完成句子

By the end of last year, that old lady ________(已在这个城市里住了8年)．

综合填空

I 　　1　　(just receive)a letter from my brother, Tim．He is in Australia．He 　　2　　(be)there for six months．Tim is an engineer．He 　　3　　(work)for a big firm and he 　　4　　(already visit)a great number of different places in Australia．He 　　5　　(just buy)an Australian car and 　　6　　(go)to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia．He 　　7　　(soon visit)Darwin．From there, he 　　8　　(fly)to Perth．My brother 　　9　　(never be)abroad before, so he finds this trip very exciting．

体会并掌握take off在句中的含义及用法

1．The plane took off on time．

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2．I’d like to take off for home tomorrow．

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3．There was no night-flight．The service was taken off at the end of the summer．

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4．I was tired out so I took the day off．

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5．I took off 3 pounds last week．

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6．They are taking 50％off all goods in that shop．

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7．He is good at taking off his headmaster．

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体会并掌握pick up在句中的含义及用法

1．The campers picked up sticks for the firewood．

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2．The room must be picked up before the guests arrive．

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3．Don’t forget to pick up ice-cream on the way home．

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4．He has picked up some bad habits at that club．

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5．He picked up French while he was in Paris．

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6．Please pick me up at the hotel．

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7．When two American friends meet again, they usually pick up the friendship where it left off．

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8．My radio can pick up VOA clearly．

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9．I believe things will pick up soon．

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10．The car picked up speed quickly．

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The scientist ________(never see)such strange-looking creatures before, so he ________(study)them for 2 months．

This is the best tea I ________(ever drink)．

This is the third time he ________(quarrel)with her．

We ________(be)friends ever since we met at school．

In the past few years, many changes ________(take place)in our hometown．We ________(expect)our grandfather abroad to come back to experience all these with his own eyes．

I ________(look)for my dog, but still I ________(not find)it yet．