2 . They ________ about a comedy at this time yesterday.

A．were talking	B．are talking
C．have talked	D．will talk

4 . 选词填空

client; facilitate; reward; refresh; consist; astonish; comedy; skip; disturb; subsequent

1. As a ________ for good behavior，the mother treat her child to a new toy.
2. Talk quietly in the reading room in order not to ________ others.
3. These painting skills were passed on to ________ generations.
4. A new airport will be built to ________ the development of tourism.
5. Social workers must consider the best interests of all their ________ in every situation.
6. The football team ________ of twenty-three players.
7. The manager kept ________ from one topic of conversation to another, making the meeting endless.
8. He slept soundly and awoke feeling completely ________ .
9. I spotted a shooting star which, to my ________, was bright green in colour.
10. Each network has news features, dramatic presentations, ________ and sports events.

6 . 根据句子内容，从每组的选项中选出能匹配句子中划线部分意义的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. giving or willing to give freely B. connected with or happening in the mind C. interesting and unusual enough to attract attention D. to make sth happen, especially sth bad or unpleasant E. the feeling or mood that you have in a particular place or situation F. a play or film/movie that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending G. the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like, based on what has happened in the past

1. She told a joke to lighten the atmosphere.
2. The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
3. It is a lovely romantic comedy, well worth seeing.
4. Exercise is a way to improve yourself both mentally and physically.
5. In striking contrast to their foolish brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.

8 . 选词填空

band;shade;classical;calligraphy;costume; comedy;drama;figure;massive;masterpiece

1. He settled down at his desk to work out the exact ________.
2. The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English ________.
3. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s ________.
4. I like ________because they can make people laugh.
5. She has four ________changes during the play.
6. The trees provide ________for the animals in the summer.
7. We must make ________efforts to improve things.
8. Beethoven is regarded as one of the masters of ________music.
9. They are a teenage ________made up of four cool boys.
10. ________ is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.