(2) Occupied with /Occupying himself with (忙于) routine office tasks, he had no time to stay with his children.

(3) ______ with his office work, he had no time to attend to his sick daughter.

A. Kept occupied B. Keeping occupying C. Keeping occupied D. Kept occupying

4. (Page 22 Lines 12-13) Aside from place names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English.

▶ aside from 除了；除了......还

(1) I hardly watch TV, aside from news and current affairs.

= except for

(2) Aside from physical problems, these patients are psychologically unhealthy.

= Besides

(3) Aside from being fun and good exercise (不仅是有趣和有益的体育锻炼), swimming is a very useful survival skill.

5. (Page 22 Lines 20-22) For example, the word sick came from a word once used by the Angles and the Saxons, while ill came from a word once used by the Norwegians.

▶ while 在此句中的含义是 "而"，表示对比。

After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English (而普通老百姓说英语).

【词义猜测】

(1) While I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. 尽管

(2) -You seem to have had that laptop for years.

-Yes, I should sell it while it still runs. 趁着

6. (Page 22 Lines 26-27) The most important contribution was from the Normans, a

French-speaking people who defeated England and took control of the country in 1066.

▶ contribution n. 贡献；促成因素；捐献

　make a contribution to / make contributions to 为/对......做出贡献

　He made a positive contribution to（做出了积极的贡献）the overall success of the project.

▶ contribute to

【词义猜测】

(1) The pioneers contributed (a lot) to the development of our society. 贡献

(2) We contributed food and clothing to the poor. 捐助

(3) He has contributed (articles) to the magazine for several years. 投稿

(4) Smoking and drinking contributed to his death. 促成；导致

▶ defeat vt. / n. 击败；战胜

(1) In June 1815, Napoleon was defeated (被击败) at the Battle of Waterloo.