9. exercise/practise　 　10. cousins

B: 　1. graduating from　 　2. insisted on　 3. familiar to　 4. put up your tent(s)　

5. record　 　6. finally 　7. geography　 　　8. fare　

1. _______ 　　　　　 2. _______ 　　　　　 3. _______ 　　　　　 4. _______ 　　　　　 5. _______

Key to unit 3 (巩固练习)

A: 　1. dreamed/dreamt　 　2. journals　 3. persuade　 4. details　

9. __________ 　　　　　　 10. __________

E.　　　 Task Reading. (4’×5=20’)

There are two addresses in London that the whole world knows. One is No.10 Downing Street, where the Prime Minister lives. 　1　 .

　　　 It’s a family house, where children play and grow up. It is also the place where presidents, kings, and politicians go to meet the Queen.

　　　 Buckingham Palace is like a small town, with a police station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sports clubs, a disco, a cinema, and a swimming pool. There are 600 rooms and three miles of red carpet. 　2　 . When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look after her. One starts her bath, one prepares her clothes, and one feeds the Royal Dogs. 　3　 . Two people bring her breakfast. Every day for fifteen minutes, a piper(吹笛手) plays Scottish music outside her room and the Queen reads the Times(泰晤士报) .

　　　 Tuesday evening, she meets the Prime Minister. They talk about world news and have a drink. Perhaps a gin(杜松子酒) and tonic(开胃水) or a whisky.

　　　 When the queen invites a lot of people for dinner, 　4　 　: one for red wine, one for white wine, one for water, one for port(波尔图葡萄酒), and one for liqueur(甜酒). During the first and second coursed, the Queen speaks to the person on her left and then she speaks to the person on her right for the rest of the meal.　 5　 　!

A. she has eight or nine dogs, and they sleep in their own bedroom near the Queen’s bedroom

B. The other is Buckingham Palace. This famous palace, first built in 1703, is in the very center of London

C. When the queen finishes her food, everybody finishes, and it is time for the next course

D. Two men work full-time to look after the 300 clocks. About 700 people work in the Palace

E. it takes three days to prepare the table and three days to do the washing-up. Everybody has five glasses

F. The manager and everyone else who were step above the box often shouted orders

5. __________　　　　　　　 6. __________ 　　　　　　 7. __________ 　　　　　　 8. __________ 　　

1. __________　 　　　　　 2. __________ 　　　　　　 3. __________　　　　　　　 4. __________　　　

5.　　 China is a great country. For one thing, she has a long history with much knowledge; _______, she is developing rapidly in her own way.

　　　 A. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the second　　　　　　　　 C. for another　　　　 D. for other thing

D. Fill the blanks according to “Journey Down the Mekong” (2’×10=20’)

Wangwei can be really stubborn. 　1　 　she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she　 2　 　that we find the source of the river and begin our journey there. She told me that she wanted to do the trip properly. Now, I know that the proper way is always her way. I asked her　　　　

　 3 　she had looked at a map yet. Of 　4　 　she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t 　5　 　details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a 　6　 　look－the kind that said she wouldn’t 　7　 . When I told her that our journey would begin at 　8　 　more than 5,000 meters, she seemed to be 　9　 　about it. When I told her the air would be hard to 　10　 　and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.

4. 　 -Kayla, we are taking a boat trip to Hawaii tomorrow. Would you like to go with us?

　　　 -That sounds exciting. I’d like to, but I can not. _______.

　　　 A. Have a nice trip　　　　 B.I envy you　 　　　　　　　 C. Very sorry　　　　 D. Good bye

3.　　 What he said just now got all of us _______.

　　　 A. disappoint　　 　　　　　　　 B. to disappoint　　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　 D. disappointing

2.　　 When the children were told that they could go to the USA with their father, they could _______ to tell their best friends.

　　　 A. not call　　　　　　　　　　 B. never wait　　　　 　 　 C. hardly call　　　　 D. hardly wait