14.Feelings how others feel（十四单元）

1.2 blinking 3 cough 4 tilt 5 fiddling 6 yawning 7 rub 8 biting 9 fold

2.1 a noun b verb c noun d noun

2 a verb b verb c verb d noun

3 a verb b verb c verb d noun

3.2 fingers 3 fingers 4 fist 5 nose 6 thumbs 7 shoulders

4.a:2 should you 3 was the lecture 4 can anyone 5 had I

b:2 a was I  b I was

3 a I am  b am I

4 a had I  b I had

c:2 Rarely will you see a better film. 3 Seldom do politicians tell the truth. 4 On no account can you go into that room. 5 Not only was she late, but she also forgot to bring me a present. 6 No sooner had we left the house than a storm started.

5.a:they don't seem to, It appears definitely, desperately

b:2 Understanding your teenage children seems to be one of modern parents' greatest

challenges. 3 Your parents undoubtedly love you. 4 It's true that our parents often appear to forget what it's like to be young. 5 If you try to meet your parents half way,

things will definitely start to improve. 6 It is believed that this is a source of great conflict in a family. 7 Your parents unquestionably want a happier home environment too. 8 This seems to be a problem for many families all over the country.

c:2 It appears to be broken. 3 It is believed to be the rarest animal in the world. 4 This discovery is thought to be the most important for decades. 5 They don't seem to know where they are going. 6 It's unquestionably the biggest problem facing this government. 7 There will definitely be some questions to answer. 8 He undoubtedly needs to do something soon.

6.a:1 b 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 c

b:1 matter 2 bear 3 back 4 way 5 sum

Now everyone knows that the Olympics in 2004 were held in Greece, but did you know that the first Olympic games were also held in Athens back over a hundred years ago in 1896? I'm talking about the modern era of the Olympics, of course, not

the games that took place thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece. When it was decided that the Olympic Games should be revived to allow the greatest international competition in sport, it was originally decided that they would start in Paris in 1900. However, because of the Olympics' origins in Ancient Greece, it was agreed that the games should start four years earlier and be staged in Athens. Erm, just as a matter of interest the games nearly had to take place in Budapest in Hungary because the Greeks were having financial difficulties. However, the Crown Prince Constantine of Greece set up an organising committee which managed to raise the money and save the games. These first Olympics were on a much smaller scale than the Games we're used to today. For example, just over 200 men- no women competed at all - from 14 countries took part in a total of 43 events. Let's put that into context. Can you just bear with me for a moment while I check my notes? In the 2004 Games, 11 ,000 athletes from 201 countries took part in 301 events. And of course, women were invited too.

Right, going back to the 1896 games, quite a few other things were different too. For example, winners were given a silver medal, not a gold one. They also received a crown of olive leaves. The bronze medal was awarded to the second-place athlete. So what did you get for third place? As it happens, if you came in third you got nothing. By the way, the first Olympic champion was American James Brendan Connolly, whose triple jump of 13.71 metres was enough to win him that silver medal.

Most of the athletes in these first games were actually Greeks, so unsurprisingly they won a lot of medals. Some of the most popular early events were tennis, fencing, weightlifting, shooting, swimming and gymnastics. Unfortunately some events had to be cancelled. Both the cricket and football competitions were called off because they couldn't find enough teams to take part. The rowing and sailing competitions never took place because of bad weather and rough seas. However, despite these minor problems, the games were a great success and many people wanted the 1900 Games to go to Greece as well. Of course that never happened.

To sum up, although the Games have got bigger and bigger, the great competitive spirit of the Olympic Games is still the same, and was born more than a century ago in Greece.

7.a:The underlined parts are joined together.

8.a:1 B 2 C 3 A 4 AD

b:Students' own answers.

9.a:1f 2a 3e 4c 5b

Unit check

1.2 yawning 3 fiddling 4 seem 5 undoubtedly 6 form 7 blinks 8 appears 9 strokes 10 comes

2.2a 3c 4b 5b 6c 7b 8b 9b

3.2 fiddling 3 nails 4 blinking 5 yawning 6 fingers 7 shoulders 8 fingers 9 arms