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Vocabulary
murder n. 谋杀
attempted murder?
谋杀未遂
派生:murderer n. 谋杀者
acquire v. 取得,获得
He acquired a good knowledge of music by careful study.
通过认真学习,他掌握了丰富的音乐知识。
他想尽办法弄到了两张演唱会的门票。
He managed to acquire two tickets for the concert.
总结:acquire表示费力得到
confidence n. 信心
have confidence in... 对......有信心
lack confidence 缺乏信心
派生:
confident adj. 有信心的
be confident of... 对......有信心
examiner n. 主考人
派生:
examinee n. 应试者
类似名词组:
employer, employee
suppose v. 假设
…be supposed to do sth.
应该……
他的新书应该不错。
His new book is supposed to be very good.
react v. 反应
react positively to the advice
对于建议积极回应
派生:
reaction n.反应
brake n. 刹车 vi. 刹车
当我看见一只狗在路中间,
我狠狠地刹车。
When I saw a dog in the middle of the road,
I braked hard.
1. A doctor will often instruct patients _________
A. exercise B. to exercise
C. exercising D. to exercising
2. 我设法获得了我所需要的信息。
I managed to acquire the information I needed.
3. They might lose the confidence_________ better grades next time.
A. in get B. in getting C. to get D. to getting
4. _________ (Suppose/Supposing) he isn’t out, how can I do?
5. They reacted violently _______ the news.
6. He looked ________ (mournful/mournfully) even near to tears.
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Listening
Do you think that the writer passed his driving test? Why?
No, because he failed the last part of the test.
Reading
1. Mr. Eames felt confident because_________
(a) he was sure he hadn't failed this time
(b)he had driven in heavy traffic
(c) he had driven out of town
(d) the examiner smiled
2. Mr. Eames probably failed his test because_________
(a) he ran over a child
(b) he didn't stop quickly enough
(c) he pressed the brake pedal too hard
(d) he and the examiner were thrown forward
I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time.
I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic
and had done so successfully.
After having been instructed to drive out of town,
I began to acquire confidence.
Comprehension check question
(1) Was the writer good at driving? Why