LESSON 9 Multitasking—Better, Faster, More Efficient?
PART A
1. pick up the phone
2. but all the while he was playing online games
3. do several things at once
4. divided the task into five parts
5. think through the whole problem
6. retreated into her bedroom
7. are absorbed in the new cartoon
8. strike a balance between work and family life
PART B
1.(a) her voice trembling
(b) The professor stood before the blackboard, her arms folded.
2.(a) That is, what you eat has a great influence on your health.
(b) For example, he has lost twenty pounds. In addition, he has become a vegetarian.
3.(a) Have you finished cooking?
(b) Our teacher encouraged us to keep going, even if we might not win first prize.
4.(a) now I can type faster than ever
(b) With constant practice, May now can speak better English than ever.
5.(a) There is no doubt that
(b) There is no doubt that Kevin will tell the truth in the end.
6.(a) make it possible for people to walk across the street safely
(b) The MRT makes it easier to travel around the city.
7.(a) a girl or a boy
(b) Do you want to stay or leave?
8.(a) enabled/allowed Susan to become a well-known singer
(b) If you start working right now, you will be able to finish the job by 4 p.m.
PART C
I.
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C
II.
1. That, is, to, say
2. all, the, while
3. divide, fruit, into, five
4. thinks, things, through
5. absorbed, in, strike, balance, between
III.
1. Yesterday I bought a cell phone and a notebook computer, both imported from the United States.
2. Yankee Stadium was crowded with people, some (of them) waiting to see A-Rod.
3. My husband likes seafood, yet I am allergic to it.
4. Thus, he said that he wouldn’t mind eating more vegetables and fruit than ever.
5. There is no doubt that his decision makes it easy for me to prepare the meals.
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