step by step 第一册 lesson 8

Lesson 8 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

A．Sentence Structure¹

Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear a statement² and a question following the statement. There is only one best answer to the question. Circle the letter beside your choice.

1．a．Kim                                             2．a．Peggy.

　b． Ben.                                        b． In a high school.

　c． Playing baseball.                       c．Works³ as a teacher.

3． a． In September.                            4．a． At John's party.

　b． Started school.                         b． At Tom's party.

　c． The boys.                                c． Tom.

5．a． Next Sunday.                              6． a． Some crackers⁴.

　b． Every Saturday.                        b．In a minute.

　c． Every Sunday.                          c． Dick.

7．a．His book.                                     8．a．Yesterday morning.

　b． Henry.                                     b． By bus.

　c．On the floor.                              c．My uncle.

9．a．Mike.                                           10．a．Office equipment⁵.

　b． Some cheese.                           b．Jack⁶.

　c．Because he liked it.                     c．All over Europe.

                                                                                                           Score:____

B． Difficult Sentences

Directions: You are going to hear some sentences chosen from the comprehension⁷ material in this lesson. Complete the sentences with what you hear on the tape.

1．Excuse me, Ed. I'll fix some _____and crackers for us. I'll be back ____.

2．I've got a job ____that sells office equipment ____you know the sort⁸ of thing.

Lesson 8 Part Ⅱ Ed Comes For Dinner

Part Ⅱ Ed Comes For Dinner

Exercises:

Ⅰ． Complete the dialogue with what you hear on the tape,

It's Friday evening and Mr. Nakamura (Ed) has been invited to the Norrises' for dinner. He approaches⁹ the house and rings the doorbell.

Dick: I'll answer it. That's Ed.

Hi, Ed. ____. Come in.

Peggy: Why, Ed. ____!It's nice to see  you again.

Dick: Come in. Sit down .____.

Ⅱ．Complete the answers according¹⁰ to the information you get from the conversation.

1．What is Ben doing tonight? He is _____.

2．What is Kim doing tonight? She is ____.

3．What does Ed do in the International Institute¹¹ of Health? He does ____.

4．What does Peggy do? She teaches ____.

Lesson Part Ⅲ Old Friends Meet

Part Ⅲ   Old Friends Meet

Exercises:

Ⅰ． Fill in the blanks¹² with the words you hear on the tape,

Michael was ____along the street the other day. Suddenly he_____ somebody shouting his name. He ____and ____round. A young man was____ after him.  It was Jack Evans. Michael and Jack____ to the same school and the same university. But they hadn't ____each other since then. They ____to have lunch together. They ____into the nearest restaurant and ____at the table by the window.

Ⅱ． Complete the answers according to the information you get from the tape.

1．Did Michael stay in England after he left the university? No, he _________________________________________.

2．What has Michael been doing since he came back? He has been ____old friends, ____his family, ____things for his new flat and just ____a holiday.

3．What has Jack been doing? He has been ____all over Europe for the last two years. He is still ____and still ____.

1 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。

2 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 equipment   

n.装备，设备

参考例句：

• In the new factory all the equipment was up to date.这个新工厂里的所有设备都是现代化的。
• The oil company will ship out the heavy equipment.石油公司将用船运送重型设备。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 comprehension   

n.理解，理解力；领悟

参考例句：

• The teacher set the class a comprehension test.老师对全班同学进行了一次理解力测验。
• The problem is above my comprehension.这个问题超出我的理解力。

8 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

9 approaches   

n.（处理问题、完成任务的）方法( approach的名词复数 )；近似（值）v.接近，走近，靠近( approach的第三人称单数 )；（在性质、数量、质量、情形、时间等方面）近似；接洽；使移近

参考例句：

• The two approaches are fundamentally different. 这两个处理方法完全不同。
• He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. 他具有近乎最能干的政治家的品质。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

11 institute   

n.学会，协会；讲习会，讲座；vt.建立，设立；开始

参考例句：

• He thought of trying for a position in a research institute.他想方设法在一个研究机关找个工作。
• He gave a talk to the Women's Institute on his travels in Asia.他就他的亚洲之旅为妇女协会做了非正式演讲。

12 blanks   

n.（纸等的）空白（尤指表格的空白）( blank的名词复数 )；空地；（书正文前后的）空白页；空白表格（或证件）

参考例句：

• Fill in the blanks with verbals. 用动词的非谓语形式填空。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Complete the following sentences by filling the blanks with proper prepositions and adverbs. 用适当的冠词和副词填空，完成下列句子。 来自《简明英汉词典》