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

hold compete divide a variety of honor
record consist of prohibit eventually regularly
  1. His day ________ between work and relaxation.
  2. This position ________ by him for eight years.
  3. Paris ________ as the "City of Light".
  4. This big event ________ in all history books.
  5. He comes ________ to take care of the old artist.
  6. Violence _________ in TV programs for children.
  7. This big house _________ six rooms.
  8. There are ________ good books for you to choose from.
  9. Sixteen athletes will ________ in parachuting event (跳伞).
  10. We continued working in spite of the heavy rain and ________ finished the task ahead of schedule(提前).

II. Structure

  1. Complete the following sentences after the model:
    Model: The stadium was about 200 meters long and 30 meters wide.

    1) During the journey, we saw (高达50英尺的浪).
    2) The guide tells the tourists (这个城堡有600年历史了).
    3) The competition (历时3个小时) made everyone exhausted.

  2. Change the following sentences after the model:
    Model: The first Olympics of modern times were not held in Athens until 1896.
    It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times were held in Athens

    1) Her husband didn't come home until after midnight.
    2) The farmer did not stop harvesting until it was very dark.
    3) He did not go to bed until he had finished his homework.

III. Translation: Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. 奥林匹克运动会将于2008年在北京举办。(hold)
  2. 直到20世纪50年代电视才开始控制人们的业余时间。(not…until)
  3. 人耳可以被分成三部分:外耳、中耳和内耳。(divide)
  4. 盗版(illegal copy)唱片应该受到法律禁止。(prohibit)
  5. 齐晖在全运会上打破了女子蛙泳 (breaststroke) 记录。(break the record)
  6. 他坚持(keep on)努力学习,最终在大学英语四级考试中取得了好成绩。(eventually)
  7. 这个体育委员会由3个日本人,5个澳大利亚人和6个英国人组成。(consist of)
  8. 狮子是勇气的象征。(symbol)