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R We know you are hard-working. That’s why we’ve given you the letter. James, show Mr. Adams out. O Good luck, Mr. Adams. H Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about? R You’ll soon know. In exactly an hour and a half. S This way, Sir. R Mr. Adams,not until 2 o’clock. Promise? H Promise. Good-bye. Comprehending 1 For each statement, write “F” if it is a fact. Write “O” if it is an opinion. (1)_______Henry wants to find a job in London. (2)_______Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers. (3)_______Herry is an unlucky man. (4)_______Henry is not a pround man. (5)_______Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. 2 Find an adjective in the list to complete each sentence. Each word is used only once (1) Both brothers probably felt that Henry was a ______ young man. (2) Henry was not _____ about what wound happen to him when he left the brothers. (3) Henry must have felt_______ when he saw how far he had traveled out to sea. (4) Henry was not_____ to accept money from the brothers. (5) Henry felt______ when he saw the food on the brothers’s table. Learning about language 3 Complete this passage with some of new words and expressions the play. One day my uncle Oliver told me a ______ about a man who made a _____ that he would be able to walk to the foot of a mountain by ____ . The mountain was over 100kilometres away from his home so people were happy to take the be t because they thought it was ______ that anybody could walk so far in one day . But they did not realize that the man had a plan ready.He got his_____to drive a large truck which would meet him on the road as if______.The truck would give the man a ride and he would continue to pretend towalk as the truck moved along.In this way the man made his_____at the foot of the mountain before nightfall and he won his bet.He said he had walked all the way though not always on the road! 4.Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Stare/permit/jealous/silly/willingness/account/passage/to be honest/go ahead/account for/patience/probably/make a bet (1)I found the afternoon’s entertainment rather________and would have preferred to do something more interesting. (2)I can’t_____this party to________if you refuse to apologize. (3)Don’t_______so hard at the man over there or he might lose his________and come over to ask you why. (4)I____________that I could do fifty jumps without stopping.But I lost it when I fell over. (5)Is your________to your hometown paid for or will they send you an_________for you to pay later? (6)How could you_______your behaviour on that night? (7)_______,I don’t like him very much because he is always________of the other’s success. (8)Both of them showed a_________to finish the fighting,so the problems will_______be solved. Useful structures 5.Make sentences with the noun clauses as the object.Use one of the following words to complete the sentences. How who that why whether (1)I don’t know_____will help Henry to win the bet. (2)I can’t tell you________I like this play or not. (3)I can’t describe________I would feel if someone gave me a million yuan. (4)I know________Henry must be worried about what will happen to him. (5)The brothers won’t say______they decidedto make the bet. Answers to the exercises Part1: column/violent/down/off/feathers/furniture/injuries/occurred/affecting/injured/tropical/heavy/affect/disaster/population/moved/struck/buried/carried/back Part2: 1.Feathers/occurred/disasters/violent/damage/tropical/previous/experienced/ruined/striking 2.CAAAC BCBDA CADAB 3.On average / paying for , by the time / raised,in all / taking,off / Thankfully,arrive at,destination Part3: 1.FOOFO 2. clever / confident / foolish / happy / jealous 3. tale / promise / walking / incredible / servant / by accident / way 4. silly / permit , go ahead / stare , patience / make a bet / passage , account / permit / To be honest , jealous / willingness , probably 5. who / whether / how / that / why (责任编辑：admin) |