3．Sales in our company have_dropped_off in recent months.

　　4．As_a_result_of the car accident, Jackson couldn't work any longer.

　　5．You probably won't need to call - but take my number, just in_case.

　　6．He got up early in_order_that he could catch the first train.

　　7．When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather_than the car.

　　8．These are the questions we have to repeatedly ask ourselves before we kick_off.

　　Ⅳ.串点成篇微表达

　　这位英国女孩决心要克服语言障碍(barrier)，以便(so as to)能在北京得到一份永久的(permanent)工作，而不是(rather than)只在那里等待。如果时间允许(permit)，她想去参加中文学习班。她相信，只要(as long as)努力就会成功。

　　The_British_girl_was_determined_to_overcome_the_language_barrier_so_as_to_have_a_permanent_job_in_Beijing,_rather_than_just_waited_there._If_time_permitted,_she_wanted_to_attend_a_Chinese_course._She_believed_as_long_as_she_worked_hard,_she_would_succeed.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.语法填空

　　Every day animals are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle for survival.__1__ (leave) in dirty conditions with no food or water, they have little hope__2__ they live out their days without the compassion they deserve.Some __3__ (find) and rescued, given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren't so __4__ (luck)．We must fight for these abused animals' rights and severely punish unkind owners.It is up to __5__ to speak for these creatures who lack a voice, for who will if we don't?

　　One of the first __6__ (step) in protecting animals and creating effective laws is to know what animal cruelty actually is.There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty.The first involves the abuse that happens as a result of neglect or lack of action.It might seem __7__ (little) serious, but that is not the case; it can lead __8__ terrible pain and suffering, and ultimately death.Examples include starvation, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and the failure to get medical care.

Active cruelty, on the other hand, is more __9__ (disturb)．Sometimes referred to as non­accidental injury, this type of abuse involves __10__ (purposeful) inflicting