1.I will have a 15-day holiday soon, ___________(包括) the coming National Day.

15. scare　 　 scare sb. into / out of doing sth. 吓得某人做/不敢做某事

　　　　　　　 　 be scared of / at / to do　 害怕

[词汇操练]

(根据所给汉语或者首字母写出单词的正确形式，使句子完整通顺，每空一词)。

14. adventure　 ①[C]冒险的事/ 经历　 a lot of adventures in the desert

②[U]冒险　 　　　 be fond of adventure 喜欢冒险

　 　　 类似的词还有 beauty；failure；success；experience；surprise；pleasure；honour等

scare sb. away/ off　 吓跑

13. common adj.公共的，共同的，共有的；普通的，一般的；常见的

in common with与…一样　　 have sth. in common有…共同之处

common good大众利益　　　　 common saying俗话

common welfare公共福利　　 common knowledge(sense)常识

①　　 He and I share a common interest(共同兴趣): We both collect stamps.

②　　 In common with other young men(和其它年轻人一样), Yao Ming also enjoys pop music.

③　　 It is the common sense/knowledge(这是个常识) that all people who love peace fight against terrorism.

common指为许多人或事物所共同具备因而常见

ordinary指由于与一般事物的性质或标准相同，因而显得平常，无奇特之处，反义词为special.

usual指在某一地方或某一时间内所常见的，往往指常用的东西，或常发生的事情，反义词为unusual

normal着重指符合标准，合乎规律或者不超越一定的范围

regular指和规划，计划或方案一致

12. provide v.提供；供应；给予

provide sth. for sb. 给某人提供某物

provide sb. with sth. 提供某物给某人

Please put your letter in the box provided.(请把信放入准备好的信箱中)

The volunteers will provide service for the players.(为运动员服务)

= The volunteers will provide the players with service.

Providing(that)或provided (that) conj. 如果，假如

　 I’ll agree to go provided/providing that my expenses are paid. (如果有人负责开支，我就去。)

11. cover v. 盖，掩盖，行走(一段路程)，报道；(指钱)够(某事物)之用.

①Forest covers nearly 60%(占60%) of its territory in the country.

②The bird can cover the distance of 200 km in less than 3 hours.(三小时内飞行200 公里)

③Their research covers a wide range.(他们的研究涵盖了广泛的领域)

④A reporter was sent there to cover the accident.(报道事故)

⑤$10 will cover our petrol of the journey. 10美元足够支付我们旅行的汽油费。

10. reach vt.　到达；达成(协议)；vt. & vi.伸出(手，脚)，延伸；达到；n. 够得到。

beyond the reach of sb. =out of the reach of手够不到的地方

with the reach of sb.手够得到的地方　　　　 reach for 伸手去拿

reach out for 设法抓住(拿到)　　　 　　reach to (声音等)延伸到

①　　 Sensing the danger, he reached out for (伸手去拿) the gun, but it was too late.

②　　 You’d better put the bottle beyond the children’s reach.(孩子们够不着的地方)

③　　 He asked many questions beyond the reach of my imagination.(我想不到的)

④　　 The two sides failed to reach agreement.(达成一致意见)

9.view n. 天然的风景；看见；视野；观点，见解

come into view 进入视野　　　　in one’s view 据某人看来

in view 　可以看到　　　　　point of view 观点

view… as　把… 看成　　　　take the long view 从长远考虑　

from one’s point of view 根据某人的观点

in view of 考虑到，鉴于

①　　 He lives in a house with fine views (风景优美的)over valleys and mountains.

②　　 After two hours’ driving, the Summer Palace came into our view(出现在眼前).

③　　 Don’t give up. Victory is in view(胜利在望).

④　　 In the view of the majority(绝大多数人认为), Clinton was a successful president.

⑤　　 In view of (考虑到)the fact that he was ill with a high fever, he did a good job in last night’s match.

view 指从远处，高处看到的景色　

scenery 指某地方总的自然景观

scene　指展现在眼前的景象

sight 指一种奇特的景观。sights　指某地的名胜，风景。

Standing on top of the hill, you can get a wonderful view

8.　 clothes 包括上衣，裤子，内衣等在内的具体的衣服，没有单数。只能说many/some/a few clothes 而不能说two/three clothes

cloth 做衣服的布料，为不可数名词。

7. make sure 确保，弄清楚　　　　　　　

　 be sure of (that) 主语是人，感到“有把握，确信”

　 be sure to do 主语可以是人或物，表示说话人的推测“一定，必然会”　　　　　　　　

He is sure of his success(that he will succeed).他确信会成功。

It is sure to rain. 天准会下雨。

　 be sure of oneself有自信　　 　for sure确实，肯定地 　He’ll be here for sure within an hour.

　　 sure 的主语必须是人

　　 certain 的主语不一定是人，

He is sure to come.

It is certain/sure that everything will turn better.

　　 clothing 衣服，被褥的总称，是不可数名词