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I. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once and notice there is one word or phrase more than you need.
anywhere
ancient
as soon as
amount
attract
audience
already
amusing
one another
one after another
at the same time
1.I don’t find his jokes at all __________.
2.So far, she has __________ written several successful computer games.
3.Read the instructions and then cook the food for the right __________ of time.
4.Students often work together in groups and share their ideas freely with __________.
5.The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land __________ on snow, on water, or even on a ploughed field.
6.Researchers believed __________ Greece and Rome were important sources of learning.
7.I telephoned the booking office __________ I heard the news.
8.Because the gun was in a plastic case, the magnet(磁铁) could not __________ it.
9.Washing machines and vacuum cleaners enable us to wash clothes and clean our houses __________.
10.The __________ of this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
II. Complete the following sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. My __________ is to be an architect when I leave school.(ambitious)
2. In the 20th century, there were many __________ inventions.(amaze)
3. If I fail to __________ by 7 o’clock, I will not be coming at all.(disappear)
4. She __________ to her friend for not being able to write to him last month.(apology)
5. The woman walked out of the shop __________ and decided to punish the assistant the next day.(angry)
6. Have you __________ to meet him?(arrangement)
7. I was pleased to hear that he __________ home safely.(arrival)
8. Breathing is an __________ function of the body.(automatically)
9. They divided themselves into two groups: the writers and the __________.(art)
10. everything is soundYesterday we had a debate. We __________ about whether we should encourage people to keep pets.(argument)
11. When trying to memorize something, you should focus your __________ and concentrate on the most important things about it.(attend)
III. Sentence transformation.
1. We have invited fifty people in all.
We have invited fifty people __________.
2. His invention not only changed America but the whole world as well.
His invention not only changed America __________ __________ the whole world.
3. Her sister plays the piano better than her.
She doesn’t play the piano __________ __________ __________ her sister.
4. The shop had nothing on sale this week.
The shop didn’t __________ __________ on sale this week.
5. We got to Paris yesterday, safe and sound.
We __________ Paris yesterday, safe and sound.
We __________ __________ Paris yesterday, safe and sound.
IV. Complete the following sentences with proper words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1. Did you do a__________ special during the weekend?
2. I don’t like this room. I’m going to ask for a__________.
3. He has had a lot of students. A__________ them are managers, lawyers, doctors and scientists.
4. A__________ Brazil is one of the richest countries in the world, much of it has not yet been developed.
5. The man a__________ the old woman with a knife.
6. He is thin, and of a__________ height, but he is very fit.
7. Students have different a_________ towards the uniform rule.
8. The detective found out that the shop a__________ was her daughter.
9. They don’t have to keep a__________ their parents for money all the time.
10. One morning, something unusual happened while the fisherman was a_________ work.
11. Everybody a__________ me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable.
12. After reading an a__________ named “Cigarette Smoking and Your Heath”, I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
V. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese given.
1.Tom called Linda yesterday, and Linda’s mum _____________________________(接电话).
2.She has never _____________________________(实现她的雄心) becoming a famous writer.
3.The problem was so simple _____________________________(几乎任何人都可以解出).
4.The old woman _____________________________(生她孙子的气) because the thought that he had never visited her.
5.I think I _____________________________(有空) tomorrow morning.
6.Most people believe that the rain _____________________________(将持续至少一周).
7.Everyone can _____________________________(申请自己的地址) on the Internet.