4．Our headmaster sent Mrs. Shelly some very _______ 　plates as a present.

　 A．blue and white expensive china　 　　　　　 　B．china expensive blue and white

　 C．expensive blue and white china　 　　　　　　 　D．china blue and white expensive

3．-Mum, I’m going to visit my aunt. What about staying there for one week?

-One week is too long. Try to be back in a _______ days.

　 A．number of　 　　 B．dozen of　 　　　　　　 C．couple of　 　　 D．score of

2．She won’t be able to come next week, because she _______ herself in Mount Tai then.

　 A．enjoys　 　　　　　 B．will be enjoying　 C．is enjoying　 　 D．will have enjoying

1．-Good morning, _______? The name is Susan Williams.

　-Two letters, madam, and a postcard.

　 A．is there any mail for me 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．could you post these letters for me

　 C．is that Julie speaking　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．what can I do for you

19．hard与hardly有区别

　　 hard和hardly都有副词词性，但意思完全不同的。

　　 hard作为副词其意思是“努力地”、“使劲地”、“猛烈地”。

　　 It was raining hard(heavily).在下大雨。

　　　 He studied hard at school.他上学时，学习很努力。

　　 而hardly作为副词，意为“几乎不”“几乎没有”。

　　 I can hardly understand you.我几乎不明白你的意思。

　　　 We hardly recognized him when he returned to hometown.

　　　 当他返回家乡时，我几乎不认识他了。

　　　 注意：①hardly放在句首时，句子要使用部分倒装句式。例如：

　　　　　　　　　　 Hardly did I believe him.我几乎不相信他所说的话。

　　　　　　　　　　 Hardly will you recognize your hometown in ten years.

　　　　　　　　　　 十年后你会几乎认不出你的家乡。

②常用的句型：Hardly+主语+过去分词+when+主语+过去式。该句型表示“一……就……”例如：

　　 Hardly had I arrived home when the telephone rang.

　　 我刚一到家，电话就响了。

　　 Hardly had I reached the bus stop when the bus started.

测试题

I．单项选择

18．He felt free to talk about his failures or his difficulties.

　　　　　　　 他可以无拘束地谈论他的失败和困难。

　　　 Because of his actions, all Indians were finally free to draw water from the same village well,…由于他的支持，所有印度人终于能够自由地在村子里同一口井中打水喝。

　　 两句中均有free，作为形容词它的意思是：“自由的、没有束缚的”，“任意的、随意的”，其后接不定式结构。

　　 You are free to go or to stay.要走要留悉听尊便。

　　　 Please fell free to use my computer.

　　　 要使用我的计算机请随意。

17．Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer,…

　　　　　　　 甘地远不只是一个聪明的律师，……

　　 句中，much是用来修饰more than…,表示“大大超过……”

　　 I paid much more than I should.

　　　 我付的钱要比我该付的要多得多。

　　　 His speech is much more than a report.

　　　 他的发言远不只是一个报告。

16．Finally, as a result of the unrest among the Indian population, the leader of South Africa had to give in.

　　　 　　 最后，由于印度居民的骚乱，南非首领不得不作出让步。

　 (1)as a result of是个固定短语，意思是“由于”，“因为”，“其结果是”。例如：

He was late for school as a result of the traffic jam.

　　　 他上学迟到是因为交通阻塞。

　　　 Two people have already died as a result of the accident.发生意外故事的结果是二人丧生。

　 (2)population在该句中译为“居民”

　　 population为集合名词，在作“人口”讲时，为单数性，若它做主语谓语要用单数；在作“居民”讲时，它为复数性，若它作主语谓语要用复数形式。例如：

　　　 What’s the population of the town?

　　　 这个小镇有多少人口？

　　　 The whole population of the town were pleased at the news.

　　　 全体城镇居民听到这个消息都很高兴。

　 (3)give in是“妥协”“让步”“投降”的意思。例如：

　　 The enemy had no choice but to give in.

　　　 敌人别人选择只得投降。

　　 Both sides argued with reason, and neither would give in。

　　　 双方都振振有词地辩论着，谁也不服谁。

　　 注意：give in也可作为及物动词短语，其后可以加宾语，其意思是“交进，交上”的意思。如：

　　 Please give in your exercise books now.

　　　 现在请把练习簿交上来。

　　　 At the meeting the engineer gave in his report.

　　　 在会上这位工程师提交了报告。

15．At the time of his death, on person praised as follows:” Future generation, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.”

　　　 　　 在他逝世的时候，有人对甘地作过如下的赞誉：“后代人也许难以相信，在这个人世间，曾经有过样的一个人走过。”

　 (1)as follows为一个固定词组，做“如下”解，用以引下文。例如：

　　　 His idea is as follows.他的想法如下。

　　　 He received a note which ran as follows.

　　　 他收到一张便条，内容如下。

　 (2) “it may be”是个插入语，它与副词(maybe/ perhaps)在意思上是很接近的。例如：

　　 The guest, it may be, could phone you tonight.

　　　 这住客可能今晚给你打电话。

　　　 This, it may be, is the best choice at present.

　　　 这也许是目前最佳的选择。

14．The secret lies in the title of the book which he wrote about his early life, “The story of my experiments with truth”.

　　　　 他写过一本有关他早年生活的书，书的标题是《我体验真理的故事》，奥妙就体现在这个标题中。

　　 句中的lie in作“在于”解。例如：

　　 The accident lies partly in the driver himself.

　　　 这场事故(原因)部分在于驾驶员本身。

　　　 The question lies in the engine.问题就发在发电机上。