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Grammar Focus
Ⅰ. 根据上句完成下句,使上下两句意思相同或相近,每空一词。
1. The box is too heavy for me to carry.
The box is _______ heavy _______ I can't carry it.
2. I won't buy that shirt if it isn't on sale.
I won't buy that shirt _______ it _______ on sale.
3. Jane is not old enough to drive a car.
Jane is _______ young _______ she can't drive a car.
4. I'll visit you the minute I'm available.
I'll visit you _______ _______ _______ I'm available.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容,从方框中选择恰当的连词填空,使短文完整、通顺。每个连词限用一次。
but, so ... that, although, as soon as, unless, until, so that, because, if, so
Once upon a time, there lived two beautiful parrots in a forest. One day, a hunter (猎人) came to the forest. (1)_______ he saw the two parrots, he had an idea. “These parrots are so beautiful. (2)_______ I give them to the king, he must be very happy.” Soon the hunter caught the two parrots. He kept them in a cage (笼子) (3)_______ they couldn't fly away.
The king had never seen such beautiful birds. He ordered his servants to look after them well. The servants saw the two parrots as very important birds, (4)_______ they gave them the best food and played with them.
One day, the two parrots became sad (5)_______ they were not the center of attraction (注目的焦点). There came a monkey.
“We will never get back to the great time (6)_______ the king doesn't like the monkey,” one parrot said.
“Have patience (耐心) (7)_______ the bad days are over. I believe the great time will come back,” the other said.
After a month, the two parrots became the center of attraction again. They were happy, (8)_______ they didn't know why. Later they learned that the monkey did something terrible. The king was (9)_______ angry _______ he ordered his servants to leave the monkey in the forest as soon as possible.
“(10)_______ we are under unfavorable conditions (不利条件), we should not lose patience and be sad about it,” one parrot said.
“Yeah, you're right,” the other said.
【答案】
Grammar Focus
Ⅰ. 1. so; that 2. unless; is 3. so; that 4. as soon as
Ⅱ. 1.