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Since he had the same excuse every time, why did you ask him?

A bother B bother to C bother about D bother with

1. The rent for an apartment there is very high. (P32)

●rent vt. n. ......的租金

　　注意：表达"昂贵/低廉的租金/价格"时，用high/low，而不用expensive/cheap

●练习

In the area, the farmers are very poor because they have to pay a rent their farming land.

　A low; for B expensive; for C high; for D low; for

2. Now we're leaving the business district and approaching the harbor. (P32)

●approach在本句中作动词，意为 除此之外，还有 之意。

●approach n. 方式，方法， 手段

3. There are museums, cinemas,theatres, art galleries, parks, coffee bars, clubs and many other places where people can meet and exchange ideas. (P37)

●exchange vt./n.

exchange A for B exchange sth. with sb.

●练习

Can I exchange my dollars pounds you?

A for; of B for; with C with; for D with; of

8. People from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. (P39)

●afford sth./to do sth. 常与can, could, be able to连用，表示 。

e.g.They ./ .

他们买不起这幢房子。

●练习

----Would you like to see a film with us this evening?

----I'd like to, but I can't the time because I have to finish my composition.

A afford B pass C take D spend

9. All these things mean that many villagers in western Europe are fighting to survive. (P39)

●survive vt./vi.

e.g. survive the big fire/ the earthquake /

She survived her husband by 10 years.

●survive → n.幸存 → n.幸存者

检测：

1. I lent him my CD player, and I took his camera .

A in change B for change C in exchange D in return