8．I come to make_an_apology for keeping you waiting.

　　[本单元语言点温故练习]

　　Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．A lack of confidence can lead to a lot of suffering.

　　2．Without more training or advanced (advance) technical skills, they'll lose their jobs.

　　3．It is certain that something had gone wrong with the machine.

　　4．The chair looks hard but it is comfortable to sit on.

　　5．Hurry up, or_we cannot get to the railway station on time.

　　6．I got up early, but I needn't have_done (do) so, because I had no work to do that morning.

　　7．They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.

　　8．He was absent from the conference yesterday because of his sudden heart disease.

　　9．I should make an apology to you for my rudeness last night.

　　10．He came here on purpose to discuss it with you.

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．She gave us sandwiches for a picnic and a bag of cookies in_addition (另外)．

　　2．As_a_consequence (结果), children become so reliant on their parents that they have no independent thought or creative ideas.

　　3．My mind/memory was a complete blank, I_couldn't_think_of_a_single_answer (我不能想起一个答案)．

　　4．At present, people are_aware_of_the_dangerous_situation (意识到危险的处境) we are facing.

　　5．Girls like showing_off_their_beautiful_dresses (炫耀她们漂亮的裙子) to everybody.

　　6．He cheered_up_at_once (立即高兴起来了) when his father promised to buy him a smartphone.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　Part drama, part dark comedy, new film To the Bone talks about a young woman's struggle with anorexia (厌食症). Though the film already got generally positive reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival, it has caused a hot Twitter debate around whether the film romanticizes anorexia and whether it could be harmful for those with eating disorders.

Critics of the film have focused on the leading role Ellen: a young, thin, white woman with anorexia. They think there're some plots that have made eating disorders look like trends instead of life­threatening illnesses. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anorexia has the highest mortality rate (死亡率) of any mental illness. Thirty million Americans