同（近）、相似词或短语比较 1. when, while 两词用于引导时间状语从句，when引导的从句可用瞬间动词，也可用延续性动词(=while)，与主句所表述的动作可有先后，也可同时；while用于同时进行了的两延续性动词相伴随而发生，两同类动作相对比的主从句中。 2. happen, take place happen指偶然、事先没有预计的“发生”， 不能带宾语，没有被动语态。如果表示“某人发生某事”要用sth. happen to sb.结构。 take place指预先有计划的“发生”，主语为某事。 3. messag e, information 两词都有“消息”意思，但message是可数名词，information是不可数名词。表示“一条信息”要用a piece of information。
重点短语 1. be mad at=be angry with对……恼火 2. have a surprise party举行一个令人吃惊的晚会 3. first of all首先 4. pass on 传递 5. be supposed to do 被期望或被要求
6. in good health身体健康 7. get nervous 感到紧张 8. get over恢复，克服 9. open up开办，打开 10. care for=take care of, look after照料，照顾 11. give sb. a good start给某人一个良好的开端 12. in danger在危险中 11. get out of 从……出来 12. take off脱下，起飞 13. run away跑掉 14. hear about / of 听说 15. in silence沉默地 16. do well in =be good at在……方面做得好
精彩句型 1. While the girl was shopping, the alien got out. 2. What were you doing when the UFO arrived? I was standing in front of the library. 3. I was surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. 4. I said it would start a bad habit, and that she should do her own work.
语法焦点 直接引语与间接引语；过去进行时。
适应性训练 一、根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词。
1. I ________ (跟随) him to see w hat he is going to do. 2. Suddenly it rained hard. The visitors in the mountain were in ________ (危险). 3. While he was _________ (抄袭) others’ homework the teacher saw it. 4. I send her several _________ (信息) by my mobile phone every day. 5. She is far from her hometown and she ________ (想念) her parents very much. 6. My father has had the _________ (经历) of teaching for twenty years. 7. A traffic _________ (事故) happened on the street last midnight. 8. More than 30 _________ (现代化的) bridges have been built across Changjiang River. 9. The houses in the big city are quite different from those in the _________ (乡村). 10. Did you see the ________ (奇怪的) thing in the sky? 二、根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. What’s the __________ (mean) of this English word? 2. They went home together in _________ (silent). 3. ________ (lucky), he passed the English exam this time. 4. Miss Green said his homework was the _ ______ (bad) of all and he should study harder. 5. What she said seems very ________ (amaze). 三、用间接引语完成下列各句。 1. The policeman asked the little boy, “Where do you live?” The policeman asked the little boy ________ _________ _________. 2. “Are you feeling better now?” the doctor asked. The doctor asked me ________ _________ ________ feeling better _________. 3. “Take the medicine three times a day,” the doctor said to her. The doctor ________ her ________ ________ the medicine three times a day. 4. Mike said, “I went to America in 1990.” Mike said that _______ _______ _______ to America _________ 1990. 5. He said, “I can’t go to your birthday party tomorrow.” He said that _______ _______ go to my birthday party ________ ________ _________. 四、根据要求完成下列句子转换。 1. She said she was good at English. (改为同义句) She said she _______ _______ ________ E nglish. 2. He asked me not to be angry with the little children. (改为同义句) He asked me not to ________ ________ ________ the little children. 3. The doctor said the old m an was very well. (改为同义句) The doctor said the old man was ________ _______ ________. 4. He is good at listening. He is better at reading. (合并为一句) He is _______ _______ reading ________ listening. 5. You must care for yourself when you are outside. (改为同义句) You must ________ ________ ________ yourself when you are outside. 五、单项选择。 ( ) 1. I heard somebody ________ outside last night when I was reading. A. shouts B. shouting C. to shout D. shouted ( ) 2. A snake came out from the corner suddenly. I was really _______. A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. scared ( ) 3. The man _______ have done something bad because he ran away when he saw the policemen. A. must B. should C. can D . had to ( ) 4. The man was killed several months ago, _______ the murderer hasn’t been found yet. A. and B. but C. so D. because ( ) 5. Tod ay is sunny and not as cold _______ yesterday. A. to B. as C. like D. with ( ) 6. While I ________ T-shirt on the Internet, I found most online clothes are cheaper than those in the mall. A. bought B. buy C. was buying D. am buying ( ) 7. —Is that new bike _______? —Yes, it’s ________. A. yours; own my B. yours; my own C. your; own my D. your; my own ( ) 8. Mary asked me if she ________ copy my homework. A. could B. can C. may D. will ( ) 9. It’s an important meeting. We are ________ to get there on time. A. scared B. supposed C. disappointed D. heard ( ) 10. As teachers, we should _______ our students’ eyes to the outside world. A. put on B. pass on C. open up D. take off ( ) 11. He is _______. He works 10 hours a day. A. lucky B. hard-working C. lazy D. nervous ( ) 12. If you meet troubles in your life, you should try to _______ them. A. call up B. send up C. get over D. get out ( ) 13. I asked her _______ she did that, and she said it was just for fun. A. why B. when C. how D. whether ( ) 14. Dave _______ my CD player a month ago and didn’t return it to me. A. borrowed B. passed C. showed D. brought ( ) 15. —Do you ride to work? —No, I don’t ride _______. I bought a car. A. ever B. too C. either D. anymore 六、补全对话。 根据对话情景，从所给的A—E中选择合适的句子完成对话。 A: You look happy today. Do you have any good news? B: Yeah! I’ve got a letter from Brian. A: Really? (1) __________ B: He
