3. If so, what can you ask them to do? 如果是这样，你要求他们怎么做?

1)　　　 If so=If it is rue 如果是这样

If so, I’ll go instead of you. 如果是这样，我替你去。

So(与动词、连词、形容词等连用，避免重复；常用的动词有say, think, speak, tell, hope ,believe, expect, do等)这样，如此

It was his duty to do so. 这样做是他的职责。

Don’t you think so? 你不这样认为吗？

--Is he ill?　 --I think so. 他病了吗？恐怕是的。

2) ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事。句中被要求的sb.为宾语，其动词为宾语补足语，常用动词为不定式结构。其否定为ask sb. not to do sth. 如want sb. to do sth. tell sb. to do sth. order sb. to do sth. 等

Tom asked me to bring his book. 汤姆叫我把它的书带来。

Please ask Lily to open the door. 请叫莉莉把门打开。

Our teacher asks us not to be late for school. 老师要求我们上学不要迟到。

2. Is it hard to understand your friends when they speak English? 当你的朋友说英语的时候很难听懂吗？

Is it hard to do sth.　 干某事很难吗? 这是It is +adj. +to do sth. 构成的一般疑问句。句中的it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语。句意为“做…事很难”。

It is good for our health to have sports. 进行体育锻炼有益于我们的身体健康。

It isn’t east to learn English well. 学好英语不容易。

It is very interesting to make a snowman in winter. 冬天堆雪人很有意思。

1．　 How often do you make phone calls to your friend? 你多久和你朋友通一次电话？

1).How often 多久，多么经常。这是就动作频率提问的疑问副词。 其回答通常是once a week, twice a month, three times a day等这样的频度副词。

--How often do you write to your parents? 你多久给你的父母写一次信？

--Once a month. 一月一次。

--How often do they have a sports meeting? 他们多久开一次运动会？

--Twice a year. 一年两次。

2)make phone calls to…给…打电话

关于打电话的表达方式很多，除此之外，还可以用call sb., phone sb., ring sb. up等。

I will call you if he comes. 如果他来，我就给你打电话。

Did you phone Lucy? 你给露西打电话了吗？

He often rings me up late at night. 他经常晚上给我打电话。

Jim makes a phone call to his friend. 吉姆给他的朋友打电话了。

10. communicate

6. dictionary　 7. articles　　　 8.language　　 9. tongue

My little sister is in Grade Eight this year. Her favorite subject is math, but she was not good 　1　 　it.

One day, a friend of my father’s from America 　2　 　him some pictures about America and 　3　 　us to his home. My sister wanted to go to America very much, but my father said she must speak 　4　 　very well. From then on, she 　5　 　to work hard. She keep 　6 　English for about half an hour every morning. In class she listens very carefully and 　7　 　the teacher’s questions as soon as possible. There is an American teacher in her school. After school, she often talks to her 　8　 　English and asks her 　9　 　help about English. Now She always says, “My ambition is to be a diplomat. ” I am 　10　 　her dream will come true in the future.

1. A. with　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　

2. A. bring　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　 C. sent

3. A. invite　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　 C. bring

4. A. English　　　　　 B. Chinese　　　　 C. Math

5. A. keep　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　 C. began　　　

6. A. seeing　　　　　　 B. watching　　　　 C. reading　　　

7. A. repeats　　　　　　 B. answers　　　　 C. gives

8. A. with　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　

9. A. about　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. for　　　

10. A. think　　　　　　 B. believe　　　　　 C. sure

10. They told ______ about their families.

　A. the other 　　　　 　B. with　　　 C. anther　　　 D. each other