Comprehensive Exercises:
I. Cloze
1) Text-related
1. mood
4. chaos
6. solidarity 7. take revenge on 8. thinking 2. tragic 3. in the (immediate) aftermath of 5. toppling
back on
9. mourning
2) Theme-related
1. crashed
remove
6. utterly
II. Translation 10. perished 2. horrible 3. harsh 4. protect 5. 7. truly 8. justify 9. rewarded 10. devastating
1) Translate the sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets:
1. Some high-ranking officers of the armed forces started a coup, toppling the
government and throwing the country into chaos.
2. The falling market shattered the illusion about getting rich quickly
3. Thinking back on the history of World War II, we can see that the formation of
the Allies was the natural product of the development of political and military circumstances then.
4. Paul felt stung when Jim called him a religious fanatic. But as he was in no
mood for q quarrel //
not in a quarreling mood, he simply pretended not to hear it.
5. People say that time heals all wounds. But for those who have lost their loved
ones in the event, will time fill up the void in their hearts?
2) Translate the passage into English, using the words and phrases given
below:
Today, long after the earthquake shook // hit my tome-town, I can still recall, in crystal detail, what I saw as I ran out of my home with my parents. The building just across the street toppled right before our eyes, debris flew
everywhere and a cloud of choking dust blotted out the sun. Horror-stricken people ran in all directions, crying and screaming.
Now, many years after that tragic event, a new town has risen on the
wreckage of the old one. In the town square, a memorial has been build to remember those killed in the disaster. It seems the wounds in people’s hearts have healed, but the memory will linger.
