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II. Match the itemslisted in the following two columns.

   A                                                B

1.expectation                 a.to make a mark by pressing

2.Sleek                           b.to speak to; to write to

3.Imprint                        c. athing looked forward to

4.Prejudice                     d. one part of a whole

5.Address                        e.which can be seen

6.Color                            f.one's first choice

7.Furnish                         g.to influence

8.Visual                           h.soft, smooth and glossy

9.Preference                    i.to supply or provide

10.Component                 j.opinion formed before the facts are known

III. Fill in thefollowing table by giving the corresponding translation.

English                                 Chinese

interior design                   视觉期待

                       

computer graphics                  偏爱

                           

prejudice                                 品味

                            

imagery                                    组件

                          

Translation

IV.Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese given in thebrackets.

1.                         (由于观念上的先入为主)，consumers tend to choose theproducts they like.(prejudice)

2.After looking through (浏览)all the products,                        (她将选择范围

缩小到五个品种). (narrow...down to) 

3.what happened in those fiveseconds                           (已经深深地铭刻在她心中了). (imprint)

4.The examination results                   (取决于你平时的努力).(condition)    

5.In this process, which seemssimple to some people,                     (实际上有许多因素在起作用).(at work)

6.                              (他给这间屋子配备了一台计算机和一部电话)and would use it ashis study (书房).(furnish)

V.Translate the following sentences into Chinese paying special attention to theunderlined words.

1.Asone of his best friends, I know clearly about his preference in thecolor of clothes.

2. We believe this product will agreewith the consumer's visual expectation.

3. He addressed thelisteners in a commanding voice as if he had already been elected as theirleader.

4. One hour later, they foundthat one of the components in the computer needed to be replaced.

5. She controlled her dislikefor that fish and managed a smile.

6. This product is a completefailure in any business sense.

7. Considering his profession, Ithink he is very unlikely to appear in this coat.

8. He is a good artist, but itdoesn't follow that he is also a smart businessman.