Part IV Skill Building
Word Forms
Learn the rules of word formation and finish the exercises. (P9)
合成形容词
num+n(+a)
a five-year-old boy
a four-hour trip
100-meter dash
a+n-ed
a warm-hearted woman
two middle-aged men
ad+分词
bravely-fighting soldiers
a well-known singer
n+分词
fun-filled place(para.1)
life-transforming(para. 12)
合成形容词
a+a
a deaf-mute boy
a grey-green car
a+分词
clean-washed clothes
an ordinary-looking man
n+a
a homesick man
a care-free girl
year-round sun (para. 1)
a+n
a full-time job
a second-hand material

1. care-free childhood
2. peace-loving people
3. time-consuming tasks
4. man-eating animals
5. a cotton-filled coat
6. a world-famous scientist
7. a state-owned company
8. home-made rice wine
1. care/free/childhood
2. peace/love/people
3. time/consume/task
4. man/eat/animal
5. cotton/fill/coat
6. world/famous/scientist
7. state/own/company
8. home/make/rice wine

B. Choose a word to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form if necessary. (p9)
1. (equate/equal/equality)
a. No one ____ Professor Smith as a teacher in experience.
b. All people have the right to _____ of opportunity.
Key:
a. equals b. equality
2. (liberate/liberty/liberation)
a. Children have a lot more _____ than they used to.
b. She wanted to _____ herself from the kitchen and find a job in a company.
Key:
a. liberty b. liberate
3. (distinguish/distinguishing/distinguished)
a. These are some features that _____ spoken English from written English.
b. He is not an ordinary man; he is a _____ judge.
Key:
a. distinguish b. distinguished
4. (contribute/contributing/contribution)
a. Both the listener and the speaker should make _____ to the smooth development of a conversation.
b. A proper amount of exercise _____ to good health.
Key:
a. contribute b. contributes