Summary writing摘要写作
Answer these questions in not more than 75 words. 巴士英语www.xiao84.com
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过75个单词。
1 Who set up a land-speed record in 1935? What was his car called? Had it been specially built for him or not?
(driving a car … which)
2 Was his average speed incorrectly declared to be 299 miles per hour or 289 miles per hour? Was this mistake corrected later or not? (but)
3 How many miles an hour had he averaged?
4 Is Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, one of the racing drivers who have exceeded the old record? What was his car called?
(Among them is … whose)
Composition作文
Write two or three sentences using the ideas given below:
用以下词组写出2至3个句子来：
During a car race ---- leading car skidded ---- overturned ---- the driver was not hurt ---- got his car back on to the course ---- won the race.
Letter writing书信写作
Write sentences completing each of the following phrases:
将以下书信的开头语写成完整的句子：
I have not forgotten that …
You will find it hard to believe, but …
I am afraid I …
I wonder how you learnt that …
You will never guess who/what …
Special difficulties难点
Review SD50-71 复习第50课至71课难点
Exercises练习
A Words Often Confused 经常容易混淆的词
Choose the correct words in the following sentences:
选择正确的词：
1 Hurry up or you will (lose) (miss) (loose) the train. (SD50a) (第50课a)
2 I'm (expecting) (waiting) to receive a letter soon. (SD50b) (第50课b)
3 You should (raise) (rise) that picture a few inches. (SD51a) (第51课a)
4 I love (lying) (laying) in bed. (SD51b) (第51课b)
5 He always (beats) (wins) me at chess. (SD51c) (第51课c)
6 Are you (quiet) (quite) ready? (SD53b) (第53课b)
7 I dislike getting up early, but I (am used to) (use to) it now. (SD55a) (第55课a)
8 People often come into our garden and (pick) (cut) flowers. (SD58c) (第58课c)
9 Whenever I buy anything new, my father always asks me the (value) (cost) (price). (SD61a) (第61课a)
10 That house (valued) (cost) (priced) a fortune to build. (SD61b) (第61课b)
11 I (value) (price) (cost) your advice a great deal. (SD61b) (第61课b)
12 The oil level in the engine must be (checked) (controlled). (SD62aa) (第62课a)
13 I could not (accept) (agree) his offer. (SD65b) (第65课b)
14 Who is going to (dress) (dress up) as Father Christmas? (SD65c) (第65课c)
15 How many hours a day do you (practise) (practice)? (SD69b) (第69课b)
16 We were (enjoyed) (amused) by his stories. (SD69b) (第69课b)
17 She (hung) (hanged) the clothes on the line. (SD52) (第52课)
18 The train arrived (late) (lately) as usual. (SD71b) (第71课b)
19 He has been working too (hardly) (hard). (SD52) (第52课)
20 He was (near) (nearly) run over by a car. (SD52) (第52课)
B Join the following sentences leaving out the verb want to. (SD59)
连接以下各组句子，省略动词want to（参见第59课难点）。
1 I told him about it. I wanted to help you. (in order to)
2 I opened the door quietly. I did not want to disturb him. (so as to)
3 He left the letter on the table. He wanted me to see it. (in order that)
C Draw (SD64); Let (SD65a)
Complete these sentences by adding any of the following words: out, down, up, off.
用out, down, up, off填空：
1 A big car drew ____ outside our house.
2 You can't rely on him. He is sure to let you ____.
3 Don't let the children ____ of the garden.
4 We shall have to draw ____ a new agreement.
5 He was going to punish the boy, but he let him ____.
D Supply the correct form of say or tell in the following sentences: (SD67)
用say或tell填空：（参见第67课难点）
1 I can ____ no more. He ____ me a secret and I have to keep it.
2 Why don't you ____ him the truth?
3 If you didn't want it, why didn't you ____ so?
4 He knelt down and ____ a prayer.
5 I can't prevent him from ____ lies.
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Comprehension理解
1 One of these statements is true. Which one?
(a) There was some doubt whether Sir Malcolm had maintained an average speed of 301 miles per hour.
(b) Sir Malcolm set up a new world record recently.
(c) Sir Malcolm's average speed was 299 miles per hour.
(d) Sir Malcolm's car had a 250-horsepower engine.
2 One of these statements is true. Which one?
(a) No one has ever driven faster than Sir Malcolm Campbell.
(b) Donald Campbell couldn't beat his father's record.
(c) More than one racing driver has driven faster than 300 miles per hour since Sir Malcolm set up his record.
(d) Donald Campbell drove at 400 miles an hour.
Structure句型
3 He was the first man to drive at over 300 miles an hour. No one had done this ____.
(a) before
(b) ago
(c) since
(d) again
4 ____ was it? 30 feet.
(a) How long ago
(b) Which length
(c) How length
(d) How long
5 ____ to control the car.
(a) It was difficulty for him
(b) It was difficult for him
(c) It was difficulty
(d) He was difficult
6
How fast did he drive? ____ 301 miles an hour.
(a) At
(b) With
(c) To
(d) By
7 Donald Campbell was driving a car ____ Bluebird.
(a) to call
(b) calling
(c) called
(d) calls
Vocabulary 词汇
8 He set up a new world record. He ____ a new record.
(a) did
(b) played
(c) created
(d) found
9 It was over 30 feet in length. That's how ____ it was.
(a) length
(b) tall
(c) large
(d) long
10 It reached a speed of over 301 miles per hour. That's how ____ it went.
(a) speed
(b) fast
(c) soon
(d) rapid
11 He was disappointed to learn this. He felt ____.
(a) sorry
(b) hopeless
(c) despair
(d) desperate
12 They had made a mistake. They had been ____.
(a) mistake
(b) correct
(c) right
(d) wrong
Sentence structure句子结构
Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.
改写以下句子，然后对照课文第10-11行，核对你的答案。
Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, followed in his father's footsteps many years later and also set up a world record.
Following _____________________________________________.
