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Build up your vocabulary
Unit 5 Launching Your Career
1
Complete these sentences with words from the reading text.
The first time I observed the process of water being split into oxygen and ________, I was deeply attracted by the charm of chemistry. So I want to become a chemist in the future.
My aunt developed __________ cancer three years ago. Seeing her suffering makes me want to become a doctor to protect people from such diseases.
hydrogen
breast
3. I want to become a ___________ because I think fairness and justice is of great importance to society, and I hope I can make some contribution in that respect.
4. I have always been passionate about books, so I want to be
a ________. By providing a comfortable reading environment and good books, I hope more people can enjoy reading.
5. I always feel amazed when I see my grandfather's huge medicine chest with countless small ___________ that store many herbs. Now I am studying Chinese medicine and I hope I can be an expert in this field, too.
lawyer
librarian
drawers
Then write down your own dream career and give reasons.
My own dream career would be to become a travel photographer, as I love taking photos and travelling to see new and interesting places.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words you have learnt in this unit. Circle the part of speech.
1. Hearing the news that he had made the school team, David joyfully_____________ (n., v.) the ball against the wall.
2. The old basketball looked very used and had lost its ________ (n., v.)
bounced
bounce
3. The zoologists set up ____________ (n., v.) cameras in the panda reserve.
spy
4. There was a huge debate about whether the reporter should be accused of __________ (n., v.) on the star couple.
spying
vt. 控告;控诉;谴责
sb. be accused of (doing) sth
= accuse sb of (doing) sth 控告/指责某人(做了)某事
= charge sb with (doing) sth
the accused被告
This company was accused __________ using misleading advertisements in its promotion of the weight-los