7．The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather was added to our difficulties in our trip.去掉第二个was

　　8．It is the first time I had enjoyed myself so much. had→have

　　Ⅲ.补全句子

　　1．她酷似以前我认识的一个女孩，但我当时叫不出她的名字了。

　　She's much like a girl I used to know, but her name escaped_me_at_the_moment.

　　2．只有对心灵力量有信心的人，才能获得成功。

　　Only those who have_confidence_in the strength of soul can achieve success.

　　3．这是我第一次出国。

　　This is the first time that I_have_ever_been_abroad.

　　4．令我们惊讶的是，听到这个好消息他一点也不高兴。

　　To_our_amazement,_he wasn't delighted at the good news at all.

　　5．在做一件事情之前，他总是权衡利弊。

　　He would weigh_the_advantages_and_disadvantages before he did something.

　　6．老师和学生都反对这一计划。

　　Not only the teacher but also the students are_against_the_plan.

　　[阅读理解提速练]

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　　At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are "making the world better and smarter". Here we have picked three inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.

　　The levitating (悬浮的) light bulb

　　This special light bulb was invented by U．S. artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards (悬浮滑板), which he used to dream of having as a kid.

　　But the floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets (磁铁), which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. What's new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.

　　Shoes that tie themselves

　　They're not what you think - shoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor (传感器) in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.

But the shoes weren't just designed for lazy people's needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move