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Unit 1 People of Achievement
Assessing Your Progress & Project
To assess your progress in vocabulary and grammar after learning this unit.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
gentle sum up circumstance encounter novelist patent
1. To our surprise, he was actually the ____________ and caring father of three children.
2. To ____________, his fame and wealth were gained through hard work and his in-depth knowledge of his business.
3. A genius for invention, Thomas Edison obtained scores of ____________.
4. Under no ____________ should we do terrible things to other people.
5. As a botanist, he takes notes on the properties of any plant he ____________.
6. The first-person narrator is a stylistic device that has been used by many ____________ and poets throughout the ages.
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sum up
patents
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under no circumstance 在任何情况下决不
句子使用部分倒装
eg Under no circumstance will I believe you.
无论什么情形之下我都不会相信你。
We have been told that under no circumstance may we use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
我们被告知,在任何情况下都不允许使用办公室的电话办私事。
Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) was widely considered to be the founder and forerunner of modern China. He was only in power for a short time, when he was president of the country in 1912. So it may seem odd to some people __________ knowledge of China may be limited that he is such an important figure. However, his influence is not based on his time in office, but on his continuous struggle for a better society and his concern for all Chinese people. He also put forward many advanced ideas __________ brought the Chinese people together, in particular, the Three Principles of the People. These principles were inspired by Lincoln, __________ he admired, and were developed when he was traveling overseas, ____________ he went to find support for his country. The first principle is about nationalism, ____________ indicates t