Unit 1
Part A
1. 17 2. 1963 3. 1.98 4. 216 5. 1984 6. 1986 7. 3041 8. third 9. 1987
10. 1988 11. four 12. ten 13. 1998 14. six 15. 1990s 16. 45 17. sixth
18. 1998 19. 1999 20. five 21. 1999 22. 2001
Part B
Exercise 1
1. d 2. b
Exercise 2
1. Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good
2. Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly
Part C.
1. d 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. b

Unit 2
Part A.
1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. No 5. Yes 6. No 7. No 8. No
Part B
Exercise 1.
1. for a while 2. plans, this Saturday 3. have dinner, weekend
4. Italian, too much food 5. Chinese, Japanese
Exercise 2
1. It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces
1. They will have dinner on Saturday at either a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant
Part C
1. b 2. c 3. d

Unit 3
Part A
1. a. Fine and pleasant b. 18℃（64℉）  c. cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west
2. a. It started around 8 p.m and lasted for about three hours
b. It caused foru deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure
Part B
Exercise 1
1. b 2. a 3. d
Exercise 2
1. They went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather
1. Because he thinks it'll only be a short shower that cools things off a little
Part C
1. a 2.b 3. c 4. d 5. b

Unit 4
Part A.
1. However; a 2. Because; d 3. Firtly; then, finally; c 4. In short; b
Part B.
Exercise 1
2 4 5 10 12 13 16 17
Exercise 2
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a
Part C
1. enrouraged 2. talent 3. composed 4. conquest 5. steady 6. enthusiastic 7. investing
8. her real breakthrough in America came when she was selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast
9. In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olymic Games
10. She sings the depth and the power of love in a great many of her hits such as “Love Can Move Mountains”, “Because You Loved Me”, “The Power of Love”

Unit 5
Part A
1. c 2. d
Part B
Exercise 1
1. d 2. d 3. c 4. d
Exercise 2
1. She has suffered from insomnia for several months and lately has had a lot of indigestion
1. He gave the patient some medicine for insomnia and indigestion. He also advised the patient to have a proper diet and begin a regular exercise program
Part C
1. d 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. d

Unit 6
Part A
1. They are probably business partners
1. One is showing the other the buidling where her company has offices
1. 2nd 8th 9th 1st
introduction history business markets
Part B
Exercise 1
1. They are discussing which candidate is more suitable for a vacant position in the company
1. Leader of a group
1. Being dynamic
1. Because he has no experience in leadership
1. Because he has always been a follower, not a leader
Exercise 2
Loyal, twenty No experience Peter
personnel management experience Joan Peter and Clive
Experienced, solid reliable caustious, dynamic Peter and Clive
Part C
1. c 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. c

Unit 7
Part A
a medium-sized white T-shirt, a slogan on the front, a shop assistant in getting what he wants
Part B
Exercise 1
1. b 2. c 3. d
Exercise 2
1. interesting, handsome, successful, sporty, fashionable, fun
1. great, terrible
1. the high status group, taste and style, image
1. brightens, good, face another day, energy
1. high fashion, practical, the image, the reality
Part C
1. significant 2 relatively 3. concentrate 4. iberal 5. editor 6. ready-to-wear 7. expand
8. Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had Olympic dreams too
9. However, her love for the sport never ceased
10. I don't know if designing costumes for Nancy has been good in terms of actual sales, but it has been tremendous for name recognition