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

1. The lock on the door ________ loose.
   
2. The milk doesn't ________ right this morning.
   
3. They ________ with their guests in their spacious dining room.
   
4. The city life was ________ to the village boy.
   
5. I felt excited when I heard the ________ voice of my friend on the street.
   
6. Mrs. Green ________ to see a messenger at the front door, because she had not expected it.
   
7. ________, the two problems have quite a lot in common.
   
8. I am coming ________, no matter what others say.
   
9. He had a ________ of interests which made him an agreeable companion.
   
10. I am ________ sure that he'll say yes.
    

II. Structure:

1. 1. Rewrite the following sentences after the model:
   Model: My God, people here seem to eat insects.
   My God, it seems that people here eat insects.
   1) He did not seem to have ever worked so hard in his life.
   2) My whole life seems to have gone to pieces.
   3) He seemed to have a high opinion of his father.
   
   
2. Combine the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction "when":
   Model: I had been in Korea for less than a week.
   I was invited to a truly wonderful dinner.
   I had been in Korea for less than a week when I was invited to a truly wonderful dinner.
   1) I had just gone to bed. / The phone rang.
   2) I hadn't been asleep long. / The alarm went off.
   3) I expect to be there two days. / I shall return.
   

III. Translation: Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 简直难以想象谁会做这么愚蠢的事。(imagine sb. doing)
   
2. 我不知道他期末考试为什么没及格。(have no idea)
   
3. 新秘书对办公室的工作还很生疏。(new to)
   
4. 在这个问题上，我跟他的看法差不多。(similar to)
   
5. 昨天只有不到二十人参加了会议。(less than)
   
6. 玛丽已经两三天没来上课了。(a couple of)