内容正文:
第05练 Unit 5 The Value of Money
1. 【词汇过关】
在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
① You need the ____________ (patient) of Job to deal with some of our customers.
② The official ____________ (apology) to the public for his mistakes in his work.
③ ____________ (Judge) from his accent, he must be from the south.
④ I am embarrassed by my complete __________ (ignore) of history.
⑤ He declared his ____________ (intend) to become the best golfer in the world.
2. 【短语过关】
① 你定期支付保险费,而保险公司则会一次性给你一笔钱作为回报。
You pay regular premiums and ____________ ____________ the insurance company will pay out a lump sum.
② 这并不那么困难,实际上,容易得很。
It's not that difficult. ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________, it's quite easy.
③ 这些海浪是2010年5月意外发现的。
The waves were discovered ____________ ____________ in May, 2010.
④ 说实在的,那是我读过的最差的书之一。
____________ ____________ ____________, it was one of the worst books I've ever read.
⑤ It would be safer to take more money with you ____________ ____________ of emergency.
多带点钱保险些,以防急用。
3. 【语法过关】
用适当的情态动词填空。
① 1. Can you help me? I ____________ never understand this.
② Henry ____________ walk when he was one year old.
③ You ____________ be Mr Smith. I was told to pick you up.
④ You ____________ give me a lift. I want to walk home for exercise.
⑤ He said there ____________ be a concert that evening.
4. 【阅读过关】
My Favourite Books
Jo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series (系列) of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.
Matilda
Roald Dahl
I once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahl's writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful words. Matilda's battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally funny and frightening, but they're also aspirational.
After Dark
Haruki Murakami
It's about two sisters-Eri, a model who either won't or can't stop sleeping, and Mari, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Mari starts changing