湖南省 涟源市私立行知中学 曾省初
.Unit 9
一、重要词语
1. information/news/message/notice. 2. although/though/even though/as though 3. waste/a waste of time/money//waste…on sth. /waste…in doing sth. 4. improve/remove/prove
5. complete/ finish/end 6. greatly 7.change … for…/change into
8. make a decision/decide to do sth./determine 9. make a plan for sth/intend to do sth./plan to do sth.10. bring down/～ in/～ up/～out
11. thanks to/because of/as a result of /owing to/due to. 12. at one time / at a time/ at the same time./at times./on time/in time./in no time/from time to time
13. take up too much time./take up arms /take up English / take after /take along/take the enemy for one's own people./take away/take down/take off/take on more people/take on a new look/take over the new company/ 14. at home and abroad
15. go up /go abroad/go ahead/go all out/go away/go bad/go mad/go out/go by/go over/go through/go on doing sth. 16. keep a record (of)…/make a record/set the record/keep the record/break the record/better a record 刷新记录
二、句型及交际用语
1.主＋used to do sth./ 主＋didn't use to do/usedn't to do/ be used to doing sth./be used to do sth.
2. I don't think/ believe…
3. It would be a waste of money to do ….
4. You might not be able to buy your ticket until three days before you travelled.
5. Can you try to get them to bring down the price?/get sth.doing/get sb to do sth./get sth.done./
如何表达自己的观点
三、语法复习
现在完成时态的被动语态 疑问词＋不定式的用法
Unit 9
Exercises:
1. By now we have nearly stopped writing to each other. But __ we kept in touch regular ly.
A.. all the time B. at times C. at one time D.. in no time
2. The price of computers_____ while that of color TV sets __ only to. over 1,000
yuan.
A. is going up; has been brought down B. has go ne up;are being brought dow n
C. is being gone up;has brought down D. has been gone up /is bringing down
3.I tried to get them to __ the price of the TV set. but they refused to. So I didn't buy
it.
A.. go down B. go up C. bring down D. bring up
4. Tom regretted that he had __ too much of his spare time playing cards.
A. spent B. spared C. saved D. wasted
5. If the work ___ by the end of the month is delayed,the sports meet will have to be put
off'.
A. to he completed B. will be completed C. has been completed D. completed
6. Important people don't have much free time as their work _________ all their time.
A.. takes away B. takes up C. takes over D. takes in
7 They ought to attend the meeting,for they __ several times of it.
A. have been invited B. have been informed
C. were asked D. have told
8.I've been looking for the lost key at least for half an hour. but it_________yet.
A. hasn't found B. hasn't been found
C. hasn't looked D. hasn't been looked for
9.--What do you think of the film?
--I_____ think it's worth_______.
A. don't; seeing B. don't ;watching it C. do; not seeing D. do; watching it
10.--I believe we've met somewhere before.
--No,__________________.
A. it isn't the same B. it can't be true C. I don't think so D. I'd rather not
11. I don't suppose any will volunteer, ______________?
A. do I B. don't I C. will they D. won't they
12. I want to learn more about the American political stystem but I don't know where to get the ________________.
A. idea B. information C. situation D. article
13. The thief __________ when he was stealing the wallet from a woman.
A. happened to notice B. was happened to be noticed C. was taken place noticed D. happened to be noticed
14. Short sight can be _________ by the use of suitable glasses.
A. fixed B. improved C. reduced D. corrected