Speaking
What's the other expression for power outlet in English?
Answer:
power socket
5,000 people ______ an anti-nuclear rally. (past tense)
Answer:
5,000 people held an anti-nuclear rally.
During or throughout
________ does not specify how long within a period of time.
_________ means from the beginning to the end of a period of time.
Answer:
During does not specify how long within a period of time.
Throughout means from the beginning to the end of a period of time.
direct speech to reported speech
Paul said: ‘I woke up feeling ill, so I didn’t go to work.’
Answer:
Paul said (that) he woke up feeling ill, so he didn’t go to work. or
Paul said (that) he had woken up feeling ill, so he hadn’t gone to work.
Typically, a lifestyle observed by middle-aged or older people, yangsheng has _________ ( same as "become popular") among younger Chinese in recent years.
Answer:
gained popularity
Can furniture be recycled?
Answer:
Yes.
Furniture can be recycled. If you have damaged furniture, don’t rush to throw it away. You can turn your damaged furniture into new furniture with other uses.
a word which means:
an event in which a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone
Answer:
demonstration
a phrase we learned that means 机不可失 失不再来 in English.
Answer:
"There’s no time like the present"
direct speech to reported speech
Anna said:"I'm going away for a few days, I'll phone you when I get back."
Answer:
she said that she was going away for a few days, she would phone me when she got back.
Replace the phrase in the bracket with a correct form of a phrasal verb.
At the supermarket, I__________（delete things from） my list as I put them in the trolley.
Answer:
cross things off
translate the following sentence:
我想要买一个带5个插座的排插。
Answer:
I would like to get a power strip with 5 power outlets. or
I would like to get a 5-outlet power strip.
fill the blank
The ______(裁定） came more than a month after the ___________(草案意见书泄露) by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to overturn Roe vs Wade.
Answer:
The ruling came more than a month after the leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to overturn Roe vs Wade.
Fill in the blanks with "during" or "throughout"
We hope to spend some weekends in the country ________ the summer.
I woke up several times _______ the night.
He was faithful to his wife _________ their 30-year marriage.
Answer:
We hope to spend some weekends in the country during the summer.
I woke up several times during the night.
He was faithful to his wife throughout their 30-year marriage.
direct to reported speech:
‘Drink plenty of water,’ the doctor said to me.
‘Don’t work too hard,’ I said to Joe.
‘Can you help me, please,’ Jackie said to me.
Answer:
The doctor told me to drink plenty of water.
I told Joe not to work too hard.
Jackie asked me to help her.
a word that means:
A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news.
Answer:
tabloid
Write the names of ...
something for switching the light on or off.
somewhere you place bowls and plates.
something under your feet.
something for changing channels on the TV.
Answer:
a light switch
cupboard or cabinet
a carpet or rug
a remote control
fill the blanks
_______ (权利） to regulate abortion _______(取决于) the political branches of government, not the courts, he wrote.
Answer:
Authority to regulate abortion rests with the political branches of government, not the courts, he wrote.
What are the expressions that mean "One thing after another?"
Answer:
Following
subsequently
thereafter
Rewrite the sentences beginning in the way shown.
Where are you going to spend the holiday?’ asked Mike.
Mike asked_________________.
‘What will you do when you leave school?’ asked Jennifer.
Jennifer asked_________________.
‘How did you know my name?’ the journalist asked the security guard.
The journalist wanted to know _________________.
Answer:
(me) where I was going to spend the holiday
(me) what I would do when I left school
how the security guard knew his/her name
a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel or store
Answer: proprietor
He is the proprietor of one of the best hotels in Orlando.
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
This evening let’s just relax us at home.
I don’t often listen the radio.
We need some more bookshelfs in this room.
I watched at television all evening yesterday.
It’s dark now. Please make the curtains.
Liam has some very nice furnitures in his house.
Answer:
1. This evening let’s just relax at home.
2 I don’t often listen to the radio.
3 We need some more bookshelves in this room.
4 I watched television all evening yesterday. (not ‘at’)
5 It’s dark now. Please close the curtains.
6 Liam has some very nice furniture in his house.
fill the blank:
"The Constitution _____________ (没有提及）abortion, and __________________(任何宪法条款都没有隐含地保护这种权利)," Alito wrote.
Answer:
"The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision," Alito wrote.
fill the blanks with "formerly, simultaneously, following, subsequent.
_________ the ballgame, there will be a fireworks display.
_________ to her appearance on TV she received many bookings.
She was cooking a meal while _________ holding a business meeting via her cellphone.
The building was ________ used as a bank, but is now being turned into a bar.
Answer:
Following the ballgame, there will be a fireworks display.
Subsequent to her appearance on TV she received many bookings.
She was cooking a meal while simultaneously holding a business meeting via her cellphone.
The building was formerly used as a bank, but is now being turned into a bar.
Rewrite the sentences beginning in the way shown.
‘Have you seen the blue memory stick?’ Bernie asked his wife.
Bernie wondered_____________.
‘Why didn’t Isobel phone me?’ asked her brother.
Isobel’s brother wanted to know_____________.
‘Will you carry my laptop for me please, Rosie?’ Richard asked.
Richard asked_____________.
‘When can I see the doctor?’ Charles asked the receptionist.
Charles asked_____________.
Answer:
whether/if his wife had seen the blue memory stick
why she hadn’t phoned him
Rosie whether/if she would carry his laptop for him
the receptionist when he could see the doctor
Fill up the blanks with “ be supposed to + verb "
I want to see that film. It ____________ (be) good.
There are many stories about Joe. He _________(rob) a bank many years ago.
Fireworks _________ (invent) in China. Is it true?
Answer:
Answer:
I want to see that film. It’s supposed to be good. (= people say it’s good)
There are many stories about Joe. He’s supposed to have robbed a bank many years ago.
Fireworks are supposed to have been invented in China. Is it true?