G10 Mid-term（1）
Choose from the box to fill in the blank and translate.
fed up with; stay tuned
I'm _________ waiting for her to telephone.
厌烦，受够了
fed up with
我等她电话等得都不耐烦了。
Choose from the box to fill in the blank and translate.
fed up with; stay tuned
"I think there will be good news about Covid virus this week, so _________, "she said.
“我相信这周就会有新冠的好消息，敬请期待。”她说道。
What's the meaning of "confined"?
有限制的，封闭的
What's the meaning of "elaborate"?
What's the meaning of "inspirational"?
带有灵感的，鼓舞人心的
translate:
it means "挫折，障碍"
and it has 7 letters. What is it?
setback
It's a phrase. Its synonyms are "think about, think of" etc. It consists of three words. What is it?
take into account
look at the picture 5 and what are they doing?
arm-wrestling
It is easy but a lot of students make mistakes in it. What is the ordinal numeral after 39th? Spell it out.
two adjectives to replace "brave"
daring
courageous
there is a word whose meaning is similar to "about" and its initial letter is "a". What is it?
approximately
1. It means "violate or block".
2. It has a lot of antonyms or opposites. Some can be
(1) assist
(2) drive, promote
(3) cooperate
...
What is the word in our word list?
obstruct
look at the picture 4 and tell us what it is. Please describe it in one word learnt in this part.
fume
Please look at the picture 3 and describe the situation in one word or phrase we learned in 2019 Specimen.
hustle and bustle
metaphor is a very important rhetorical device (修辞手法) both in Chinese and English.
1. explain what it is in your own words;
2. write a metaphor of time
Time is the currency of life;
Time is an endless, relentless stream.
definition:
an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works.
What is the word? in the noun form
disruption
look at the picture 2 and use a phrase (what you have learnt in G10 Mid-term) to describe it
(cause) considerable damage
if someone has the unpleasant feeling like vomiting, when he or she is moving, especially in a vehicle , then he or she may have __________.
motion sickness
What's the meaning?
1. Keene and James had wanted to create an Internet start-up.
2. They agree to pay $53,000 for a three-year lease of the island and $26,500 in donations to the community.
1. Keene和James 想要开一家网络创业公司。
2. 他们同意支付三年的岛屿租赁费53，000美元，并向该区域捐赠26500美元。
Grammar
use the appropriate forms of words in parenthesis to fill in the blanks.
1. They spent most of their time posting messages and ___________ (share) music.
2. At the same time, Tui Mali --- the chief of a tribe in Fiji --- wanted to find someone to develop his small island _______ (call) Vorovoro.
3. Anyone can go to the website to join the online tribe, ______ (donate) money, or ______ (plan) a visit.
4. They hope to create more communities around the world, ________(bring) people and cultures together in a global Internet tribe.
1. sharing
2. called
3. donate, plan
4. bringing
Look at the picture 1 and tell what it is.
Antarctica
definition: the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth
What is it and how do you spell it?
metabolism
look at picture 6. This is a Baobab tree. Use at least 5 words (verb, noun or adjective) in this part to describe things related.
short stubby branches
huge seed pods that dangle from the branches by long, thin stems
in arid conditions
upside-down
circumference of about 34 meters
listen to the audio (starting from 8'10“)， you can listen only once then fill in the blanks and check the answers.
a. August
b. leaves
c. sticks
d. wool
e. stone
f. bones
g. sculpture(s)
h. passport(s)
listen to the audio (16'20“)， and answer the questions. You will hear the audio only once.
E
F
D
A
G
C