Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 一、用所给的单词连接句子
Example: He finished his homework. Then his parents got home. (before) He had finished his homework before his parents got home. 1. Is stopped raining. Then I work up. ( when )
2. I learnt the truth. I realized I had misunderstood him. (when) 3. I did the job. I spoke to the house owner first. ( only after)
4. They were in high spirits. They won the game the day before. ( because) 5. She wrote the letter. Then she posted it. ( as soon as ) 6. Her boyfriend left. The girl sat down and cried. ( after )
7. They solved the problem. They discussed it with their teacher. ( not… until) 8. All the other guests left. Then I arrived. ( after)
9. He told everyone what he thought. Then he realized what he was doing. ( before ) 10. The girl ran out in front of the car. It swerved to avoid her. ( as soon as ) 二、用所给短语完成句子 ask for = ask to be given.
ask about = request information concerning something. ask after = inquire about one’s health.
ask for trouble = behave in a way that causes trouble. 1. If you have trouble, don’t’ hesitate to ___________ help.
2. When people heard that you were having an operation, many of them _________ you.
3. The boy is __________ by refusing to do any of his homework.
4. Newspapers reporters have been _________ the damage caused by the earthquake. 三、选词填空
( except / except for / except when )
1. No one was hurt in the accident _____ the boy. 2. I like everybody _______ him.
3. He always greets me ________ he is in a great hurry.
4. She didn’t do anything ____ sit there talking.
5. This article is well-written ___________ some spelling mistakes. 6. Everybody was happy to leave the city __________ Mary. 7. He never goes to his father ________ he needs money. 8. Your paper is excellent ________ several grammar mistakes. 9. ____________ the newcomer, no one in the class knew the answer. 10. Everyone knew about the surprise party ________ me. 四、选词填空
( either / either of / neither / neither of / both / both of )
1. Must I pay cash or will you take a cheque? __________ will do very well, sir. 2. __________ the boys speak good English, but _________ speaks any Spanish. 3. ___________ the boys likes pop music very much. 4. There are trees on _________ side of the street.
5. The young people planted hundreds of trees on _______ sides ________ the street.
6. ___________ the guards can be seen from the gate.
7. He found two guys blocking his way at ________ ends _______ the lane. 8. They ______ won a gold medal at the Olympics. 9. ‘A pen or a pencil?’ ‘________ will do.’
10. You can choose ____________ the two books and take it home. 五、用所给词的适当形式填空
Today was the day that Sue had decided to visit her friend. It was a long drive and she (1)_________(feel) rather nervous because she (2)__________ (not have) much driving experience. And also it (3)_______(rain) earlier that morning and the roads (4)________(be) still wet. Before she (5)_________ (get) into the car, she (6)________( check) that her rear lights were working properly. When she (7)__________( make) sure that everything was working well, she (8)_______(drive off).
She (9)___________(be) on the road for about half an hour when suddenly she (10)_______(see) a warning sign for a sharp bend. By this time, it
(11)_________(start) raining again and the roads (12)________(be) slippery. She (13)_________(look) in her rear mirror and to her horror she (14)_________(see)_a sports car close behind her. It (15)__________(go) very fast and was about to overtake. She quickly (16)________(reach) for the break and (17)_______(pull over) to the side of the road to give the sports car room to pass. The sports car nearly (18)________(run) into her car because she (19)_____(come) to a sudden stop. As soon as the two drivers (20)_______(recover) from the shock, they (21)_________(get out) to inspect the damage. Luckily there (22)________ (be) no serious injuries. Ten minutes later, a policeman (23)__________ ( arrive), the same policeman that Sue (24)________ (meet) in her last car accident. When he (25)__________(see) her, he (26)__________ (say) : “ So it’s you again, is it?” but before he (27)________ (can) continue, the driver of the sports car said : “ If the young woman (28)_______( not stop) her car so quickly, officer. I might have been killed! She (29)_________(be) a very experienced driver!” 答案、
一、1. It had stopped raining when I work up.
2. When I learnt the truth, I realized I had misunderstood him. 3. I did the job only after I had spoken to the house owner first.
4. They were in high spirits because they had won the game the day before. 5. As soon as she had written the letter, she posted it. 6. After her boyfriend had left, the girl sat down and cried.
7. They didn’t solve the problem until they had discussed it with their teacher. 8. I arrived after all the other guests had left.
9. He had told everyone what he thought before he realized what he was doing. 10. As soon as the girl had run out in front of the car, it swerved to avoid her. 二、1. ask for 2, asked after 3, asking for trouble 4, asking about 三、1, except 2, except 3, except when 4, except 5, except for 6, except 7, except when 8, except for 9, except for 10, except 四、1, Either 2, Both of, neither 3, Neither of 4, either 5, both of 6, Neither of / both of 7, both of 8, both 9, Either 10, either of
五、1, felt 2, had not had 3, had rained 4, were 5, got 6 checked
7, had made 8, drove off 9, had been 10, saw 11, had started 12, were 13, looked 14, saw 15, was going 16, reached 17, pulled over 18, ran 19, came 20, had recovered 21, got out 22, were 23, arrived 24, had met 25, saw 26, said 27, could 28, had not stopped 29, is