ANSWERKEY
pie,amstudyingtobeamarinebiologist. Iwillhave
thebest(28)careerforme;Iwillberewardednot
onlyintermsofmoneybutalso(25)intermsof
enjoymentofmycareer.(5errors)
3. Anotherwaythatauniversityeducationcanenrich
yourlifeistoprovideabroader(27)knowledge,
understanding (24),andappreciationoftheworld
aroundyouthanyoualreadyhave.Itprovidesyou
withanunderstandingofboththehistoryofyourown
cultureandtheinfluenceof(25)historyonthepre-
sent.Italsoprovidesyouwithanunderstandingof
otherculturesandshowsyouthatotherculturesare
neitherexactlythesameasnorarethey(25)com-
pletelydifferentfromyourownculture.Finally,itpro-
videsyouwithanunderstandingoftheuniverse
aroundyouandshows(24)youhowtheuniverse
functions.(5errors)
4. Thus,ingettingauniversityeducation, Icansay
thatfinancialsuccessiscertainlyonegoalthatIhave.
However,thegoaloffinancialsuccessisnotasimpor-
tantasanothergoalthatIhave(26)
.Myprimarygoal
ingettingauniversityeducation isthegoalofachiev-
ingafuller(27)life,certainlyonewithfinancialsecu-
ritybutmoreimportantlyonethatisrewardingboth
intermsofprofessionalopportunitiesand(25)in
termsofawarenessandunderstandingoflifearound
me.ThecloserIgettoachievingthisgoal,thehappier
Iwillbe(29).(4errors)
EXERCISE8C
1.Whensomethingunexpectedhappens,different
peoplereact(33)inavarietyofways.IwishIcould
react(32)calmlytounexpectedsituations.However,
unfortunately, Iusuallyreactwithpanic.Thefollow-
ingexampleshowsmyusualreactiontosituations
whenIhavebeen(30)completelyunpreparedfor
them.(3errors)
2. ThisexampleofthewaythatIreacttounexpected
situationsoccurred(35)inhistoryclasslastweek.The
professorhadtoldusthatwewould(36)becovering
thematerialinChapters10through12inclasson
Thursday.BythetimeIarrivedinclass,Ihad(34)
readalloftheassignedmaterial,andIunderstood
mostofwhatIhadstudied(30).WhileIwasrelaxing
(31)inmychairatthebeginningofclass,theprofes-
sorannounced(36)thattherewouldbeapopquizon
thematerialintheassignedchapters. Iwasprepared
(38)onthematerialbecauseIhad(34)studiedallof
itthoroughlybeforeclass.(8errors)
3. However, Iwasfaced(31)withanunexpectedsitu-
ation,andIdonotreactwelltounexpectedsituations.
Insteadoffeelingrelaxedattheannouncementofthe
unexpectedquizbecauseIwassoprepared, Iwascom-
pletelyfilled(37)withanxietybythesituation.Asthe
professorwaswriting(31)thequestionsontheboard,
Ibecame(33)moreandmorenervous. Iwasunable
tothinkclearly,andIknewthatIwoulddo(32)abad
jobonthequizbecausethisis(33)whatalwayshap-
penstomewhenIfeelpanic.AsIstaredattheques-
tionsontheboard,Iwas(34)unabletothinkofthe
correctanswers.ItwasasifIhadnotprepared(30)at
allforclass.Then,theprofessorcollectedthepapers
fromtheclass,includingmybasicallyblankpieceof
paper.Justafterthepapershadbeencollected(38),
theanswerstoallthequestionscametome.(9errors)
4. Youcansee(32)fromthisexamplethatmyusual
reactiontosomethingunexpected istopanic.Inthe
future,Ihope(36)thatIwilllearntoreactmore
calmly,butuptonowIhave(34)notlearnedtoreact
thisway.Onthebasisofmypastbehavior,however, it
seemsthatIcurrentlyhave(33)astrongertendency
toreactwithpanicthanwithcalm.(4errors)
EXERCISE8D
1. Iwasnotaverygoodathlete(42)inhighschool,
butIwantedwithallofmy(44)hearttobeonthe
footballteam.Mydesiretobeontheteamhadlittleto
dowithathleticsandwasperhapsnotforthebestof
reasons;thestrongstimulus(41)forme(43)tomake
theteamwasthatteammemberswerewell-knownin
theschoolandthey(45)becameverypopular.This
desiretobeonthefootballteaminhighschool,and
thefactthatthroughhardwork(42)Imanagedto
accomplishsomethingthatIwantedsomuch,evenif
it(43)wassomethingpetty,turnedouttobethesin-
glemostvaluableexperience(39)ofmyyearsinhigh
school.(8errors)
2. Ihadtoworkveryhardtomakethefootballteam
inhighschool,andforsometimethisseemedlikean
impossiblegoal(39).Alargenumber(40)ofstudents
inmyschool,morethanahundredandfiftyofthem,
spentmanyoftheir(44)afternoonstryingoutfora
teamwithfewer(40)thanfortypositions.Afteralot
ofhardworkonmypart,andafterIhaddemon-
stratedtothecoachesthatthey(45)couldcounton
metokeepgoinglongaftereveryonewasexhausted, I
managedtomaketheteamasasecondaryplayer
(42) .Evenwithsomuch(40)effort,Iwasnevergoing
tobeasportsphenomenon(41)orevenamemberof
thefirstteam,butIdidaccomplishmygoalofmaking
theteam.(8errors)
3.ThevaluablelessonthatIlearnedthroughthis
experiencewasnotthejoyofcompetition(42)orthe
many(40)benefitsofteamwork,severallessons(39)
verycommonlyassociatedwithparticipation inteam
sports.Instead,thevaluablelessonthatIlearnedwas
thathardworkanddeterminationcouldbevery
importantinhelpingme(43)accomplisheachgoal
(39)thatIwanttoreach.Evenifothershavemoretal-
ent,Icanworkharderthantheydo(45)andstillper-
hapsfindsuccess(42)wherethe(43)donot.(8
errors)
EXERCISE8E
1. Iunderstandthatitseemsimportant(47)for(54)
studentstopreparetheirassignmentsearly(48)
ratherthanprocrastinateingettingassignmentsdone.
However,although Iunderstandthisclearly(46)
,I
alwaysseemtowaituntilthefinal(46)minutetoget
assigned(51)projectsdone.Therearetworeasons
whyIregularly(46)procrastinateonmyacademic
assignments(48)inspiteofthefactthatthisisnotthe
(55)bestwaytogetmyworkdone.(9errors)
2.OnereasonthatItendtobean(53)eternalpro-
crastinator isthatIworkmuchmoreefficiently(46)
underpressurethanIdowhenIamnotunderpres-
sure.Forexample,Icanaccomplishsomuchmorein
atwo-hourperiodwhenIhaveadefinite(46)dead-
lineintwohoursthanIcanduringalike(50)period
withoutthepressureofastrictdeadline(48)
.Without
adeadline,thetwo-hourperiodseemstoflybywith
minimal(46)accomplishment,butwitha(53)rapidly
(46)approaching(51)deadline Iseemquitecapable
(47)ofmakingeveryminuteofthetwo-hourperiod
count.(10errors)
3. AnotherreasonthatItendtoprocrastinate isthat
ifIstartpreparingearly,itgenerallytakes(48)more
ofmytime.If,forexample,Ihaveapaper(52)duein
sixweeks,Icanstartworkingonthepapernowand
workonitonadaily(49)basis,andthatpaperwill