3.他掌握的信息越多,就越有信心。(the+比较级,the+比较级)

　　 information he had, 　　 he became.

4.现在城市发展如此之快,你永远想象不到它明天会是什么样子。(倒装)

　　 you can never imagine what it will be like tomorrow.

5.在这场金融危机中,这个国家不可能在短时间内恢复过来。(it is + adj.+ for sb.+ to do )

　　 in a short time from this financial crisis.

答案1.Whether you believe it or not

2.Upon/On graduating from university

3.The more;the more confident

4.So fast is the city developing that

5.It's impossible for this country to recover

第二节 完形填空

　　It was Monday morning, and Katie hurried down the hallway to her classroom. She was__1__ her best friend, Sarah, to work on their science fair project. The two girls were testing various plant foods on the same type of plant. Each morning before school, the girls__2__ the plants. In the afternoons they took turns watering the plants with different types of__3__ mixtures.

　　Their four plants had been standing__4__ on Friday afternoon，__5__ now they hung dangerously low. Katie touched the soil in the pots and discovered that it was almost __6__. "Oh, no！" she said to herself. "Sarah must have__7__ to water them on Friday! " She was staring at the plants__8__ when Sarah came into the classroom.

　　 Sarah felt__9__ when she noticed the condition of the plants."I'm __10__， Katie. I was in a hurry to get to the softball practice Friday afternoon, and I forgot to __11__ the plants，" Sarah said.

　　 Katie did not want to be__12__ with Sarah. Whenever they worked on a project together, Sarah always had good ideas. Sometimes she was not responsible，__13__.

　　"What do we do now？" Katie asked as she touched one of the droopy leaves, "Do you think our project is__14__ ？"

"Let's try to save the project，" Sarah__15__ with new hope. She looked