6. The herdsmen are living a settled life instead of ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (四处搬迁) in search of water and grass.

Part 2 GRAMMAR

选用方框内合适的连词完成下面对话（每个连词限用一次）。

because, though, when, as if, so that (A director is discussing with a set designer about how to design the settings for a play.)

Director: You see what I want is to give the audience a feeling of size. I want everything to be super large, 1. ________ the play will leave a strong impression on the audience. For example, I want the actors to look 2. ________ they're lost in these huge dark mountains.

Set designer: 3. ________ I understand what you're saying, I'm afraid I can't agree. It's all right for Act Two when they're in the mountains, but what about Acts One and Three?

Director: In my opinion, 4. ________ Act One takes place mainly indoors, we can just have a closed set for that - a nice living room, say, then 5. ________ Act One is over, we can pull up the backdrop (背景幕) and reveal the mountains. Then in Act Three, we could just bring down another backdrop with a painted skyline or something.

Set designer: That's all very well, but it isn't very inspiring, is it? I mean, I've got quite a few ideas which could allow us to do something really exciting with the theatre we've got.

Part 3 LISTENING, EVERYDAY ENGLISH, SPEAKING, WRITING,

READING PRACTICE, CULTURAL CORNER & TASK

I. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

1. The government has now given its ________ (approve) for the new examinations.