Unit 2 the United Kingdom课时作业

learning about language

Ⅰ. 单句填空

1. I'd appreciate　　　if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

2. Brick walls, when properly　　　(build), can last at least one hundred years.

3. -What do you know about Bill Gates?

-As far as I know, when he was a child, he showed a　　　(various)of interests in everything around him.

4. Children usually look forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival　　　they can receive some gift money.

5. As the popular saying　　　(go), "Where there is a will, there is a way. "

6. -It's thirty years since we last met.

-But I still remember the story, believe it or not, 　　　we got lost on a rainy night.

7. It was summer holiday and 　　　(find)nothing to do, he began to contribute to a tourist magazine.

8. A few years ago, Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student　　　(study)music.

9. The Swedish Academy praised the Chinese writer, Mo Yan, for his ability　　　(combine)folk stories, history and modern events in his works.

10. Everybody in our hometown, men and women, young and old, 　　　(enjoy)sports and games.

11. Personally, I'm perfectly satisfied with the　　　(perform)by the freshmen.

12. The school gives　　　(instruct)in First Aid.

13. There is a　　　(vary)of goods in the supermarket, and the prices vary from cents to dollars.

14. The show was so　　　(amuse)that the　　　(amuse)audience burst out laughing.

15. Although　　　(tease)about her fatness, she showed great confidence on the stage.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解

　　Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

　　Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

　　The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early"civil engineers".

December 5th

　　Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade grew.

February 6th