Step I : Dictation: words and expressions
career award academy creature bring sb back interrupt apologize impression impolite make jokes about sb
Step II: Language points
(1) play an important part in sth
in doing sth
play / act a part / role of sb in a film
play / act sb
(2) owe ( owed owing )
owe sb sth
owe sth to sb
(3) determine vi
determine to do sth
decide to sth
be determined to do sth
(4) apologize to sb for sth / doing sth
make an apology to sb for sth / doing sth
(5) introduce vt
introduce sb to sb
introduce oneself
(6) forgive vt
forgive sb / sth
forgive sb for sth / doing sth
(7) make jokes about sb
make a full of sb
laugh at sb
make fun of sb
Step II Exercises
(1) We can offer you a job _____ a salesclerk, if you’d like to _____ it.
A. as; take B. for; take
C. as; receive D. for; receive
(2) He has done a great ___ of ___ on that subject in recent years.
A. deal; research B. number; research
C. lot; a research D. amount; the researches
(3)--- How do you ____ the movies last night?
----Oh , both interesting and instructive
A. find B. think C. consider D. feel
(4) I’ve got so many English books that I can’t decide___.
A. what to begin with B. which to begin with
C. what to begin D. which to begin
(5) ---How long have you_____?
----It is about ten years since we_____.
A. married; married B. been married; were marred
C. got married; got married D. been married; got married
(6) What do you think ___ him so upset?
A. making B. made C. to make D. to have made
(7) The reason _____ he gave for not coming was ____ his mother wouldn’t allow him to.
A. for which; that B. which; because
C. why; that D. which; that
(8) He may not like my visit, but I shall go and see him___.
A. though B. instead C. otherwise D. anyway
(9) Have you finished all of the exercises?
Yes , completely. ____ is left.
A. None B. Nothing C. No one D. Neither
(10) Jane and July are here. Did I introduce them to you?
No , you didn’t. I’ve seen them, but we ____.
A. hadn’t been introduced
B. haven’t been introduced
C. weren’t introduced
D. didn’t introduced
(11) The train leaves at 6:00 p.m. so I have to be at the station____ 5:40 p.m. at the latest.
A. until B. after C. by D. around
(12) The young man acted strangely during the interview.
He made a bad ___ on the employer.
A. impression B. expression
C. experience D. opinion
(13) The slaves were caught and kept shut, their feet were fixed to one bar and ____.
A. their hands were to another bar
B. their hands fixed to another bar
C. their hands to another bar
D. with their hands fixed to another bar
(14) Now Bob pays much attention to his table ____ because his going to invite the boss’s daughter to dinner next Saturday.
A. method B. manners C. act D. acting
(15) Everything changes ____. What was not accepted in the past may be very popular with people now.
A. in time B. on time C. for time D. over time
Keys:
1-5 AAABD 6-10 BDDAB 11-15 CACBD
Step VI Important drills
(1) have no choice but to do
We had no choice but to stay at home.
(2) what do you think ---
What do you think of the film?
(3) It took … before…
It took us a long time before we got there.
(4) It’s time for sb to do …
It’s time for you to go to bed, children.
(5) I didn’t mean to …
I didn’t mean to hurt you.
Step VII Grammar
1. The restrictive Attributive Clause and non-restrictive Attributive Clause(限制性定語從句和非限制性定語從句)
1) 限制性定語從句是現(xiàn)行詞在意義上不可缺少的定語，如果去掉，主句的意思就不完整或失去意義。這種從句和主語的關(guān)系十分密切，寫時不用逗號。
She has found the necklace that she lost two weeks ago.
This is the man who came to see you yesterday.
It happened at that time when I left the officer.
2) 非限制性定語從句和主句的關(guān)系不十分密切，只是對先行詞作些附加的說明，如果去掉，主句的意思仍然清楚，之間往往用逗號隔開，一般不用that引導(dǎo)。
Yesterday I met Li Ping, who seemed to be very busy.
In Britain, which has a population of 55.8 million people, a lot of people die from smoking each year,
Step VIII Homework