9. Our job is ___________ how the Sahara desert _________ the people in Canada.

　　A. to learn; effects B. to learn; affects

　　C. learning; effects D. learning; affects

　10. It is well-known that Columbus __________ America.

　　A. discovered B. invented C. covered D. developed

请从方框中选择合适的词组，并用其适当形式填空。

look forward to, in a way, right then and there, depend on, be concerned with 　11. Our government _________ the people in the distant villages.

　12. He decided ________ to take part in the contest and began to get prepared for it.

　13. ________, what you said is right.

　14. As a writer, he ________ his pen for living in those days.

　15. She is ________ the trip for the entire summer holiday.

请根据汉语意思，完成下列句子。

　16. 她期盼春天的到来。

She the arrival of the spring.

　17. 天气允许的话，我们明天去野餐。

Weather , we will go out for a .

　18. 他独立完成这项任务有困难。

　　He has the task on his own.

　19. 是否去旅行要看天气。

Whether to travel the weather.

　20. 我非常喜欢这次旅行。简单地说，这是一次令人愉快的经历。

　　I like the trip very much. _______, it is a wonderful experience.

Section 2

Meaning through practice

请根据括号中的提示补全对话。

　　Li Ming and Li Hua are talking about the weather.

　　Li Ming: The wind has been blowing all day. 1 (今天特别冷。)

　　Li Hua: 2 (天气预报说今天晚上温度会下降到零度。) And it was going to have a heavy snow tonight.

　　Li Ming: Really. That will be fine. 3 (我们可以玩雪，堆雪人。)

　　Li Hua: But the road will be very slippery , so we must be careful when walking.

　　Li Ming: Certainly. 4 (不过，我希望雪不要停。) And maybe we can have a holiday because of the heavy snow.

请从每道题的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

　15. As we know, Genoa is ________ the Mediterranean Sea.

　　A. in B. besides C. on D. over

16. _______ the time of Columbus, many people went _______ voyages to distant lands ______ ship.