Section B Trying Your Hand
Consolidation Exercise 1
Read the following paragraphs and decide whether the underlined statements express a fact or an opinion．
1．More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries．
They need many different kinds of workers who can communicate in different languages and understand other cultures．2．No matter what career you choose，if you’ve learned a second language，you’ll have a real advantage．A technician who knows Russian or German，the head of a company who knows Japanese or Spanish，or a salesperson who knows French or Chinese can work successfully with many more people and in many more places than someone who knows only one language．
Professionals who know other languages are called on to travel and exchange information with people in other countries throughout their careers．Knowing more than one language enhances opportunities in government，business，medicine and health care，law enforcement，teaching，technology，the military，communications，industry，social service，and marketing．
3．An employer will see you as a bridge to new clients or customers if you know a second language．
Statements
1．More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries．________
2．No matter what career you choose，if you’ve learned a second language，you’ll have a real advantage．________
3．An employer will see you as a bridge to new clients or customers if you know a second language．________
Explanations
1．It is something that has actually happened and can be verified or disproved with statistic data，so it is a fact．
2．It is a subjective judgment of the writer，so it is an opinion．
3．It is also a subjective judgment of the writer，so it is an opinion．
Consolidation Exercise 2
Read the following paragraphs and decide whether the underlined statements express a fact or an opinion．
A study by a team of Purdue University researchers suggests that even moderate exercise may lead to reduced iron in the blood of women．1．The study of 62 formerly inactive women who began_exercising_three_times_a_week_for_six_months_was_published_in_the_journal Medicine＆Science in Sports＆Exercise．
Exercise can result in iron loss through a variety of mechanisms．2．Some iron is lost in sweat，and，for unknown reasons，intense endurance exercise is sometimes associated with bleeding of the digestive system．Athletes in high-impact sports such as running may also lose iron through a phenomenon where small blood vessels in the feet leak blood．
3．If iron levels are low，talk with a physician to see if the deficiency should be corrected by modifying your diet or by taking supplements．In general，it’s better to undo the problem by adding more iron-rich foods to the diet，because iron supplements can have serious shortcomings．
Eat iron-rich foods with plentiful Vitamin C．4．On the other hand，people who are likely to have low iron should avoid drinking coffee or tea with meals．
Statements
1．The study of 62 formerly inactive women who began exercising three times a week for six months was published in the journal Medicine＆Science in Sports＆Exercise．________
2．Some iron is lost in sweat，and，for unknown reasons，intense endurance exercise is sometimes associated with bleeding of the digestive system．________
3．If iron levels are low，talk with a physician to see if the deficiency should be corrected by modifying your diet or by taking supplements．________
4．On the other hand，people who are likely to have low iron should avoid drinking coffee or tea with meals．________
Explanations
1．The word“published”indicates that it’s something that has actually happened，so it is a fact．
2．It is about some scientists’observations，which can be verified or disproved by scientific experiments，so it is a fact．
3．It is an imperative sentence（祈使句）offering suggestions，so it is an opinion．
4．It is a suggestion of the writer，so it is an opinion．