II. Translation:

　　1.我很困, 因?yàn)槲冶晃米訑嚵艘徽�夜�?br />
　　2. 任務(wù)的所有準(zhǔn)備工作已經(jīng)就緒，我們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備開始。

　　3. 我有十分鐘來決定是否拒絕那個(gè)提議。

　　4. 據(jù)報(bào)道，到去年年底又一個(gè)體育館在北京竣工了。

　　5. 一般說來，沒人喜歡在眾人面前被捉弄。

　　6. 昨天的會議一定被推遲了，因?yàn)閻毫拥奶鞖馐沟迷S多專家無法及時(shí)趕到。

　　Keys: 1-5 DDCDD   6-10 BCCDD  11-15 A DAAA   16-20 ACAAA

　　1. I am sleepy becauseＩwas worried by mosquitoes all night

　　2. All the preparations for the task have been completed, and we're ready to start.

　　3. I was given ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer.

　　4. It was reported that another new gymnasium had been completed in Beijing by the end of last year,

　　5. Generally speaking, no one likes being made fun of in public.

　　6. The meeting must have been put off yesterday because many specialists could not arrive in time because of /due to the bad weather.

　　●Task writing a proposal

　　This section consists of a series of activities which provide us opportunities to learn and practice our language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. It is divided into three steps and each step is preceded by a skills building activity. You are expected to learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions, and how to ask for information and how to write formally. Besides, you are expected to complete a note sheet, to find out more about the computer room and write a proposal for a new computer room.

　　Skills building 1: distinguish between facts and opinions

　　In this part you will learn how to distinguish facts from opinions in order to make good judgements and draw safe conclusions. You will first learn to tell what a fact is and what an opinion is.

　　1. Read the guidelines and the two parts in Skills building 1 on page 52. You will know what a fact or an opinion is.

　　2. Read the seven sentences in Part A on this page and decide whether they are facts or opinions and say why you think so.AnswersA  1. Fact   2. Fact   3. Opinion   4. Fact   5. Opinion   6. Opinion   7. Fact

　　3. Listen to the recording and finish Part B. Give your reason why you think the speaker is expressing a fact or an opinion.Tapescript1.    The technology behind RealCine is virtual reality. This is a new way of filming that makes people and things appear real and lifelike.

　　2.    RealCine excites all five of our senses, but especially they senses of hearing and sight. That is a new way to make us feel part of the film.

　　3.    It seems that virtual reality can help us achieve our goals. We can be anything we want to be in the film, from a famous footballer to a character from history.

　　4.    Experiments have shown that virtual reality can make teenagers work harder. They will work harder because they can see and feel their studies and their results get better.

　　5.    I would like to see more films made with virtual reality as they would be exciting and full of wonderful sights and sounds.

　　6.    It looks like virtual reality could be the most important technology in the world. I imagine that the new computer software for ReadCine will be really wonderful to use.AnswersB. 1. Fact    2. Fact    3. Opinion   4. Fact    5. Opinion    6. Opinion

　　Step1: Completing a note sheet

　　You will read a letter concerning problems with the school computer room. In the letter, the writer expressed her opinions first and then she used some examples to support her opinion. You are asked to complete a note sheet according to what you have read in the letter.

　　Read the letter and underline the sentences which show the facts of the computer room and the opinion of the writer. Complete the note sheet below.AnswersName of Student: Cao Ying