Learning about Language
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.The ________(develop)of the information technology was the greatest advance of the 20th century.
答案:development
2.If you want to know about the hotel,you can call the ___
_____(operate)to find out the information.
答案:operator
3.The boy is very clever and he shows high ________(intelligent)in study.
答案:intelligence
4.________(real)is not the way you wish things to be but the way they actually are.
答案:Reality
5.Bob is ________(total)different from his father,who is very tall.
答案:totally
6.They agreed to accept my ________(apply)for joining their team.
答案:application
7.His success in business brought ________(happy)to his parents.
答案:happiness
8.We will make a ________(person)visit to the student's home.
答案:personal
二、词语活用
用与calculate相关的词语完成下列小段落。
Cherry 1.________all her debts and when the 2.________machine showed her 350,000,she was very surprised. Who could she 3.________paying off the debts for her? Nobody. She realized she would have a hard time.
答案:1.calculated 2.calculating 3.calculate on
三、动词专练
用下列短语的适当形式填空。
1.There should be a lifeguard to ________ you at all times.
答案:watch over
2.Only then did they discover quite how much ________ they really had.
答案:in common
3.He ________ his mind not to stay there any longer.
答案:made up
4.________,they are natural gene delivery vehicles.
答案:In a way
5.As a fireman,he must be ready to________the emergency.
答案:deal with
6.The old man walked across the road slowly ________of a boy.
答案:with the help of
7.________,that's what Father's Day is all about.
答案:After all
8.All will ________,and the future will be more wonderful.
答案:go by
四、完成下列句子
1.从现在起你可以独立工作了。
________________________you can work on your own.
答案:From now on
2.我激动得说不出话来。
I was ________________I could not speak.
答案:so excited that
3.他今天起晚了,结果没赶上头班车。
He got up very late today.______________________________,
he missed the first bus.
答案:As a result
4.我将这篇文章跟原作(the original)比较了一下,发现有很多相同之处。
I____________________and found they____________________.
答案:compared the article with the original;had a lot in common
5.跟很多青少年一样,他想自己解决问题。不管怎样,他不想跟父母讨论这件事。
____________many other teenagers,he wanted to ______________ himself.______,he didn't want to______________.
答案:In common with;solve the problem;Anyhow,discuss it with his parents(have a discussion with his parents about it)