task 1: individual work before class.
1. finish ex 1 and ex 3 on page 28.
2. fill in the blanks with the words or expressions in the passage.
1). if there is a _______ in a mirror, it is impossible to mend it.
2). with the super star appearing, there was a _____ of applause(掌声).
3). he was very nervous. i noticed his hands ______.
4). the chinese is a hard-working _______.
5). ______ are man-made channels for water.
6). after the big fire, all of their houses were ______ _____.
7). his parents and his little brother lost their lives in the _____, which would cause great hardship and _______.
8). the enemy fell into a ______ and we defeated them.
9). the local couple were at last _____ by the local people.
10). the umbrella is a poor ________ from heavy rain.
task 2 individual work in class.
1. finish blanks with suitable phrases and words.
1): iraq war was not ____ _____ _____.there was still some regional fires.
2): my money has _____ ______. therefore, i have no penny on me now.
3): because of timely rescue, survivors ______ _____ ______ the danger.
4): my mother thought well of my job while my father____ _____ _____ it.
5): under the high pressure, some students couldn't fall ______. they didn't go to bed until they finally felt ______. (asleep; sleepy)
6): my feelings were _____ when i heard the news that a bullet ______ him in his right arm, and he ______ his left arm in a car accident. what was worse, his hearing was also ______ by the loud burst of the car. however, all was only a rumour(谣言). (harm; wound; injure; hurt)
7):jiangxi province has a population of more than __________(44.000.000), and ________________(数以百万) people go to cities for a fortune.
