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Text A Half a Day |
Naguib Mahfous
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1) Change the verbs to their corresponding nouns by adding tion (ation;
sion) and vice versa(反之亦然). Add more words to the list. |
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2) Change the adjectives to their corresponding adverbs and vice versa. Add
more words to the list. |
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3) Complete the sentences with the translations of the words in the brackets
in their proper forms.
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(1) The students work hard, but I find they are sometimes just listening,
not _______________ （主动地） taking part in the discussions.
(2) Without wearing my reading glasses, I can not _____________
（清楚
地）see things at a distance.
(3) _______________ （幸运地）, the person hit by the bike was not
_______________ （严重地） hurt.
(4) Children are _______________ （通常） taught not to play
_______________ （粗暴地） with playmates, not to fight, and not to
take others toys.
(5) I took no notice of that until _______________ （完全）the same thing
happened again.
(6) He took the bread, bowed _______________ （恭敬地）, and hurried out.
(7) _______________ （自然）， our
_______________ （发音） is far from
perfect.
(8) He did not pay close _______________ （注意力） to the details.
(9) It is dangerous to judge people based on a first __________ （印象）.
(10) It took courage and _______________ （决心） to break the habit of
smoking.
(11) The new law will reduce _______________ （污染） of the air.
(12) The _______________ （保护） of the country is everyones duty.
(13) _______________ （进入） to this university is by examination only. |
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2. Give the opposite of the following.
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1) first 12) to lose
2) happy 13) vast
3) to begin 14) to love
4) to rise 15) useless
5) to appear 16) intricate
6) to laugh 17) frequently
7) front 18) advantage
8) to push 19) paradise
9) sunset 20) able
10) ahead 21) patient
11) to whisper
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| 3. Pick out idiomatic expressions from the text. |
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4. Complete the sentences,using the expressions listed below.
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1) University students usually spend a great deal of time studying
__________________________ .
2) Peter loves ____________________________ his stamp collection to his
friends.
3) When she stepped onto the platform, the audience
___________________________ thunderous applause (雷鸣般的掌声).
4) These people argued that poverty had _____________________________ the
crimes in the town.
5) ___________________ us, we saw a narrow and muddy road leading to a
deserted house.
6) The new policy has ___________________________ great changes in their
lives.
7) Both are willing to sit down and talk because they know it is stupid to
_____________________________________ force.
8) They tried to convince people that what they had done was necessary for
world peace, but all their efforts were _______________________________ .
9) There, people found him wet all over and trembling with his clothes
____________________ __________________ his body.
10) The heavy rains they had last summer ___________________________ serious
flooding.
11) When he was in England, he ____________________________ every opportunity
to improve his spoken English.
12) The next day Mr. Smith _____________________________ the text just where
he had left off.
13) Im sure we can ____________________________ an honest man
____________________________ him.
14) I have a feeling that your generosity(大度) has been
____________________________ . I dont think they will return the money
they borrowed from you.
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5. Based on the Chinese given,complete the sentences,using phrasal verbs of “make”.
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1) Houses in that part of the country are ___________________________________(用木头造的).
2) This wine is ___________________________________ (用最好的葡萄酿成的).
3) John said that he had ________________________________ (下决心)to study IT(Information Technology).
4) It was not long before we found out that the story was __________________________ (编造的)by the manager.
5) It is not easy to ______________________________ (辨认出)his handwriting.
6) Mr. Brand soon ______________________________ (与……交朋友)the young people in his office.
7) Mary worked harder than ever before; she knew she had to ________________________________ (弥补)the time she had lost.
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6. Examine the meanings and uses of “make” and “find” in the sentences below. List other possible ways of using these words, and then make sentences after the models.
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They did not make me happy, however, ...
(para.1)
(to make＋n./pron.＋adj.)
Here and there ... making snakes appear from the basket. (para.17)
(to make＋n./pron.＋infinitive [phrase])
You will find me waiting for you ... (para.7)
(to find＋n./pron.＋present participle [phrase])
Other possible uses of “make” and
“find”:
make:
find:
1) Mrs. Smith is making a cake in the kitchen.
2) They made him head of the committee.
3) The land was made to produce three times as much as before.
4) Soon， he found school life enjoyable and beneficial.
5) Can you find me a bigger size?
6) When we got there， we found the mayor surrounded by reporters.
7) I find that he has made a lot of progress recently.
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7. Give the verb pattern of the underlined part in the sentences below, list other verbs that can be used in the same pattern, and then complete the sentences, using the pattern and the words in the brackets.
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Dont you want to be useful like your brothers? (para.4)
I decided to return home on my own. (para.17)
Verb pattern:
Other verbs:
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By sending the boy to school, his father
____________________________________________ .(wish) |
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The boy was no longer shy now; he
_________________________________________________ .(love) |
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When school was over, he rushed toward the school gate,
________________________________ . (expect) |
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The young boy employed at the ironing shop
_____________________________________ .(offer) |
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I __________________________________________ ,but I couldnt because the line was busy. (try) |
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Her father _______________________ when she was only seven. (teach) |
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I remember, we lost our way in that national park once, but finally we
__________________________________________ . (manage) |
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The Jones finally changed their minds and
______________________________________ the shares （股份）. (agree) |
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Before she left, she told us that they
____________________________________________ . (decide) |
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Jane ___________________________________ the next time and she kept her promise. (promise) |
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“I think you _____________________________________ ,” the manager said to me frankly.(need) |
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After she finished this novel, she
____________________________________________________ .(plan) |
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The medical school ______________________________ at first,as he was colorblind. (refuse) |
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They told us that they
_____________________________________________________________ .(fail) |
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China has seriously ________________________________________ in the past few years.(attempt)
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8. Put in the missing words.
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My father waved me goodbye and the bus set off. The person sitting
(1)____________ to me was a government engineer
(2)____________ to Springfield to examinethe road. He said that travelling by bus was an excellent
(3)____________ to test the road.
We passed many villages on the way and (4)___________ once or twice to buy cold
drinks,(5)____________ it was very hot and dusty. The countryside was brownand dry,
(6)____________ there were long stretches with no people
(7)____________ villages in sight. We had to stop once at some road works, too, which
(8)____________ my travelling companion very happy.
Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat when we were (9)____________ by a sudden noise, which sounded
(10)__________________ a shot from a gun. Many of the other
(11)____________ looked as confused and frightened as I
(12)____________ have looked.
My neighbor, however, said to me:“Nothing to worry (13)____________ . Only a burst tire. But we shall have to wait while the driver
(14)____________ the wheel.” |
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