1. Discussion Suppose you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight, going on a diet, exercising in the gym, receiving surgical ( 外科的 )treatment or taking weight-loss pills?

2. 1. The doctor advised her to work out for a certain time every day.( 锻炼 ) 2. The room smelled wonderful but they couldn ’ t work out where the smell was from.( 弄清楚 ) 3. I spent a whole day trying to work out the ten words in the word puzzle.( 解出 )

3. 4.He was ashamed of failing the exam. 5.I ’ m ashamed to have troubled you so many times. 6.He felt so ashamed that he had done so little in comparison with others in the same group.( compared with/ to ) 7.Since we can not work out the answer, we ’ d better turn to someone else for help.

4. 8.We ’ ve always regretted selling the old house. 9. We regret to inform you that your application( 申请 ) has been canceled( 删除 ) due to( 由于 )the system error. 10.The sofa is a perfect match for the grey curtain in our sitting room. 11.The shoe matches the one found at the crime scene.

5. 12. advise him to give up smoking advise him against making a sudden decision The doctor advised that he give up smoking. 13. The son and his parents parted at the airport with tears in their eyes. What a touching scene!