Wheels教学课件4.pptVIP

8. We have learned 2, 000 English words _____. A. by far B. too far C. as far D. so far 【解析】选D。学生会觉得by far也没有问题, 但它一般用于修饰比较级或者最高级。如: He is by far the best player in this field. so far表示迄今为止。 9. I wrote him a letter to express my _____ of his thoughtfulness. A. achievement B. appreciation C. attention D. agreement 【解析】选B。我给他写了一封信, 对他周到的考虑表示感谢。appreciation感激；achievement成就；attention注意；agreement同意。 10. The telephone ______ four times in the last hour, and each time it ______ for my roommate. A. has rung; was B. has been ringing; was C. had rung; was D. rang; has been 【解析】选A。in the last/past+时间, 句子应用现在完成时, 并且句子中出现了次数, 不能用现在完成进行时的形式, 所以本题选A。第二个空格中明显是已经知道了的事实, 所以用过去时。 James’s New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1 the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! 2 on earth was he going to get the 3 of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 5 asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 6 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to 7 it. He would have to find a job. 8 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 9 on most things. “Well, you can start right here, ” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ” That was the 10 of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He lost count of the 11 of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count