II. Complete the sentences with the expressions in Exercise I.

1. Maybe you have a fever,so let me first.

2. I went to a party last night and ate a lot of things. Now I .

4. I saw an old woman when I went back home yesterday evening.

5. The doctor asked him to and have a good rest.

6. I hope you won’t because of what I said to your father.

I. Match the words in Column A with those in Column B to make up expressions.

Read the passage and finish the exercises.

A. Complete the passage with the words in the box.

more    on    own    animal    play  who   nearly 

First there were CDs,then we had MP3 music and now we have ringtones (铃声) ！

Peopleuse their mobile phones to music. You can listen to the radio on your

mobile phone,download music onto it and use it like a MP3 player. Some pop

groups find that people listen to their songs on their mobile phoneys than

they do on CDs.

Ringtones are often used to tell you it's your phone. Companies sell them to you and they are downloaded your phone.

At first,there were just different rings. They were like a normal telephone. Then people made them sound like a piece of music. Now you can get all kinds of sounds.

every pop song can be played on your mobile phone. You can also get

sounds 一 there are cat,dog and strange bird sounds,too.

You can make your music. You need special software to do it. There are

also karaoke ringtones. Your voice is recorded with some music and you hear it when someone calls.

Now you can have a different sound for every person you know. Your address book

is used to find out is calling. Then it plays a different song for each

person.

Ringtones are fun,but they should not make people angry at you!

B. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. What can we do with our mobile phones?

   
   

2. What kinds of ringtones can we get on our mobile phones now?

3. Do you think ringtones are fun? Why or why not?

I. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the phrases in the box.

search for     be back    live in    with great interest

1. My uncle used to return home at least once a year,but he for almost four years.

2. Nowadays,millions of Chinese leave the countryside work in the cities.

3. They Hangzhou for the last five years.

4. Students like us regard how our schools are changing.

III. Ella wants to give away some old things. Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words in the box.

but    feel    collect    big   since   play   own   for   buy

    I have some things for the kids. I have many magazines over the months. 

The stories inside may be a bit old, they are still interesting. And I have a some old toys for younger kids. I have had them my sixth birthday. I with them almost every week until I was ten. And now I'm getting, I want to give them away to kids who need them. I hope they will love them!

    I also have an old washing machine. I have it for more than eight years, but it wStill works well. Last week we a new one. Although I  sad to part with it,I had to clear it out to leave room the new one. I hope it will help others to do the washing a little. .

11. Rewrite the sentences with for or since after the model.

Model ： I have worked here for three years.

I have vuorked here since three years ago.

3. Tom has talked with the English teacher about his reading problem for nearly 2 hours.

4. My uncle has lived in the small town since four years ago.

Model ： I have worked here for three years.

I have vuorked here since three years ago.

1.I have collected erasers for many years.

2. Mike,a 39-year-old Australian,has been in China since he was 19 years old.

5. He has owned a computer (since his eleventh birthday / at his eleventh birthday) .

4. — When did you get the bike?

一 (For five years / Five years ago) .

3. Linda has danced (since 10 o’clock / an hour ago) .