1 . 选词填空(使用正确的形式)

make a difference,   cut out,   make sense,   even if,   rather than,   see through,   now and then,   deal with

1. There was no doubt that the encouragement from my teacher ____in my life.
2. In my opinion, it____ to save some money each month just in case, since nobody knows what will happen in the future.
3. ____ he met with many difficulties when taking care of the garden, he did a good job in the end.
4. Don’t tell lies like that. It is easy for Mr. Right to ____your trick.
5. During my high school, my uncle wrote to me ____to encourage me to work hard.
6. I have made up my mind to study harder____waste my time on useless things.
7. The doctor warned me to ____sugar, otherwise I would have had health problems.
8. For lack of work experience, she did not know how to ____this kind of things in her job.

2 . 从方框中选择短语并用其适当形式填空

make sense     make a difference     rather than     cut out     be similar to in common with       now and then     compare...with/to

1. As teachers, you must believe that you can ________________ to the lives of your students.
2. The article is too long. You’d better ________________ the unimportant details.
3. The teacher ________________ my handwriting ________________ that of Tom’s.
4. I prefer to work ________________ sit there doing nothing.
5. Playing computer games ________________ is an interesting entertainment, but an addiction to them would surely affect people’s life.
6. This sentence just doesn’t ________________ , no matter how you read it.
7. ________________ you, I think the venture will be a great success.
8. Let’s suppose another planet with conditions ________________ those on the earth.

3 . 写出画线部分的汉语意思
1. —Do you believe the Internet has a positive effect on our life?
—My answer to the question is positive.________
2. —How many push-ups can you do?
—About 30.________
3. —In my opinion, it doesn’t make sense for a soccer player to pretend to fall down.
—You are right. This is cheating, but the audience wants fair play.________
4. —How was the concert last night?
—Wonderful. There was a large audience even though it was cold.________
5. —Compared with those in the past, people nowadays are under more stress.
—That’s right. You know, there is stronger competition than before.________

5 . Once he________ to do something, there was no stopping him.

A．give up his mind	B．made up his mind
C．make a difference	D．make sense

6 . 这座雕像上的一些抽象元素根本没有意义。
There are some abstract elements in the statue that just don’t ________ ________.