1. At the age of 5, he _________ English

　A. took up　　　 B. took down　　 C. took over　　 D. took in

7. switch　　 n. 开关

　　　　　　 v. ○ switch sth on/off 接通或切断(电流)

　　　　　　 1) Switch the light/radio on

　　　　　　 2)　 Don’t switch off, please

　　　　　　 ○switch to/over to转变

6.assist, help, aid辨析

help最常用，常指处于好意或同情而作出的行为，多指积极而实际的具体的帮助

aid比较正式，常指给予处于困难或危急状况的团体、国家等援助，救援。foreign/state/first aid

assist最正式，强调协助，辅助，其主语往往是它的宾语的助手或下属。可以用

相同的用法help/aid/assist sb　　　 help/aid/ assist sb to do sth　　 help/aid/ assist sb with sth

5. catc sight of　　　　　 lose sight of

与catch 相关的短语

catch up with赶上

catch fire着火

catch hold of抓住

catch glimpse of瞥见

catch the bus赶车

be caught in 被围困；被…钩住

catch cold患感冒

catch sb doing 撞见某人正在做(不好的事)

catch one’s eye/attention引起注意

与sight相关的短语

at first sight初看见就

at sight一看到就

at the sight of一看到

come in sight 进入视线内

go out of sight 变得看不见

4.master　 n. 主人　　　 1) Dogs are devotee to their __________.

　　　　　 v. 掌握，精通2)It’s no easy to __________ a foreign language.

2.　　　 swiftly = rapidly, quickly这三个词表示动作迅速时，可以通用

Alice dressed swiftly

The disease was spreading more rapidly than expected.

fast表示速度快　 Slow down, don’t drive too fast

soon表示时间快　 Let’s go home in a hurry, for it will be dark soon.

2. lack　　 lack for sth　　　　　　　　　 2) They ____________ nothing, but money

be lacking in sth= be short of　 3) 　Philip was not ______________ intelligence or ability.

remind sb to do sth　　 1) Please _______________ me _____ get up early next morning　　　　　　　　 　　　　　

1.　　　 remind　 remind sb. that +clause　 2) The teacher remind him________________________

　　　　　　　　　　　 他应该多加注意他的书写。

remind sb of sth/sb　　 　3)　 I must pay the gas bill. I’ll put it here to ______me　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　 a lack of　　　　　　　　　 1) .缺乏工作经念___________________________

　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　made it difficult for him to get a good job.

1.　　　 We must _____________________ construction pace in order to meet the demands of the people.

2.　　　 He asked us to ______________ him _________ carrying through the plan.

3.　　　 He didn’t enter the university because of the _____________ money in his family.

4.　　　 The moment he ____________________ the thief, he called the police.

5.　　　 In the sea, the largest whale can grow to 5 metres　 _____________.

6.　　　 When he left school he _______________ journalism.

7.　　　 I won’t __________________ of your time.

8.　　　 We feel ____________________ the future.

9.　　　 Bring a cell phone wit you. If you ______________ in the forest, you can call for help.

10.　 When we shouted loudly, the sparrow flew ________________________.

11.　 The photo ___________ me _________ one of my friends.

12.　 He worked hard, and ___________________ he got his pay raised.

13.　 The room needs ____________________________.

22. be uncertain of/about