Unit One Section A Comprehension of the Text I. 1. He did not get enough oxygen when he was born. 2. She described her father as a saint. 3. They were inseparable, almost doing everything together. 4. He was changed almost completely. 5. He blossomed on his own and became essential to the neighborhood. 6. She thought that caring for Jimmy has enriched her life more than anything else ever could have. 7. She hoped that their coming would help make the party a merry and festive occasion. 8. They were reminded that the constant love and support of friends and family would get them through whatever life might present. Vocabulary III. 1. beneath 2. disguised 3. whistles 4. restrain 5. grasp 6. longing 7. praying 8. faithful 9. pledge 10. drain IV. 1. tell (our teacher) on you 2. track down 3. work it out 4. picking on ge 5. reckoned with 6. call on 7. on his own 8. get through 9. in disguise 10. revolves around V. 1. G 2. O 3. D 4. I 5. K 6. L 7. B 8. F 9. A 10. N Collocation VI. 1. advice 2. level 3. problems 4. necessity 5. skills 6. experience 7. solution 8. value 9. tool 10. manner Word Building VII. 1. air-conditioned (装空调的;有冷气) 2. handmade (手工制作的) 3. thunderstruck (非常吃惊的) 4. heartfelt (衷心的;诚挚的) 5. data-based (基于数据的) 6. self-employed (自主经营的) 7. custom-built (定制的;定做的) 8. weather-beaten (饱经风霜) VIII. 1. well-informed (对„非常熟悉的) 2. new-found (新获得的) 3. hard-earned (辛苦挣得的) 4. soft-spoken (说话温柔) 5. newly-married (新婚的) 6. widely-held(普遍认为的) 7. will-meant (出于好意的) 8. well-educated(受过良好的教育的) Sentence Structure IX. 1. no matter how different it may seem from any other substance 2. No matter what a woman tries to...