二、练习

一）据句意及所给单词首字母或汉语意思完成下列句子.
1. China is in Asia, one of the seven c__________ on the earth.
2. The house was s_________ by high walls.
3. In those days, mothers usually t________ the babies by telling stories of wolf or ghosts.
4. China’s former Prime M_________, Zhu Rongji stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world at the Earth Summit.
5. We must make sure that everyone is able to take part in the new world we c_______ to develop the world successfully.
6. They couldn’t wait to stop to admire the ________ (风景) on arriving the park.
7. I’m __________ (极其,非常)sorry for the delay.
8. We must reach the _________ (港口) before sunset in case of the bad weather.
9. He is going to __________ (竞赛,比赛) against his old rival in the second round.
10. Not having seen each other for ages, they found it difficult to make ___________ (交谈).

二）完成句子
1.据说日本首相下个月将来访问我国。_______________ the Minister of Japan will come to visit our country next month.
2. 众所周知，世界有七大洲。________, there are seven continents in the world.
3. 我们学校周围全都是树。Our school _____________ many trees.
4. 他们结婚后在一个小村子定居了下来，过着宁静的生活。After they married, ___________________, leading a quiet life.
5. 我们都羡慕她有唱歌和舞蹈的天赋。We admire her for ____________________.

6.我们接到命令三天之内完成这项工作。 An order came that _____________________.

7 我的视力很好我能看到远处的小东西。 I have such a good eye-sight _____________________________________________.

8. 昨天很冷，地上都结了霜。Yesterday, it was so cold ____________________.

9. 本周日我打算去市区。I planned to _________________ this Sunday.
10. 最后他们设法在拂晓时分到达了目的地。Finally, they ____________________ their destination(目的地) _____________.

三）单项选择

1. —Excuse me, is the book shop far from here?—No, it is just ______ of our college.

A. 3 kilometres long                B. 3 kilometres walk     

C. within 3 kilometres      D. 3 kilometres far

2. He went on talking while I tried to ______ what it meant.

A. come out                     B. turn out           C. take out             D. figure out

3. —Are you worried about his safety?   —Only ______.

A. gradually   B. broadly    C. slightly     D. extremely

4. My teacher punished me this morning.  Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, _____ I can see.

A. as long as                 B. as far as            C. as well as                 D. as soon as

5. Word came ______ our duties would be changed.

A. that       B. which   C. whether      D. when

6. —Where is the shooting centre?—It is about 50 kilometres ______ the city of Beijing.

A. in south of               B. south of            C. the south of                     D. southern of

15. Many experts agree that there is a possibility _______ in this area in the following days.

A. when some more earthquakes may happen  B. that some more earthquakes may happen

C. where may some more earthquakes happen  D. what may some more earthquakes happen

7. What he had said and done in the school ______ his parents and teachers.

A. was pleased                     B. pleased              C. pleased by                D. pleased with

8. It’s based on the idea _____ all people are created equal, _____ is accepted by most people.

A. that; that                  B. which; which     C. which; when                    D. that; which

9. Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

A. other than                B. rather than         C. more than                 D. less than

10. He could see the tall chimneys of the factory ______.

A. from distance           B. in distance         C. in the distance           D. to a distance

11. The prices of the flats _______ are several times as high as in the countryside.

A. downtown             B. in the downtown    C. in downtown     D. at downtown

12. _______ by thick bamboo and high forest, the ancient city hadn’t been discovered until the 1990s.

A. Surrounding       B. Surround      C. Surrounded        D. Having surrounded

13. The girl who is studying at the art college has a_______ for music and dance.

A. gift     B. present  C. power       D. strength

14. We watched the river as it _____ on under the bridge.

A. settled          B. toured        C. flowed      D. floated

参考答案：

（一）

 1. continents     2. surrounded    3. terrified    4. Minister    5.create 
6. scenery       7. extremely     8. harbor     9. compete    10. conversation

（二）

1. It is said that   2. As is known to all   3. is surrounded by   4. they settled down in a small village   5. she has a gift for singing and dancing.   6. we should finish the work within three days.   7. that I can see the small things in the distance.   8. that there was some frost on the ground.   9. go downtown   10. managed to get to; at dawn
（三）

1-5 CDCBA             6-10 BBDBC      11-15 ACACB