L Language Structures(1 20=20 points) Directions: Choose the item that best completes each of the following sentences. When Grandma Wang became ill, the girl often A fitted in B worked out C held back D helped out
1. memorize the key words, expressions and sentence patterns in the texts 2. understand and follow the major ideas of optimism and positive thinking 3. tell stories of optimism and positive thinking using language knowledge learnt in the unit 4. make a figure report on the author of text B 5. analyze and evaluate the writing styles and techniques of Text A & B 6. write a letter on optimism and positive thinking using some of the writing techniques learnt
I. Pronunciation (1’×10) Directions: Choose the word whose pronunciation of the underlined part is the same as that of the given word. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. resistant A. sacred B. intensity C. deserve D. discard 2. rescue A. sodden B. treasure C. bespeak D. extension
Background knowledge . The Author: Rachel Carson (1907-1964), Rachel Carson was born in small rural Pennsylvania community near the Allegheny River, where she spent a great deal of time exploring the forests and streams around her 65-acre farm
1. You still have a lot _if you'll forgive my A)to learn/saying B) learning/saying C) learningto say D) to learn/to say 2. There is no point to persuade him to do anything A)to try B)in trying C)of trying
According to the evolutionary theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not
Type of the text This is a short piece of narrative writing about an unforgettable Winter Millions have gone through winters over and over again but few have experienced a winter as is described in'the passage. a
