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CHECKING CORNERPart 1 Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading and ComprehendingI. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式1. In the student health service, patients wait in line at the r_____ desk.2. A _____ (木制的) chair is more comfortable than a metal one.3. Her skin was fresh and golden as though she had been dipped in _____ (蜜).4. The family d_____ the Christmas tree with balls and lights.5. It’ll take a lot of muscle to _____ (搬开) the rock. 6. His bank savings, together with his wife’s j_____, amount to three million dollars.7. I carelessly knocked the _____ (花瓶) against the wall and broke it.8. Jane and Mary are good friends; the f_____ is a teacher and the latter is a nurse.9. This weekend, visitors will get a r_____ chance to visit the private apartments. 10. I’ve got to think up something to wear for the _____ (奇特的) dress party.11. The child could recite many poems of the Tang D_____ at the age of five.12. In the city, you can enjoy an a_____ view from the Sky Tower.II. 选用方框内合适的短语，并用其适当形式填空。

belong to, at war, less than, decorate with,in return, in search of1. I’ll take it to my king, who will most likely give me a reward _____.2. I _____ a football club and play football every Saturday.3. The whole house went up in smoke in _____ an hour.4. At the National Defense University, Obama said the country is still _____ with terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 5. When I came into the hall _____ many different colors of flowers, I was well received.6. Mr. Smith had also gone _____ the couple but returned from London without success.III. 根据汉语意思，将下列句子补充完整。

每空一词）1. 没有任何一本语法书比这一本更受高中生的欢迎No grammar book is _____ _____ _____ this one _____ senior high school students. 2. 毫无疑问，收音机和电视是信息交流的重要工具 _____ _____ _____ _____ radio and television are important means of communication.3. 我们生活在机器代替人类工作的时代We are living at _____ _____ _____ machines do work that men used to do. 4. 为了未来的生存和发展，我们需要及时把握这难得的机遇 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ in the future, we must seize this rare opportunity.5. 这门课程是为帮助那些想到国外教书的人而开设的This course _____ _____ _____ _____ those wishing to teach abroad. 6. 我提出几个或许很值得考虑的问题。

I have come up with a couple of questions that _____ _____ _____ _____ _____.Part 2 Learning about LanguageI. 根据下列各句句意及所给的汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式1. The fire was reported in the _____ (当地的) newspaper. 2. The museum has an impressive collection of early 20th century American _____ (绘画).3. He lives in a small _____ (城堡), about four miles beyond the river.II. 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项1. He came to the street _____ he had first met Sue.A. in which B. what C. that D. in where2. He returned home at last, _____ made the whole family very happy. A. that B. where C. which D. whom3. This ticket contains the user’s identity, and the organization _____ the user belongs.A. in which B. to that C. which D. to which4. The police have found the lost boy, _____ mother has been looking for him here and there.A. whose B. who C. whom D. of whom5. He was thinking of the time _____ he had stayed in a small town in Nebraska.A. where B. why C. when D. whichIII. 根据汉语意思，将下列句子补充完整。

1. 他告诉了我们他为什么想要放弃数学的原因He told us the reason __________________. 2. 他问了一个有关我在学校学习的问题He asked me a question __________________. 3. 他父亲在广东工作，昨天晚上给他打来了His father, __________________, telephoned him last night.4. 那座房子是我们的宿舍，它的窗户朝东The house, __________________, is our dormitory. Part 3 Using LanguageI. 阅读下面的短文，根据文意及所给提示填空 As soon as we heard the news that the enemy gained 1. e_____ to the village guarded by 50 soldiers, our hearts 2. _____ (sink). Someone told us he had enough 3. e_____ to prove that it was Sun Hai who had told our wounded soldiers’ hiding place to the enemy. Fortunately, we had mines there, and a time bomb 4. e_____ after the enemy got there. Our soldiers and villagers were saved at last. To our surprise, it turned out that Sun Hai was innocent (无罪的) when he was on 5. t_____. No one knew who it was that let the cat out of the bag. II. 根据汉语意思及所给提示，将下列句子补充完整。

1. 把一台机器拆开要比把零件重新装配起来更容易些take apart）________________ to put the parts together again.2. 似乎那里的每一个人对她的评价都很高think highly of）Everyone there seems ______________________.3. 你为什么不选一个更好的作文题？（select）______________________ for your composition?4. 我想爸爸不会喜欢过这样安逸的生活fancy）I don’t think ______________________. III. 根据所给句子，使用适当的词将两个句子合成一个含有定语从句的句子1. There was an old servant of her father’s. He had lived with him for many years.2. In many cultures, white stands for purity. That’s why brides often wear white wedding gowns.3. Mark Twain is a great American writer. It is known to the world.4. I’ll never forget the days. I worked together with you in the days.5. Please pass me the book. Its cover is green.Key:Part 1I. 1. reception 2. wooden 。