4．Apart_from my mother tongue, I speak several foreign languages as well.

　　5．If we want to make progress in our study, above_all,_we must be strict with ourselves.

　　6．Dad cooks when Mum is busy, and he also makes me clean up my room that is in_a_mess.

　　7．Before the railway came_into_being,_a four­horse coach was a popular means of transportation.

　　8．She has a good job and is better_off now than she was when unemployed.

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　　Some of us in developed societies 1.are__trapped (trap) in a spending circle. We work hard in order to earn more money. Sometimes we deposit a little 2.in the hope of making even more money. 3.But the more money we earn, the less we see it. Because we are taxpayers, the more we earn, the more tax we should pay to those 4.who govern us. In this spending circle, we accumulate 5.possessions (possess) but never feel we have enough. We work hard for bigger and better houses and cars and have no time to enjoy them. They feel like 6.a big burden. There is a growing resistance to the consumer society which is affecting the youth of today. The government should make some laws. If such laws 7.came (come) into being, a huge 8.adjustment (adjust) would be required and there would be diverse 9.reactions (react). As a society, we should take these issues more 10.seriously (serious)．

　　Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

　　汤姆是个善良体贴的人。他说他不想靠退休金(pension)生活。因此，他每月都在一家银行存(deposit)些钱。去年从政府部门退休(resign from)后，他不想成为社会的负担(a burden to)，因此他决定对自己的生活做出调整(make adjustments)。他自愿地为我们学校和社区工作。通过努力他赢得了人们的尊重。

　　Tom_is_a_kind_and_considerate_person,_who_said_he_didn't_want_to_live_on_his_pension._Therefore,_he_deposited_some_money_in_a_bank_every_month._He_resigned_from_a_government_department_last_year._He_was_unwilling_to_be_a_burden_to_the_society,_so_he_decided_to_make_adjustments_to_his_routine_life._Now_he_does_voluntary_work_for_our_school_and_community,_which_has_made_him_win_people's_respect_by_his_effort.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you __1__ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __2__ for many people to shop without __3__ having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are __4__ of department stores and supermarkets -___5__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __6__ of finding anything they want to buy. They'd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and __7__ a friendly announcer describe a