2. His father takes up photography.　　　 c. captain of a merchant ship

1. Please take up your pens and　　　　　 a. male teacher

write these new words.　　　　　　　 b. absorbs

10. They are sweeping ____ dead leaves from the garden paths.

A. off　　 B. down　　　 C. out　　　 D. up

Keys: 1-5.BBCBB　 6-10DCABD

用方框中所给词的正确形式填空。

　 lack, pessimistic, extraordinary, optimistic, swiftly, constantly, vehicle, instead

A 　1 　person who　 2 　expects bad things to happen. Pessimists think that today’s cars are in trouble because they use too much gas, so they say 　3 　of the future will be 　4 　smaller in size. However, an 　5 　person who is sure that the future will be happy. Optimists think car companies will 　6 solve all problems by producing the super car . If gas is in 　7 of supply, 　8 the super car will run on water.

Keys: 1.pessimistic 2. constantly 3.vehicle 4. extraordinarily 5. optimistic 6. swiftly 7. lack 8. instead

将B栏中的单词与A栏中使用该单词的句子用线连接起来。

　　　　　 A　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

9. Some problems ___ in Mr Chen’s lecture are very popular in our school, such as the waste of electricity, water and food, etc..

A. referring　　　 B. referred to　 C. referring to　　 D. to refer

8. The wall ____ blue makes you think of the beautiful sea.

A. painted　　 B. to be painted　　 C. painting　　　 D. paint

7. ____ after a long walk, Jenny called and said she couldn’t come to our evening party.

A. To wear out　　　 B. Wearing out　　　　

C. Worn out　　　　 D. Having worn out

6.　 ___ for three years, the equipment needs repairing.

A. Being used　　　 B. Using　　

C. Having used　　 D. Having been used

5. Uncle Liu drove the car so ____ that I was out of breath.

A. swift　　　 B. swiftly　　 C. swifter　　　 D. swiftness

4. Harry took ____ the fairy tale at the point where Peter had left off.

A. on　　　 B. up　　　 C. to　　 D. over

3. Mr Smith describes himself ___ a doctor.

A.　 to　　 B. for　　　 C. as　　 D. on