2. He learned to play the piano while studying in the United States.

3. To our disappointment, he turned down our invitation.

4. The reality is that, for better or worse, the world has changed with advance of new technologies.

5. Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.

6. The local government took charge of the security for the sports meeting.

XI.

1. 足球之于意大利人，就像乒乓球之于中国人。

2. 教师没急着要班里同学现在作决定，而是要他们仔细考虑后再下决心。

3. 我不知道那是什么饮料，我喝了那么多；结果那些小伙子只能送我回家，因为我有点醉了。

4. 在中国北方，三月份往往多风。

5. 尽管如此，政府已经同意总支出增加6.2%。

6. 信息被定义为通过陈述事实向大脑传达的知识，它可以有多种形式。 Cloze

XII.

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A Section B

Comprehension of the Text

II.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F

Vocabulary

III.

1. tidy 2. prevail 3. emotional 4. imitating 5. discourage

6. bargain 7. wander 8. superficial 9. concealed 10. accompanies

IV.

1. tuened out

2. is not really up to

3. went to great lengths

4. acting out

5. spoke of

6. Judging by

7. out of character

8. took sides

9. blow his cover

10. more or less

新视野大学英语（第2版）第2册Unit 7答案

Section A

Vocabulary

III.