CHECKING CORNER

Part 1 INTRODUCTION & READING AND VOCABULARY (1)

I. 根据本部分所学单词及提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。

1. The weekly meeting tends to be very d________.

2. We tried to persuade Alice not to go, but this simply had the e________ of making her even more determined.

3. The plan is designed to m________ the staff to work hard.

4. A s________ worker can perform the task easily.

5. The f________ of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards as time goes on.

6. There have been some problems but b________ it's a good system.

II. 根据汉语意思补全下列句子（每空一词）。

1. 乔被认为是这个国家最老的人。

　Joe ________ ________ ________ ________ the oldest person in the country.

2. 我从未听说有人做那种事。

　I ________ ________ ________ ________ anyone doing that.

3. 一天早上，我醒来后，感觉事情有些不对。

　One morning I ________ ________ and felt something was wrong.

4. 理论应当与实践相结合。

　Theory should ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ practice.

5. 总之，完成这项工作不是你想象的那么容易。

　________ ________, finishing the job is not so easy as you think.

Part 2 GRAMMAR

用括号内动词的正确形式填空。

1. This house is said ________ (build) by a good architect in the 18th century.

2. The novel ________ (write) now will be completed next month.

3. The weather seems ________ (improve) today.

4. It's a great honour ________ (invite) to the party.

5. All the work ________ (do), we went home.