soup. Oliver was chosen. Oliver, who was desperate with hunger and misery, rose from his table and walked to the warden. 7.Frightened (frighten) by his courage, he said, "Please sir, I want some more." No sooner had the boy spoken these words 8.than the warden hit him on 9.the head with the soup spoon. The next morning a notice was put up on the door of the workhouse, offering a reward to anybody 10.who would employ Oliver Twist.

　　Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

　　一次，彼得捡到了一个钱包，吃惊地 (in astonishment) 发现里面有很多钱。我要他抓住 (seize) 机会，用这笔钱到巴黎学习时装。但是彼得不同意 (disagree with) 我的观点，把钱留下来自己用。他用坚定的声音 (in a ... voice) 说，他要把钱还给失主。第二天，失主提出资助彼得到巴黎学习时装作为对他善举的报酬 (in reward for)。他刚一到巴黎就(no sooner ... than ...) 给我发来了电子邮件。因为我急切地 (eager) 想知道他在巴黎怎么样。很多时候，我们还会私下谈 (in whispers) 一些我们的私事。

　　Once_Peter_picked_up_a_wallet_and_found_a_lot_of_money_in_it_in_astonishment._I_asked_Peter_to_seize_the_chance，using_the_money_to_study_fashion_in_Paris._But_Peter_disagreed_with_my_idea_that_he_would_keep_the_money_back_for_himself._He_said_in_a_firm_voice_that_he_would_give_the_money_back_to_the_owner._The_next_day,_the_owner_offered_that_Peter_would_study_fashion_in_reward_for_his_kindness._No_sooner_had_Peter_arrived_in_Paris_than_he_sent_me_an_e­mail._I_was_eager_to_know_how_things_were_going_on_in_Paris.__Many_times,_we_also_talked_to_each_other_in_whispers_about_something_private.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And __1__ otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher, I always __2__ to sit at the back of the classroom.

　　All this __3__ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy __4__ because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the __5__ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "__6__ for it"， I wouldn't have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the __7__ of it! When I first started __8__ the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much __9__ what I was doing. Sometimes I'd get __10__ and take a shot at the wrong direction - which made me feel really stupid. __11__， I wasn't the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to __12__ on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't __13__ "just yet"．