If you are a consumer and find something is wrong with what you buy，just tell us and we are always ready to help. This is Consumer Magazine，and the following story tells you how we help the consumers.Chris Hill thought his troubles were over when the police found his stolen car， but in fact his problems were only __1__. The engine(发动机) broken down，and it needed to be replaced at a cost of $2，300. In addition，the locks were __2__，and they needed to be repaired at a cost of $400. Chris’s insurance company told him that he would have to pay 40%of the cost __3__ the new engine ($920). They thought that the new engine would add 40% to the value of his car. However， Chris did not __4__ this.Chris knew that the value of a used car is mainly judged form its __5__，so he called Consumer Magazine. One of our lawyers asked the insurance company to show that the new engine need increase the value of the car. When the insurance company __6__，they said that they no longer wanted Chris to __7__ any of the repair costs $1.98 each month will help you have our magazine， you can buy one from the internet，our __8__ is: www. Consumer. com.

1.(　 　) Did you like the latest movie? No， it was so bad it made me _______. 　　　　 A. happy　 　B. pleased　 　C. upset　 　D. crying 　(　 　)2. Sara told us eating too much pizza ______　her sick. 　　　　 A. let　 　B. make　 　C. want　 　D. made 　(　 　)3. I think these sunglasses make me look ______. What do you think? 　　　　 A. mysterious　 　B. relax 　C. hungry　 　D. safe 　(　 　)4. ______ her ______ me very angry. 　　　　 A. Waiting / make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Waiting for / make　

C. Wait for / makes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Waiting for / makes (　 　)5. _____ giving a gift _______ you feel easy? 　A. Is / make　 　B. Dose / make　 　C. Dose / makes　 　D. Do / make (　 　)6. The rainy day _________ me sad and angry. 　A. make　 　B. makes　 　C. making　 　D. to make　 (　 　)7. The movie made __________ feel energetic.　 　A. he　 　B. his　 　C. they　 　D. them (　 　)8. Loud music always makes us ___________. 　A. want dance 　　 　B. to want dance　 　C. want to dance　 　D. to want to dance (　 　)9. _________ his new sunglasses _______ Tony look mysterious. 　A. Wears…make　　 　B. Wears…makes　 　C. Wearing…make　　 　D. Wearing…makes (　 　)10. Usually soft colors make people __________. 　A. relaxing　 　B. relaxed　 　C. exciting　 　D. excited (　 　)11. --I'm sorry to have made you ______. 　--It doesn't matter. I've just come. 　A. wait　　 　B. waited　 　C. waiting　 　D. to wait (　)12. I’d rather ___ to the Macdonald's Restaurant because I like to listen to quiet music. 　A. to go　 　B. going　 　C. go　 　D. went (　)13. People will spend more time ____ their meals. 　A. eat　 　B. eating　 　C. to eat　 　D. ate (　)14. I need a new jacket. This one doesn’t ________ the cold. 　A. make out　 　B. hand out　 　C. work out 　D. keep out (　)15. Tom’s mother is good at cooking and she knows ______ to make food. 　A. what　 　B. how　　 　C. why　 　D. when

1. Cooking ________( not allow) in rooms. 　2. Laundry services are available. Students who do their own laundry _________ use the laundry room. 　3. Guests are allowed but ____________ leave before 11:00 p.m. 　4. TVs and radios ________________ (permit). 　5. The back parking lot only ___________ motorcycles. Not the front parking lot.

10. Be sure to follow your host's suggestions.　 务必要遵从主人的暗示或提议。

　　 ★(1)be sure to 　别忘了，记住 　　 　　　 例如： 　　 　　　 Be sure to turn everything off before you go to bed.

　　　　　　 别忘了睡觉之前关上各样东西。 　　　　 ★(2)be sure to do 　一定会……的， 必定会发生的。 　　 　　　 例如： 　　 　　　 It’s sure to rain. 必定会下雨。 　　　　 ★(3)be sure of 　对……有把握. 　　 　　　 例如： 　　 　　　 He's sure of living to ninety.　 他对活到90岁很有信心。

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9. If you think flowers are too feminine a gift for a man to receive，you can consider giving a plant instead.

　 如果你认为鲜花对一位男士来说太女性化而不好接受，你可以考虑送一种植物。

　　　 ★(1)feminine 　adj. 女子气的，属于女子的 　　　　　　　 ★(2)too ... to ... 　太……而不能…… 　　　　 例如： 　　　　 It was too good an opportunity to miss.　那是一个不应该错过的极好机会。 　　　　　　　 ★(3)

　　　　　　　 例如： 　　　　 　　　　　　　 I'm considering changing my job.　 我正在考虑换工作。 　　　　　　　 If you consider that she's only been studying English for six months，she

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 speaks it well.　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 如果考虑到她学英语才六个月，那么她讲英语讲得的确不错了。 　　　　　　　　　　　 Do you consider her suitable for the job?　你认为她做这工作合适吗?

8. You keep the sweater and pretend to like it， …

你收下了毛衣，并假装喜欢它。 　　★pretend　 v. 假装 　　★pretend that / to do 　　例如： 　　She pretended she didn't know me when we met in the street.

She pretended not to know me when we met in the street. 　我在街上见到她时她装作不认识我。

7．but as I was so tense when I left home，I had forgotten to bring it with me.

　　但是由于我离开家时太紧张了，我已忘记了带着来。

(1)as 连词，因为　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 As；连词，当……的时候

　　例如： 　　　　 As she has no car，she can't get there easily.

因为她没有汽车，去那里很不容易。 　　 As he grew older he lost interest in everything except gardening. 　　 他年纪越来越大，除了喜欢园艺外，对一切都失去了兴趣。

(2)forget to do 忘记做……　　　　　　　 forget doing 忘记了已经做过的事情。

　　例如： 　　　　 Yesterday when I left home，I forgot to lock the door. 　　　　 昨天我离开家时，忘记锁门了。 　　　　　　 I'll never forget finding that rare old coin in my garden. 　　　　 我永远不会忘记在我花园里找到的那枚稀罕的古币。

(3)

　　例如： 　　　　 Bring that book to me.　把那本书拿来。 　　　　 Take your umbrella when you go out. 你出去时把伞带上。 　　　Please fetch the scissors from the kitchen. 请到厨房把剪刀拿来。 　　　　 She carried the bag on her back. 她把包背在背上。

6. Mon and Dad hadn't left me a note. 妈妈和爸爸也没有给我留个便条。

hadn't left，这是过去完成时，过去完成时的动作必须是在过去时间以前完成，基本结构为had + 动词的过去分词。 　 例如： 　 I had finished my homework before supper.　 我在晚饭前把作业做完了。 　 supper 是过去某一时间，had finished 这一过去完成时就是在supper之前完成的。 　 例： 　 　When we got there，the basketball match had already started. 　 　我们到那里时，篮球赛已经开始了。

5. At times an ad can lead you to buy something you don't need at all.

　有时，一个广告能导致你去买你根本不需要的东西。

(1)at times，sometimes 有时

　　 例如： 　　 　　　 At times I wonder if it's all worthwhile.　 有时我怀疑我干这件事是否值得。

(2)lead sb. to do 　怂勇，引诱

　　 例如： 　 　　　　 She led me to believe that she had a lot of influence.她诱使我相信她很有权势。

(3)not ...at all 无论如何(都不)，一点(都不)

　　 例如： 　　 　　　 I don’t agree with you at all.我完全不同意你的话。　 　　　　　　 It was late， but they were not tired at all.

已经夜深了，但是他们一点都不觉得累。