Social and personal
A. Can you show me the position of the school on the map?
B. He is lying in a very uncomfortable position.
C.Tom was elected General Secretary, and held this position until he was retired.
D.Madame Michel found herself in an embarrassing position when her secret was out.
II) Listen to the second letter and answer:
What advice does Marty give?
A. Don’t say anything to the manager or to the thief.
B. Catch the thief stealing meat on the spot.
C. Check his bag before leaving work every evening.
D. A & C.
III) Listen to the third letter and answer:
From Marty’s first letter,we know he is ______.
A. selfish
B. brave but careless
C. understanding, clever and careful
D. brave and willing to fight for truth
IV) In Marty’s second letter, what advice does Marty give John?
A. Keep quiet and say nothing about it.
B. Report this worker to the manager.
C. Tell lies to the manager.
D.Go and tell the worker not to do it any more.
Keys:. 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B
StepII.Languae points:
1. It’s a part-time job, so I only work evenings.
2.I agree that it is a difficult situation. I’m afraid it is quite common that people steal things from their workplace.
3. But I advise you to check your bag every evening before going home. It is quite possible that the thief might put some meat in your bag, hoping you will be caught and called a thief.
4. In fact I’m rather surprised you haven’t done so already. In my personal opinion, you should have done this as soon as you found out he was stealing.
StepIII:Language focus
1. Ms Amy warned that those who had been caught_____ on the exams would be severely punished.
A.cheated B.to cheat C. cheating D. to be cheating
2. The audience waited until the curtain rose and then _____ into laughter at the sight of the funny actor.
A. broke B. went C. started D. burst
3. _________ the young ones, the soldier ants form two lines, one on each side.
A. Protecting B. Protect C. To protect D. Being protected
4. Most animals run away when they see or hear army ants coming, but sometimes, a large animal is_____.
A. possible to B. able to C. unable to D. able not to
5. _______ knowing some Greek, Cynthia was also fluent in Italian.
A. Beside B. Except C. Besides D. Except for
6. The daisy is a(n)_______ flower in English fields.
A. common B. ordinary C. usual D. regular
7. The manager sat in his office, ________ how to stop stealing in the company.
A. to think B. thought C. thinking D. is thinking
8. Can you doubt _______ the new play is the hit of the season?
A. that B. whether C. if D. when
9. “William must be so ______, living ______ in Spain. I wish he’d meet someone nice.”
A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely D. lonely; alone
10. Can you think of a TV program or film _____ there is a traditional Chinese wedding?
A. that B. where C. in which D. which
11. －Which film shall we go and see?
－________.
A. I’m afraid not B. I’ll leave it to you
C. Yes. I quite agree with you D. I think it’s interesting and exciting
12. Mrs Smith was _______ about her daughter being out so late at night.
A. eager B. anxious C. excited D. keen
13. With all this work on hand, Daniel ______ to the cinema last night.
A. mustn’t go B. wouldn’t go
C. oughtn’t go D. shouldn’t have gone
14. _________ in a seemingly endless war, the general was forced to evaluate the situation again.
A. Since the loss of 50,000 soldiers
B. Because of 50,000 soldiers having lost
C. Having lost over 50,000 soldiers
D. 50,000 soldiers were lost
15. ______ a teacher in a university, it is necessary to have at least a master’s degree.
A. To become B. Become C. One becomes D. On becoming
Keys: 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. D
10. C 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
探究活动
If you work in a meat factory and you find some workmate stealing meat, what should you do?
Do you think it’s a good way to keep silent?
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