Section_ⅡWarming Up & Reading - Language Points

　　(一)用所给词的适当形式填空

　　1．Tom did too little preparation (prepare) for his examination, so he failed the exam.

　　2．Our teacher recommended (recommend) the dictionary to us yesterday.

　　3．My secretary drafted a speech draft for the meeting yesterday. (draft)

　　4．Michael Jordan is widely acknowledged (acknowledge) as one of the best players in the world.

　　5．The ladder was out of order, which made us substitute a chair for it. That is, we used a chair as a substitute. (substitute)

　　(二)根据词性和汉语意思写出单词

　　6．qualification n. 资格；资历→qualified adj. 有资格的；合格的；胜任的

　　7．comfort n．舒适；安慰 vt.安慰―→comfortable adj.舒适的；舒服的―→comfortably adv.舒适地；舒服地

　　8．requirement n．需要；要求―→require v．需要；要求

　　9．occupy vt.占用；占领；占据―→occupation n．占领；占据；职业

　　10．lecture n. & vi. 演讲；讲课→lecturer n. 讲课者；演讲者

　　1．preparation n. 准备；预备

　　[教材原句]　She is halfway through the preparation year, which most foreign students complete before applying for a degree course.

　　大多数外籍学生在学位课程学习之前都要学一年预科，而谢蕾已经读完半年了。

　　(1)make preparations for ...

　　　　　　　为......做准备(强调动作)

　　in preparation for 作为......的准备

　　(2)prepare sth. 准备某事

　　prepare for sth. 为......做准备

　　be prepared for sth.为某事做好准备(表示状态)

　　①The students are making preparations for the coming examinations.

　　学生们正在为即将到来的考试做准备。

②The third book in the series is in preparation now.