Unit 14 Name _________ Class __________ Score __________ Part I. Vocabulary: choosing the proper word to fill in the blanks, changing its form where necessary. artificial, assertive, assume, compromise, critical, dispose, excel, implement, recruit, tackle 1. They that desire to ______ in too many matters, out of levity and vain glory, are ever envious. --- The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis?? 2. Successive governments have failed to ________ the question of homelessness. 3. At the end of every year, most college campuses in China are full of _________ campaigns. 4. Our plan cannot be complete without taking a more _______ and thorough survey of the work of the convention. 5. Most complaints can be __________ of pretty quickly. 6. He is just a cheap and hollow ___________ when you don't know he is a king. 7. I worship you, but I loathe marriage, I hate its smugness, its safety, its____________, and the thought of you interfering in my work, hindering me; what would you answer? 8. I think we can safely ___________ that he is out of town. 9. The agreement was signed but its recommendations were never _____________. 10. You need to be more ___________ to succeed in business. Part II. Expressions: making sentences with the given expressions and structures. 1. 他不急于结婚因为不想受家庭的束缚。 2. 父母应该让孩子们的好奇心自由发展。 3. 他留下50元任我使用。 4. 妇女有权在家庭和工作事务中表达她们的观点。 5. 教育改革应该被提到议事日程上。 6. 现在只剩下一个队和我们争夺冠军了。 Part III. Paraphrases: explaining the following sentences in simple English. 1. The bright future is more than something just to look forward to. It is something to build up on our own. 2. If reality turns out differently, then at least they can tackle it without being hampered by the difficulties of adolescence as well. 3. This becomes a habit and boys get used to being assertive and in control while girls learn to give way and to play a subordinate role.