Unit-12-学生练习题

Unit 12 Vocabulary for Warm-up & Lesson 1

Finish the exercises and summarise the usages of the given words. owe

1. You ______ me 100 yuan.= You _______ 10 yuan _______ me. 2. He _______ his success _______ his good luck. 3. I _______ an apology _______ him.

4. I ______ it______ my parents that I can lead such a happy life. 5. Owing to the bad weather, the football match was stopped. apology

1.You must make an _______ ________ him _______ your rudeness. =You must apologize to him for your rudeness. 2.Please accept my _______ for coming late. absorb

1.Black cloth ________ light and heat.

2.Clever children ________ knowledge easily. 3.The large firm _______ the smaller one

4.I was _______ in a book and didn’t hear your call. brief

1.During his _______ lifetime, he made several inventions. 2.He made a _______ introduction of himself. 3.In _______, I think we should accept their offer. = To be _______, I think we should accept their offer. =_________, I think we should accept their offer. expectation

1.He has little _________ of passing the exam. 2.That John succeeded is beyond our __________.

3.We all ________ we would win, but against our __________, we were defeated. 4.My parents ________ me _______ go to university while I _______ to work on the farm. exchange

1.Jim ________ gifts _______ Mary.

2.You can ________ your money ________ dollars in the hotel.

3. In the kindergarten, children can ________ their toys _______ one another. For example, Tom can _________ his bear _________ Kate’s doll. 4.He gave me an apple in ________ for a cake. 5.He changed the prince into a frog. wander

1.She was ________ aimlessly in the streets alone.

2. He realized his audiences’ attention was beginning to ________. book

1.These seats are all ________.

2.After _______ a ticket through to New York, she went on reading her book. 3.He ordered his son a new suit.

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4.He _______ a table and _______ a wonderful meal for himself. tasty

1.The boy ______ the dish and it _____ delicious. 2. Can you ______ the joys of the happy life? 3. He has a good _____ for music.

4. Some food is _____ while some are tasteless. foggy

1. Because of the _______, it’s _______ today. laughter

1.The boys are so excited that they burst into ________. =The boys are so excited that they burst out _______. 2.Don’t _______ _______ others. It’s impolite. reasonable

1.If you think the price is _______, just take it; but if you believe it is _______, don’t think about it any more.

2.Do you know the _______ why he was late for school?

northeast 东北 ________ 西北 ________ 东南 _________ 西南 physician

_______ n. 物理 ________ n.物理学家 ________ adj. 身体的，物理的 majority

1.The _______ was/were in favour of the proposal.

2.The _______ of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to our health. 3.The people who want to stay are in the ________ while the ones who want to leave are in the minority. get used to

1.We’ve______ ______ ______ the hot food here. 2.Did you ______ ______ ______ going to bed late. 3.She ______ ______ work hard.

4.I weigh less than I _______ ______.

puters ______ ______ ______ do many things for people now.

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Unit 12 Reading for Lesson 1

1. Fill the the blanks according to the passage.

To avoid getting confused about the British tipping system, you need to check your bill to see if a tip _______(include) or not. ________ it isn’t , I suggest ________(leave) 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress, ________ a bit more if the service is good. Talking of money------it’s really easy to exchange traveler’s cheques at banks or hotels so I advise you to get some of those _______ you come.

I think we should consider staying in the English countryside for a few nights _____ I know you enjoy _______(hike). We can wander though the field and even pick a few mushrooms to have with ________ breakfast! I have learnt which ones are ______( taste) and safe to eat so we won’t risk getting sick! And don’t forget _______ warm coat! It can get pretty cold and foggy in this country.

2. Use about 30 words to summarize the passage according to the following questions. 1. Who wrote the letter?

2. Why did he /she write the letter? 3. To whom was the letter written?

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Unit 12 Language points for Lesson 1

1. as a result

He was late for school again, _______ _______ _______, he was punished. He was late ______ ______ ______ ______ the snow. His carelessness _______ _______ the big fire. =The big fire _______ _______ his carelessness. 2. get/ be confused

There are so many rules in the school that the students _______ _______. We ______ _______ _______ what he said.

They usually _______ Australia _______ Austria. Don’t _______ black _______ white.

________ by so many rules in maths, we had to look for the teacher with the _______problem. 3. at least

The food wasn’t good, but ______ ______ it was cheap. She is 25 years old at most.

4. I wish your visit wasn’t going to be so brief but there is a lot we can do and see in a week.

How I wish I ______(be) a bird.

I wish I ______ _______ (attend) the meeting yesterday.

I wish I ______ (have) a chance to see the Great Wall one day.

5. I don’t know what your expectations are of London,....but knowing that.... _______ ______ the way to the park, I had to ask others for help. _______ ______ (迟到）again, he was punished. 6. Talking of money.....before you come. _______ ______ _______(一到北京），he was warmly-welcomed. _______ ______ _______(听到那个消息), they all jumped with joy.

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Unit 12 Grammar for Lesson 1 Verbs followed by -ing form or infinitive

Do more exercises.

1. The classroom needs _____． A. clean B. cleaned C. to clean D. cleaning

2. I’m hungry. Get me something _____． A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. for eating 3. I haven’t got a chair _____．

A. to sit B. for me to sit on C. to sit on D. for sitting

4. Ask him to go to the post office _____ some stamps． A. to get B. for getting C. in order he gets D. what he gets 5. I can’t imagine _____ that with them． A. do B. to do C. being done D. doing

6. After he had worked several hours, he stopped _____ a cup of coffee to refresh himself．

A. to drink B. drinking C. drink D. drank

7. It is no good _____ him to see you off． A. to expect B. expecting C. of expecting D. for expecting

8. — It’s getting very late. Maybe we shouldn’t go．

— No, let’s go. Getting there late is better than _____ at all． A. we don’t arrive B. to arrive not C. not to arrive D. not arriving

9. They failed to pass the exam last time; I regretted _____ them． A. to be not able to help B. being unable to help C. be not able to help D. not be able to help 10. Only one of these books is _____．

A. worth to read B. worth being read

Step V. Write the verbs in brackets in their correct form.

If you are planning (1)_________(come) to Poland as a tourist, you will have plenty of interesting places to choose from. People who enjoy (2) ______ (hike) should consider (3) _________ (go) to the mountains, in the south of Poland. You don’t have to book accommodation in advance as you will certainly manage (4)_______ (find) a local person who will offer (5)_______ (put) you up at a very reasonable price. If you love (6) ______ (sail) and you don’t mind (7)______ (be)

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bitten by mosquitoes, you can go to the lakes in the northeast. You can either choose (8)_______ (stay) on a boat or go camping and practise (9)________ (cook) on an open fire next to a lake.The coast in Poland is cold but it’s beautiful. If you can’t stand (10)_______(stay) in a crowded seaside town or can’t afford (11) _______(pay) for a big hotel, arrange (12)________ (stay) in one of the many small coastal villages. You certainly won’t risk (13)________ (meet) too many people if you decide (14) ______ (go) for a long walk along the beach.

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