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组合练二
一、语言知识运用
阅读下面短文,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词。
Ed, William and Dan are three young men who love music. They've left their comfortable homes without taking any 1.________(money) or mobile phones. They plan 2.________(walk) around the whole Britain, singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.
Ed and Dan met William when they were at school. They all liked walking. When they 3.________(finish) school, Ed went to study art in Paris and became an4.________(art). Dan became a gardener and William a bookseller. They were still 5.________(friend), but they weren't very happy with their lives.
One day they said, “Why don't we start walking?” And so they did.
They love simple 6.________(activity) in the busy, stressful world.
“People often ask 7.________(we) why we're doing this. But you know it's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey,” says William 8.________(proud).
Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks. This year they'd like to make videos and tell 9.________(many) stories. Next year, they 10.________(make) a CD of their songs and start a charity. The future looks good.
二、翻译句子
用括号内所给的短语,将下列句子翻译成英语。
1.这张桌子占据了房间的四分之一。(take up)
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2.我现在快乐多了,而且比以前学习更努力了。(much, than)
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3.她是一个非常刻苦的学生,所有老师都喜欢她。(such... that...)
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三、阅读表达
阅读下面短文,根据短文后的要求答题。
The human brain is very small and light. It is only two percent of our total body weight, but it needs about 20% of the oxygen(氧气) that our body takes in. We can't think well if our brain isn't getting enough oxygen. So always make sure there is enough oxygen in the air when you need to learn or remember something! No one can remember everything, but everyone can learn how to improve their memory. Here are some suggestions.
·When you wanted to remember something, tell a friend abou