Unit 15 The necklace
Ⅰ.Spelling practice:
1. Children sleep in d_________ when they live at school.
2. I r___________ Peter although I hadn't seen him for 10 years.
3. The d ______________ring is the most expensive.
4. Will you please e______________ the third paragraph again for us?
5. According to the weather report, the weather will c ________________fine till this weekend.
6. My time is p_________, so I can give you a few minutes.
7. I am p_________ that I gave you his address.
8. The students have l________________ （讲课n.）every day.
9. Do you remember the name of the a _________of that book I am reading?
10. He drew the o__________ of a house on the paper.
11. This new model is of high q_______________ and is not expensive either.
12. The film had an exciting p________________.
Ⅱ.Complete the sentences from the books with the words and phrases given:
1. __________ a ball can be exciting.
2. Sorry, I didn’t _______________ you.
3. She ______________a man with a lot of money.
4. So I __________ you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery. Do you remember now?
5. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to _________ it.
6. It _____________five hundred francs at most.
7. You have characters playing different roles and ______________ a story.
8. If we work together, we might ______________ a very good story.
9. She___________ at first, but then she asks the other girl who she is and where she is from.
10. You __________ all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I liked.
Ⅲ.Complete the sentences with the following words and phrases:
1. He was ___________ a meeting of the Political League.
2. I have a good doctor _____________ me.
3. Our plans were _________ with great difficulties.
4. He has many servants______________ her. (attend upon)
5. Don’t worry, everything will be ________________ in good time! (attend to)
6. He foolishly left an inexperienced young assistant to __________ some very important customers. (attend to)
7. You must _____________ these instructions. (attend carefully to)
8. The ___________of meetings takes up a great deal of my time.
9. There was an ________________ of 5000.
1. They __________________ this man without difficulty.
2. He __________________that he was not qualified for the post.
3. I __________________ your right to ask that question.
4. The Browns no longer__________________ the Smiths.
5. I _______________ the handwriting as that of my father.
6. I said hello to him but he showed no __________________.
7. The school hopes for ___________ by the Department of Education.
1. Don’t be in too great a hurry to ________________, John.
2. I’m glad Hubert _________________ a girl of spirit.
3. They were _______________ on the 19th. (get married)
4. How long have you been ______________?
5. He ________________ both his daughters to rich directors.
6. Her ______________ has not yet been made known.
1. I hope to ___________ you at your office at three o’clock today.
2. By and by Emily _______________ him to play the piano.
3. I ______________the people of this country to work hard for national unity.
4. We were going to give a dance, but decided to __________. (call it off)
5. We ___________the packages at the post office. (call for)
6. The problem ___________very careful thought. (call for)
7. I tried to________ last night, but no one answered the phone. (call you up)
8. Many memories of old times were __________ by the conversation we had together that evening. (call up)
9. She asked him to __________Brown’s Hotel to see her daughter. (call at)
1. It___________ much more than I paid for it.
2. I noticed that the meals _____________ what was charged for them. (be well worth)
3. She sometimes asked herself the question whether it ______ the effort.
4. His suggestion ___________ considering.
1. How much did you __________ the book?
2. Sometimes we have had to __________ mistakes. (pay dearly for)
3. I must ______________ that forty pounds. (pay off)
4. John studied hard before the examination, and it _________. He made an A. (pay off)
5. I’ll have some luck and _________________. (pay you back)
6. I’ll _______________ for this treatment. (pay them back)
1. He tried to ______________ a story that he had read.
2. He _______________ chairman in my absence. (act as)
3. You will see how they will ________________. (act)
4. Davy _______________ as though nothing had happened. (act)
5. How long have you been _____________? (act)
6. I can’t take her seriously because she always seems to be _______________. (act)
7. The actor _____________ the part of the hero. (act)
8. What forces seem to be _____________ in this experiment? (act)
1. For years Jones kept___________ new and good ideas.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.
3. The question of wage increases __________ at the meeting. (come up)
1. Don’t let the noise_______________ you; it’s only the wind. (scare)
2. Why won’t you come on the trip? Are you ___________? (scare)
3. He doesn’t ________ easily. (scare)
4. He was much too _______________ of his wife. (scare)
5. The sound of the explosion gave the girl quite a _____________. (scare)
1. His report _____________ the foolishness of the plan.
2. The company ________________ a line of light person airplanes.
3. I hope you won’t mind me __________ again. (bring this up)
4. I have __________________ to be a good man. (bring him up)
5. Scientists say that many factors__________ changes in the weather. (bring about)
6. She will be _________________for a long time. (bring nothing in)
7. If you’re going to the market please ________________ten eggs. (bring me back)
8. His story _______________ our happy childhood together. (bring back)
Ⅳ.Translate the following sentences:
1. 我会参加会议。(attend)
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2. 我不认识这个单词，它的意思是什么？(recognize)
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3. 我要和约翰结婚了。(marry)
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4. 我们花几分钟去看看老奶奶吧。(call on)
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5. 这辆自行车值多少钱？值50英磅。(worth)
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6. 你缴了上个月的电费了吗? (pay ---for)
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7. 她尽力表演出这个故事。(act out)
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8. 这家航空公司想出一个新办法来解决这个问题。（come up with）
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9. 当看到一只老虎向它们走来时, 这些小动物吓得象什么似的。(be scared)
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10. 她拿出了她所有的珠宝。(bring out)
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Ⅴ.Writing practice:
1. An accident
2. A short story (内容自拟)
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