I. Vocabulary:

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

1) He ________ exactly the same as her sister.
2) She ________ the limit of endurance.
3) The still water ________ the full moon.
4) You are not ________ happy this morning.
5) Tell me the names of the ________ in this room.
6) She ________ very tired but she was still cheerful.
7) Look at the falling ________ . It is strange.
8) It was ________ worse than I thought.
9) They set off immediately for the village, thirty miles _________.
10) A ________ body is an object in the sky, such as a star.

2. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.

1) The storm was over and there were stars ________ the sky.
2) The cinema is nearer ________ my house than his.
3) The universe exists ________ space.
4) Tom has been most helpful to us; ________ fact I don't know what we should have done without him.
¡5) He worked ________ the daytime, and ________ night he went to night school.

II. Structure

1. Complete the following sentences, using because:¡¡
Model: It looks big because it is so near to us.
1) He failed£¨ÒòΪËûÌ«´ÖÐÄ£©.
2) He didn't go out£¨ÒòΪÌìÔÚÏÂÓ꣩.
3) The teacher is strict with us£¨ÒòΪËûÏëÈÃÎÒÃǽø²½¿ìЩ£©.

2. Complete the following sentences, using although:
Model: Although the moon looks bright, it does not have any light of its own.
1) He is generous£¨¾¡¹ÜËûÇ.
2) £¨¾¡¹ÜÐÇÐÇ¿´ÉÏÈ¥ºÜС£©they are really large bodies.
3) He is unhappy£¨¾¡¹ÜËûÓкܶàÇ®£©.

3. Complete the following sentences, using but:
Model: The moon looks about the same size as the sun, but the sun is really 400 times bigger and 400 times farther away.
1) This sentence may be correct grammatically,£¨µ«Êǵ±µØÈË´ÓÀ´²»Õâô˵£©.
2) She tried again and again,£¨µ«×îÖÕ»¹ÊÇû³É¹¦£©.
3) I can speak Russian,£¨µ«ÊÇÎÒ²»»áд£©.

III. Translation : Translate the following sentences into English.

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2. ÎÒÃÇûÓÐ×Ô¼ºµÄº¢×Ó¡£(of one's own)
3. Ëû×÷Á˺ÍÒÔǰͬÑùµÄ»Ø´ð¡£(the same¡­ as¡­)
4. Õâ¼ä·¿×Ó±ÈÄǼ䷿×Ó´óÈý±¶¡£(times)
5. ÕⲿµçÓ°µÄ½áβ¸úËüµÄ¿ªÍ·Ò»ÑùÔã¸â¡£(as ¡­as¡­)