A. was left in charge of B. left in charge of C. was left in the charge of D. had left in the charge of

8. reason n 理由 ， 原因 reasonable adj. 通情达理的；合情合理的；有道理的

for this /that ~ // for some ~ // the ~ for (doing ) sth // the ~ why +从句

Can you tell us the reason why you didn't attend the meeting yesterday?

For some reason, he won't believe you .

NOTE : cause n 起因 the cause of sth vt 引起 ~ sb / sth to do sth

What ~ed the fire (to happen)? / What is the ~ of the fire ?/ What ~ed us to think of your childhood?

The reason ____ he explained ___ his being late is ___ he missed the early bus.

A. why; of; that B. why; for; that C. that; of; that D. that; for; that

9. go out (灯、火)的熄灭， 是不及物动词 (请同学们课后查一下go的相关短语)

a. Mom and Dad looked at each other as lights go out. b. Suddenly all the lights went out.

put out 是人为的把火或灯弄熄灭，是及物动词。 c. They put out the fire with water.

e. Nobody noticed the thief slipped into the house because the lights happened to ___ .

A. put out B. give in C. be turned on D. go out

f. Word went out that the Prime Minister had resigned.(译)

10. trust n & vt 相信、信任 = believe in

trust sb. to do sth. 相信某人会做...... trust sth. to sb / trust sb.with sth 把某物托付给某人

A good marriage is based on ~. I put my ~ in you.（信赖）

You can't ~ what the papers say. Can I ~ trust you to post this letter ?

a. A good mother can ______ her children to do anything right.

A. trust B. believe C. trust in D. believe in

11. mad adj. 狂怒的，疯狂的 go mad 变疯 drive sb. Mad 把某人逼疯

be mad at/with sb. 对某人生气 be mad on/about sth./sb. 特别喜欢某人或某物

she is mad at me for being late. She has been mad about kids.

12. be hard on 对......苛刻，要求严格 be strict with sb. in sth.

Don't be hard on them; after all, they are only children.

13. now that 既然，由于。可以引导原因状语从句，相当于since，that 有时可以省略。