b）The government has______ the prices ,so prices______ every day in these areas under the control of the government.

c) The piano takes too much room and it needs to be moved to another room, so several people are required to _____ it.

Suggested answers: a) raise rising b) raised rise c) lift

3. 最后"一比"

eventually at last finally

这三个词或词组均含有"最后，终于"之意

1) eventually侧重于动作或行为的结果。

　The young man worked hard and eventually he rose to the position of vice president.

　这位年轻人工作极其认真，他最终升到了副总裁的职位

2) at last多指经主观努力，常指在一段相当长的时间之后，克服各种困难后才终于达到目的；

Thomas Edison did the experiment and failed many times. At last, he succeeded.

托马斯爱迪生做那个试验失败了数次。最终，他成功了。

3) finally常与at last换用，都可用于对往事的描述，但finally不带感情色彩，指一系列事情的最后结局,强调不可更改地, 决定性地。

We must settle this matter finally. 我们必须彻底解决这个问题。

即学即练：

a) Because of heavy work, this young scientist fell ill and _____died.

b) The two countries had had many peace talks since 1960._____, a compromise was agreed.

c) She drove off at great speed, hit several parked cars, and _____ crashed into a lamp-post.

Suggested answers: a) eventually b) at last c) finally

4. make------短语之家

be made into be made of be made from be made up of

1) be made into意思是"被制成"。如：

　　Wood can be made into all kinds of furniture like desks and chairs.

　　可以把木头制成像桌椅之类的家具。

2) be made of原为 be made out of， out常被省略。这一短语表示成品制成后，仍保留了原材料的形状，制作过程仅发生了物理变化。如：

　　The desks and chairs are made of wood. 这些课桌都是木头制成的

3) be made from 表示制成的东西完全失去了原材料的外性和特性，原料在制作过程中发生了化学变化，从成品已无法辨认。如：

　　This kind of red wine is made from grapes 这种酒是由葡萄制成的

4) be made up of是"由......组成"的意思

　　Our school sports team is made up of twenty members. 我们学校运动队由二十人组成。

即学即练：

a) The coat that I bought yesterday from the shop is________ cotton.

b) The exercise-books which we are using now are _________ wood and leaves.

Suggested answers: a) made of b) made from

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