2. Questions on the whole text: What are the surprises at the studio? Mandy and Angela attended a TV quiz programme. In the filming, one of the contestants fainted and quitted. As a result, Angela was luckily chosen instead. Surprisingly, she won the grand prize, which was a trip for two to Paris.

3. not… until --- 直到 …… 才 注意： 1) until 可以位于句首， till 则不能 ; Until you told me ， I had no idea of it. I will wait for you till/until you come back. 2) till/until 引导的时间状语从句，如果主句中的动 词为瞬间动词，主句必须用否定形式。 He didn’t leave the office until he finished the work. The little boy didn’t stop crying until he saw his mother. *How soon will the filming start? Five minutes until they started it.

4. 3) Not until 在句首，主句用倒装。 He didn’t leave the office until he finished the work. = Not until he finished the work did he leave the office. The children can’t go out until it stops raining. 雨停了，孩子们才能出去。 ＝ Not until it stops raining can the children go out. 4) It is/was not until…that… 为强调结构 It was not until he finished the work that he left the office.

5. She thinks they must feel really worried now. Judging by the smell, the food must be good. You brother must be anxious to know the result. must + be/feel +adj ; must + be doing; must +do sth 表示 对现在发生的事情的推测活判断 You must feel tired after a whole day’s hard work. The light is on. He must be doing his work. You must live near my friend, if you live in East Changli Road. must have done sth 表示对过去或已发生的事情的推测 He must have gone to bed now, for the lights are out. It must have rained last night, for the ground is wet. 对未来的肯定推测，一般用 be sure to do sth Eg.You are sure to be admitted to famous universities if you study hard enough now. 1.How does Mandy think the contestants feel ?

6. 2.3They were sitting at their desks on the stage, waiting. （ waiting 作伴随状语） on the stage 在舞台上；当演员 现在分词作伴随状语 She stood at the door, talking to a neighbour. I walked round the old town, looking at the sights. Lester Li came running out and stood in front of the desk. He came swimming across the river. A farmer came riding by. 过去分词作伴随状语 Jack went out of the classroom puzzled. 杰克一脸 迷惑地走出了教室。（他自己感到迷惑。 puzzling 令别人迷惑） What were the three contestants doing at their desks?

7. 4. Why did the woman contestant faint? Because the hot lights were shining down upon them and she had a heat stroke. shine down upon sb/sth 直射 / 照射某人 / 某物 faint v. 昏厥 n. 昏厥, 昏倒 adj. 虚弱的， 微弱的 She fainted when she heard that her husband was killed in the air crash. She recovered from a faint. Having climbed to the top of the hill, she felt faint. a faint voice There is a faint hope that she may be cured. dim 光线微弱的 a dim light

8. 5.What help was offered to the faint contestant? A cameraman helped her off the stage. see… off 送某人离开； break off 突然中断 ； call off 取消 knock off 下班 ； put off 推迟 set off 出发 ； take off 脱衣，起飞 turn off 关灯 get off 下车（船，飞机等）

9. 6.What did the director do after the faint contestant was helped off the stage? He hurried down from the control room opposite the stage. control v./n. 控制 be under control 被控制； be/go out of control 失去控制 Everything is under control now. The car went out of control and crashed over the cliff. lose /gain/take control of 失去 / 得到对 …… 的控制 Tom lost control of his bicycle on the hill and ran into a tree. bring sth/sb under control 使某物 / 某人处在控制之下 Two hours later, the firemen bring the fire under control.

10. opposite adj. 相反的；对面的 on the opposite side of the street in the opposite direction be opposite to 在 … 对面 ; 和 … 相反 Eg.His house is opposite to mine. opposite prep. 在 …… 对面 Eg.She sat opposite him. (opposite 当介词时不可跟 to) Eg.The hotel is opposite the church. (opposite 介词 )= The hotel is opposite to the church. (opposite 形容词 ) Eg.He hurried down from the control room opposite (to) the stage noun. 相反的人或东西 White is the opposite of black ？

11. *raise &rise (rose, risen) raise vt. 举起；提高；提出；筹集；养育，饲养； 举起 He raised his arms above his head. 提高 raise salaries 提出 raise a question 筹集 raise money/funds for the Red Cross 养育 / 饲养 raise children /horses rise vi. …… ；（太阳、月亮、星星等）升起，出现； 上涨，增长；站起来 Eg.The sun rises in the east. Eg.The river has risen by 50 cm after the rain. Eg. Prices have risen sharply during the past few years. Eg. She rose and left the room.

12. 8.What did the director do to Angela? He seated her on the stage and a make-up artist rushed forward. seat vt. 使某人坐下 ; 容纳 n. 座位 seat oneself = be/get seated Eg.He was seated / seated himself at the piano and began to play a piece of music. After seating myself / getting seated, After I seated myself / I got seated, to read Harry Porter. The theater can seat 2000 people. I heard him booking seats.(n.) I began

13. 9.make-up adj. 化妆的 a make-up artist 化妆师 make up vt. 化妆；弥补；虚构 Eg. Women tend to make up their faces. Eg. He is making up (for) the work he has missed Eg. Sb. is good at making up a story. 

14. 10.How did the viewers respond to the director? Everyone in the audience started clapping. audience 听众观众 everyone in the audience 每个观众 every audience 每个观众 a large audience 许多 / 大批观众 2000/many audiences 2000/ 许多观众 an audience of 2000 两千名观众

15. audience 听众观众 看作整体用单数、看作许多人用复数, 类似 class, team, family ① It was late; but the audience was increasing. ② The audience are dressed in a variety of ways, some in suits and dresses, some in jeans.

16. Everyone in the audience started clapping. everyone in the audience 每个观众 everyone 指人，是代词，单独使用，不可以 和 of 连用。 Eg. Since everyone is here, let's begin. every one 必须后跟 of 结构, 即 every one of … eg.Every one of you is excellent. = Everyone of you is excellent.

17. 11.What did the announcer say? It’s time for Travel Quiz. It’s time for sth. Eg.It’s time for supper / rest now. It’s time (for sb) to do sth eg.It’s time (for us) to take action. It’s time (that) sb did do sth. Eg.It’s time that we took effective measures to keep the environment from being destroyed. 

18. 12.Why was Angela terrific? Since she answered the questions easily, she was soon ahead of the other two contestants. ahead of 在... 前面, 先于 Eg.He will be ahead of others in English. 他在英语方面将超过别人。 eg.There is an indefinitely bright future ahead of you. 你们前途无量。 ahead adv. 领先, 预先, 在前, 向前, 提前 Eg. Go straight ahead. 径直往前走。

19. 13.Why do we think Mandy was tense? Because Mandy sat/seated herself on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails while she watched. on the edge of one ’ s seat 焦急不安地等待着 Eg.After the exam, she was on the edge of her seat. 考完后，她焦急不安地等待着结果。 on the edge of 濒于 ; 在... 的边缘 ; 快要 ; 将近 Eg.The company is on the edge of bankruptcy. 这家公司濒临破产。 Eg.The town stands on the edge of a plain. 这座城镇位于平原边缘。 Eg.Hearing the news, she was on the edge of screaming. 听到这个消息时，她几乎尖叫了起来。 

20. 14. What happened 25 minutes later? 25 minutes later, Angela had beaten the other contestants. beat---beat---beaten v. 打, 打败, 跳动, 敲打, 战胜 n. 拍子, 敲打, 心跳声 adj. 精疲力尽 的 sb beat sb. 某人打某人；某人打败某人 Sb defeat sb 某人打败某人 I beat /defeated Tom in the match. (cf.I won the match.) 我在比赛中打败了汤姆。 He ‘ s alive ； his heart is still beating. 他还活着－－心脏还在跳！ I beat all the other runners in the country. 我打败了这个国家所有的赛跑选手。

21. beat (a) drought / the floods 战胜旱涝灾害 beat the world record in … 打破 …… 世界纪录 beat a new path 开辟新道路 15/16. What did Angela have to do after she had beaten the other contestants. She had to answer six more questions to win the grand prize. 基数词 （ six ） + more + 可数名词复数 = another + 基 数词 (six) + 可数名词复数 Eg. I’ve bought two more /another two English books. ( I bought some books days ago.) 我又买了 2 本英语书。 （前几天刚买过几本。 ) grand prize 巨奖；大奖 win the grand prize of 5 million yuan 赢得 500 万元大奖

22. 17.How did Mandy feel when she saw her friend Angela win the grand prize? Mandy felt so excited that she could hardly keep still. keep still 保持不动 ; 缄口 Keep + ob. + o.c.(adj. –ing,-ed, 及 prep. phrases 可作宾补） 保持继续（处于某种状态） keep me alive; keep the classroom clean keep the workers working ; keep him waiting keep his eyes shut ； keep his things in order keep us informed of what is happening all over the world keep the food locked up; keep him in bed for 3 days Let ’ s keep still about the matter. 我们对这事都不要声张。

23. 18. There was just one question to go. …… to go 还剩 Eg.There are only 5 minutes to go/left before the end of the class. 离下课仅剩 5 分钟。 eg. We have 2 months to go before the winter holidays (begin) 我们离放寒假还有 2 个月。 19.What grand prize did Angela win in the end? The grand prize was a trip for two to Paris. 这个大奖是：一趟供两个人到巴黎的旅游。 