Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the darkSectionA词汇练习（含答案）.

Unit 4　I used to be afraid of the dark.
第一课时　Section A(1a～2d)
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词。
1．That British teacher is very h_______________．He always tells us interesting jokes.
2．Now pollution is a _______________________ (严重的) problem.
3．Lily used to be quiet，but she is very ____________________(开朗的) now.
4．Mary got the highest s__________________ in the exam.
5．Don't eat much junk food.You should _______________(改变) your eating habits.
6.Ann kept s______________ all day because her little brother broke her toy bear.
7.. These books are still ________________(有帮助的). I won’t throw them away.
8. Lily is __________________ (活跃的) and she often takes part in some outdoor activities.
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Paul was brave enough ____________ (ask) questions.
2. Tom is very ___________ (help), he always helps the people who need help.
3. Mary is very quiet, and she’s always ___________ (silence) in class.
4. I’m afraid of ____________ (be) outside alone at night.
5. My English teacher is ___________ (friend) to us and we all like her very much.
6. She worked hard and ____________ (get) good grades.
7. His friend is interested in ___________ (play) basketball.
8. I used to see him ______________ (read) in the library.
9. He used to ___________ (wear) glasses.
10. It ___________ (be) five years since we last saw each other.
11．We can see some fish ____________________ (swim) in the river now.
12．My sister always wears ________________ (glass) when she goes out.
13.Nelson Mandela devoted most of his life to ___________(fight) for democracy(民主)and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
14.When she heard something ___________(surprise), she couldn’t stop shouting out.
15.Casey Modoo isn’t confident of himself because of his __________(ugly), but everyone loves him.
16.A number of forests ____________(destroy) in many parts of the world in the past few years.
17.The survey shows that nine ____________(twenty) of US people like shopping online during the dayti me.
18.The flowers are for the __________(direct). I’m interested in their films.
19.This is ____________(enjoyable) trip that I have ever taken. I feel unhappy about it.
20.The Youth Olympic Games will be on August 16 in Nanjing. We hope it will be held ______(success).
21.Huang Xiaoming showed us his great __________(improve) in his English in “American Dreams in China”.
22.Who did your father have ____________(repair) the broken car?
－Our neighbour.
三、用方框内所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
help　get good scores　humorous　from time to time (be) interested in
1.The speaker is very _________________________.We all enjoy listening to him.
2.The old man takes exercise ________________________________ though it’s very cold in winter.
3.My sister works hard and she always _________________________in her exams.
4.The dictionary is really _________________________________ in our study.
5.I’m _______________________________ dancing now than before.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，写出括号内单词的正确形式或填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)，将答案写在短文后的答题处。
I still remember visiting Moscow.It is the capital of Russia，the 1 (large)country in the world.I went there 2 my parents when I was eight years old.I lived and studied there for one year，and I had some happy 3 (memory)．One of the most interesting things of that city 4 (be)that there are many dogs.Perhaps Russians like dogs very much.You can see dogs here and there.Almost each of the families has a dog.I made friends with many 5 (Russia)children when I was living and studying there.They were all very nice.They had fair hair and fair skin.I played with them 6 (happy)though I could only speak a little Russian at first.They were 7 (friend)to me.The weather in Moscow was very cold.It 8 almost every day in winter.The ground was always 9 (cover)with a lot of snow.We often made snowmen together.Now I am back in China， 10 I miss it so much.
1．__________　2.__________　3.__________　4.__________　5.__________
6．__________　7.__________　8.__________　9.__________　10.__________
第二课时　Section A(3a～3c)
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1．Alice took a picture with the mountains in the __________________(背景)．
2．In the USA，many people have a __________________(私人的)doctor.
3．Please call this number if you ________________(需要) any further information.
4．The huge stone in the middle of the road weighs about ten _____________(吨)．
5．Jack will have a(n) _______________ (面试) for the job next week.
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. He used to _____________ (swi m) in the river.
2. He didn’t what ____________ (do) next.
3. At last he gave up ____________ (write).
4. He always dares ____________ (give) a speech in front of the class.
5. ____________ (hang) out with parents is very good for our development.
6. Do you want _____________ (become) famous when you grow up?
7. Linda is able _____________ (speak) two languages.
8. You may take up ____________ (dance) to deal with your shyness.
9.I don't dare to _________________(talk) in front of class.
10.You should try to get over your _________________ (shy)．
11.India is an _____________(Asia) country.It is on the southwest of China.
12.Look! Two ___________________ (guard) are walking towards us.
13.My computer doesn't work.It requires __________________(repair)．
三、用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空
Africa interview shy success give up
1. Can Helen deal with her _______________ well? She is too shy.
2. Jane is an ______________ _ girl. But she is studying in Asia now.
3. There is no time left. We have to ______________ the hard work.
4. Yesterday I _______________ the famous actor and h ad a good talk with him.
5. Confidence (自信) in you is the first step on the road to _______________.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，写出括号内单词的正确形式或填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)，将答案写在短文后的答题处。
Li Wen is a no rma l 15?year?old boy from the countryside.He 1 (work)very hard and does well in school.It is hard to believe that he used to have 2 (difficulty)in school.When he was a little boy，he seldom caused any problems，and his family spent a lot of time together.However，things began to change a few years ago.His parents moved to the city to look for jobs，and his grandparents came to take care of him.But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.He became 3 (little)interested in studying.Sometimes he was absent 4 classes and failed his examinations.Finally，Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school.However，Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school.He found life there 5 (difficulty)．One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school.His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents.She advised them 6 (talk)with their son in person.So his parents took a 24?hour train and a 5?hour bus ride 7 (get)to Li Wen's school.
They had a long talk.“It was exactly what I needed，” he said.“Now I understand that even though they are busy，they are always 8 (think)of me.They take pride in ev erything good that I do.”
After that，Li Wen's parents had much more communications with their son than they used to.Now Li Wen 9 really______(change)．He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school.He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities.“I'm much happier now，and I work even harder than I used to.I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me，” says Li Wen.“It's very important 10 parents to be there for their children .”
1．__________　2.__________　3.__________　4.__________　5.__________
6．__________　7.__________　8.__________　9.__________　10.__________
第三课时　Section A(4a～4c)
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词
1.There is a _____________________ (警卫)standing over there.
2. Who is going to give a ______________________(演讲)at the meeting?
3.She didn’t talk about anything about her family __________________(背景).
4.I hear a reporter is going to i_____________________ our head teacher.
5.Each one can give his p________________________ views about it.
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．There is a __________________________ (Europe) girl in our class.
2．We can see two _____________________ (Africa) lions in the zoo.
3．I'm afraid of ___________________ (be) alone.
4．Mr.Li is going to give a ______________(speak) in the class meeting tomorrow.
5．Miss White teaches _________________(Britain) English in that school.
6．My little brother used _____________ (play) ping－pong.
7．I'm used to_________________(get) up early.
8．Wood is used __________________(make)desks，chairs，tables and so on.
9. _________you _______________ (use) to be short?
10．Today，computers _____________(use) in both cities and towns.
三、从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式完成句子
speech，British，silent，humorous，guard, private，Europe，Africa，interview，background
1. —Do you teach _______________English or American English?
—American English.
2. I am a teacher. I have much _______________time.
3. Mr. Shi used to be _________________.But now he usually talks a lot.
4. Our head teacher made a ___________________at the meeting before the winter holiday came. (临沂实验中学月考)
5. A reporter ____________________ Mr.President, and they're talking about the education problems.(温州)
6. I have never been to several ___________________ countries, such as England and France.(黔西南)
7. We should get more information about the ________________ of the boy’s family.
8. Egypt(埃及)is an old ________________country. It has many ancient buildings like the pyramids(金字塔)．
9. Two ___________________ are sitting at each side of the school gate n ow.
10. He is very ___________________.We all like to talk with him.(十堰)
四、用所给词的适当形式填空
I ________(1)(use)to be full of passion and imagination(想象力)．In my childhood，I dreamed of ________(2)(build)a castle(城堡)with thousands of red roses.I also dreamed of traveling around the world to enjoy different ________(3)(culture)．
But my dream ________(4)(change)already. My dream not only focuses on ________(5)(my)，but on helping the starving( 饥饿的)and ________(6)(home) people who are now living on the lonely island of po?verty(贫穷)．
I am glad to see my dream ________(7)(change)．To me，a dream is the light at the end of the tunnel and the sunrise of the new day. It gives me the courage(勇气) and________(8)(strong)to keep on，overcome the challenges and achieve my goals.
I don’t know how my dream can come true，but I do know it ________(9)(come)true as long as I conti?nue to pursue(追求) it. I will keep my dream in my heart，study hard and be ready to do whatever I can to help the starving and homeless people. I believe，one day，we will all live in a place of justice(正义)and ________(10)(happy)，where laughter is the language of the world.
1．__________　2.__________　3.__________　4.__________　5.__________
6．__________　7.__________　8.__________　9.__________　10.__________
参考答案
Unit 4　I used to be afraid of the dark.
第一课时　Section A(1a～2d)
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词。
1. humorous 2. serious 3. outgoing 4. scores 5. change 6. silent 7. helpful 8. active
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. to ask 2. helpful 3. silent 4. being 5. friendly
6. got 7. playing 8. reading 9. wear 10. has been
11. swimming 12. glasses 13.fighting 14.surprising 15.ugliness
16.have been destroyed 17.twentieths 18.directors 19.the least enjoyable
20.successfully 21.improvement 22.repair
三、用方框内所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
1.humorous　2.from time to time 3.gets good scores　4.helpful
5.more interested in
四、语法填空
1．largest　解析：由冠词the及常识可知，此处应用形容词的最高级即largest。
2．with　解析：with意为“与……一起”，符合语境。
3．memories　解析：memory是可数名词，且由前面的“some”可知，此处应用复数形式即memories。
4．is　解析：“one of...”作主语时，谓语动词应用单数，且该处描述的是客观的事情，故填is。
5．Russian　解析：此处作定语修饰children，故此处应用其形容词形式即Russian。
6．happily　解析：空格处在句中作状语修饰动词played，故此处应用其副词形式即happily。
7．friendly　解析：be friendly to是固定短语，意为“对……友好”。故此处填friendly。
8．snowed　解析：由下文“The ground was always...a lot of snow.”可推断，莫斯科冬天几乎天天下雪，故填snowed。
9．covered　解析：cover与ground之间为动宾关系，故此处应用被动语态即covered。
10．but　解析：前后两个分句为转折关系，故此处应用连词but。
第二课时　Section A(3a～3c)
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1. background 2. private 3. require 4. tons 5. interview
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. swim 2. to do 3. writing 4. to give 5. Hanging 6. to become
7. to speak 8. dancing 9. talk 10. shyness 11. Asian 12 guards 13.repairing
三、用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. shyness 2. African 3. give up 4. interviewed 5. success
四、语法填空
1．works　2.difficulties　3.less　4.from　5.difficult　6.to talk　
7.to get　8.thinking　9.has，changed　10.for
第三课时　Section A(4a～4c)
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词
1.guard　2.speech　3.background 4.interview　5.private
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. European 2. African 3. being 4. speech 5. British 6.to play 7.getting
8.to make 9.Did use 10.are used
三、从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式完成句子
1. British 2. private 3. silent 4. speech　5.is interviewing
6. European　7.background 8.African 9. guards 10. humorous
四、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.used　点拨：used to过去常常。
2. building　点拨：of是介词，后如果接动词，要用其动名词形式。
3. cultures　点拨：本题用题眼法解题。由different可知这里强调culture的种类，故用复数形式。
4. has changed　点拨：本题用题眼法解题。根据already“已经”，可知本题用现在完成时。
5. myself　
6. homeless　点拨：本题用联系上下文法解题。根据句意可以推断是“帮助那些饥饿和无家可归的 人”。homeless无家可归的。
7. change　点拨：本题用题眼法解题。see... do 看到……做。
8. strength　点拨：本 题用对称结构法解题。and表示并列的关系，courage是个名词，故本题也用名词形式。strength力量。
9. will come　点拨：本题用题眼法解题。as long as 只要，表示一种条件，主句通常用将来时。
10. happiness　点拨：本题用对称结构法解题。and表示并列的关系，justice是个名词，故本题也用名词形式。



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