Reading: Language focus

Match the words with the correct definitions academic deliberately tease dilemma brilliant yell outgoing guilty make jokes and laugh at someone a situation where one can’t decide what to do shout or say loudly feeling shamed of something done wrong good at studying and getting high marks be kind and like to meet new people extremely good, clever and excellent done in a planed way, on purpose Complete the sentences with the words on the left

Though he is a popular student, he is not very. I don’t know what to do. Actually I am in a. After saying sorry to her, I didn’t feel any longer. He is quite and has lots of friends. Don’t get upset I was only. He is so that he can always think of new ideas. It is impolite to at the old. I don’t think the young boy run into the old woman. Complete the sentences with the words on the left academic dilemma brilliant teasing outgoing guilty yell deliberately

1.We have been good friends since primary school.(line7) (1).Unemployment in that country is now at its lowest level since WWII. 该国的失业率处于二战以来的最低水平. ( 2).She left her hometown five years ago. We haven’t seen her since. 自那以后 =from then on (Prep.) adv.

since(conj.) (3).It is just three days since they arrived at the mountain. (4).Since you are so busy, perhaps we should ask someone else. 时间状语从句 原因状语从句

2.We are no fun.(un.) (line5) 1).Her baby is great fun./ Sailing a boat is great fun. ( 有趣的人 / 事 ) 2). I write not just for the pay, but for fun.( 乐趣 ). We had a lot of fun at the party. 3).They often make fun of me for this.

Don’t make_____of the blind man. A fun B funs C funny D a fun fun 做名词时不可数, 不能与 a 连用, 也没有复 数形式.

3.must (when guessing, there seems to be no other possibilities) (line8-9) (1).I must have sounded very proud of myself. 我当时的口气听上去肯定很自得. You must have left your wallet in the office. 你肯定是把钱包落在办公室里了. (2).may have done (it’s not certain) Something may have happened to her. 可能她发生了什么事.

4.feel like (have a desire for) (line11-12) (1). I feel like I was overlooking my studies. (2). I felt like crying. 我的父母晚饭之后总是想要出去散步. My parents always feel like going out for a walk after supper. feel like 表示想要做某事, 后可加 doing sth. 也可以加 that clause.

5.I was overlooking my studies. (line12) (1).forget/not see something important We should not overlook the difficulties. 当第一次读的时候, 我忽略了这个错误. I overlooked the mistake the first time I read it. (2). not be angry with a bad thing 请原谅我的错. Please overlook my fault.

(3). We want a room which can overlook the garden, not one which overlooks the car park. 我们想要一个能居高临 下看到花园而不是停 车场的房间.

6.I was determined to be cheerful.(line14) (1)adj. a. He is determined to take part in the international speech competition. b.He is a determined supporter of President Bush. 下了决心的 坚定的

(2)vi. He determined to take part in the international speech competition. 他决定参加国际演讲比赛. (3)vt. a. 规定, 确定 例 :They determined the date for the party.

b. 使 ….. 下决心 例 :This determined him to act immediately. 这使他立即下决心采取行动.

7. …, and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t keep her word.(Line 24) do what one has promised eg. Sorry,I can’t break my promise! She is a good girl and can always keep her word.

8. …, and as a result of his careless playing, we lost the game.(Line 38) because of eg. As a result of his careless study, he failed the Maths test.

7. He kept on saying really mean things to hurt me. (line44-45) (1). 不要对她如此刻薄. Don’t be so mean to her. (2). He was very mean with his money. unwilling to share or give what one has 吝啬的

Watch him. He can be really mean. This word means a kind of meat in English. I didn’t mean to hurt you.

8.I can’t stand seeing my team lose.(line45-46) (1)stand sb./sth. 例 :I can’t stand a lot of noise when I am reading. 当我阅读时忍受不了那么大的噪声 I can’t stand this cold weather. 我忍受不了那么冷的天气.

(2).stand bear endure put up with He can’t bear that man. He talked too much. He can’t endure that man. He talked too much. He can’t put up with that man. He talked too much.

All the audience stood and clapped. Stand the table in the corner. There is a fruit stand in the street.

9.Since the match, he hasn’t spoken to me even though we sit next to each other in class.(line 48) They decided to leave each other even though they loved each other.

10. … I cannot help wondering if she wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.(Line 53) cannot take control of oneself and do… eg. jokes When thinking of the jokes, I can’t help laughing.

(1)cannot help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事 例 : He cannot help talking to his deskmate in class. 上课时他忍不住要和同桌讲话. (2)cannot help it 没有办法 例 : He just can’t help it. He has to obey orders. (3)can’t help do sth. 无法帮助做某事 例 :I can’t help do the housework for my mum.

Sentence structures: 1.He said it wasn’t his fault if he couldn’t play as well as me and that I shouldn’t yell at him. If there are two object clauses in one sentence, that is used at the beginning of the second object clause and cannot be left out. eg.

She said… She said (that) she would fly to Paris and that she would bring me a present. eg.