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Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦

Comprehension理解

Give short answers to each of the following questions, in your own words as far as possible, using only material contained in the passage. Use one complete sentence for each answer.www.xiao84.com

1  Why was the old lady surprised to find her front door open?

2  What made her realize that burglars had entered the flat?

3  Why did she go down to the basement?

Vocabulary词汇

Choose five of the following words and phrases and give for each another word or phrase of similar meaning to that in which the word or phrase is used in the passage: reprimand (l. 6); piece of negligence (l. 7); regular practice (1. 10); as clear as daylight (1. 11); prudent (1. 13); her composure regained (1. 15); intruders (1. 16); lurking (1. 16).

Summary writing摘要写作

Give an account in not more than 80 words of what took place in the flat after the old lady had returned to it with the porter. Use your own words as far as possible. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.

Composition作文

Write a Composition on one of the following subjects; the length should be between 250 and 350 words.

a  Public festivals in your own country.

b  Your adventures when you first visited a foreign country.

Letter writing书信写作

Write a letter of between 80 and 100 words in length on one of the following subjects. You should make the beginning and ending like those of an ordinary letter, but the address is not to be counted in the total number of words.

a  You are ill and cannot meet a friend (who has no telephone) as arranged. Write explaining why you cannot meet, and invite him or her to visit you.

b  An English friend has written asking you to help in finding, for a seventeen-year-old English student, a school or place for training or study in your country. Answer the letter giving any helpful information.

Key structures and Special difficulties关键句型和难点

Rewrite the following sentence without changing the meaning. Then refer to 11. 26-27.

‘Try to check what's missing by tomorrow and don't stay alone in the flat for a few nights, ’ the inspector said.

The inspector asked the old lady … and advised her …

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension理解

1  The old lady's thoughts were on lunch and a good rest ______ .

a.because she had done so much shopping on her way home

b.as she climbed the steps to the floor her flat was on

c.but the sight of the open front door put them both out of her mind

d.until she remembered she had gone shopping after the home help had left

2  When the old lady and the porter got back to the scene of the crime ______ .

a.he made her a cup of strong tea and then telephoned the police

b.they searched the rooms for any burglars who might not have escaped

c.they took care not to touch anything the burglars had touched

d.they waited for the police before going into every room in the flat

3  What made the police think the burglars had been disturbed?

a.They had been forced to leave the front door open.

b.There was no trace of their fingerprints.

c.They had made no attempt to disguise the fact they had been there.

d.They had left behind some jewellery which did not belong to the lady.

Structure结构

4  She was thinking that she ______ reprimand her home help…(1.6)

a.would have to

b.had to

c.was having to

d.has to

5  ----the room doors were open, yet she never went out ______…(11.9-10)

a.without shutting them

b.before she shut them

c.except to have shut them

d.in case they were not shut

6  ----so she went ______ to fetch to porter.(11.13-14)

a.down to the basement

b.below to his basement

c.form his basement

d.along to the basement

7  At least it was not being made easier ______ out the things she should have discarded years ago.

a.than she sorted

b.that she sorted

c.for her to sort

d.sorting

8  ----locks had not been forced, ______that the burglars…(11.23-24)

a.which proved

b.by this proving

c.so that be proved

d.in that it proved

Vocabulary词汇

9  ----for thirty years and had hoarded ______…(11.18-19)

a.anything of value

b.every conceivable article

c.quite a few items of interest

d.odd bits and pieces

10  ----and advised her not to stay ______ in the flat…(11.26-27)

a.single

b.on her own

c.lonely

d.selfish

11  The old lady thought he was ______ concerned.(11.27-28)

a.rather

b.quite

c.hardly

d.unduly

12  In describing the burglary as ‘a little spot of bother’, the old lady was ______.(1.29)

a.underestimating her losses

b.undercharging the burglars

c.underlining the evidence

d.understating the case