1．He refused to comment on personal affairs of others.

　　＝He refused to make comments on/about personal affairs of others.

　　2．She always becomes angry at small things.

　　＝She always becomes annoyed at/about small things.

　　3．The police appealed to the public for information about the murder.

　　＝The police made an appeal to the public for information about the murder.

　　4．To be frank, I don't know much about Chinese food.

　　＝Frankly speaking,_I don't know much about Chinese food.

　　5．The progress which will be made soon is very important.

　　＝The progress to be made soon is of great importance.

　　6．He didn't begin studying French until he entered university.

　　＝It was not until he entered university that he began studying French.

　　7．If you've finished, we can have a coffee, and if you haven't finished, you'd better keep working.

　　＝If you've finished, we can have a coffee, and if not,_you'd better keep working.

　　8．This line is as long as that one.

　　＝The two lines are of the same length.

　　Ⅳ.课文语法填空

　　When less is more

　　What can you do with 5 yuan？If 1.buying (buy) a bag of candies or cookies doesn't appeal to you, you can buy a tree along the banks of the Yellow River.Every year, 2.approximately_ (approximate) 1.6 billion tons of soil flows into the Yellow River.The soil contains materials to keep the 3.natural (nature) balance of the area.Over time, a lot of soil 4.has_been_removed (remove), which has caused serious erosion.In some areas in Shanxi Province, this has destroyed almost all the land, and has forced many local farmers 5.to_move (move) to other areas.

　　In fact, you have the most important role to play in 6.stopping (stop) Yellow River erosion. For a start, you can use 5 yuan to buy a tree, 7.which will help make soil stay on the land.On land with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make 8._a living.With the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods or services.This helps to develop local economies.

If you are still 9.puzzled_(puzzled) how your 5 yuan can have so much effect, just take a look at the fact below. Since 1997, a tree­planting programme has changed the Jiuchengong Valley in Inner Mongolia into a green homeland. Visitors from all over the world now come to admire this great 10.achievement (achieve)．What is more, the success of the programme has greatly improved the lives of the local people.