5．What can we conclude from the second and the third parts?

A．The United States doesn't belong to the European Union.

B．The European Union is popular among most European countries.

C．The European Union wants to unite the whole of Europe.

D．Each European country is ruled in different ways by the European Union.

答案　B

重点词汇

1．opposite prep.在......对面；adj.相对的；相反的；adv.在对面；n.反义词；相对物

be opposite to在......对面；与......相反

in the opposite direction向反方向

just the opposite恰恰相反

注意：opposite作介词，表示"在......对面"时，不要说one thing is opposite to/of another，而要说one thing is opposite another。

(1)The two buses went in opposite directions-one went south and the other went north.

两辆公共汽车朝相反的方向开，一辆向南，一辆向北。

(2)The two heads' opinions are opposite to each other.这两位领导人的意见相左。

(3)David turned and walked off in the opposite direction.大卫转过身，朝相反的方向走去。

(4)Jack is considerate while his wife is just the opposite.杰克很体贴人，而他的妻子却恰恰相反。

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(5)Believe it or not，I sat opposite of him during the meal.

2．France and Germany aren't going to sign the agreement.

法国和德国不打算签署本协议。

sign vt.& vi.签署，签名；打手势；示意；n.手势；符号；招牌；指示牌；迹象

sign in签到；登记

sign out签退；签名离开

sign up for 报名参加

sign to sb.to do sth.示意某人做某事

There is a/no sign of/that...有/无迹象表明......