I. Vocabulary: Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given below, changing the form where necessary.

magnificent cage release spring hold
gratefully shade swoop doze pluck
leap crumble heap speck catch
trap drop crossly hop dust
  1. He worked so hard that a lot of sweat ________ from his brow.
  2. I saw a fish ________ out of the sea just now.
  3. Hearing the alarm clock ring, he ________ out of bed and dashed out of his bedroom.
  4. When she cleans the room, she cleans the carpet first and then she ________ the furniture.
  5. She gets ________ more often than she used to.
  6. Almost all the houses in the neighborhood ________ in the disastrous earthquake.
  7. I saw a big ________ of books on her desk.
  8. There was a ________ or two of blood on his shirt.
  9. The dog went after a rabbit, but didn't ________ it.
  10. There are mice in my room, so I placed a mouse ________ in my room.
  11. The palace is ________; I couldn't imagine how the builders ever managed to build it.
  12. After the tiger was caught, it was placed in a ________.
  13. Don't ________ your hold of the rock; otherwise, you will fall in the valley.
  14. He fastens the ________ of the alarm clock each evening to wake him up the next morning.
  15. She turned around suddenly and ________ the hand of the thief.
  16. The gentleman gave the beggar a five?dollar note and the latter bowed to the gentleman ________.
  17. The group of trees provided some ________ from the sun.
  18. He goes to bed so late at night that he often ________ off in class.
  19. The eagle ________ down on its prey.
  20. Full of joy, the little girl was running on the meadow, occasionally ________ some beautiful flowers.

II. Structure:

1. Study the following sentences, paying special attention to "like."
1) I cannot let a magnificent bird like you end up in prison.
2) My sister has received a like amount of money.
3) It looks like snow.
4) I feel like taking a walk.

2. Complete the following sentences in accordance with the Chinese given in the brackets, using "when."
1) He was dozing comfortably after his lunch of bread and cheese _________________. (ͻȻһֻӥ·ÉÆËÏÂÀ´£¬µð×ßÁËËûµÄñ×Ó)
2) We used to have a lot of fun _________________. (µ±ÎÒÃÇÏñÄãÃÇÄÇô´óµÄʱºò)
3) Stop writing _____________. (ÁåÏìÒÔºó)
4) How can he succeed _______________? (¼ÈÈ»Ëû²»¹¤×÷)

III. Translation: Translate the Following into English:

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  3. ÔÚÖÜÄ©£¬Ó¦¸ÃÈú¢×Ó×ÔÓÉÖ§ÅäËûÃǵÄʱ¼ä¡£(be free to)
  4. Ìýµ½Í»ÈçÆäÀ´µÄ¼â½Ð£¬ËýÒ»ÏÂ×Ó¾ªÌøÆðÀ´¡£(leap to one's feet)
  5. ËýÍäÏÂÑü£¬¼ñÆðÁ˵ØÉϵÄÐÅ·â¡£(pick up)
  6. Ëû¼°Ê±É²³µ£¬±ÜÃâÁËÒ»³¡½»Í¨Ê¹ʡ£(in time)