Unit 11 Scientific achievement

Words and expressions:

Engineering   solar   significant   mankind     likely    economic   zone     private   technological     overseas  grasp     master     perfect       arrange    rely   rely on   failure     locate     valley   brand     luggage   achieve   organ   boom     rejuvenate      breakthrough  impressive   agency  announce     element     humanoid   set foot in  put forward

 Word study:

Part 1:Choose the proper word to fill in the blank:

1.     Scientific achievements have greatly changed out life.

A.   successes              B. efforts              C. development

2.     What are the top ten most significant scientific achievements in the 20^th century?

A. necessary              B. important         C. useful

3. Many international cellphone giants, such as Nokia and Motorola, have set up production bases in China.

A. big stores              B. big men            C. big companies

4. The chairman announced the winners of the “Chinese Top Ten Scientific Achievements Award”.

A. spoke loudly          B. told in public          C. whispered

5. Shenzhen, which was one of the earliest special economic zones in China, has become a modern city.

A. cities                     B. countries                C. areas

6. The private research and development institute opened by Chen Chunxian in the early 1980s marked the start of Zhongguancun as a hi-tech centre.

A. large organization         B. small college          C. custom

7. Successful people learn to grasp the opportunities that come along.

A. miss                      B. catch                     C. custom

8. If you want to work in a big city and live by the seaside, Qingdao is the perfect place for you.

A. easiest                   B. true                        C. best

Grammar

Word formation (1)