8. In the past 20 years, my hometown has ________(total) changed.

(二)选择合适的单词或短语并用其适当形式填空。

7. Computers have brought about a great __________(revolute) in people’s life.

6. We had no ______ (choose) but to wait for this return.

5. In my opinion, there is no _______(relate) between the two things.

4. During the ________(compete), they exchanged experience with players from other countries.

3. “How ____________(fool)it is of you to do such a thing!” Mother said to the boy.

2. If you want to sell your piano, put an _______(advertise) in the newspaper.

1. I keep many ___________(person) letters in this box and my office ones in that one.

3. As the years have gone by, I have been made smaller and smaller.随着岁月的流逝，我被做得越来越小了。_K^S*5U.C#

(1)as引导时间状语从句，表示主句与从句的动作或状态同时发生，翻译为“随着……”; “当……时候”

I saw him as he got off the train.

(2)go by = go on (指时间)过去，流逝；go by还有“遵照，依照”之意

考点例题:

---I’m going to the post office.　 ---____ you are there, can you buy me some stamps?

A. As 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Because 　　　　　　　　　 D. If

--- Child ______ he is, he knows a lot.

A. when 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

[模拟试题]

(一)根据句子意思写出括号内所给单词的恰当形式。

2. Then it was the size of a large room.当时它有一个房间那么大

the size of在句中相当于as large as，能用于这种结构的名词还有：

the length of = as long as

the width of = as wide as

the depth of = as deep as

the height of = as high as

the weight of = as heavy as

此结构前还可以加上half, twice, three times, almost和分数来表示程度。

This rope is half the length of that one.