UNIT 5 Overcoming Obstacles

I. Key words & phrases

bear out pick up

highlight combine… with…

eruption fantasy

bring sb. back to earth as long as

dream of passion

detail pass by

coincide with work out

alternate on one occasion

interrupt vain

be ashamed of startle

intensity tense

anxiety stretch out

in one’s mind’s eye congratulate sb. on sth.

accomplishment media

preparation tension

relax numerous

grace emotion

incline in good/excellent/poor health

suffer from to a degree

hold on to dismiss

interval mere

Additional Vocabulary

one’s personal best个人最高记录

the final race 短跑决赛

track and field competition 田径比赛

a bird’s-eye view 高空俯瞰

lift off the ground 从地面一跃而起

soar like an eagle 像雄鹰一样飞翔

with a keen eye for detail 用敏锐的目光观察入微

with the free spirit of his mother’s love怀着母爱所赐予他的自由精神

a hard-core realist 一个彻头彻尾的现实主义者

bring sb. back to earth 使(某人)回到现实中

in one’s mind’s eye在(某人)想像中

the National Junior Olympics 全国少年奥林匹克运动会

II. Vocabulary & Structure

1. __ he works hard, I don\'t mind when he finishes the experiment.

A. As soon as

B. As well as

C. So far as

D. As long as

2. He ______ me that he’d be waiting for me at the entrance of the park at about seven.

A. ensured

B. assured

C. engaged

D. assumed

3. The __ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly