Unit 8

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Unit 8  A person of great determination

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  When there is a will, there is a way.
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• check with, keep one's word, anyhow, turn to,
  ahead of, burst into tears, badly, shamed, on the
  point of
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• 1)There's no need for that.
• 2)Yes, it's as good as the new ones.
• 3)Well, in that case it'll do just as well.
• 4)At the boy's last remark, the bookseller looked
  at him curiously.
• 5)The ship would have sunk with all on board but
  for the efforts of the captain.
• 6)How the man pumped like crazy!

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3.?? ????????????????????? 1)Mother was looking
when I came in. 2)By ten o'clock, we had finished
our homework. 3)They had a good time
yesterday. 1)I'm sorry 2)I apologize 3)Please
excuse me 4)I'm afraid 5)That's OK.6) Never
mind. ?????? 1.Yes, it's as good as the new
ones. as good as ?????????,???????????? 1
)His mother was so ill that she was as good as
dead.?????????,??????? 2)The secondhand cars look
as good as the new ones.?????????????? 2.At the
boy's last remark, the bookseller looked at him
curiously. at?????????????????? 1)The whole
country was sad at Lincoln's death.???????????????
?? 2) The baby stopped crying at the sight of the
policeman.??????????????
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3.They were losing the battle against the rising
water and were on the point of giving up. on the
point of ???????? 1)We're on the point of
leaving when you come in.????,??????? 2) He was
on the point of giving up when his father told
him that he could go there.?????,????????,?????? ?
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?.????? 6.How far is it from here to the station?
______ A.It depends on which way you take B.It is
far from here C.It's a long way from here D.It
will take you much time to get there 7.Don't
look ______ immediate results from this
medicine. A.For B.At C.After D.up
8.______ does he write well, ______ he speaks
well. A.Not only but also B.Either or
C.Neither nor D.Both and 9.----Can
you ride a horse? ----No, I never had the chance
______. A.for learning it B.for learning
how C.how to learn it D.to learn how
10.Please get someone ______ the washing
machine, I want to get it ______ as soon as
possible. A.to repair to be repaired B.repair
repaired C.to repair to be repaired D.to
repair repaired
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11.I can't ______ you running up and down all day
long. A.Permit B.Let C.Have D.allow 12.My
father ______ such a thing. A.can't say
B.could't say C.may not say D.can't have said
13.Biology is ______. A.science of life
B.science of the life C.the science of the life
D.the science of life 14.They are
______. A.maths student B.mathematic
student C.students in maths D.maths students
15.The question asked by him is hard
______. A.to answer B.to be
answered C.to be answering D.for answer
16.I asked him for some oil, but he hadn't
______. A.Any B.Some C.No D.anything
17.If I ______ the money, I would have bought a
much bigger car. A.Possessed B.Owned C.Had
D.had had 18.When ______, water can be changed
into vapor. A.Heated B.Heats C.Heating
D.to heat 19.She ______ when I go to see
her. A.is always working B.always worked
C.has always worked D.was always working
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20.Was it the plause of the people ______ they
talked about yesterday evening? A.Who B.That
C.Which D.what 21.Frank tried to think of a
good excuse to ______ the meeting. A.get off with
B.get out of C.get away D.get
over for 22.----Who told you about Dad's
illness? ----The doctor in ______. A.Connection
B.Turn C.Pubilc D.charge 23.Many people
love to ______ off their possessions before
others. A.Give B.Show C.Turn D.take
24.It is a beautiful car, but it is not ______
the price that I paid for it. A.Cost B.Worthy
C.Worth D.valuable 25.They say such ill
things about you out of ______. A.envy B.congratul
ation C.respect D.fear
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?.????? Mr Jones had always wanted to make a trip
into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals.
26   first he had not had enough money, and   27 
 he had married.His wife had not wanted him to
  28   her.At last his wife   29   to the trip if
he allowed her to go,   30  . But it will be
very uncomfortable, Mr Jones   31   her.It
will be very   32   and we shall live in a tent,
and it   33   be dangerous. I don't   34  ,
said his wife.I want to go with you. So they
bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator
(???) which did not need   35   and many other
things which would make the   36   comfortable,
and went off to the   37   of Africa. The first
morning,   38   Mr Jones took his gun and left
the tent, he   39  his wife a bell and explained
to her, If you feel in   40   and you need me,
 41   this bell and I'll come at once. After a
few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   42 
 to the tent.What's the matter? he asked.  43 
, said his wife, I was only   44   the
bell. Mr Jones went off, but after a quarter of
an hour, the bell rang   45 .Mr Jones hurried
back to the tent, but his wife said, I'm   46 .I
was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell
over by mistake. Mr Jones returned to his   47
, but soon be heard the   48   once more.This
time, when he got back to his   49 , the tent was
burning and Mrs Jones was lying on the ground,
with   50   running from a big cut on her
shoulder.That's better!said Mr JonesThis time
the bell had been used correctly!
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?.????? ??????,??????????,????????? A And it so
often happens, the darkest hour came just before
the dawn.It was late December 1776.The British
were waiting for the Delware River to freeze so
that they could move easily and wipe out the
American forces.Washington felt that it was
necessary to take some immediate action and he
chose Christmas evening for an attack on
Trenton. When night fell, the men set out across
the river.The boats were full and difficult to
manage.No one could see ahead and the men, poorly
dressed, suffered greatly.Yet the crossing was
successful.Shortly after midnight, Washington and
his men began the long march to Trenton.Then
after just a few hours of fighting, the battle
was over.Many enemies had been killed.In
addition, Washington took 900 prisoners without
losing a single man from among his own
troops. This victory at Trenton naturally raised
the American spirits greatly.The second
continental congress, which had moved hurriedly
from Philadelphia to Baltimore, returned to
Philadlphia.And the war, which had seemed about
to end in failure, continued.
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51.What does the first sentence want to say?
A.The time close to victory is often the most
difficult time. B.Before dawn we usually have the
darkest hour. C.The darkest hour often follows
the dawn. D.The dawn often follows the darkest
hour. 52.Why did Washington choose Christmas
evening for the attack? A.Because he felt it was
a lucky day for him. B.Because the situation was
very dangerous. C.Because he wanted to spend the
Christmas days at Trenton. D.Because he knew the
enemy wouldn't attack immediately. 53.The victory
of Trenton was ______. A.a turning point B.a
result of hard fighting C.a victory of the
British D.unbelievable 54.What's true according
to the passage? A.The attack took place on
Thanksgiving Day. B.Washington was greatly
encouraged by the progress of the war. C.The
battle took place on December 25. D.Washington
lost a little at Trenton.
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55.Which is the right position of the three
places? Tren.Trenton Phila.Philadelphia
Balti.Baltimore
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  B If you want to learn something about birds,
please read the book 1001 Questions Answered
About Birds.But which chapter or part of the book
you'd better read depends on what you are
interested in.If you are interested in how many
kinds of birds there are, please read The
Classification of Birds.If you want to know
something about where some kinds exist, where
other kinds exist and the spreading out of birds'
existing, do read the Distribution of
Birds.Leaving one place for another is called
migration.Internal refers to the inside while
externalrefers to the outside.If you catch a
bird and put a mark on it before setting it free,
it is birdbanding.People make and put boxes in
trees for birds to stay in certain woods, which
is bird attracting.To protect birds from being
harmed is called bird conservation.Stories about
unknown secrets are mythology while old and
general accepted ways are called tradition.To
study how birds get used to their surroundings is
to study their adaptability.Now you can answer
the following questions after reading the Table
of Contents of the book 1001 Questions Answered
About Birds.
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56.Which chapter of the book is likely to have
information on how birds can fly? A.Chapter
? B.Chapter ? C.Chapter?? D.Chapter? 57.You are
curious about and want to know how far birds can
see.Which chapter of the book would you read?
A.Chapter ? B.Chapter ? C.Chapter ? D.Chapter?
58.In which chapter would the author or writer
be likely to give you information about the
seasonal flight of birds like wild geese?
A.Chapter ? B.Chapter ? C.Chapter ? D.Chapter ?
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59.Which chapter would you read if you are to
write about the courtship and matching or
marrying of birds? A.Chapter ?? B.Chapter
? C.Chapter ? D.Chapter V 60.If you want to know
how birds are endangered or in danger and how
they should be protected, which chapter would you
refer to? A.Chapter ?? B.Chapter ?? C.Chapter
?? D.Chapter ?