《大学体验英语第一册课件》ECEI-U08-2R-E.pptVIP

Go to Passage A Go to Menu Go to Passage B engage v. — attract and keep (the interest and attention) of (someone) Examples The spots of blood on the floor engaged the attention of the police. Her attention was engaged by the display of new hats in the shop window. transform v. — change completely in form, arrangement, or nature Examples The five years that he spent on the ship transformed him from a boy to a man. In the past 20 years the country has been transformed into an advanced industrial power. Content Awareness Read and think (Ex. 11) Read and think (Ex. 12) Ex. 11 Choose the best answer to each question with the information you got from the passage. 1. Why was the woman surprised to receive flowers? A) It was not Valentine’s Day. B) Her husband was dead. C) She didn’t like flowers. D) She didn’t like her husband. 1. Why was the woman surprised to receive flowers? A) It was not Valentine’s Day. B) Her husband was dead. C) She didn’t like flowers. D) She didn’t like her husband. 2. How did her husband arrange to send the flowers? A) He wrote a letter to the florist. B) He arranged for it in his will. C) He left a standing order with the florist. D) He arranged for his bank to do it. 2. How did her husband arrange to send the flowers? A) He wrote a letter to the florist. B) He arranged for it in his will. C) He left a standing order with the florist. D) He arranged for his bank to do it. Ex. 11 Choose the best answer to each question with the information you got from the passage. 3. How did she find out where the flowers came from? A) She wrote a note to the florist. B) She sent a fax to the florist. C) She went to the flower shop. D) She telephoned the florist. 3. How did she find out where the flowers came from? A) She wrote a note to the florist. B) She sent a fax to the florist. C) She went to the flower shop. D) She telephoned the florist. Ex. 11 Choose the best answer to each question with the information you got from the pa