1 . It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would ______ twelve in twenty minutes’ time. (From Lesson 9) (根据句意填空)

2 . 泰山的美让我刻骨铭心，因此我突然想到我会再次游览泰山。（strike）
Mountain Tai _____________________________; as a result, _____________________________ I will visit it.

3 . 写出下列句中strike的含义
1. The clock struck twelve when I got home last night.
2. A terrible earthquake did strike the northeast of Japan on March 11.
3. A good idea struck me when I was reading the newspaper.
4. The visitors were struck by the beauty of the West Lake.

4 . 海啸巨浪由周日上午 7:00 许发生在印度尼西亚西岸附近海域的海底地震所引发。(汉译英)

5 . 最打动我们的是他对待我们就像对待他自己的孩子一样。(strike;as if) (汉译英)

6 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

consist of; indicate; as a result; reliable; lead to; threaten; included; take measures to; struck; claim to

1. Dreams can help ________ your true feelings.
2. We are looking for someone who is ________ and hard-working.
3. Many students were late for class, our monitor ________.
4. A packed lunch ________ a sandwich, a drink and a dessert.
5. A snowball ________ him on the back of the head.
6. He ________ have failed in the election.
7. Alice overslept this morning. ________, she was late for work.
8. All roads ________ Rome.
9. We should ________ appropriate ________ improve our teaching.
10. It will greatly ________ the peace in the Middle East.