1 . 尽管天气恶劣，我们仍然坚持按预定计划游泳。（一句多译）
(1)We stuck to our original plan of swimming ________ the bad weather. 
(2)We stuck to our original plan of swimming ________ the weather was bad.

2 . 选词填空(despite/in spite of/though/although)
1. _____ he was poor, he was very generous to poor people.
2. All the people on the ship were in safety _____ the storm.

3 . 汉译英
1. _________ n. 鞭炮；爆竹
2. _________ adj. 邪恶的；有害的；罪恶的 n. 邪恶；罪恶；恶行
3. _________ n. (pl. media ) 媒介；手段；方法 adj. 中等的；中号的
4. _________包括从……到……之间
5. _________逐渐消失；(身体)变得虚弱
6. _________不管；尽管
7. ________利用；欺骗；占……的便宜
8. _________ (兴趣、想法等方面)相同；有相同的特征

4 . 选词填空

take place, drive away, take advantage of, in spite of, give up, be decorated with, range from，fade away

1. The exhibition hall ________________ many traditional Chinese paintings.
2. Mr.Brown refused to give up his dream ______________ his poor health.
3. It is reported that the temperature of our city __________ 0℃ to 30℃.
4. By and by, the singing of the little boys and girls ________________ in the distance.
5. To “sacrifice” means ________________ something for the sake of something else.
6. Our school sports meeting will ________________ on June 19th, a week earlier than usual.
7. The old man put up something like a man in his fields in order to ________________ the birds.
8. I’m going to ________________ this opportunity to learn more about the history of America.

5 . 尽管这两个快乐的女孩毫无共同之处，但她们还是设法成为了朋友。
________________, the two joyful girls managed to make friends with each other.

8 . 选词填空

benefit   make fun of   after all   distance   frank achievements   announced   go through   ordinary   absorbed in generous   took advantage of   function   grateful   in spite of

1. The other children often ____________ him because he was fat and wore glasses.
2. The discovery of DNA is one of the greatest scientific ____________ of the decade.
3. The government yesterday ____________ to the media that it had created a million new jobs.
4. She seemed totally ____________ her book and didn’t know what was happening around her.
5. We should spend the money on something that will ____________ everyone.
6. While the baby slept, she ____________ the moment’s peace to read her book.
7. I am extremely ____________ to all the teachers for their help.
8. The house is only a very short ____________ from the sea, so you can walk to the seaside.
9. English became the official language for business ____________ the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
10. Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ____________ people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.

10 . English became the official language for business despite the fact that the population was largely Chinese.(同义句改写)
English became the official language for business ____________________ the fact that the population was largely Chinese.