1. The boy was so careless that he______some figures in his calculations.　　 　　 A. put out　　 B. left out　　 C. put off　　 D. fall behind　 　 2. ---Sorry,I couldn't come to the party.I was sick that day. ---_________.　　 　　 A. I don't know that　　 B. That's all right　　 C. You are welcome　　 D. That's right. 　 3. I don't want to____you,please go on with your story.　　 　　 A. forgive　　 B. apologize　　 C. trouble　　 D. interrupt　 　 4. When you are abroad,you find it's difficult to get used to other country's______.　　 　　 A. customs　　 B. habits　　 C. practice　　 D. instructions 　 5. We managed to find a boat,_____we could get to the island.　　 　　 A. in which　　 B. by that　　 C. which　　 D. in it 　 6. Language is a city, to the building of_____every human being brought a stone.　　 　　 A. which　　 B. that　　 C. its　　 D. whose 　 7. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the party,______,of course,made the others unhappy.　　 　　

A. who　　 B. which　　 C. this　　 D. what 　 8. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase,_____was very reasonable.　　 　　 A. which price　　 B. the price of which　　 C. its price　　 D. the price of whose 　 9. _____has been anounces,we shall have our final exams next week.　　 　　 A. That　　 B. As　　 C. It　　 D. Which　 　 10. He spoke in a______as to cause them displeasure.　　 　　 A. direction　　 B. language　　 C. noise　　 D. manner　 　 11. As is known to us all,clothes change over time.They_____the fashion of the day.　　 　　 A. follow　　 B. take　　 C. run　　 D. start　 　 12. ---Mum,what are you doing?---Your uncle has come;I will put a(n)______on the dining table.　　 　　 A. more　　 B. extra　　 C. another　　 D. few　 　 13. Because of_____at by the stranger,she lowered her head shyly.　　 　　 A. staring　　 B. being stared　　 C. stared　　 D. having stared　 　 14. Let's drink_____the friendship between our two peoples.　　 　　 A. for　　 B. at　　 C. to　　 D. with　 　 15. The cakes are delicious.He's likely to have_____third one because_____second one is rather too small.　　 　　 A. a;a　　 B. the;the　　 C. a;the　　 D. the;a　 　 16. His laziness at work made him_______with his workmates.　　 　　 A. distrusted　　 B. disliked　　 C. unpopular　　 D. unwelcome　 　 17. He did all he could_______his friend.　　 　　 A. help　　 B. helping　　 C. helped　　 D. to help 　 18. I don't like the way_______you talk with your parents.　　 　　 A. which　　 B. that　　 C. to which　　 D. in that 　 19. His good behaviour______people to believe that he has had a good education.　　 　　 A. makes　　 B. has　　 C. leads　　 D. suggests　 　 20. If you had taken my_____,you wouldn't be in a difficult position now.　　 　　 A. impression　　 B. spirits　　 C. napkin　　 D. advice

1. The evening party for the new year,which was_____great success.came to_____end at 11 o'clock.　　 　　 A. a;an　　 B. a;/　　 C. /;an　　 D. /;/　 　 2. My uncle______until he was 45.　　 　　 A. married　　 B. didn't marry　　 C. was not marrying　　 D. would marry 　 3. The role that women have been_______in human history is of great importance.　　 　　 A. taking　　 B. doing　　 C. playing　　 D. making　 　 4. ---Will you go to study in Australia next year? ---No,I cannot______the high cost.　　 　　 A. spare　　 B. share　　 C. speed　　 D. afford　 　 5. He's got himself into a dangerous situation______he is likely to lose control over the plane.　　 　　 A. where　　 B. which　　 C. while　　 D. why　 　 6. The gentleman_____you told me yesterday proved to be a thief.　　 　　 A. who　　 B. about whom　　 C. whom 　　 D. with whom　 　 7. The Oscar ceremony is the biggest,most extravagant______event on the television.　　 　　 A. live　　 B. living　　 C. lively　　 D. alive　 　 8. In the dark street,there wasn't a single person________she could turn for help.　　 　　 A. that　　 B. who　　 C. from whom　　 D. to whom　 　 9. They stayed with me three weeks______they drank all the wine I had.　　 　　 A. during which time　　 B. during the time　　 C. during when time　　 D. during that time 　 10. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see______the next year.　　 　　 A. carry out　　 B. carrying out　　 C. carried out　　 D. to carry out　 　 11. It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to______.　　 　　 A. rewards　　 B. prizes　　 C. awards　　 D. results　 　 12. To write a wonderful drama is one thing,but to______is another.　　 　　 A. act out it　　 B. act it out　　 C. take it off　　 D. take off it　 　 13. When I saw the______scene,I was_______to tears.　　 　　 A. moved;moving　　 B. moved;moved　　 C. moving;moved　　 D. moving;moving 　 14. ---Hello.This is Jack Speaking. ---Hello.It's Mick here.I'll______you at your house then we'll go to the cinema together.　　 　　 A. call for　　 B. wait for　　 C. search for　　 D. look for　 　 15. The old man has retired and now a young man______.　　 　　 A. took the place　　 B. has taken place　　 C. takes place of him　　 D. has taken his place 　 16. Although I like the appearance of the house,what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful_____through the window.　　 　　 A. scene　　 B. look　　 C. picture　　 D. view　 　 17. According to the recent research,heavy coffee drinking and heart attack is not necessarily________and effect.　　 　　 A. reason　　 B. course　　 C. fact　　 D. cause　 　 18. I'll never forget the years when I______a voluntary teacher in a faraway village in Sichuan.　　 　　 A. worked　　 B. worked on　　 C. served　　 D. served as　 　 19. He_______most of his success and happiness to his wife and children.　　 　　 A. owns　　 B. owes　　 C. thanks　　 D. pays　 　 20. When_______how he gained first place,he suddenly became cheerful.　　 　　 A. he asked　　 B. asking　　 C. asked　　 D. was asking

Unit 6

1. Great changes_______in China in the past 20 years.　　 　　 A. have been taken place　　 B. have taken place　　 C. were taken place　　 D. had taken place 　 2. A great______of rocks had fallen off the cliff and now blocked the road.　　 　　 A. deal　　 B. many　　 C. mass　　 D. lot 　 3. Because the climbers_____a heavy rain,they had to stop climbing the high mountain.　　 　　 A. caught　　 B. caught in　　 C. were caught　　 D. were caught in　 　 4. The______boy was last seen______near the East Lake.　　 　　 A. missing;playing　　 B. missing;play　　 C. missed;played　　 D. missed;to play 　 5. We'll never forgrt the days_____we spent in the village.　　 　　 A. when　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. on which　 　 6. The famous basketball star,_____tried to meet a comeback,attracted a lot of attention.　 　　 A. where　　 B. when　　 C. which　　 D. who 　 7. The man,_____car was parked on the wrong side of the road,had to pay a fine.　　 　　 A. whom　　 B. its　　 C. which　　 D. whose　 　 8. Is this factory_____you visited last year?　　 　　 A. that　　 B. where　　 C. the one　　 D. in which　 　 9. Another wave_____the house,and a strange cracking noise began.　　 　　 A. struck　　 B. beat　　 C. felt　　 D. dragged　 　 10. He was badly hurt and couldn't_______.　　 　　 A. go on her foot　　 B. get to her foot　　 C. get to her feet　　 D. get on her foot 　 11. George______the good chance to hand his suggestions to the director,and at last,it was accepted.　　 　　 A. covered　　 B. seized　　 C. advance　　 D. thought　 　 12. You should seize the______.It may never come again.　　 　　 A. luck　　 B. tip　　 C. information　　 D. opportunity 　 13. It didn't take long before the wooden building_____by the fire.　　 　　 A. swallowed up　　 B. was swallowing up　　 C. was swallowed up　　 D. has swallowed up 　 14. Luckily,the bullet narrowly missed the captain____an inch.　　 　　 A. by 　　 B. at　　 C. to　　 D. from 　 15. Remember not to miss the______,or you will be punished.　　 　　 A. deadline　　 B. situation　　 C. benefit　　 D. means 　 16. ________early if you want to be sure of a seat.　　 　　 A. Seize　　 B. Book　　 C. Advance　　 D. Catch 　 17. We had to pay the rent two weeks in_______.　　 　　 A. advance　　 B. trouble　　 C. ahead　　 D. total　 　 18. We spoke in a low voice_____waking the baby up.　　 　　 A. instead of　　 B. for fear of　　 C. in order to　　 D. by means of　 　 19. He had hung up_______I could say a word.　　 　　 A. until　　 B. unless　　 C. before　　 D. after　 　 20. It__________last night,for the ground is wet.　　 　　 A. must rain　　 B. must have rained　　 C. must to rain　　 D. must have rain

Unit 5

6. Using the new words and phrases to complete the follow passage.

Eating dumplings on Spring Festival is a ________ in China. Last year, my nephew asked his parents to take him to a restaurant to eat dumplings and he promised he would ________ himself. At first they ordered some _________ to _______ with. Then they were _________ some delicious dumplings. My nephew was very happy that day.

5.　　　 serve

Read the following sentence and get the different meanings of this word.

1)　　　 He served as a gardener and chauffeur.

He has served his master for many years.

2)　　　 He served as a naval officer during the war.

He has served his country well.

3)　　　 Have all the guests been served with food and drinks.

Four waiters served lunch for us.

4)　　　 Are you being served?

He served some sweets to the children.

5)　　　 This packet of soup serves two.

4.　　　 drink

Let students look at some sentences to see if they know the different meanings of drink.

1)(n.)

soft drink

a drink of water

Isn’t there any drink in the house?

How about a quick drink..

2)　　　 (v.)

Some horses were drinking at a trough.

He drank a pint of milk

Don’t drink and drive.

3) Phrases

drink sb.’s health

drink to sb.’s health

drink a health to sb.

3.　　　 start with

A. Read the following sentences and find out the different meaning of the word in the sentence situation.

1)　　　　　　　 We started at 7 o’clock.

2)　　　　　　　 We must start early.

3)　　　　　　　 It started to rain.

4)　　　　　　　 He just started a new job.

5)　　　　　　　 The car won’t start.

6)　　　　　　　 I can’t start the machine.

B. Summary: 1) 2) = begin a journey, set off

3) 4) = begin (sth/ to do sth)

5) 6) = cause (machine) to start work

2.　　　 To shake hands is a ________ in many countries.

1.　　　 I have a ________ of washing face and hands before meals.

2.　　　 custom & habit

A.　　 Compare the meaning of the words, let students tell the similarities and differences of custom and habit according to the sentences.

1) She has the custom of having a walk after dinner.

2) She has the habit of smoking after lunch.

3) She has the habit of resting after lunch

4) It is a Japanese custom to remove one’s footwear before entering a house.

5) Exchanging gifts on Christmas is a special custom in Western countries.

B.　　　 Fill in the blanks.