5.The sun is much nearer to the earth than any other star.
4.16
1.He suggests reading English every day. He thinks reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies.
2.Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways of learning English/to learn English.
3.The movie was boring. He fell asleep half way through it.
4.An 80-year-old man says dogs are too difficult to take care of.
5.The government encourages people to give away old books to the poor villagers.
4.17
1.The population of the village is one million. Three fourths /quarters of it are workers.
2.The city map makes it easier for us to travel around the city.
3.It’s better to see lions and foxes during the night because they’ll probably be awake.
4.It was yesterday that they decided to improve their pronunciation by watching movies
5.If you don’t go camping, neither will he. That means neither of you will have 2 days off.
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6.Friends like you make it easier for to get along in a new place.
7.非延续---延续
come to， arrive in, get ot , reach, move to -----be in
die-------------------------------------------------------be dead
leave----------------------------------------------------be away from
join ------------------------------------------------------be in /a member of
begin ----------------------------------------------------be on
open/close-----------------------------------------------be open/closed
borrow---------------------------------------------------keep
buy-------------------------------------------------------have
get (a job)------------------------------------------------have
4.18
1. The new way makes it easier for workers to finish the work.
2.It was in the street that the traffic accident happened to Jim.
3.Besides practicing pronunciation, he has done many other things to improve his English.
4.She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.
1.The frustrating movie made Jim (feel) frustrated.
2.The thinks the best way to learn new words is memorizing the words of pop songs.
3.Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. So we should learn how to deal with our problem.
4.Many families regard/treat/consider/look on(upon) their pets family members.
5.You won’t stay healthy unless you exercise every day.
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6.I’m excited about seeing him in Dongying/to see him in Dongying.
7I was strongly impressed by him because of his lecture.
8.It’s impolite to break off others’ talking.
4.25
1.He used to leave his with the door open, didn’t he? Now he is used to asking his secretary to close it.
2.To his surprise, the little wasn’t terrified of the snake.
3.Unfortunately, Jim still caused problems for him and his family.
4.I missed (catching) the train and I had to wait for the next one.
5.The doctor is very patient with his patients.
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6.Please pay attention to what I am saying.
7. His parents take pride in/are proud of his progress.
1.we don’t allow smoking in the cinema, but you are allowed to smoke in the rest room.
2.--Jim has decided to concentrate more on the English study.
--So he has. So have I.
3.She hopes I can reply to his invitation as soon as possible.
4.Jim was serious about learning English and he caught up with others.
或Jim is serious about learning English and he has caught up with others.
5.Only when you realize the importance of foreign languages, can you learn them well. Only+状语，倒装句。
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6.He has many years’ experience of/in growing flowers.
7.He succeeded in giving up smoking.
8.Sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of our study.
4.27
1.What if the plane doesn’t take off on time?
2. The first-aid book gives advice on what to do in lots of situations.
3.Many kind people have offered people in Ya’an money and food.
offer sb. sth.= offersth. to sb.
Provide sb. with sth. =provide sth. for sb.
He prefers to go with us rather than stay at home.
He would rather go with us than stay at home.
He would go with us rather than stay at home.
5.Don’t enter the room without permission.
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6.The old man treated the little girl as his own granddaughter.
7.The whole city was burned to the ground.
8.Dad was always watching me and would take pride in (be proud of)everything I did.
9.He showed/had/took much interest in reading novels. Now he isn’t interested in it.
4.27
1.China belongs to the developing countries while America belongs to the developed countries.
2.Ten doctors and five nurses have made up the medical team and will start out right now.
3.Be careful of the person who doesn’t talk and the dog that doesn’t bark.
4.You can’t make a person who is pretending to be asleep.
5.Its our duty to keep our environment clean.