4. join in/ take part in/ compete in the games

5. one of the best sportsmen in the 20^th century

6.rank (the) second 7. encourage somebody to do something 8. tens of thousands of

9. every two days/ every second day/ every other day 10. compete for the first place

Unit 8答案：Ⅰ.1-5 medal; competition; height; preparing; skills

6-10　 effects; gestures; position; motto; athlete

11-15 competitors; continents; weight; further; events

6. while->when 7. that->who 8. √ 9. 去掉again 10. like->would like

11._________ 12.__________ 13._________ 14.___________ 15.__________

Unit 8答案：Ⅰ.1-5 medal; competition; height; preparing; skills

6-10　 effects; gestures; position; motto; athlete

11-15 competitors; continents; weight; further; events

1.__________ 2.__________ 3___________ 4____________ 5___________

6___________ 7.__________ 8___________ 9.____________ 10.__________

9.每隔一天　 ________________　　 10.角逐第一名____________

单词拼写答案：

7.鼓励某人做某事______________　　 8.数以万计的　 _______________　

5.20世纪最出色的运动员之一__________________6.位居第二_____________

3.实现梦想　 _______________　　　 4.参加比赛_______________

1.很值得一读 _______________　　　 2.赢了某人_______________

My husband 96-year-old grandmother came to live　　　 1.___________

to us a few years ago. We did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2.___________

all the thing we could to make her feel comfortable　　　　　 3.___________

in our home, including giving her the private line for　　　　　 4.___________

her bedroom. One evening we are having a party　　　　　　 5.___________

while the phone rang. It was a telephone operator,　　　　　　 6.___________

that asked, “Do you have a grandmother upstairs?”　　　　　 7.___________

“ Yes,” my husband replied. “Well,” the　　　　　　　　　　 8.___________

operator again continued, “She can’t remember　　　　　　　 9.___________

your telephone number, and she like a cup of tea.”　　　　　　 10.__________