Lesson 2课堂练习

I. 每空填一词，使该句与所给句子的意思相同或相近。

1. His wife is my daughter, in other words, I am his mother-in-law.

His wife is my daughter, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____, I am his mother-in-law.

2. The truth is sometimes difficult to get at.

The truth is sometimes difficult to _____ _____.

3. To make sure that he was at home, I called him up beforehand.

To make sure that he was at home, I called him up _____ _____.

4. To begin with, she is too young for that kind of job.

_____ _____ _____, she is too young for that kind of job.

5. It became known later that he'd been telling a lot of lies.

_____ _____ _____ _____ he'd been telling a lot of lies.

II. 根据句意填入适当的介 (副) 词。

1. Mr. Wang was sent to the hospital; I had to take _____ his work.

2. Pay rises will not always make _____ _____ poor working conditions.

3. It didn't take the children long to figure _____ the correct answer.

4. I wouldn't have anything to do _____ those bad fellows.

5. The little boy gets a lot _____ _____ reading.

6. China gets ____ well with most countries in the world.

7. He knew how to get his ideas _____ skillfully.

8. She gave _____ secrets to the enemy and was sentenced to prison.

Key:

I．1. to put it another way

2. figure out 3. in advance

4. To start off 5. It came out that

II. 1. over 2. up for 3. out 4. with

5. out of 6. on 7. across 8. away