1. The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low. 他没能上电影学院是因为他的分数太低了。

该句巾的why引导一个定语从句，而that引导表语从句。

5. If you had gone ____ your test paper carefully before handing it in you would have made fewer mistakes.

☆句型诠释☆

4. -- What do you think the contest? -- I was told that the English Speech Contest went ____ successfully last night.

3. The market was filled ____ salted fish, giving the worst smell that you can imagine.

2. His mother had thought it would be good for his charac- ter to get ____ home and earn some money on his own.

1. My grandmother had put ____ over$50,000 when she was sixty-five years old.

8. 含“动词 + off”的短语

① drop off 放下，下车

② fall off (从……)掉下来

③ get off (从……)下来，动身，起飞，脱下来

④ give off 发出，放出

⑤ jump off 跳离

⑥ put off 推迟，延期

⑦ set off 出发，引起，启程

⑧ see sb off 为某人送行，为……送行

⑨ switch off 关掉

⑩ take off 脱，去掉，起飞，匆匆离开，成名

⑪ throw off 匆忙脱掉

⑫ turn off 关掉，避开，拐弯

[例句]The electricity supply must be turned off at the mains before you change the lighting circuit. 在改变火线前，主干线的电力供应必须切断。 Mrs Garey as usual went to the door to see him off. Garey夫人像通常一样把他送到门口。He had to put off an appointment with me on account of illness. 因为疾病的缘故，他不得不推迟了与我的约会。Before the body of the car can be properly repaired, all the external fittings must be taken off. 车身适当修理前，所有外部的配件必须拿下来。The fire doesn't seem to be giving off much heat. 这炉火好像不大热。

[考例](2005广东) John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will ____ him ____ at the airport.

　　 A. send...away　　 B. leave...off

　 　C. see...off　 　　D. show...around

[考查目标]此题主要考查短语see off的用法。

[答案与解析]C　 see off 意为“给某人送行”；send away意为“派遣”；leave off意为“停止，不再穿”；show around意为“带领某人参观”。

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在下列句子的空白处填上适当的介词或副词。

7. 含“动词 + away”的短语

① do away with 去掉

② get away 逃脱，(使)离开

③ go away 离去，出去

④ put away 放好，把……收拾起来，存(钱)以备它日之用

⑤ run away 逃走，离开

⑥ smooth away 去除，克服

⑦ stay away (from) 不在家，外出

⑧ take away 拿走，带走，夺去，使离去

⑨ throw away 扔掉．浪费．坐失(良机)

[例句]Don't throw away such a good chance. Or you'll regret. 不要放弃这么好的机会，不然的话，你会后悔

的。Put away the tools before you leave. 离开前把工具收拾好。Why did you stay away from school? 你为什么不去上学? I had hoped to take a good holiday this year but I wasn't able to get away. 我本打算今年好好去度假，但是我离不开。

[考例](2004重庆)Before the war broke out, many

people ____ in safe places possessions they could

not take with them．

　　 A. threw away　　 B. put away

　　 C. gave away　　 D. carried away

[考查目标]此题主要考查“动词+away”四个短语的意思。

[答案与解析]B throw away 扔掉；put way 放好，把

……收拾起来；give away 分发．泄露；carry away 冲

走。本句话意思是“在战争爆发以前，许多人把他们不

能带走的财产藏在了安全的地方”。

6. think highly of 赞扬

表赞赏的词有：

(1) think / speak highly / well / much...of: The people think very highly of him.

表认为不好的词有：

(2) think little / badly / poorly / nothing...of: Joan thought little of walking two miles to school.

5. take one's place

(1) 入座，站好位置，取得地位Take your places, please. We are about to start.

(2) take one's place = take the place of sb. 代替(职务或工作等)；接替Electric trains have now taken the place of steam trains in England.

[比较]

(1) in place (of)代替；……而不用The grown-ups had coffee but the children wanted milk in place of coffee.

(2) take one's seat 在自己座位上坐下；有时等于 take one's place：More men entered and took their seats.