Unit 15 The necklace

Ⅰ.Spelling practice:

1. Children sleep in d_________ when they live at school.

2. I r___________ Peter although I hadn't seen him for 10 years.

3. The d ______________ring is the most expensive.

4. Will you please e______________ the third paragraph again for us?

5. According to the weather report, the weather will c ________________fine till this weekend.

6. My time is p_________, so I can give you a few minutes.

7. I am p_________ that I gave you his address.

8. The students have l________________ （講課n.）every day.

9. Do you remember the name of the a _________of that book I am reading?

10. He drew the o__________ of a house on the paper.

11. This new model is of high q_______________ and is not expensive either.

12. The film had an exciting p________________.

Ⅱ.Complete the sentences from the books with the words and phrases given:

1. __________ a ball can be exciting.

2. Sorry, I didn’t _______________ you.

3. She ______________a man with a lot of money.

4. So I __________ you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery. Do you remember now?

5. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to _________ it.

6. It _____________five hundred francs at most.

7. You have characters playing different roles and ______________ a story.

8. If we work together, we might ______________ a very good story.

9. She___________ at first, but then she asks the other girl who she is and where she is from.

10. You __________ all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I liked.

Ⅲ.Complete the sentences with the following words and phrases:

1. He was ___________ a meeting of the Political League.

2. I have a good doctor _____________ me.

3. Our plans were _________ with great difficulties.

4. He has many servants______________ her. (attend upon)

5. Don’t worry, everything will be ________________ in good time! (attend to)

6. He foolishly left an inexperienced young assistant to __________ some very important customers. (attend to)

7. You must _____________ these instructions. (attend carefully to)

8. The ___________of meetings takes up a great deal of my time.

9. There was an ________________ of 5000.

1. They __________________ this man without difficulty.

2. He __________________that he was not qualified for the post.

3. I __________________ your right to ask that question.

4. The Browns no longer__________________ the Smiths.

5. I _______________ the handwriting as that of my father.

6. I said hello to him but he showed no __________________.

7. The school hopes for ___________ by the Department of Education.

1. Don’t be in too great a hurry to ________________, John.

2. I’m glad Hubert _________________ a girl of spirit.

3. They were _______________ on the 19th. (get married)

4. How long have you been ______________?

5. He ________________ both his daughters to rich directors.

6. Her ______________ has not yet been made known.

1. I hope to ___________ you at your office at three o’clock today.

2. By and by Emily _______________ him to play the piano.

3. I ______________the people of this country to work hard for national unity.

4. We were going to give a dance, but decided to __________. (call it off)

5. We ___________the packages at the post office. (call for)

6. The problem ___________very careful thought. (call for)

7. I tried to________ last night, but no one answered the phone. (call you up)

8. Many memories of old times were __________ by the conversation we had together that evening. (call up)

9. She asked him to __________Brown’s Hotel to see her daughter. (call at)

1. It___________ much more than I paid for it.

2. I noticed that the meals _____________ what was charged for them. (be well worth)

3. She sometimes asked herself the question whether it ______ the effort.

4. His suggestion ___________ considering.

1. How much did you __________ the book?

2. Sometimes we have had to __________ mistakes. (pay dearly for)

3. I must ______________ that forty pounds. (pay off)

4. John studied hard before the examination, and it _________. He made an A. (pay off)

5. I’ll have some luck and _________________. (pay you back)

6. I’ll _______________ for this treatment. (pay them back)

1. He tried to ______________ a story that he had read.

2. He _______________ chairman in my absence. (act as)

3. You will see how they will ________________. (act)

4. Davy _______________ as though nothing had happened. (act)

5. How long have you been _____________? (act)

6. I can’t take her seriously because she always seems to be _______________. (act)

7. The actor _____________ the part of the hero. (act)

8. What forces seem to be _____________ in this experiment? (act)

1. For years Jones kept___________ new and good ideas.

2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.

3. The question of wage increases __________ at the meeting. (come up)

1. Don’t let the noise_______________ you; it’s only the wind. (scare)

2. Why won’t you come on the trip? Are you ___________? (scare)

3. He doesn’t ________ easily. (scare)

4. He was much too _______________ of his wife. (scare)

5. The sound of the explosion gave the girl quite a _____________. (scare)

1. His report _____________ the foolishness of the plan.

2. The company ________________ a line of light person airplanes.

3. I hope you won’t mind me __________ again. (bring this up)

4. I have __________________ to be a good man. (bring him up)

5. Scientists say that many factors__________ changes in the weather. (bring about)

6. She will be _________________for a long time. (bring nothing in)

7. If you’re going to the market please ________________ten eggs. (bring me back)

8. His story _______________ our happy childhood together. (bring back)

Ⅳ.Translate the following sentences:

1. 我會參加會議。(attend)

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2. 我不認識這個單詞，它的意思是什么？(recognize)

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3. 我要和約翰結婚了。(marry)

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4. 我們花幾分鐘去看看老奶奶吧。(call on)

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5. 這輛自行車值多少錢？值50英磅。(worth)

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6. 你繳了上個月的電費了嗎? (pay ---for)

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7. 她盡力表演出這個故事。(act out)

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8. 這家航空公司想出一個新辦法來解決這個問題。（come up with）

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9. 當看到一只老虎向它們走來時, 這些小動物嚇得象什么似的。(be scared)

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10. 她拿出了她所有的珠寶。(bring out)

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Ⅴ.Writing practice:

1. An accident

2. A short story (內容自擬)

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