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 . 英译汉
1. be struck by ________
2. as opposed to ________
3. display a talent for________
4. in contrast to ________
5. regard...as.. ________
6. for instance ________
7. a variety of ________
8. be supposed to do ________
9. be housed in ________
10. all walks of life ________
11. go about sth ________
12. a great deal ________
13. a wide range of ________
14. speak volumes about ________
15. get across ________
16. be satisfied with ________

3 . 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)

4 . 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.