1 . 预习短语。读1a、1c、2d找出下列单词或短语，进行英汉互译。
1. adv. 相当；相反 _________
2. （通常缩写为’d rather）宁愿 _________
3. v. 迫使 _________
4. 使人发疯/发狂 _________
5. 越……越……；愈……愈……_________
6. adv. 最近；不久前 _________
7. 成为某人的朋友 _________
8. 忽略；不提及；不包括 _________
9. n. 友谊；友情 _________

2 . Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has the same sound?

A．smoke whose

B．grape basic

C．method rather

3 . It is a ________（相当）difficult question. No one in the class can answer it.

4 . You look tired. You should be out for a walk ________ working indoors.

A．instead

B．instead of

C．rather

D．rather than

5 . — Did you sleep well last night?
— Not at all. It was ________ hot that I couldn't fall asleep.

A．very

B．rather

C．quite

D．so

6 . 默写下列单词或汉语意思。
1. rather adv. ________→宁愿（短语）________
2. 迫使v. ________→使人发疯/发狂（短语）________
3. lately adv. ________→迟到的adj. ________→以后adv. ________
4. 友谊；友情n. ________→朋友n. ________→友好的adj. ________

7 . Would you ________（宁愿）walk or take the bus?

8 . The river was r________ deep. Be careful when you swim.

9 . I have never seen________ big pears.

A．such

B．very

C．so

D．rather

10 . There was a heavy snow last night. This morning is ________ outside.

A．too rather cold

B．rather too cold

C．such cold

D．fairly cold