In this episode, we're going to do some exercises and a test of this unit. First, the translation of the text is presented.

Then, please translate the following Chinese into English.

1. 年纪越大，你就会变得越宽容。

2. 来访者在门口站了几分钟，一动也不动，然后开始敲门。

3. 政府非常清楚，它不能随心所欲地增加税收儿不对国内消费造成伤害。

4. 即使有了所有这些家用电器，我们还是不能完全摆脱家务劳动。

5. 有意思的是，并不是所有人都已认识到，加入我们不提高我们的教育水平，我们将永远落后于其他国家。

Next, write an essay of about 250 words on either of the topics. You have to provide a title of your own.

1. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream.

2. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reasons.

Please upload your written work in the corresponding section.

Here comes the test.

           

Test of Unit 8                                                  

【简答题】

Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.

1. The quickly we set out, the sonner we'll get to there.
   

2. Delegates of the two countries met at length, but went home empty-handly.

3. The firefighter rushed  into the burnt house fully awaring of the risk they were taking.

4. Five days are too long for the chief executive office to be way from his work.

5.  When asked the shopekeeper if she could use the telephone, he said they didn't have it.
   

                                                   

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【简答题】

Comprehension of the text.

1. Why did the narrator want to visit the future?
   

2. In what more ways was MIA’s world different from the narrator’s world?

3. Do you believe man will eventually conquer nature?

4. Why did the narrator want to have back all the undesirable aspects of his old life?

5. If you were the narrator, would you come back to the old life or stay together with MIA? Why                                                  
   

                                                                                                         

正确答案：