Suggested answers to the exercises on page20: Ex1: People: People: space guide, visitors, steward, stewardess Machines/Equipment: time capsule, opening, mask, safety belt, space capsule, jet, hovering carriages, flying vehicles Effects: time lag, happy and optimistic feelings, uncertain… jet lag, pessimistic or depressed feelings, headache, exhausted

suggested answers to Exercise3 on page56: 1.This parcel of books is 250 yuan including postage & packing. Please write down the receiver’s address & don’t forget the postcode. 2.Decades ago, people used typewriters for formal documents, but now we use computers and printers to do the same work. 3.Although it has a long shelf life, instant coffee may go solid if it is not kept dry. 4. One thousand years in the future, citizens of the earth may be able to dispose of their rubbish using ecological system.

5. The snake was so greedy that it swallowed up the rat in one bite. 6. Dealing with people is one important aspect of a businessman’s work. 7. When we came home from our walk across the fields, we had mud all over our boots. 8. After six weeks in hospital, he was back on his feet and ready to start work.

Suggested answers to Ex4: 1.Michael stared as though he had never seen his father before. 2.He stood as if (he was) turned to stone. 3.He felt as if all the problems had been removed. 4.He hugged his father as though he could never thank him enough. 5.Janet spent money as if there was no tomorrow. 6.When the bills came, she cried as if she would never stop. 7.As she asked the bank manger for a loan, she talked & laughed as if she had no troubles.

8. When she got the money, she felt as though she had had a narrow escape. 9. She walked home as if she was floating on air.

Suggested answers to Exercises on page21: Ex1: 1. Well-known for their expertise, his parents' company, called "Future Tours", transported me safely into the future in a time capsule. 2. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. 3. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

Exercise2: 1.Frightened by the loud noise, I went to see what was happening. 2.Hit by the lack of fresh air, he got a bad headache. 3.Tired after the long journey, I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station. 4.Frightened by the noise outside, Sue dared not sleep in her bedroom. 5.Built in 1910, the museum is almost 100 years old.

6. Given some advice by the famous scientist, the student was not worried bout his scientific experiment any more. 7. Exhausted after a day’s work, George took some tablets to help him feel better. 8. Very astonished by the amount of work in the new timetable (given by her boss), Lucy decided to leave her job immediately.

Exercise3: 1.Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer called Li Qiang. 2.I am going to buy a painting copied from Vincent Van Gogh. 3. I like that old private house built of wood and mud. 4.The room connected to the rest of the house by a long passage is completely empty. 5.The queen was sitting in a royal carriage drawn by four horses.

6. The vehicle mentioned in the book is unknown to me. 7. The castle built in 1432 is under repair.

Suggested answers for Exercise 1 on page57: 1.Well-known for his books about South Africa, J M Coetzee won the Booker Prize. 2.A princess once owned a magical chair made of gold and silver. 3.On his birthday he received a mysterious present wrapped in gold paper. 4.Interrupted by the bell, he was unable to finish his speech. 5.Awakened by a noise at midnight, she saw a thief in her room. 6.Seated, passengers should fasten your safety belts.