选择题
1. I won’t pay you today unless you finish the work in time.
2. He was brave; no other soldier fought so bravely in that battle.
3. Don’t blame it on me. In fact, I have nothing to do with that.
4. The police asked me for information on the accident.
5. I didn’t buy the apples; she gave them to me for nothing.
6. I won’t pay $20 for the coat; it’s not worth all that much.
7. It would have been a good match, had it not rained.
8. After the rescue of the climbers, the police were praised for their work.
9. Peter’s car is out of order. All he can do now is to walk to the nearest telephone.
10. Tom is the captain of our team, and we all have confidence in him.
11. They had a long and exhausting meeting this morning.
12. People like working in a pleasant atmosphere.
13. John is busy seeking a job as he will graduate next month.
14. Confine your resume to two typewritten pages or less.
15. His proper behavior gave a good impression on the interviewer.
16. Jack has a strong sense of duty.
17. The young man wants to get a better job and earn more money.
18. His silly questions always annoy me very much.
19. Let me measure you so that I can make you a suit.
20. At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage.
21. A dress made of our new material is quite easy to wash.
22. Today the public is becoming concerned about the way the environment is damaged.
23. I can tell you for sure that the new building will have been finished by the time you come back next year.
24. The number of spelling mistakes in his paper was so big that everyone was taken aback by that.
25. We have no idea which hotel we are to stay at when we get to Beijing.
26. Judging from what he said, Tom seemed to have understood everything already.
27. On getting off the rain, the Minister found himself closely surrounded by large number of reporters.
28. Those who know Tom will not deny that he is one of the brightest students who have graduated from Boston University.
29. To our greatest delight we found that our hotel was only within a stones’ throw to the sea.
30. Can you tell me which you like best, coffee, milk or tea?
31. I’m used to staying up late at night.
32. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is worth the cost.
33. Let us get out quickly. It is no good wasting time.
34. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only had followed your advice.
35. Mrs. Brown is supposed to have left for Italy last week.
36. My sick father was going to Tokyo, but the doctor suggested that he should not go there.
37. No matter how frequently performed, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.
38. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper following it closely.
39. My clock didn’t work this morning. It needs repairing.
40. Comparing Julia with Alice, you can find Alice is the more intelligent of the two.
41. His father is outstanding physicist, and a famous writer as well.
42. Being asked to sing a song for her friends, Helen couldn’t very well refuse.
43. Nick’s father is something of a musician.
44. He preferred to continue his work rather than rest on his achievements.
45. It’s obvious that wooden bridges are inferior to concrete bridges.
46. I have two brothers, One is at college, the other works in a factory.
47. Not being able to help him, I told Jim to do himself.
48. Although it was raining, many visitors had picnics in the woods.
49. The shop assistant wrote out a receipt for the customer who bought a camera.
50. “Do you have much work to do this weekend?” “Yes, I have to write a two-thousand-word paper.”
51. Since studies have shown a relationship between cancer and cigarette smoking, many people have cut down smoking.
52. So far as I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.
53. Ignorance and poverty often go hand in hand.
54. I had thought it would be a rainy day but on the contrary we had fine sunshine.
55. I can assure you that if a message is really important it well reach you sooner or later.
56. He was concerned about his family; he had been out of touch with them for a month.
57. The high turnout of the audience, as we had expected, was well over one thousand.
58. With several reports to write, I doubt if I shall have time to visit you.
59. I wonder if you could help me to make out what the teacher wrote on the blackboard.
60. John has a gift for conversation. He can carry on talking for several hours running.
61. The fire had been burning for three hours before the fire fighters arrived.
62. He is ill and he has not eaten any food since last night.
63. The flood might have caused sever damage to the people had we not built so many reservoirs.
64. I regret to inform(有informing就填informing) you that you are to be dismissed next week.
65. One doctor suggests that people write until they are tired of writing and then read over what they have written.
66. We will not start the project he comes back from the United States.
67. Young as he is, he has been exposed to different cultures during his travels with his father.
68. Had I taken my umbrella with me this morning, I would not be wet now.
69. Gentle exercise is the most common advice to people who wish to stay healthy.
70. Unless heated, a body will have no tendency to expand.
语法填空(我看好第一篇)
1. The end of the exam procedure, which is in some cases worse than revision period, is awaiting the results. While waiting you can’t do much about your own school work. You feel that it is very hard to resist the temptation to light a fire with all your notebooks and files instead of logs, but at the same time you feel that you had better keep all your notes safe in case you discover you have failed and need to retake all your subject. The worst day of all is the one when you know that the postman is to deliver the letter which will inform you whether the academic world considers you a failure or a success, whether you can get the job you want, or go to the university you wish to attend. That envelope is to contain the key to your future and, perhaps most important of all, to inform you whether you need to suffer again the horrors of exams.
2. Small as it is , the pen has changed the course of history, recorded events, carried news, and done more work for mankind than all other tools or weapons. Progress without it would it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheel and screw, the introduction of steam power, the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions. But the pen has done more. It has prepared the way for all progress. Whatever plans have been draw up have come from the pen. Behind all we do today is the pen. We cannot sign a check or write a letter or complete a business exchange without our pen. The student would fail to pass his examination without it.
3. When I was 14, I got a job at the local hospital, where I was told that my duties would include mopping floors. Even though my job did not pay much, I was thrilled to have any work to do at all. I didn’t see it as a handicap(障碍) but as a challenge, because it was my first job. I learned to be punctual and to meet certain standards. In return, I was treated with respect by the hospital staff and the patients. Each morning I imagined that the plates coated with oatmeal(燕麦粥) would only make patients more sick, if I were not there to wash them clean. Once breakfast was over, I worked hard to mop the floors of all the patient wards(病房), and clean the toilets. Though I was very tired, I wanted the job to be done well. People would beam and say, “That young guy surely does a job.” That gave me a great sense of pride.
4. Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in music, and in entertainment. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy. A young man once said, “Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to agree to what you do. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like. This is natural enough, after being a child for so many years when you were completely under your parents’ control.” To these youngsters, my advice is this: “If you plan to control your own life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility , they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.”
翻译
1. In China, it is unlawful to cut down trees without permission.未经许可砍伐树木。
2. These years, the rate of interest always varies between 4% and 6%.在4%和6%之间浮动。
3. The director wants us to speed up the production of the new brand car.加快生产这种新型汽车
4. The number of rooms in their hotel is the same as ours.和我们酒店的房间数量一样多。
5. Jim was ill those days. And worse still, he was out of a job.更糟糕的是，他还失业了。
1. 我发现书整齐地摆放在书桌上。I found that the books were laid out neatly on the desk.
2. 我们谨向所有参与过这个项目的人表示感谢。We would like to thank all who had a share in this project.
3. 他们的延误是由天气不好造成的。Their delay was due to bad weather.
4. 影响人们的不是过去而是现在和未来。What influences people is not the past but the present and the future.
5. 总而言之，人们经常把政治和战争联系起来。Generally speaking, people often associate politics with wars.
6. 汤姆曾受过一流的教育，因而，他比未受过很好教育的孩子们更有优势。Tom had a first-rate education, so he had an advantage over those children who were not as well educated as he.
7. 许多学生抱怨食物一点也不令人满意。Many students complain that the food is by no means satisfactory.
8. 他们兴奋的叫喊声几乎淹没了音乐。Their screams of excitement all but drowned out the music.
1. 一个乞丐走近我们，向我们要钱。A beggar came up to us and asked for money.
2. 约翰年纪渐大，开始迷恋赚钱。As John grew older, he became obsessed with making money.
3. 你跟我说调查此事白费功夫，同时却又希望我去调查。You told me in the same breath that it was useless to investigate the matter and that you wanted me to do it.
4. 他赚了一大笔钱，从此过着富足的生活。He earned a great sum of money and has lived well off of it since.
5. 他把衣服收好放在衣橱里。She put away her clothes in the dresser.
6. 他的行为给人留下恶劣的印象。His behavior created a bad impression.
7. 这里先前的居民以铜换玉米。The early settlers here traded copper with corn.
8. 他试图让全家人都服从他的意志。He tried to subjected the whole family to his will.
1. 他一会儿就完成了工作，但经理并不满意。He finished the work in an instant, but the manager wasn’t satisfied.
2. 主席代表公司签署了那份文件。The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company.
3. 那女孩不愿意离家去上大学。The girl is reluctant to leave home for college.
4. 做你觉得对的事情。Do what is right in your eyes.
5. 大使向总理转达了总统的问候。The ambassador conveyed the President’s message to the premier.
6. 我认为污染不会脱落。I don’t think the stains will come off.
7. 那种气氛总会唤起我对母校的回忆。That kink of atmosphere always evokes memories of my alma matar.
8. 法律的目的就是保护个人的利益。The purpose of the law is to protect the rights of individuals.
1. 他说汤姆肯定意识到了他正在做的事情是非法的。He said that Tom must be aware that what he is doing is illegal.
2. 这会议虽然不长，但的确产生了很多好建议。It wasn’t a long meeting, but it did throw up many good suggestions.
3. 你相信科学能实现我们所有的梦想吗？Do you believe that science can bring all our dreams to reality?
4. 随着购车量的增加，油的需求量很大。Oil is in hot demand with the increase of car purchases.
5. 我应该使试验计划取得教授同意。I should try to get the professor’s consent to my plan for the experiment.
6. 一场调查正在全国范围内展开。A survey is being carried out throughout the country.
7. 此计划对公司的未来有重大意义。The plan has great implications for the future of the company.
8. 生物技术最近的发展引出了一些道德问题。Recent advances in biological technology have thrown up some ethical questions.
1. 他的工作注定失败。He was destined to fail in his work.
2. 他们未能求得解决问题的共同基础。They couldn’t find common ground to solve the problem.
3. 他们竭力证明这项计划是为了公众的利益。They tried their best to prove that this plan was in the interest of the public.
4. 得知儿子通过考试时，她松了一口气。When she learned that her son had passed the exam, she breathed a sigh of relief.
5. 天色暗下来了，是开灯的时候了。It’s getting dark — time to light up.
6. 听到有人敲门，他跳下床，迅速地披上衣服。On hearing a knock on the door, he jumped off the bed and threw on his clothes.
7. 当他踏上祖国的土地时，泪水盈满了眼眶。When he hit the soil of his motherland, he burst into tears.
8. 园地需要马上浇水。The garden is crying out to be watered.
1. 经过几个不眠之夜，他想出了一个好主意。After several sleepless nights, he came up with a good idea.
2. 他们成功地将火势控制在小范围内。They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
3. 这只篮球队在第五场比赛中丧失了领先地位。The basketball team lost its lead in the fifth match.
4. 约翰成功了，这超出我们的预期。John succeeded beyond our expectations.
5. 辩论赛中于环境保护与经济发展问题。The debate centered on the issue of environmental protection and economic development.
6. 这个目标我们不能实现。The goal is beyond our reach.
7. 这一税种按比例增至百分之十。The tax was scaled up to 10 percent.
8. 一大群人聚在新落成的购物广场前。A host of people gathered in front of the newly-built shopping mall.
感谢信
Aug. 3rd, 2009
Dear Mr Johnson,
I am writing to express my thanks to you again for your hospitality at the dinner last night. The food was wonderful and I enjoyed every minute of the evening.
We highly value our long-established business relationship with your company and look forward to increasing our business in the coming years.
Yours faithfully,
David Huang
Manager-Procurement
致歉信
DDELOS COMPANY
17 Paxos Avenue, Athens
Your ref: LM/CH
Our ref: SN/AU
Nathan Feld
Manager
LOOT MILLS
Leeds LS2 6MD England
Great Britain
August 15,2009
Dear Mr Feld,
Re: Your Letters 18th Jul./2nd Aug.
Thank you for your two letters dated 18th Jul. And 2nd Aug. respectively requesting a quotation for the supply of computer keyboards. I apologize for the delay in answering them and for any trouble so caused. Our company had all the offices redecorated last month and this cause delay in all our work.
Enclosed is a copy of our latest quotation for the supply of computer keyboards.
Regards,
Steve Johnson
Manager—Sales
祝贺信
July 29，2013
Dear David,
I have learnt that you have just started up your own advertising agency. Congratulations!
I have no doubt that the new agency will be a great success since you have already got some business connections from your previous work. And I sincerely hope that you will find the happiness and satisfaction you so richly deserve in this new agency.
With best wishes,
Richard Perkins
投诉信
Complaint Office
Horace’s Department Store
101 Main Street
Marian, Michigan 48236
April 3, 2009
Dear Sir,
Re : A faulty Washing Machine
I am writing this letter to complain about a faulty washing machine I recently bought at your store.
I bought the washing machine only last week. It worked well when I first took it home. But yesterday, when I ran it, the machine made terrible noises. I was very surprised.
Since the machine has a one-year guarantee on its parts and workmanship, I wonder what I should do with it. I would be pleased if you could contact me about it at the earliest possible convenience. For your information, my home telephone number is 334 3749.
Looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Yours faithfully,
Susan White
