—How do you go to school?

—By walking. It's ______ walking distance of my home.

Your success has resulted ______ your hard work. His angry words resulted ______ a fight.

—I'm going to Beijing tomorrow.

—What a ______! I'm going there too.

Nothing can persuade her to change her mind ______ it is made up.

．He, as well as I ______ going to help you.

He holds an important ______ in the company.

．The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that I would fail in the exam.

三、用所给动词的适当形式填空

1．It is brave of you ____________ (save) the drowning boy.

2．At the age of 17, he ____________ (set) sail for America.

3．He found jewels, gold and the ____________ (preserve) bodies of dead kings.

4．He as well as I __________ (be) to blame.

5．All my years of training ______________ (pay off).

6．Its makers spent much money ____________ (build) the ship.

7．It was 3 years since we ____________ (part).

8．The book you ____________ (refer) to the other day is well worth reading.

9．Every means ____________ (try) to solve the problem.

10．It was the second time that she ____________ (see) her grandfather.

五、翻译句子

1．他问我这次是不是我第一次来北京。

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2．当我赶到机场时，飞机已经起飞了。

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3．我刚刚写完作业，这时候停电了。

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4．昨天我看到了王楠。自离开学校以来，我们再没有见过面。

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5．我昨天没有给魏华那本书，因为她已经为自己买了一本。

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After two years’ research, we now have a ____ better understanding of the disease.