5 . We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. （英译汉）

7 . 选词填空

in order to                          lose heart                          be exposed to                 as a matter of fact                          change one’s mind            dream about/of                      on purpose                         happen to make use of                      as a result of                   be willing to do                   sentence sb to death

1. Please note that investors would ________________________ (不愿做) this when interest rates are high.
2. Millions of people are threatened with starvation _______________________ (由于) drought and poor harvests.
3. All the murderers in chains will soon ________________________ (判处死刑).
4. He _______________________ (恰好)be outside Tianjin when Tianjin Explosion occurred.
5. He said that they didn’t break the window accidentally; they did it ______________________ (故意地)!
6. She _______________________ (改变主意) at last and promised to go together with us the next day.
7. Since I was a child I _____________________ (梦想) taking a space trip.
8. Faced with so many difficulties, I am gradually ____________________ (灰心).
9. __________________ (事实上), I still find it difficult to follow the native speakers though I have been exposed to English for ten years.
10. __________________ (为了) better prepare your study in China, some reading in advance is needed.

8 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或者短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个为多余的单词或者短语。

preference          arrange             make sense               make it             summary first aid             nation               concentrate on          look forward to     confuse

1. I need a detailed report about that accident not just a ________.
2. The old man who was injured in the flood should be given ________.
3. Nice to meet you, what is your________ please?
4. He ________ dancing to singing songs.
5. My dad and I are both________ going to the Shanxi History Museum, because we both love history.
6. I hope this won't upset your________.
7. The first story is a little________.
8. She doesn't talk much, but what she says ________.

9 . —Listen! Who ________ in the music room?
—It must be Jane. She usually ________ at this time every day.

A．sings; sings	B．is singing; is singing
C．sings; is singing	D．is singing; sings