1 Unit One College English Enhance Your Language Aw areness Words in Action ▆ Working with Words and Expressions 1. Listed in the boxes below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs and make sentences with each of them to see if you have really mastered their usages. You are encouraged to consult a dictionary if you are still not quite sure about their meanings and usages. ▆ Sample sentences for reference: 1 ) Do you think the government will deliver on their election promises? 2 ) I need to polish (up) my French now because I’ m going to France next summer. 3 ) Details of the competition are available from our head office. 4 ) Many people choose to go by car rather than by bus, but I prefer the latter. 5 ) Please file this letter (away), Miss Smith. 6 ) Today his company continues to thrive in spite of severe competition. 7 ) She undertook responsibility for the changes he made in the article. 8 ) A career advisor can offer you sound and practical suggestions on how to make career decision. 9 ) A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the sick. 1 0 ) He perceived a subtle (微妙的；细微的) change in her manner when he met her the second time. 1 1 ) Over the years, I have accumulated hundreds of books. 1 2 ) He has multiplied his fortune many times within a short period of two years. 2. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. ▆ Answers: 1 ) compromise 2 ) self-induced 3 ) steered 4 ) frame 5 ) demonstrated 6 ) employ 7 ) promote 8 ) impressed 9 ) contribution 1 0 ) deliberately 1 1 ) financial...
