8.　　　 make jokes about 拿……开玩笑

make a joke about/ of sb./ sth. 拿某人/某物开玩笑

play a joke/ a trick on sb. 戏弄某人

7.　　　 observe v. 观察；观测；看到；注意到

observation n. 观察；注意；观察力

observational a. 观察评论的

He observed the thief stealing money from a woman’s bag.

他发现一个小偷在偷一个妇女的包里的钱。

6.　　　 reaction n. 反应；回应　 the ~ to…

react v. 做出反应；回应　

5.　　　 in response to 对……做出反应；回答；响应

He opened the door in response to a knock.

4.　　　 make fun of : laugh at/ poke fun at 取笑

The other children made fun of her because she was always so serious.

fun n.[U]　 It’s great fun to do sth.做…..真有趣。

What (great) fun it is to do… 做……多有趣啊！

for fun/ for the fun of it/ (just) in fun 闹着玩地；开玩笑似的

3.　　　 humour/ humor幽默；滑稽

a good sense of humor 很有幽默感

have a (no) sense of humor 有(缺乏)幽默感

in good/ bad humor 心情好/坏

humorous a. 幽默的

2.　　　 疑问词+do you think + 其余部分(陈述语序)?

　 Who do you think is the tallest student in our class?

　 Where do you think he if from?

1.　　　 同意agree to (计划、安排、建议) one’s opinion/ suggestion/ plan/view

　　　　 agree with 与……意见一致 (意见，看法) sb./what sb. said

　　　　 agree on 在上达成一致意见(两者以上)

　 　　　agree to do sth. 同意做某事

　 agreement n.

in agreement 意见一致

Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.Driscoll,15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11km 1　 　Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles (161km) from where they had 　2　 　from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.

　　 The boys had 　3　 　a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 　4　 .

They set out 　5　 　on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 　6　 　day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were 　7　 　almost immediately and tried to swim back to 　8　 ,　 　9　 　the boat along with them.

Within 　10　 , they were far out at sea.

　　 “We 　11　 　our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldn’t catch any fish.”

　　 The boys’ hopes faded(渐渐消失) 12　 　each day. They stood on their boat 　13 　they saw another boat, 　14 　. One night they were woken up by 　15　 　coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.

　　 “ 　16　 　was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.

　　 At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa.　 17 　, they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to 　18 　them.

　　 The boys got up and made some 　19 　. This time, they were heard.

　　 “What we have is a completely surprising story of 　20 　.　 That’s going to be studied for years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.”

1. A. at　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. beside　　　　　　 D. off

2. A. arrived　　　　 B. set off　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　 D. finished

3. A. drunk　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　 C. saved　　　　　　 D. found

4. A. shape　　　　　 B. health　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　 D. energy

5. A. traveling　　　 B. racing　　　　　 C. fishing　　　　　 D. swimming

6. A. fine　　　　　 B. rainy　　　　　　 C. windy　　　　　 D. snowy

7. A. in trouble　　　 B. in safe　　　　　 C. at sea　　　　　　 D. far away

8. A. shore　　　　　 B. the sea　　　　　 C. an island　　　　 D. harbor

9. A. driving　　　　 B. sailing　　　　　 C. dragging　　　　 D. pulling

10. A. a week　　　 B. hours　　　　　　 C. minutes　　　　　 D. seconds

11. A. bought　　　 B. found　 　　　　　C. lost　　　　　　 D. repaired

12. A. by　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. with

13. A. every time　　 B. once　　　　　　 C. one day　　　　 D. sometimes

14. A. jumping and singing　　　　　　　　　 B. waving and shouting

C. crying and speaking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. screaming and whistling

15. A. a shark　　　 B. a mouse　　　　 C. water　　　　　　 D. some noise

16. A. He　　　　　 B. This　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　　 D. It

17. A. Instead　　　 B. Therefore　　　　 C. But　　 　　　　　D. So

18. A. search　　　　 B. look for　　　　　 C. look into　　　　　 D. defend

19. A. fire　　　　　 B. noise　　　　　　 C. balloons　　　　　 D. flags

20. A. voyage　　　 B. struggle　　　　　 C. survival　　　　　 D. sailing

10. The terrible accident __________ his careless driving.

A. due to　　　　　 B. result in　　　 C. was due to　 D. result from