Exercise 填入适当的名词形式1. The fire destroyed hundreds of （house）and （life）.2. A big iron （work）will be built in this city very soon.3. The servant was promised good （wage）.4. What lovely （weather）we are having these days!5. Peter has made great （progress）in his physics lessons this term.6. （leaf）fall in autumn.7. He is making a study of fresh-water （fish）.8. Many teachers of our department are in （glass）.9. John gave me some good （advice）.10. The students are making （preparation）for the party.11. This telephone is for public （use）.12. Television is fit for various （use）.13. Please give my best （datum）on the subject.u14. We have gathered enough (daturm) on the subject.15. One and a half （month）has passed since the new term began.页脚内容116. Before they moved in the new house, they bought a lot of （furniture）.17. Everyone was in high （spirit）that day.18. The main （export）of Japan are industrial products.19. All animals are afraid of （fire）.20. All these （worry）and （care）are ungrounded. Exercise 2 11. use12. uses13. regards14. data5. progress6. Leaves9. advice10. preparations1. houses/lives2. works3. wages4. weather 7. fishes 8. glasses13. regards14. data15. months16. furniture页脚内容217. spirits18. exports19. fire20. worries/cares词汇练习1. He told me that the firm could not afford such large salaries.A. payingB. to payC. to have paidD. being paid2. She has travelled in countries.A. southB. northC. northernD. northwest3. The plane was then able to and it cleared the moutains by 400 feet.A. riseB. raise页脚内容3C. ariseD. rouse4. He had to go because he doesn't get on well with others.A. everywhereB. anywhereC. somewhereD. nowhere5. Don't be so ; I'm not telling you what I've promised not to say.A.oddB.shockedC.strangeD.curious6. He his previous best performance in the 1000 meters.A. improvesB. improves onC. betters页脚内容4D. proves7. I to interrupt a man when he's busy working.A. envyB. hateC. admireD. improve8. he was astonished what he found.A. atB. toC. forD. on9. They made no effort to hide their amusement I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.A. whateverB. whereverC. whoeverD. whenever页脚内容510. I had hoped to get $1000 for my old car but had to a lot less.A. settle downB. settle inC. settle forD. settle on1. B2. C3. A4. D5. D6. B7. B8. A9. D10. C【知识点】1. afford 后常接动词的不定式，所以应该选B："to pay".3. 此处只能选择一个不及物动词作答案4. 句子的意思为："他没有什么地方去因为与别人相处不好"everywhere：每处anywhere：无论何处somewhere：某处页脚内容6所以，只有nowhere符合题意。
5. odd、strange均为"奇特的"，shocked意为"惊讶的"，curious既有"奇特的"，还有"好奇的"意思。
6. better和improve均有"提高"、"改善"之意，better主要指改善地位或经济状况；improve指提高文化水平。
8. astonish后接动词时常用不定式。
be astonished at 对……很惊讶10. settle down 定居；settle in 在新居安定下来；settle for 勉强认可；settle on 选定，决定。
词汇练习1. I wrote down the number so that I remember it.A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. needed2. Richard is American, john is British －they have different .页脚内容7A. nationsB. countriesC. nationalitiesD. lands3. She made to tell her mother the good news.A. speedB. hasteC. hurryD. urge4. －Are you ?－No, I'm serious.A. deceivingB. cheatingC. foolingD. kidding5. A of humour is a great asset for a person.页脚内容8A. feelingB. senseC. meaningD. judgment6. The person is liable to succeed in the challenge.A. socialB. graciousC. friendlyD. sociable7. The police showed responsibility the preservation of public order and security.A. forB. toC. inD. on8. He doesn't feel when he is left .A. alone…aloneB. lonely…lonelyC. alone…lonely页脚内容9D. lonely…alone9. Take a hat with you the sun is very hot.A. in caseB. thoughC. for fearD. in that case10. A of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water.A. qualityB. featureC. characteristicD. character1. A2. C3. B4. D5. B6. D7. A8. D9. A10. C【知识点】1. could/can 不能与be able to 连用页脚内容10这首题考查的是could的用法，在复习"could"这个单词时要重点搞清楚他和其他情态动词的区别，尤其在虚拟语气中。
考试可以常考的＾＾2. 第二题就不讲了，大家查字典就OK了3. haste, hurry和speed的同义词辨析。
首先，"haste"是指急速的行动，其原因可能是环境压力，也可能是强烈的愿望。
然后，"hurry"是指仓促、忙乱的动作。
最后，"speed"是指快速的动作，它还暗指不忙乱，有效率。
那么，大家懂了没＾＾4. kidn. 小孩，儿?，少年v. 欺骗，开玩笑：Don't kid me.别欺骗我。
5. 熟记sense的常考短语make sense有意义；意思清楚；有道理make no sense无意义make sense of 理解；懂；明白in a sense在某一方面；就某种意义来说a sense of humor幽默感页脚内容116. social和sociable的辨析7. 这词考的是responsibility的搭配，show/shoulder/take/assume responsibility for 对……负责8. 区别alone和lonely。
alone指独自一人的，而lonely指孤单的、孤独的。
（个人觉得lonely有感情色彩，而alone 只是叙述事实而已）9. in case 以防10. quality, characteristic和feature的辨析：quality系常用词，指表现于某人或某物与其他不同特质或特点characteristic指特殊的、易于辨认的特性或特征feature指引人注意的显著特征或细节character常指性格或某事特的风格 1. They have three dogs to find a home for, not tothat cat and the bird.A. referB. nameC. commentD. mention2. She likes to quarrel neighbors the little things.页脚内容12A. with…forB. to…aboutC. with…aboutD. about…with3. You mustn't joke him religious belief.A. with…toB. to…aboutC. about…withD. with…about4. Tom, you're not to go out tonight. It's raining heavily now.A. supposedB. oughtC. thoughtD. considered5. The village is by the hills.A. shut off页脚内容13B. shut inC. shut upD. shut out6. I can't him to those people; I don't think he knows them at all.A. joinB. linkC. connectD. collect7. Peter is confident winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.A. ofB. inC. onD. to8. We described him the cleverest student in the class.A. toB. as页脚内容14C. withD. on9. So, , we've got to try further funding.A. in sum upB. in summaryC. summing inD. on summary10. Her words left us .A. lostB. lossC. at a lossD. losing【参考答案】1. D2.C3. D4. A5. B6. B7. A8.B9. B10. C页脚内容15【知识点】1. 这题容易误选为A，因为refer与mention是近义词，但大家注意：not to mention为固定搭配。