remove
12. You may think that I am not important to this company, but I know I am . essential
13. He ate so much that his body had begun to ____ over his belt. expand
14. This chapter ends with some brief ____ on the nature of knowledge—both scientific and academic. comments
Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.
1. The new plan is not considered practical as it does not allow ____ the unknown changes which will occur over the next 20 years. for
2. I was just finished ____ my prayers (祈祷) when I heard loud explosions and the ground moved beneath our feet. with
3. I have been asked to comment particularly ____ the usefulness of some of these new designs. on/upon
4. The old woman reflected ____ how much she had accomplished and realized that, of everything she had ever done, she was most proud of raising her children to be good people. on/upon
5. The investigation showed that the mistake was ____ the part of the authorities. on
6. I am aware ____ the risks involved in the project, but I am willing to take the risks. of
7. The car is here to stay and will play an even bigger role ____ our lives in the future. in
8. The other players on the team are better than me, but I'm slowly catching . up
9. The government has a special warning on the package of cigarettes to remind people ____ the harm of the tobacco. of
10. addition, they are also required to spend four weeks in Italy during the summer vacation of their third year. In
11. The pupils are taught that friendships between individuals are based ____ mutual trust and respect. on/upon
12. I'm quite deaf. Would you come closer to me and speak ____ ? up
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Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. tune disgusting appeal offensive horrible upset concern identity influence thorough burst negative stuff patience
1. If the bike ____ to you that much, why not buy it? You just got paid yesterday. appeals
2. He managed to hide his ____ and moved to a new town where people would not know him. identity
3. All of your ____ was for nothing, because I was safe all night. concern
4. It was worse than horrible; the smell in the room was so ____ that it actually made me sick. disgusting
5. I wasn't quite angry, but I was a little ____ when my noodles were cooked poorly. upset
6. Modern music may have a negative ____ as well as a positive one on teenagers. influence
7. He has made an ____ remark that angers all of us. offensive
8. On hearing the news, the mother ____ into tears and rushed out of the room, followed by a few other people. burst
9. I bought some computer paper, but when I got it home I found it was the wrong . stuff
10. I want you to be very ____ when you look in the park for the missing woman so you won't miss her.
thorough
11. I wouldn't have the ____ to sit doing the same thing over and over. patience
12. One should be positive instead of ____ about life. negative
13. I've heard that ____ before, but I don't know the words to the song. tune
14. It was really ____ coming home and finding all our things had been stolen. horrible
Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.
1. Sandy's father could not stand the offensive music, so he asked her to turn it ____. off/down
2. I can't turn the tap ____, and there's water all over the floor. off
3. He is busy ____ usual, giving lectures and working on the textbook. as
4. She asked the students who were working in the dark classroom why they hadn't turned the lights ____. on
5. Sinking in the sand, he reached ____ his friend's hand, but it was too far away. for
6. Teachers may exercise more influence ____ their students than parents. on/upon
7. The rock and roll music appeals especially ____ young people. to
8. I'd like to talk your offer ____ with my wife before deciding whether to take it or not. over
9. The money offered may not be much, but ____ any case I'll take the job.
in
10. Perhaps listening to light music may get rid ____ some of the knots in your stomach. of
11. Please turn the TV ____. I'd like to hear CCTV news. on/up
12. Five students burst ____ the schoolmaster's office just as he was about to leave. into
13. The baby's mother escaped from the fire ____ with two other children. along/together
14. Don't tell me she is still thinking ____ that red-haired boy! of/about
15. In spite of my fear, I walked ____ into the house not knowing who would be inside. forth
Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
I have to write to you about the way you dress. I was a little intimidated to __1__ in person, so I am writing instead. I hope this doesn't __2__ you, but something has to be done. I must __3__ to you to start dressing like a mom.
Your __4__ sense of fashion is more like a sister's than a mother's. Personally, it's __5__ to have a mom who dresses younger than I do. You wear T-shirts with torn jeans and your nose is __6__. My friends say it's strange, but I think they're being a little too __7__. It's most likely because their
boyfriends think you are pretty. Still, if you want me to have any friends in this community, it is vital that you __8__ the ring from your nose and start dressing like the other moms. Don't your peers ever show any concern?
Don't you remember how horrible being a teenager can be? I feel __9__ because I think people of my age would rather talk to you than to me. Last week at the shopping center, I had the __10__ worst experience of my life. The young man who took our money asked if you were my older sister. I thought he would likely ask you out if I hadn't said \
1. comment 2. upset 3. appeal 4. unique
5. embarrassing 6. pierced 7. negative 8. remove 9. awful
10. absolutely
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.
I'm not sure whether a \youth's side of the gap. I may be 50 and then some, but I still like to rock. When I was (2) ____, I
listened to all of the new rock and roll music, and I really got into it. But, unlike a lot of my friends (3) ____ decided that good music died after the 1970's, I (4) ____ on listening to—as well as rocking to—new and unique music. I have to (5) ____ that rock and roll has changed since I was a teenager, but it is (6) ____ about using rhythm to express feeling.
Some of the changes have been very positive. (7) ____ in technology have made personal recording simple and given us access (8) ____ music on the Internet. (9) ____, you can't throw a stone without hitting someone that has made their own CD. You don't have to just listen to music made and sold by big record companies. Many groups send their music (10) ____ to community radio stations. This (11) ____ truly new music to be heard that record companies have never even touched. I play drums (鼓) for one (12) ____ group myself.
My daughter is an (13) ____ teenager and she is thoroughly disgusted by my listening to and playing, as she puts it, \古典的) music and playing the piano (15) ____ to her. She pretends to show concern by making comments like, \down or you will hurt your ears,\music absolutely offensive and does not have (17) ____ for it. I don't get too upset, though. And I don't worry about my music having a (18) ____ influence on her. (19) ____, she is probably right about my ears; I likely have lost some hearing from going to too many loud concerts as I have. I can't say that it wasn't worth it, (20) ____. If I had to do it all over again I would do it all the same—except I would protect my ears better.
1. does 2. younger 3. who 4. kept 5. admit 6. still
7. Advances 8. to
9. Nowadays 10. straight 11. allows for 12. such 13. actual 14. awful 15. appeal 16. trying 17. patience 18. negative 19. In any case 20. though
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 当她就要关掉音乐时，她父亲冲进她的房间，朝着她喊道: \难道你就不能把音乐关小一点?\(Use \
As she was about to turn off the music, her father burst into her room and shouted at her, \turn down the music a little bit?\
2. 酒吧的老板一直在看那姑娘跳舞，一面却假装没有看。(Use 'while +V-ing' structure) The owner of the bar kept watching the girl dancing while pretending not to. 3. 桑迪如此喜欢摇滚音乐以至不顾父亲的反对而将音量放大。(appeal to)
Rock music appealed to Sandy so much that she turned it up, paying no attention to her father's objection.
4. 像往常一样，当他的父母不喜欢他的穿着时，便开始唠叨他。(as usual)
As usual, when his parents don't like what he wears, they start bugging him. 5. 在会上，他们讨论了如何保持师生间的沟通渠道畅通。(keep... open)
At the meeting they discussed how to keep the lines of communication open between teachers and students.
6. 一想到这些年幼的男孩和女孩被父母强迫沿街讨钱我就生气。(make one's blood boil)
It makes my blood boil to think of these young boys and girls who are forced by their parents to beg for money along the streets.
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. I suppose teenagers walking around town with tattoos and piercings all over their bodies are expressing themselves.
我认为那些在镇上游手好闲、在身上又文身又穿洞的青少年是在表达他们的个性。
2. The Internet gives us a faster way to reach new and existing customers around the world and to keep the lines of communication widely open.
因特网提供了一种更快捷的方式，让我们与全球的新老客户取得联系，并保持沟通渠道畅通无阻。
3. The problem of communication between parents and their teenage children does not only lie in the \side.
父母与自己十多岁的孩子的沟通问题不仅仅在于\代沟\，还在于双方都不完全理解对方的思想。 4. When there is this type of communication barrier between parents and children, the big issues teenagers face can become bigger.
当父母与子女间有了这类沟通障碍时，青少年面临的问题可能更大。
5. It's not unusual for teenagers to go through a phase when they feel ashamed of their parents, afraid that they might not live up to their friends' standards.
青少年常常要经历这么一个阶段，在这个阶段，他们觉得父母会让他们没面子，害怕他们达不到自己朋友的标准。
6. For example, teenagers want to stay out till all hours of the night, but when it comes to getting up in the morning in time for classes, it's a different story.
比如，青少年希望在外呆到很晚，但是当第二天早上要起床上学时，那又是另一回事了。
Guided Writing
Look at the following sample of a paragraph with sequenced order of events. Topic: Holding a birthday party for a classmate
Series of actions: prepare a gift/light candles/turn off light/sing birthday song/make a wish/cut and share cake
Sample Paragraph
It was one of our classmates' birthday yesterday. We had a birthday party for him. Before going to the party, each of us prepared a gift. At the beginning of the party, we lit the candles and turned off the light. Then we sang the birthday song and asked him to make a wish. After that he blew out the candles and cut the birthday cake. We shared the cake and talked about many interesting things. It was a very happy evening we spent.
Write a paragraph on one of the following topics, using sequenced order and time markers when necessary. One topic has been given a detailed outline that you can follow. Topic: Making tea Series of actions: