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Unit 4 Journey across a vast land
Assessing Your Progress & Project
Assessing Your Progress
1. We set off at seven for Nuna—a _________ land far from big cities.
2. It’s __________cold in winter in Nunavut, since the average winter
temperature is 35 degrees below the __________ point.
3. Seeing the huge creature, we stood _________ with terror.
frozen
freezing
freezing
frozen
freeze with … 而……呆住
freeze to death 冻死
freeze up (某物)冻住;(因紧张、害怕或兴奋)不动,停住;惊呆;吓呆
freeze sb. with a frown 皱起眉头使某人感到沮丧
freeze
。
Use the words in their correct forms in different contexts. Then work in pairs to discuss their meaning and usage.
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Assessing Your Progress
1. Were there any other matters ________ from the meeting yesterday?
2. Should the opportunity ______, I’d love to go to Canada.
3. Some confusion has _______ with the application of the new software.
arising
arise
arisen
arise
arise from/out of ... 由……引起/产生;从……中产生
arise vi. 表示“出现,发生”时,主语一般为argument,difficulty,misunderstanding,problem,quarrel,trouble等抽象名词,无被动语态。
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Assessing Your Progress
1. Linda was ___________ at her sister’s courage.
2. Henry was eating his food with ___________ speed.
3. “Are you really leaving?” asked Sam in________________.
astonish
be astonished at ... 因……而震惊
in astonishment 惊讶地
astonished
astonishing
astonishment
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Assessing Your Progress
1. Grandpa stared at the mountaineering boots and ____________ to tell me his stories of mountain climbing forty years ago.
2. After returning to the base camp for a rest, they decided to _________ to the next objective: Mount Robson.
proceed
proceed vi. begin a course of action 开始行动,进行,开展
move forward, esp. after reaching a certain point 进而做,继续
do sth. as a natural or seemingly inevitable next step 进行下去
proceed to sth. 进而做(参加)
proceeded
proceed
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Assessing Your Progress
Anne of Green Gables is about an orphan girl named Anne Shirley who is sent to live with an elderly brother and sister, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert,