16. acme A. peak         B. bottom          C. cross          D. crisis

17. exultant A. exhausted  B. triumphant    C. inherent        D. complicated  

18. shamble A. walk awkwardly   B. tremble terribly C. smile mildly   D. shine brightly

19. impressionable A. impressive    B. intrusive        C. sufficient         D. suggestible

20. covet  A. desire eagerly    B. hate strongly     C. welcome warmly      D. envy sickly

II）Identify the logical fallacy in the following statements.

1. People all over the world are peace-loving.

2. My parents love cats. My husband loves cats, too. So, everybody in the world loves cats.

3. Don’t eat eggplant before an exam. I failed every time when I took an exam after eating the eggplant.

4. John told me that he decided to give up all his decisions.

5. When asked to make a self-introduction, the job-hunter said he must find a job for his old parents and young kids who are now starving.    

6. If they had not overthrown the former regime, they would not live a happy life today.

7. Since we can take books and food onto the train, we can also take a gun with us in the train.

8. When Steve was asked to answer the question, Tom said: “Steve is a dunce and he knows nothing about what he is gong to talk about.”

9. Xiao Li can speak English well, Xiao Ma can also speak English fluently. So all students in this university can speak English well.

10. Sam told me that he would not go to the library any more, because every time he went there, it rained heavily.                         

III）Translation

1. 对一些有事业心的大学生来说，学习是种享受。

2. 杨教授是那个时期最有洞察力的历史学家之一。

3. 心理学家告诉我们，7岁的孩子最易受人影响。

4. 杰克做完急性阑尾炎手术后，正在医院康复。

5. 我姐姐获得了令人垂涎的年度最佳学生的称号。

IV）Discriminate between these synonyms

1. keen/calculating/perspicacious/acute/astute

2. intelligent/bright/brilliant/clever/smart/wise

3. chuckle/giggle/ridicule/smile/sneer/grin

V）Try to comprehend the following allusions in the text

1. Charles Lamb

2. Oak tree

3. Pygmalion

4. Frankenstein

VI）Your summary of the passage, state the writer's purpose of the composing this essay

Attached: Part II Key words and expressions in the text.

Key words: 

enterprising unfetter memorable venture undertake pedantic trauma keen calculating perspicacious astute penetrating intellect unstable impressionable mindlessness incredulously unsightly covet shrewdly specification carriage bearing breeding fondness clutch reverently plunge canny mince fling stoutly torn swivel wan lust thickly mumble/murmur swallow underestimate systematically agreeable expectantly commit desist exasperation hastily contritely scratch contradict irresistible immovable deposit glumly huddle quiver blubber testily analogy doggedly fracture hypothesis notorious indignation exultantly hamstring grueling well-heeled confess tactic languish wander frantically literally shamble modulate perspiration fallacy smug conceited colloquialism elliptical

Phrases and Expressions:

Holy Toledo

nothing upstairs

be in the swim

be swept up in sth. 

get one's hands on sth.

go steady with sb.

out of the picture

get at

have sth. at one's finger tips

go far

knock out

fire away

hammer away (at) sth.

month of Sundays

knit one's brow in concentration

surrender oneself to...

It happened that..

acquaint sb. With

beg one's pardon

ground one's teeth

stroke one's chin

set one's jaw

take up

call it a day/night

slip into high gear

supply the lack

smarten up

It's one's business

up to the standard

bid goodbye to..

be tempted to do

trysting place

fight off

plunge ahead

press on

be fraught with

appeal to one's sympathy

flesh and blood

be worthy of

be doomed to...

at all cost

be overcome with

backfire on