PartOne：Listening

PartTwo：SpeakingPartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar強調句PartFive：PracticalWritingHowtoWriteanE-mail(如何寫電子郵件)PartSix：TranslationSkills正譯法和反譯法UnitOneFacing

CrisisReadingforPleasure

Proverbs&Sayings

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingLetterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example：Youwillhear:Mr.Smithisnotin.Couldyoupleasegivehimamessage?

Youwillread:

A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C“Yes,certainly.”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[A][B]??[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．

A.Atnineinthemorning.B.Veryhard.

C.Mathematics. D.Inauniversity.

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．

A.Don’tmentionit.B.Trytorememberit.

C.Takeiteasy,please.D.Yes,itisdifficult.Whatareyoumajoringin?C.Takeiteasy,please.C.Mathematics.I’mworriedaboutthecomingjobinterview.3．A.Areyoufreetomorrow?B.IlikewatchingTV.

C.Iagreewithyou.D.Goahead.

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．A.SodoI. B.SoamI.

C.I’mOK. D.I’mfine.

I’mgladtomeetyouonthefirstdayofthenewterm.B.SoamI.C.Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit’sgoingtobeaniceday,isn’tit?5．A.Toodifficult.

B.I’mtwenty.

C.Chinesehistory.D.Ilikefootball.

Jennet,whatdoyoustudyatthecollege?C.Chinesehistory.

SectionB

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,

CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6．A.GetsomechangefromJane.

B.Usethewoman’sphone.

C.Lookforapayphone.

D.Payforthephonecall.

M:Hi,Jane.Doyouhavesomechange?Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.W:Payphone?Whynotusemymobilephone?Hereyouare.Q:Whatwillthemanmostprobablydo?B.Usethewoman’sphone.7．A.Inthepark.B.Betweentwobuildings.

C.Inhisapartment.D.Underahugetree.W:Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?M:Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.Q:Wheredidthemanfindthebag?D.Underahugetree.8．A.Takeawalk.

B.Giveaperformance.

C.Listentothemusic.

D.Dancetothemusic.

M:ThemusicissobeautifulthatI’dliketodance.ButIdon’tknowthesteps.W:Itdoesn’tmatter.Noonewillbelookingatusinthiscrowd.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?D.Dancetothemusic.9．A.ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.

B.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.

C.Themandoesn’tlikeAustin.

D.ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.

W:I’mthinkingofgoingtoAustinforavisit.Doyouthinkit’sworthseeing?M:Well,IwishIhadbeenthere.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?B.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.10.A.Theyaretwins.

B.Theyareclassmates.

C.Theyarefriends.

D.Theyarecolleagues.W:IoftenmistakeJimforBob.Canyoutellthemapart?M:No,theylooksomuchalikethattheyevenconfusedtheirmothersometimeswhentheywereyoung.Q:WhatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenJimandBob?A.Theyaretwins.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Attitudestowardsdaydreamingarechanginginmuchthesamewaythatattitudestowardsnightdreaminghavechanged．Onceitwas

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thatnighttimedreamsinterferedwithourneededrest．Butthenresearcherstriedinterruptingthedreamsofsleepers．Theylearnedthatsleeperswhothoughtaren’tallowedtodreamlosethe

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ofrest．

Theybecometenseandanxious．Theybecomeirritable．Theyhavetroubleconcentrating．Theirmentalhealthistemporarily

13．Tofeelwellagain，theymustbeallowedtodream．

Nowresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingmayalsobeimportantto

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Daydreaming，theytellus，isagoodmeansofdamagedbenefitMentalhealthrelaxation．Butitsbenefitsgobeyondthis．Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsome

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conclusions.surprising

Part

Two：Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A：Doyouthinkthatclimatechangeisresponsiblefortherecentfloods?

B：Itcouldbe.Therearefloodsinthiscountryalmosteveryyear,butinrecentyears,theyhavebeenmorewidespreadandmorefrequent.

A：Itseemsthattheclimateinthiscountryischanging.

B：Thesummersarehotter.Thelastthreesummershavebeenthehottestforthepast200years.Therehavealsobeenstrongerwinds.

A：Ithinkthatthechangingclimateisasignthatwearecausingtoomuchdamagetotheenvironment.

B：Ithinkyouareright.Climatechangenaturallyovertime,butIthinkthathumanactivitiesarespeedingupthechange.Iwishthatgovernmentwouldjointogetherandtrytoresolvetheproblem.

A：Metoo.Ifwedon’tdosomethingsoon,itmightbetoolate.參考譯文

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstotalkabouttheseatbookinginthecitiesyoulivein.Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.

1.It’ssupposedtobesunnyallweek.

2.Theweathermansaiditwouldbeclear,butit’sreallycloudy.

3.Ican’tbelieveit’sonlymid-May.It’ssohotoutside.

4.Theysaidyesterdaywasthehottestdayoftheyearsofar.

5.Theweathercan’tmakeupitsmindwhattodo.

6.Theclimateinthismonthinthecityisratherdry.

7.Peopleinthistownsufferalotfromcontinuousrainthistimeeveryyear.

8.Thecitywillexperienceaheavyraintomorrow.

Sample2

A：Arethereanyinterestingstoriesinthenewspapertoday?

B：?Thereareafewstoriesaboutnaturaldisasters.ThereisamassiveforestfireinAustralia.Itcoversseveralsquarekilometersoflandhasdestroyedmanymoresquarekilometers.

A：Wasitcausedaccidentallyornaturally?SometimesitgetssohotthatfiresbeginnaturallyinAustraliaandAfrica.

B：Nobodyknowsatthemoment,butithasbeenveryhotthererecently.ThedroughtinAfricaiscausingstarvation.Millionsofpeoplehavemigratedtotrytofindfood.

A：Whatistheinternationalcommunitydoingtohelp?

B：TheEuropeanUnionhassentseveralplantswithreliefsupplies.Severalcountrieshavesentsoldierstodistributefoodandmedicalsupplies.Refugeecampshavebeensetupacrosstheregion.

A：Howmanycountrieshavebeenaffected?

B：Sixhavebeenseriouslyaffected,buttherefugeesarealsomigratingtoseveralsurroundingcountries.

A：IsawontheTVyesterdaythattherehasbeenanotherearthquakeinIran.

B：Yes.Therehavebeenafewthererecently.Theysaythatthisonewasnotabigquake.TheIraniansaredealingwithitontheirown.Theyhavepurchasedsomespecialequipmenttofindpeopleburiedunderrubble.

A：Doesthenewspapersayanythingaboutcasualties?

B：Sofar,lessthan20peoplehavedied,butover100areinhospital.參考譯文

Task2

ReadSample2carefullyandtrytomakeconversationswithyourpartner(s),talkingaboutnaturaldisastersyouknowabout.ConsultmediaorInternetforinformationifnecessary.

Task3

Expressyoursorroworregretforthedisastersyouknowabout.Thefollowingpatternscanbehelpfultostartyourtalk.

1.feelremorsefor

2.feelsorryfor

3.becontriteabout

4.feelsadaboutthelossorabsenceof

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ．Thefollowingaresomeofthemajordisastersthathaveeverhappenedintheworld.

1.tsunami2.earthquake3.flood

4.killing

5.war

Nameotheronesthatyouhaveeverseen,heardorexperienced.

Ⅱ.Lookatthefollowingpictures.Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutthem:Whatcanyouseefromthepictures?Whatdothepicturesimply?

Text

A

AnAmericanbusinessman,travelinginIndiawhentheplanesstruckthetowers,madehiswaybacktotheU.S.thefollowingweekasquicklyashecould.ThatmeanthopscotchingacrosstheMiddleEast,stoppinginAthensovernighttochangeplanes.Hespenttheeveninghavingsupperinalocaltavern,WhatWe’veLearnedNooneelseintherestaurantspokeEnglish,butwhentheownerrealizedhehadanAmericaninthehousejusttwonightsafter9/11,heaskedhisguesttostandup,facetheotherdinersandlistentoatoast.

Andindeed,theentireroomstoodup,raisedtheirglassesandsaid,asone,“Shouldertoshoulder,untiljusticeisdone.”

Fiveyearslater,aftertheinvasionofAfghanistan,theoccupationofIraq,andamidtopofwarwithIraq,itisfairtoask:Wouldtheysayitagaintonight?

Wouldwesayittooneanother?

Thishasbecomethelosswithnograve,thechanceformourning,becausewestillliveiteveryday－theloss,thetranscendentunity,globalgoodwill,commonpurposebornofrighteousangerthatwrappeduslikeabandagethosefirstmonthsaftertheattacks:aPresidentwitha90%approvalrating,aCongressworkingasone,expressionsofsympathyandoffersofhelpfromeverycorneroftheplanet,WEAREALLAMERICANS,saidLeMonde.

Theunitywasnevergoingtolast.Theworldmoreeasilyprefersasuperpowerwhenit’swoundedandweakenedthanwhenitrisesandgrowls.ButwehavenotmerelyreturnedtothemessyfamilyargumentsofSept.10.Wearedividedathome,dreadedabroad,inneedofahardconversationaboutAmerica’svitalinterestsandabidingvaluesbuttoobitterandsuspicioustohaveit.

Allwars,eventhenoblest,bringareckoningofmeansandend.Thewaronterrorismhaslongsincelostitscrispmorallines.Whoforesawthatthebattlewouldrequireanationalseminaraboutwhenit’sO.K.forAmericanstotortureprisonersandwhetherneardrowningcounts?OradebateoverwhichclausesoftheConstitutionmightbeexpendable?Wemayagreethatterrorismiswicked,butwe’restillunsureabouthowtoanswerit.

Presidentsmaketheirharddecisionsandthenabideforeverwiththeirmistakesandregrets.Sincethedecisiontocommitsoldierstobattlesisthemostfatefulhemakes,itisherethataPresident－hisinstincts,hisjudgment,hispride,hispurposes－ismostexposed.Ifhesucceeds,theerrorsarefootnotes;ifhefails,thebestintentionsarejustdust.“IguessnotmanyPresidentshavebeenunderstoodintheirowntime.”LyndonJohnsonsaid.Reflectiononallthegoodhe’dtriedtodoforpeople,whodespisedhimnonetheless.GeorgeW.Bushswatsawaythejudgmentsthatanniversariesinvite.“There’snosuchthingasshort-termhistory,asfarasI’mconcerned,”hesaidlastweek.“Wecan’tknowhowthehistoryends,butweknowthattherewasatimefiveyearsagowheneverydaywasMemorialDay,whenweneverwouldhaveimaginedthatwe’dcarewhatBradandAngelina’sbabylookedlike,ordreadairtravelmoreforitsinconveniencethanitsdangers.”

Isthatgoodnews,areturntonormalcy,amarkof

resilience?Ordoesittoomarkakindofloss?Intheweeksafter9/11,outofthepainandthefeartherearosealsograceandgratitude,eruptionsofintensekindness.

參考譯文

NewWords

hopscotch

/'h?psk?t?/n.跳房子游戲

vi.像玩跳房子游戲那樣跳

tavern/'t?v?n/

n.小酒館，餐館，旅館

invasion/in'vei??n/

n.入侵，侵略；侵襲；侵犯

occupation/

?kju'pei??n/ n.職業；占有；

消遣；占有期

amid/?'mid/

prep.在(某種事情或事件)之中mourn

/m?:n/

vt.哀悼；憂傷；服喪

transcendent/tr?n'send?nt/ adj.卓越的；

超常的；出類拔萃的

n.卓越的人；超絕物

righteous/'rait??s/adj.正直的，公正的

approval/?'pru:v?l/

n.贊成，贊許；批準，認可

growl/ɡraul/

vt.咆哮；(雷電、炮等)轟鳴；

憤憤不平地抱怨

vi.咆哮著說

n.咆哮聲；吠聲messy

/'mesi/

adj.混亂的；骯臟的；麻煩的

dread/dred/ n.恐懼；可怕的人(或物)

vi.&vt.懼怕；擔心

adj.可怕的

vital/'vait?l/

adj.至關重要的；生死攸關的；

有活力的

abiding/?'baidi?/

adj.持久的，永久的；不變的

suspicious/s?'spi??s/adj.猜疑的，懷疑的，可疑的

reckoning/'rek?ni?/n.計算，測量

crisp

/krisp/

adj.脆的；新鮮的；易碎的

vt.使卷曲；使發脆

vi.卷曲；發脆

n.松脆物；油炸馬鈴薯片

foresee/f?:'si:/

vt.預見，預知

seminar/'semin

:/n.專題討論會，研討會

torture/'t?:t??/vt.&n.折磨；拷問；歪曲

expendable/ik'spend?bl/adj.可消費的；排出的；

不重復使用的；可犧牲的

n.消耗品

wicked

/'wikid/

adj.缺德的，邪惡的

abide/?'baid/

vt.忍受，容忍；停留

vi.持續；忍受；停留

commit/k?'mit/

vt.犯罪，做錯事；把……交托給；

使……承擔

義務

instinct/'insti?kt/n.本能，直覺；天性

adj.充滿著的

footnote/'futn?ut/ n.腳注；補充說明

vt.給……作腳注；在腳注里評議

despise

/di'spaiz/

vt.鄙視，蔑視，看不起

nonetheless/n?ne?'les/

conj.&adv.盡管如此，

但是

normalcy/'n?:mlsi/

n.正常狀態

resilience/ri'zili?ns/

n.恢復力，復原力

eruption/i'r?p??n/n.突然發生，突然爆發，

突然出現

intense/in'tens/

adj.強烈的，劇烈的，極度的

Phrases&Expressions

asquicklyas

盡可能快地

beinneedof

需要

tohavelongsince

早已……

beunsureaboutsth.

對……沒有把握

toswataway

揮去……

asfarasI’mconcerned

就我而言，就我來看

tocommitsb.to(doing)sth.

使……同意，承諾做……

Proper

Names

Afghanistan

(國家名)阿富汗

Iran

(國家名)伊朗

LeMonde

(法語)《世界報》

Related

Information

1.MiddleEasttheregionoftheworldthatconsists

ofthecountrieseastofthe

MediterraneanSeaandwestofIndia,

includingEgypt,Jordan,Israel,

Lebanon,Syria,Turkey,Iran,and

Iraq.中東

2.9/11

September11,2001.theterrorist

attacksontheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkandthePentagonin

WashingtonD.C.onSeptember,11,

2001.2001年9月11日發生在紐約世貿中

心及華盛頓五角大樓的恐怖襲擊。

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ．Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothetext.

1．WhathappenedintheAmericawhenanAmericanbusinessmanwastravelinginIndia?

TerroristsattackedthetowersoftheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon.2．DoyouthinkAthenspeoplewilltakethesameattitudetowardsAmericansafteraninvasionofAfghanistanandanoccupationofIraq?WhyorWhynot?

No,theywon’t.Theydon’thavethesamesympathyfortheAmericansastheydidwhenthe“9·11”attackshappened.TheAmericanwaronAfghanistanandIraqis,actuallyinvasionandoccupation.3．Whatwastheauthor’sinterpretationoftheattacks?Andwhatwasitthatheworriedabout?

Accordingtotheauthor,theterrorismattackmaybewicked.ButtheAmericangovernmentshouldtakeaproperattitudetodealwithitinsteadofwagingwarsonothercountries.II．Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing.

1．WhydidtheownerofanAthensrestaurantaskhisguesttostandup,facetheotherdinersandlistentoatoast?

A.HelikedtheAmericanverymuch.

B.TheAmericanwasafriendofhis.

C.HewishedtoshowhissympathyforthewholeAmericaafterthe“9/11”attacks.

D.HewantedtheotherdinerstolearnEnglishfromtheAmerican.

C.HewishedtoshowhissympathyforthewholeAmericaafterthe“9/11”attacks.

2．WhatwaslostinpeopleallovertheworldafteraninvasionofAfghanistanandanoccupationofIraq?

A.Thetranscendentunityandexpressionsofsympathyandoffersofhelpfromeverycorneroftheplanet.

B.TheAmericaasasuperpower.

C.ThetowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkandthePentagoninWashingtonD.C..

D.Livesofagreatnumberofpeople.A.Thetranscendentunityandexpressionsofsympathyandoffersofhelpfromeverycorneroftheplanet.3．WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericanwaronterrorism?

A.Ithaslostitscrispofmorallines.

B.Itiswicked.

C.Itisnoble.

D.Itisdehumanizing.B.Itiswicked.4．TheAmericansdreadedairtravelafterthe“9/11”attacksbecause

.

A.alotofinconveniencewasinvolvedinairtravel

B.theythoughtairtravelwasdangerousaftertheattacks

C.theAmericansdidn’tliketravelingbyair

D.airtravelwasmostexpensive

B.theythoughtairtravelwasdangerousaftertheattacks5．WhatdoesthesentenceinParagraph9“Ifhesucceeds,theerrorsarefootnotes;ifhefails,thebestintentionarejustdust.”imply?

A.Apresident’sdecisiononimportantissuesisvital.

B.Apresident’spositionisveryimportanttoacountry.

C.Peoplearesupposedtounderstandtheirpresident.

D.Successorfailureofapresident’sdecisionhaslittletodowithothercountry.A.Apresident’sdecisiononimportantissuesisvital.Ⅲ．Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.

Allwars,even

1,bringareckoningofmeansandends.Thewar

2

haslongsincelostitscrisp

3

.Whoforesawthatthebattlewouldrequirea

4aboutmorallinesthenoblestonterrorismnationalseminarwhenit’sO.K.forAmericanstotortureprisonersandwhetherneardrowning

5?OradebateoverwhichclausesoftheConstitutionmight

6

?Wemayagreethatterrorismis

7,butwe’restill

8

howtoanswerit.beexpendablecountswickedunsure

about

VocabularyandStructure

Ⅰ．

Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

commit...toinstinctnormality

reckoning

normalcy expendable

asfarasIamconcernedwicked

1.Bymy

,it’llcostforty-fivepoundsamonth.

reckoning2.Whencanweexpectareturnto

?

3.Justasa

,itisworthsayingthatthewholeprojectdidn’tcostlocaltaxpayersasinglepenny.

4.

tellsmethatitwouldbeunwisetoreturnhome.

5.Theagreement

themtoaminimumnumberofperformanceperyear.

normalcyInstinctfootnotecommits6.Theyhavealoveofpowerthatmakesthemreally

.

7.Hismanagermadeitcleartohimthathewas

.

8.

,theissueisoveranddonewith.wickedexpendableAsfarasIamconcerned

II．Choosetherightwordorphrasetocompletethefollowingsentences.

1．I

himforthewayhetreatedthepeoplearoundhim.

A.despised B.despite

C.despoil D.despair

A．despised

2．Hehas

inthemanager’sofficefortwohourswithoutanyintentiontoleave.

A.abiding B.abided

C.attended D.dwelt

3．Hehelda

attitudetowardsthecriticismabouthisnewbook.Itdidnotaffecthisenthusiasmforwritingatall.

A.natural B.pessimistic

C.transcendent D.optimistic

C.transcendentB．abided

4．

Politicshasalwaysbeena

business.

A.popular B.righteous

C.messy D.vital

5．

Colleaguesbecame

whenhestartedactingstrangely.

A.suspected B.suspicious

C.angry D.annoyedB.suspiciousC．

messy

6．ByJuly,thePrimeMinister’s

ratinghadrisentoover60percent.

A.approval B.approved

C.approving D.approve

7．Theprotestersvotedtocontinuetheir

ofthebuilding.

A.occupying B.occupation

C.claim D.destroy

A．

approval

B．occupation

8．He’sbeenunder

pressuresinceheannouncedtotakeoverthefirm.

A.intensive B.extensive

C.intense D.intent

III．Choosetherightwordfromthefollowinggroupsofwordstofillineachblank.Changetheformifnecessary.Someofthewordscanbeusedtwice.C．

intense

1．invadeinvasioninvaderinvasive

A.Thecitizensopenedtheirdoorsanearlywintermorning,onlytofindtheircitywasalreadyoccupiedbyGerman

.

B.Canneswas

thisweekbytopnamesfromthefilmindustry.

C.Theshopspreparedforan

oflast-minuteChristmasshoppers.

D.Somediseaseslikecancerarequite

.invaders

invadedinvasioninvasive

2．

mournmournermourningmournful

A.Thetownis

thelossofthemostbeautifulbuilding.

B.Athisfuneral,thePresidentgaveaspeechaspartofthe

.

C.Thetearingdownoftheoldhousesinthecityisreally

.

D.Accordingtotheirtradition,the

aresupposedtowearblackclotheswhentheyattendaperson’sfuneral.mourningmorningmournfulmourners

3．occupantoccupationoccupationaloccupy

A.Membersofthegroup

positionsofpowersinthecountry.

B.Allthecurrent

havelivedinthebuildingalongtime.

C.Approximatelyhalfthepeopleinterviewedwereinmanual

.

D.Itisan

phenomenonformostteacherstosufferfrombackache.

occupyoccupantsoccupationaloccupations

4．approveapprovalapprovingapproved

A.Idon’treally

ofchildrenwearingmakeup.

B.Mostofhisgirlfriendsfailedtomeetwithhisfather’s

.

C.Theplanewasflyingbelowthe

minimumaltitudeof500feet.

D.Susan’sjokewasgreetedwith

laughter.

approvedapproveapprovalapproving5．dreaddreadeddreadfuldreadfully

A.Johnfelt

tired.

B.Thejourneywas

.

C.I

tothinkwhatitwillcostifwebuyahouseinthecenterofthecity.

D.Thatisa

familyphotowhereIstoodinthefrontwithmyeyesclosed.

dreadfullyedreadfuldreadeddread6．vitalvit