9. (Page 23 Lines 42-44) After the Normans took control, they began using the French way of making plurals, adding an -s to house and shoe.

▶【辨析】

　add ... to ... Add one to two, and you will get three. 把......添加到......当中

　add to ... The bad weather added to our difficulties. 增加(= increase)

　add ... up Please add up all the cost of the trip. 把......累加加起来

　add up to All his school education added up to no more than one year. 总计

【考点训练】

(1) The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added to the helplessness (增添了无助) of the crew at sea.

(2) The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with his talks, adding (补充说) that he had enjoyed his stay here.

10. (Page 29 ) King Henry VII was a poet who showed great concern for language.

▶ concern u.n. 关心，担忧；c.n. 忧虑的事 vt. 使担忧；对......感兴趣；涉及

(1) The rising crime rate has become ______ major concern of ______ society.

　 A. the; the B. a; 不填 C. 不填; the D. a; a

▶ concerned adj.

* be concerned about / for 对......担心/关心

* be concerned with 与......有关 / 对......感兴趣，关注

* as/so far as ... be concerned 就......来说，就......而言

(1) They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than in what the speaker was saying.

(2) Concerned (担心) about my safety, my mum didn't go to bed until I came back.

(3) As far as I'm concerned (在我看来), it is time that we took action.

(4) All the people who are concerned with / concerned with (与......有关的) the case are being questioned.

▶ concerning prep. 关于；涉及

He wrote a report concerning the growth of teenagers (关系到青少年成长的).

11. (Page 29) Today, the spread of 'borrowed words' is mostly due to the easily accessed Internet and television programmes from across the world.

▶ access vt. 进入；使用 n. 通道；（使用的）机会、权利

　现在，大部分人上网很方便。

　Nowadays, most of us can easily access the Internet.

=Nowadays, most of us have easy access to the Internet.