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精讲*精练
一、too...to...
too...to...的意思是“太……而不能……”，是不含not的否定短语。too是副词，后接形容词或副词；to是不定式标志，后接动词原形。
“too...to...”可转换为“not...enough to...”(not后面的形容词与too后面的形容词是反义词)，也可与“so...that(not)”互换(that引导的从句中谓语动词应是to后所接动词的否定形式)。
例：He is too young to dress himself.＝He is not old enough to dress himself.＝He is so young that he can not dress himself.
他年纪太小，不能自己穿衣服。
【同步练习】 同义句转换(每空—词)。
1．My father is so busy that he can't take me to the zoo.
My father is ______ busy ______ _______ me to the zoo.
2．The boy is not strong enough to stand up.
The boy is _____ weak _____ _____ up.
二、expect
expect动词，意为“预料；期待”。常用于以下结构：
expect＋名词/代词，意为“期待某事/某人；预料……可能发生”。
expect to do sth.预料做某事
expect sb.to do sth.期待某人做某事
expect＋从句 预料……
例：I'm expecting Jim's letter.
我正期待着吉姆的信。
Lily expects to come back next week.
莉莉预计下周回来。
I expect my mother to come back early.
我盼望妈妈早点回来。
I expect that I'll be back next Monday.
我预计下周一回来。
【同步练习】
1．All the children expected their parents ___________(带)them to the cinema on Green Street.
2．—You look sad.What has happened
—Everyone _____________(期待)us to win the match，but we lost.
三、famous
famous形容词，意为“著名的；出名的”，常用于以下短语中：
be famous for表示“因……而出名”，后接出名的原因。
be famous as表示“作为……而出名”，后接表示身份或职业等的名词。
be famous to sb.表示“广为人知的；大家都熟悉的”。
【同步练习】
1．—I hear Jinzhou is a beautiful city.
—Yes，it's famous ________ its apples.
2．Mo Yan is famous _________ a great writer around the world.
四、辨析hundred，hundreds of
hundred，thousand，million，billion为数量单位，当与具体的数字连用时，本身不加s，其后加名词复数形式。
当表示不确定数，意为“数以百计、数以千计、数以百万计”，本身加s，并与of连用，其后也加名词复数形式。
例：They believe it may take hundreds of years.
他们相信这可能要花几百年的时间。
Over two hundred students visited the farm last Sunday.
上星期天两百多个学生参观了农场。
【同步练习】
1．—The book Journey to the West is very popular.
—Yeah，more than ______________(五百)students in our school bought it.
2．It is reported that people throw _______________(数千的)plastic bags along this street every week.
五、辨析can，be able to
在表示“能够，具备干某件事的能力”方面，can＝be able to，但can只有一般现在时和一般过去时两种时态。be able to可用于各种时态。
can/could可用于表示请求许可，但be able to没有此用法。
例：He could play the piano when he was only five years old.
他五岁时就能弹钢琴。
They think that robot will be able to talk with people in 25 years.
他们认为25年后机器人将能与人对话。
【同步练习】
1．Make sure you will ____________ get to my office by 10：00 tomorrow morning.
2．It seemed that parents ___________(can)do everything when their kids needed them.
六、辨析fewer，less
fewer意为“更少”，是few的比较级，修饰可数名词复数。less意为“更少”，是little的比较级，修饰不可数名词。
注：the most意为“最多”，是many，much的最高级；the fewest，the least意为“最少”，分别是few，little的最高级。
例：You can use less water and plant more trees.
你可以用更少的水，种更多的树。
People will have more free time because there will be fewer things to do.
因为会有更少的事情要做，人们会有更多空闲的时间。
【同步练习】
1．We hope we can do the work with _________ money and _________ people.
2．He could get ___________ information about the girl after she moved to another city.
七、辨析hard与hardly
hard作副词时，用来修饰动词，意为“努力地”，还可作形容词，意为“困难的”，与difficult同义，反义词是easy；hardly也是副词，意为“几乎不，简直不是”，相当于almost not，表否定。
例：It's hard for me to finish the work.
完成这项工作对我来说很困难。
I'm so tired that I can hardly walk any farther.
我太累了，简直不能再走下去了。
【同步练习】
用hard或hardly填空。
1．Now most parents push their children very _______ to study _________．
2．There was _________ anything left after they left.
八、辨析none，nobody，nothing与no one
none指三者或三者以上的“没有，都不”，既可指人也可指物，常与of连用。既可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词。接可数名词时，谓语动词用单、复数均可；与不可数名词连用，谓语动词则用单数形式。回答how many/how much的问句用none，意为“没有一个”。
nobody相当于no one，意为“没人”，只可指人，不能与of连用。作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。回答who的问句用nobody/no one。
nothing＝not...anything，意为“没有东西”，只指物，不能与of连用。作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。回答what的问句用nothing。
例：None of us wants/want to go hiking.
我们都不想去爬山。
There is nobody/on one in the room.
房间里没人。
They tried to find some food in the bag，but they found none.
他们试着在包里找些食物，但什么也没找到。
They open the bag，but there is nothing in it.
他们打开包，但里面没有任何东西。
【同步练习】
用none，nobody，nothing或no one填空。
1．—How many birds can you see in the tree
—___________．All the birds have flown away.
2．I knocked on the door，but ____________ answered.
3．—___________ of the food tastes delicious in the shop.Let's try another shop.
—OK.
4．—What else do you want
—__________．I think I have got everything ready.
九、辨析already，yet，still
already意为“已经”，指某事发生比预期还早(常用在肯定句或疑问句)，可置于句中或句末。
yet意为“尚未”，是指预期某事发生，但尚未发生(多用在否定句或疑问句)，常置于句末。
still意为“尚且；仍然”，指事物仍维持原状，常置于句中。
【同步练习】
1．I have __________ had my lunch with Jimmy.
2．He didn't finish his work ____________．
3．Has his dad found a job _____________？
4．It's so late，but they are ___________ in the office.
十、辨析turn on，turn off，turn down，turn up
turn on意为“打开”，即接通电源，使其处于通电或工作状态。
turn off意为“关闭”，即切断电器的电源，使其由通电或工作状态变成断电或停止工作的状态。
turn down既可意为“把……调低；关小”，也可意为“拒绝；回绝”。
turn up意为“把……调高”。
【同步练习】
1．When you leave the reading room，you should remember to ________ the lights.
2．I can't hear the radio clearly.Could you please _______ it __________？
3．It's dark inside.Please __________ the lights.
4．The show on TV is too noisy.Let's ________ it ________．
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一、词汇拓展
1．salt(n.)→_________(adj.)
2．dig(v.)→_________(过去式)→_________(过去分词)
3．traditional(adj.)→_________(n.)
4．serve(v.)→_________(n.)
5．travel(v.)→_________(n.)
6．available(adj.)→_________(adj.同义词)
7．hang(v.)→________(过去式)→________(过去分词)
8．catch(v.)→_________(过去式)→________(过去分词)
9．invite(v.)→_________(n.)
10．accept(v.)→_______(v.反义词)
11．sad(adj.)→________(adv.)
12．without(prep.)→________(反义词)
13．surprised(adj.)→_________(adj.)令人惊奇的→__________(n.&v.)
14．opening(n.)→_________(v.)→________(adj.)→________(v.反义词)关上→_________(adj.)关着的
15．advice(n.)→_________(v.)
16．understand(v.)→________(adj.)
17．care(v.&n.)→________(adj.)小心的→_________(adj.)粗心的
18．he(pron.)→__________(反身代词)
19．certain(adj.)→__________(adv.)
20．anger(n.)→__________(adj.)
二、单词拼写
1．—Do you know the exact m_______ of this word
—Sorry，I don't know.You can find it in the dictionary.
2．I think we should be thankful for life whether we are lucky or u_________．
3．When the weather is bad，d__________ should be more careful with their cars.
4．Mr.Green thought my idea was reasonable，so he a__________ with me.
5．She is a funny girl.She often likes to tell j_________．
6．I can't s__________ the song because it is too noisy.
7．—What will h__________ if you don't pass the exams
—My father will beat me.
8．I want to have a room of my o__________．It should only belong to me.
9．I will spend my h________ with my friends in Hainan.There are excellent beaches there.
10．He promised to be here at four，but he didn't a_________ until six.
11．We p________ trees on the hills on March 12 every year.
12．—Do you know the meaning of this new w_________？
—Sorry，I don't.Let's look it up in a dictionary.
13．The earth is a p____________，but the sun is a star.
14．Nothing is i___________ if you put your heart into it.
15．Chinese people love p__________ and are against war.
16．We must do something to prevent the factories from p__________ the river，or we'll have no clean water to drink.
17．The s_________ of this table is round，but that one is square.
18．Some people prefer p__________ books to e books.
19．In the f_________，there will be robots in our houses to help us with housework.
20．My little brother f__________ off his bike and hurt himself badly.
21．E__________ is a part of the Unite Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
22．There is a h__________ in the wall.Light shines through it.
23．Paper cutting is a t______________ Chinese folk art.
24．If you put some b__________ on a piece of bread，it will taste more delicious.
25．If you put some h__________ in your milk，it will become sweet and delicious.
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1．She talks so much that it's __________(possible)for me to get a word in.
2．Dad，you promised __________(take)me to the park last week.
3．Kobe ________(become)a player for LA Lakers in the year of 1996.
4．What he said sounds silly.I ________(agree)with him.
5．There are _________(hundred)of students in the school hall.
6．I believe there __________(be)fewer boring jobs in the future.
7．I believe that he will be ___________(success)in the future.
8．Her __________(hobby)include swimming and skating.
9．Con Air is my favorite __________(act)movie.
10．My friend __________(send)me a postcard a week ago.
11．Thanksgiving Day is a __________(tradition) festival in North America.
12．They talked about it for hours and __________(final)they got an agreement.
13．The _________(travel)has traveled to many countries.
14．He added some ________(salt)to his soup.
15．Though most part of the earth is ________(cover)with water，we still don't have enough drinking water.
16．He _______(dig)until the hole was deep and big enough.
17．When I saw him，he ________(shake)hands warmly with me.
18．The hotel is of great ________(serve)，especially for the disabled.
19．The open air ___________(celebrate)has to be put off because of the bad weather.
20．Life is always __________(fill)with sadness and joy.
四、阅读理解
There may be times in your life when you find yourself lonely without friends.It's rare not to have at least one friend，but it can happen.What should you do if this happens
You could have no friends because of some reasons.Maybe you feel that a friend will betray(背叛)you，and it may cause you to stay away from all of your friends.Another reason could be that you've chosen friends who aren't right for you.
Many people have experienced the time without friends.If you want to change your life better，you have to work hard at it.Like anything else，making friends takes effort.And the more you do it，the easier it will be.
Before you make friends，be sure that you are really ready for it.Try to avoid negative thoughts about yourself，like “I'm a loser” or “No one likes me”．All people，from the great to the common，are able to make friends.Try to ask yourself these questions：
Do I visit friends to see what they are doing？Have I joined new groups where I can meet friends？Do I spend much time at home when I could be out getting coffee with anyone else
Friendship is available if you use the right method.There are many ways，but remember that it does take time.Time is the most important.Make an effort each day and soon your life will be filled with friends.
( )1. According to the passage，why do some people seem to have no friends
A．They don't believe in themselves.
B．They are too bad to be liked by others.
C．They think friends will betray them or they haven't chosen right friends.
D．They aren't patient with anyone else.
( )2.In order to make friends，which of the following is the CORRECT thing that you can do
A．To go in a hurry for it.
B．To keep telling others “I'm a loser”．
C．To create chances to meet new friends.
D．To always keep yourself at home.
( )3.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to
A．Taking effort.
B．Changing life.
C．Spending time.
D．Making friends.
( )4.What do you need most if you want to make friends
A．Money. B．Time.
C．Methods. D．Chances.
( )5.What's the main idea of the passage
A．How to make friends.
B．We can still be happy though we don't have friends.
C．The importance of friends.
D．We should learn how to communicate with others.
五、语法填空
Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)．But they had to keep the fire 1.________(burn)，for they couldn't start it again 2._______ there was lightning.Later，they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark(火花)．The spark could fire dry 3.________(leaf)．In this way they could make the fire again even if it went out.Then people also learned to make a fire 4._______ rubbing(摩擦)．They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole.They turned the stick again and again.After a few 5._________(minute)they got a fire.
6．________ years went by，people learned other ways to make a fire.Sometimes they used the heat from the sun.They 7._________(hold)a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two 8._________(century)ago，people began to make matches.Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire.Today matches are still 9.________(wide)used，but people have more new ways to make fires.One of them is to use an electric fire starter.Of course an electric fire starter is much 10.___________(expensive)than a box of matches.But it is more useful.
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一、too...to...
too...to...的意思是“太……而不能……”，是不含not的否定短语。too是副词，后接形容词或副词；to是不定式标志，后接动词原形。
“too...to...”可转换为“not...enough to...”(not后面的形容词与too后面的形容词是反义词)，也可与“so...that(not)”互换(that引导的从句中谓语动词应是to后所接动词的否定形式)。
例：He is too young to dress himself.＝He is not old enough to dress himself.＝He is so young that he can not dress himself.
他年纪太小，不能自己穿衣服。
精讲 精练
【同步练习】 同义句转换(每空—词)。
1．My father is so busy that he can't take me to the zoo.
My father is _____ busy _____ ______ me to the zoo.
2．The boy is not strong enough to stand up.
The boy is ______ weak _____ ________ up.
二、expect
expect动词，意为“预料；期待”。常用于以下结构：
expect＋名词/代词，意为“期待某事/某人；预料……可能发生”。
expect to do sth.预料做某事
expect sb.to do sth.期待某人做某事
to
take
too
stand
too
to
expect＋从句 预料……
例：I'm expecting Jim's letter.
我正期待着吉姆的信。
Lily expects to come back next week.
莉莉预计下周回来。
I expect my mother to come back early.
我盼望妈妈早点回来。
I expect that I'll be back next Monday.
我预计下周一回来。
【同步练习】
1．All the children expected their parents _________(带)them to the cinema on Green Street.
2．—You look sad.What has happened
—Everyone __________(期待)us to win the match，but we lost.
to take
expected
三、famous
famous形容词，意为“著名的；出名的”，常用于以下短语中：
be famous for表示“因……而出名”，后接出名的原因。
be famous as表示“作为……而出名”，后接表示身份或职业等的名词。
be famous to sb.表示“广为人知的；大家都熟悉的”。
【同步练习】
1．—I hear Jinzhou is a beautiful city.
—Yes，it's famous ______ its apples.
2．Mo Yan is famous ______ a great writer around the world.
for
as
四、辨析hundred，hundreds of
hundred，thousand，million，billion为数量单位，当与具体的数字连用时，本身不加s，其后加名词复数形式。
当表示不确定数，意为“数以百计、数以千计、数以百万计”，本身加s，并与of连用，其后也加名词复数形式。
例：They believe it may take hundreds of years.
他们相信这可能要花几百年的时间。
Over two hundred students visited the farm last Sunday.
上星期天两百多个学生参观了农场。
【同步练习】
1．—The book Journey to the West is very popular.
—Yeah，more than _____________(五百)students in our school bought it.
2．It is reported that people throw ____________(数千的)plastic bags along this street every week.
五、辨析can，be able to
在表示“能够，具备干某件事的能力”方面，can＝be able to，但can只有一般现在时和一般过去时两种时态。be able to可用于各种时态。
can/could可用于表示请求许可，但be able to没有此用法。
five hundred
thousands of
例：He could play the piano when he was only five years old.
他五岁时就能弹钢琴。
They think that robot will be able to talk with people in 25 years.
他们认为25年后机器人将能与人对话。
【同步练习】
1．Make sure you will ___________ get to my office by 10：00 tomorrow morning.
2．It seemed that parents ________(can)do everything when their kids needed them.
be able to
could
六、辨析fewer，less
fewer意为“更少”，是few的比较级，修饰可数名词复数。less意为“更少”，是little的比较级，修饰不可数名词。
注：the most意为“最多”，是many，much的最高级；the fewest，the least意为“最少”，分别是few，little的最高级。
例：You can use less water and plant more trees.
你可以用更少的水，种更多的树。
People will have more free time because there will be fewer things to do.
因为会有更少的事情要做，人们会有更多空闲的时间。
【同步练习】
1．We hope we can do the work with ______ money and _______ people.
2．He could get ______ information about the girl after she moved to another city.
七、辨析hard与hardly
hard作副词时，用来修饰动词，意为“努力地”，还可作形容词，意为“困难的”，与difficult同义，反义词是easy；hardly也是副词，意为“几乎不，简直不是”，相当于almost not，表否定。
less
fewer
less
例：It's hard for me to finish the work.
完成这项工作对我来说很困难。
I'm so tired that I can hardly walk any farther.
我太累了，简直不能再走下去了。
【同步练习】
用hard或hardly填空。
1．Now most parents push their children very _______ to study ______．
2．There was ________ anything left after they left.
hard
hard
hardly
八、辨析none，nobody，nothing与no one
none指三者或三者以上的“没有，都不”，既可指人也可指物，常与of连用。既可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词。接可数名词时，谓语动词用单、复数均可；与不可数名词连用，谓语动词则用单数形式。回答how many/how much的问句用none，意为“没有一个”。
nobody相当于no one，意为“没人”，只可指人，不能与of连用。作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。回答who的问句用nobody/no one。
nothing＝not...anything，意为“没有东西”，只指物，不能与of连用。作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。回答what的问句用nothing。
例：None of us wants/want to go hiking.
我们都不想去爬山。
There is nobody/on one in the room.
房间里没人。
They tried to find some food in the bag，but they found none.
他们试着在包里找些食物，但什么也没找到。
They open the bag，but there is nothing in it.
他们打开包，但里面没有任何东西。
【同步练习】
用none，nobody，nothing或no one填空。
1．—How many birds can you see in the tree
—________．All the birds have flown away.
2．I knocked on the door，but ______________ answered.
3．—______ of the food tastes delicious in the shop.Let's try another shop.
—OK.
4．—What else do you want
—_________．I think I have got everything ready.
None
no one/nobody
None
Nothing
九、辨析already，yet，still
already意为“已经”，指某事发生比预期还早(常用在肯定句或疑问句)，可置于句中或句末。
yet意为“尚未”，是指预期某事发生，但尚未发生(多用在否定句或疑问句)，常置于句末。
still意为“尚且；仍然”，指事物仍维持原状，常置于句中。
【同步练习】
1．I have _________ had my lunch with Jimmy.
2．He didn't finish his work _____．
3．Has his dad found a job _____？
4．It's so late，but they are _______ in the office.
already
yet
yet
still
十、辨析turn on，turn off，turn down，turn up
turn on意为“打开”，即接通电源，使其处于通电或工作状态。
turn off意为“关闭”，即切断电器的电源，使其由通电或工作状态变成断电或停止工作的状态。
turn down既可意为“把……调低；关小”，也可意为“拒绝；回绝”。
turn up意为“把……调高”。
【同步练习】
1．When you leave the reading room，you should remember to ________ the lights.
2．I can't hear the radio clearly.Could you please ______ it _____？
3．It's dark inside.Please _________ the lights.
4．The show on TV is too noisy.Let's ______ it _______．
turn off
turn
up
turn on
turn
down
一、词汇拓展(看PPT自主校对)
1．salt(n.)→________(adj.)
2．dig(v.)→______(过去式)→______(过去分词)
3．traditional(adj.)→_________(n.)
4．serve(v.)→_________(n.)
5．travel(v.)→_________(n.)
6．available(adj.)→______(adj.同义词)
7．hang(v.)→_______(过去式)→________(过去分词)
8．catch(v.)→________(过去式)→________(过去分词)
9．invite(v.)→__________(n.)
salty
dug
dug
tradition
service
traveler
free
hung
hung
caught
caught
invitation
课时自测
10．accept(v.)→_________(v.反义词)
11．sad(adj.)→_______(adv.)
12．without(prep.)→______(反义词)
13．surprised(adj.)→__________(adj.)令人惊奇的→_________(n.&v.)
14．opening(n.)→______(v.)→______(adj.)→______(v.反义词)关上→________(adj.)关着的
15．advice(n.)→_______(v.)
16．understand(v.)→_______________(adj.)
17．care(v.&n.)→_________(adj.)小心的→________(adj.)粗心的
18．he(pron.)→_________(反身代词)
19．certain(adj.)→___________(adv.)
20．anger(n.)→________(adj.)
refuse
sadly
with
surprising
surprise
open
open
close
advise
understanding
careful
careless
himself
certainly
angry
closed
二、单词拼写
1．—Do you know the exact ___________ of this word
—Sorry，I don't know.You can find it in the dictionary.
2．I think we should be thankful for life whether we are lucky or ________．
3．When the weather is bad，_______ should be more careful with their cars.
4．Mr.Green thought my idea was reasonable，so he ________ with me.
5．She is a funny girl.She often likes to tell ______．
6．I can't _______ the song because it is too noisy.
7．—What will ________ if you don't pass the exams
—My father will beat me.
8．I want to have a room of my _____．It should only belong to me.
meaning
drivers
unlucky
agreed
stand
happen
own
jokes
9．I will spend my __________ with my friends in Hainan.There are excellent beaches there.
10．He promised to be here at four，but he didn't _______ until six.
11．We ______ trees on the hills on March 12 every year.
12．—Do you know the meaning of this new ______？
—Sorry，I don't.Let's look it up in a dictionary.
13．The earth is a _______，but the sun is a star.
14．Nothing is ____________ if you put your heart into it.
15．Chinese people love ______ and are against war.
16．We must do something to prevent the factories from _________ the river，or we'll have no clean water to drink.
holiday
arrive
plant
word
planet
impossible
peace
polluting
17．The _______ of this table is round，but that one is square.
18．Some people prefer _______ books to e books.
19．In the _______，there will be robots in our houses to help us with housework.
20．My little brother _____ off his bike and hurt himself badly.
21．_________ is a part of the Unite Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
22．There is a ______ in the wall.Light shines through it.
23．Paper cutting is a __________ Chinese folk art.
24．If you put some _______ on a piece of bread，it will taste more delicious.
25．If you put some _______ in your milk，it will become sweet and delicious.
shape
paper
future
fell
England
hole
traditional
butter
honey
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1．She talks so much that it's ___________(possible)for me to get a word in.
2．Dad，you promised __________(take)me to the park last week.
3．Kobe ________(become)a player for LA Lakers in the year of 1996.
4．What he said sounds silly.I ________(agree)with him.
5．There are _________(hundred)of students in the school hall.
6．I believe there ________(be)fewer boring jobs in the future.
7．I believe that he will be ___________(success)in the future.
8．Her __________(hobby)include swimming and skating.
9．Con Air is my favorite _______(act)movie.
10．My friend ______(send)me a postcard a week ago.
impossible
to take
became
disagree
hundreds
will be
successful
hobbies
action
sent
11．Thanksgiving Day is a _____________(tradition) festival in North America.
12．They talked about it for hours and _______(final)they got an agreement.
13．The _________(travel)has traveled to many countries.
14．He added some ______(salt)to his soup.
15．Though most part of the earth is ________(cover)with water，we still don't have enough drinking water.
16．He ______(dig)until the hole was deep and big enough.
17．When I saw him，he _______(shake)hands warmly with me.
18．The hotel is of great ________(serve)，especially for the disabled.
19．The open air ____________(celebrate)has to be put off because of the bad weather.
20．Life is always ________(fill)with sadness and joy.
traditional
finally
traveler
salt
covered
dug
shook
service
celebration
filled
There may be times in your life when you find yourself lonely without friends.It's rare not to have at least one friend，but it can happen.What should you do if this happens
You could have no friends because of some reasons.Maybe you feel that a friend will betray(背叛)you，and it may cause you to stay away from all of your friends.Another reason could be that you've chosen friends who aren't right for you.
Many people have experienced the time without friends.If you want to change your life better，you have to work hard at it.Like anything else，making friends takes effort.And the more you do it，the easier it will be.
四、阅读理解
Before you make friends，be sure that you are really ready for it.Try to avoid negative thoughts about yourself，like “I'm a loser” or “No one likes me”．All people，from the great to the common，are able to make friends.Try to ask yourself these questions：
Do I visit friends to see what they are doing？Have I joined new groups where I can meet friends？Do I spend much time at home when I could be out getting coffee with anyone else
Friendship is available if you use the right method.There are many ways，but remember that it does take time.Time is the most important.Make an effort each day and soon your life will be filled with friends.
( )1. According to the passage，why do some people seem to have no friends
A．They don't believe in themselves.
B．They are too bad to be liked by others.
C．They think friends will betray them or they haven't chosen right friends.
D．They aren't patient with anyone else.
( )2.In order to make friends，which of the following is the CORRECT thing that you can do
A．To go in a hurry for it.
B．To keep telling others “I'm a loser”．
C．To create chances to meet new friends.
D．To always keep yourself at home.
C
C
( )3.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to
A．Taking effort.
B．Changing life.
C．Spending time.
D．Making friends.
( )4.What do you need most if you want to make friends
A．Money. B．Time.
C．Methods. D．Chances.
D
B
( )5.What's the main idea of the passage
A．How to make friends.
B．We can still be happy though we don't have friends.
C．The importance of friends.
D．We should learn how to communicate with others.
A
Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)．But they had to keep the fire 1.__________(burn)，for they couldn't start it again 2._______ there was lightning.Later，they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark(火花)．The spark could fire dry 3._______(leaf)．In this way they could make the fire again even if it went out.Then people also learned to make a fire 4.____ rubbing(摩擦)．They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole.They turned the stick again and again.After a few 5.________ (minute)they got a fire.
五、语法填空
burning
unless
leaves
by
minutes
6．_____ years went by，people learned other ways to make a fire.Sometimes they used the heat from the sun.They 7.______(hold)a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two 8.__________(century)ago，people began to make matches.Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire.Today matches are still 9.______ (wide)used，but people have more new ways to make fires.One of them is to use an electric fire starter.Of course an electric fire starter is much 10._______________ (expensive)than a box of matches.But it is more useful.
As
held
centuries
widely
more expensive
