人们在很早的时候就进行易贸贸易随着时间的推移

人们在很早的时候就进行易贸贸易随着时间的推移 Unit12 Markets I. Vocabulary 1. Spell the following words according to their definitions and the first letters. v : a. having had long experience or practice o : vi. to be more than filled with; be very full of c : vi. to come together in a crowd i : a. extremely large b : vi. to exchange something with something else without using money r : n. an object, tradition from the past t : vt. to conduct or carry out(business), especially between two people c : n. complete disorder or confusion m : a. of many different types of (people or things) s : a. economically inactive or slow Now complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the above words. 1) A patient crowd had around the entrance to the theater, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show. 2) The large hall, where the press conference on the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai was being held, with many journalists. 3) Compared with the flourishing real estate business in mainland China, the housing market in Hong Kong has been very over the past few years. 4) At the market, you can for souvenirs with Western consumer goods such as jeans and lipstick. 5) The Complaints Department spent a (n) amount of time dealing with the complaints of quality problems by customers. 6) To avoid international political and military conflicts, the two countries the sale of nuclear missiles in conditions of the greatest secrecy. 7) The house deserted by its original owner is now inhabited by a (n) crowd of beggars, tramps and illegal migrants. 8) During the dig, the archeological team found some from the Stone Age. 9) Our new house is in a state of at the moment—we are still decorating and we’ve got all these materials and workers in. 10) The company’s legal adviser is a (n) legal expert of the former National Law Association. 2. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 1) CONCEIVE I’ve looked in every place for my documents, but I can’t find them anywhere. 2) IMMEDIATE It is the of events that makes television so popular among people all over the world. 3) PREDICT Africa is the world’s driest continent, but the of the rains is as much of a problem as the lack of them. 4) ASSIMILATION The American couple who have been living in Shanghai for almost five years have been into Chinese culture. 5) TERRITORY There used to be violent disputes at the flea market every weekend, but things changed for the better after the new regulation was enforced. 6) TRANSACT Before the computer system was introduced in the bank, each at the foreign exchange counter was done manually, which seemed to take forever. 7) EARTH On the construction site, many relics from Ming Dynasty were when workers were digging the foundation for a mansion. 8) IMMENSE Though he realized the of the risk he was taking, he still insisted on carrying out the task. 9) MIRACLE She was attracted by an advertisement for a diet that promised to help her lose weight . 10) FLOW Cinemas are with children and their parents who flock to see the latest Disney film. 3. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. 1) No one plays that game anymore; it was only a fad. a. fashion b. pastime c. recreation d. style 2) People here used to have a deep-rooted prejudice against foreigners. a. firmly fixed b. preoccupied c. unfounded d. deep-laid 3) For a considerable period of time few people in this region realized the dynamics of education. a. importance b. urgency c. vitality d. forces 4) The accident caused a traffic jam along a busy stretch of road where the expressway intersects the highway. a. parallels b. crosses c. overhangs d. intercepts 5) As a professional analyst Mr. Bush eyes every change in the stock market every day. a. sees b. watches c. notices d. observes 6) Last week forty people in total came to the advice center, but Thursday was the busies day with eighteen attending. a. altogether b. completely c. wholly d. inclusively 7) At the interview she outlined what I would be doing. a. suggested b. summarized c. marked d. directed 8) Despite the failure of their early experiments, the scientists persevered in their research on AIDS. a. kept b. insisted c. persisted d. carried 9) Most people thought that the manufacturers of color TV sets were at the brink of a price war. a. verge b. eve c. region d. margin 10) Some sociologists believe that racial inequality engenders conflict. a. give rise to b. results from c. ends up d. originates from II. Translation Put the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below. crazed shambles carnival barter get rid of conceivable congregate overflow sluggish hit the jackpot 人们在很早的时候就进行易贸贸易。随着时间的推移～新的交易形式也在不断出现～跳蚤市场就是其中的一种～它在当今世界上很多国家都很盛行。跳蚤市场的吸引力源于很多因素～如经济萧条以及人们观念的转变等。 周末的时候～各种各样的交通工具满载着人们所能想象得到的各种东西在城市的某个广场汇集。成千上万的人蜂拥而至～或是购买物品或是来到这个狂热的盛会观看奇珍异宝和其他商品。跳蚤市场虽然看上去乱糟糟的～但事实上它非常了不起。它是许许多多的陌生人在消除敌意之后～互相帮助～建立起来的一种特殊的社区。人们时常在跳蚤市场得到意外的收获～这使得在跳蚤市场购物成为搜寻宝物的活动。现在～正有越来越多的人加入到这个社区中来。 ANSWERS I. 1. veteran; overflow; congregate; immense; barter; relic; transact; chaos; motley; sluggish 1) congregated; 2) overflowed; 3) sluggish; 4) barter; 5) immense; 6) transacted; 7) motley; 8) relics; 9) chaos; 10) veteran 2. 1) conceivable; 2) immediacy; 3) unpredictability; 4) assimilated; 5) territorial; 6) transaction; 7) unearthed; 8) immensity; 9) miraculously; 10) overflowing 3. 1) a; 2) a; 3) d; 4) b; 5) b; 6) a; 7) b; 8) c; 9) a; 10) a II. People started to barter in the early period of history. As time goes by, there occur new ways of trade, among which are flea markets. Today flea markets flourish in many countries throughout the world. Their appeal comes from a variety of reasons such as a sluggish economy and the change of people’s minds, etc.