Unit 1 Never Give In, Never, Never, NeverKEY TO EXERCISESText comprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the speakers purpose.BII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1.T (Refer to the last sentence of Paragraph 1.)2.T (Refer to Paragraph 2.)3.F (Refer to Paragraph 4. Imaginative people sometimes are pessimistic, as they see things far worse than they are and foresee more dangers than there will be.)4.F (Refer to Paragraph 5. At the beginning of the German continual, intense air raids, many nations thought that Britain was finished. But to their surprise, Britain stood the ordeal and this miracle changed the view of those nations.)5.T (Refer to Paragraph 8.)III. Answer the following questions.1.Refer to Paragraph 2. Because he understands that the war is long and tough: it is not to end in months but in years. He tells the people there that however long the war lasts, the final victory belongs to Britain. But at the same time he makes it clear that not every day is an opportunity to take action: they have yet to wait and persevere.2. Refer to Paragraph 3. Because he thinks that both Triumph and Disaster are deceptive in that people can make things out far worse than they really are when they have a disaster and they can lose their vigilance when they are in triumph.3. When Britain came under the heavy air attacks by Germany, many other nations thought that Britain was finished. As the country stood the ordeal to their great surprise, those nations changed their view. 4. Refer to Paragraph 7. Because he has a strong conviction of victory. The two terms have different implications. When used in the text to refer to the days of war, darker days emphasizes the dark/negative side of the event and shows the users pessimism. Sterner days, though identical in its reference, suggests optimism and pride in having the chance to rise to the challenge.5. Refer to Paragraph 8. Yes, I do. By paying a visit to Harrow School and making a speech there, Churchill not only encouraged the audience of his speech but the British people in general to continue to fight rather than surrender to their enemy.IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. Britain has been in too long a period of stillness without taking any particular action against the enemy.2. We are sure to experience both Triumph and Disaster, but must avoid clouding our judgment through exaggerating their importance.3. Never give in unless we are convinced that it is honourable and sensible for us to do so.4. Other nations thought that Britain was completely conquered.5. We will win as long as we hold on to the end.Structural analysis of the textIn Part 2 (Paragraphs 2?) Churchill outlined the lessons to be learned from these events and how they had proved other countries wrong about Britain. In Part 3 (Paragraphs 6?) he told the audience that he wanted to change a word in the additional verse of the school song and explained why he wanted to do it.Rhetorical features of the text The following antonyms are used in the speech: ups - downs, short - long, triumph - disaster, great - small, large - petty, dark days - great days. Some of these antonyms (e.g. great - small, large - petty) are used to express the determination of the British people to fight on for the final victory, and some of them (e.g. dark days - great days) are used to encourage the audience not to lose hope in the face of difficulties.Vocabulary exercisesI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1.gladden my heart2.situation; circumstances3.threat4.splendid; heroic5.sudden small movement because of pain or fearII. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box in its appropriate form.1.put through2.addressed himself to3.was going through 4.Throwing our minds back to5.yielded to6.close our account7.ups and downs8.misfortunes III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1.catastrophically 2.deceptive 3.convictions 4.apparently 5.Perseverance 6.desperation 7.unflinchingly 8.courageous IV. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.1. C 2. D3. A 4. D5. B 6. A7. C 8. AV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. Synonym: threat (danger) 2. Antonym: happy (successful) 3. Synonym: position4. Synonym: seemingly5. Antonym: defeat (failure)6. Synonym: retreat (shrink, withdraw)7. Synonym: praise (commend, laud)8. Synonym: destroyVI.Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1.current 2.shown3.frequently4.depressed5.try harder6.takes inGrammar exercisesI.Improve t