2. Listening 1. flying boots; thinking quilt with a sensor 2. Invention 1 Flying boots 2 Thinking quilt Special feature hover and move above the ground adjust thickness according to eh temperature

3. Invention 1 Flying boots 2 Thinking quilt Advantage can go swiftly in any direction become thicker when cold and thinner when hot Limitation cannot go up and down sensor must be removed every time you wash the quilt

4. Using Words and Expressions 1. 1)lost sight of 2)catch sight of 3)caught sight of 4)lost sight of

5. 2. typist, capsule, representative, impression, efficiency, motivation, instant, switch, flash, manufactured, materials, settlements

6. ① This parcel of books is 250 yuan including postage and packing. Please write down the receiver’s address and 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, 3.

7. 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 an 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.

8. 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.

9. Using Structures 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. 1.

10. 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 seat belts. 2. called; Endangered; pointed; known; fallen; supported; Terrified

11. Listening Task 2. 1 No noise from the air machines. 2 Steel gates to the city wouldn’t open. 3. solid, city, worried, backup, wrong, either, serious

12. 4. ProblemCauseAction taken 1 no noise from the air machines broken screen replaced it 2 city doors would not open air machines not working none as doors opened when air machines repaired