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Lesson 8 The best and the worst Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!1.competition n. 比赛，竞赛（暗地里的竞争）race n. 比赛，竞赛car racematch n. 比赛 football matchcontest n. 比赛（更广泛）baby contest 宝宝大赛；beauty contest 选美game : 游戏, 运动2. neat adj. 整齐的, 整洁的，井井有条clean adj. 干净的3. pool n. 水池(人工的) swimming pool 游泳池pond 池塘（天然的）4. enter for+表示比赛、竞赛、考试的名词 报名参加（各种竞赛，考试等活动）, 强调报名 enter+地点名词 进入 enter a room= go into a roomShe entered (her name/herself) for the mathematics competition. 她报名参加数学竞赛。take part in 真正的参加5. win（won，won） v. 赢 vi. 赢I win. I lose. (输了) vt. 赢得win something 后面往往是奖品或比赛,不能接对手I win the book. I win the matchdefeat/ beat +对手 I defeat you.6. 不规则的形容词和副词的比较级和最高级good/well(better best)；bad/ill(worse worst)；many/much(more most)；little(less least)；far(farther further , farthest furthest)（farther:距离上的远和更远，further:程度上的更进一步）further more(更有甚者)特殊的最高级How beautiful she sings! Ive never heard a better voice. = She has the best voice Ive ever heard. She goes to school earlier than the other girls. He works harder than any other student. George did more work than anyone else. I like nothing better than swimming. 我最喜欢游泳。 Nobody can do the work better than he did. 这项工作他做得最出色。 No other building is as grand as the new hotel. 新建的宾馆是当地最豪华的7. grow vt. 种植: grow sth; grow flowers vi. 生长: sth. grow; flowers are growing grow up 只和人连用, 表示人的长大（up adv.表示向上）1Astronomy (天文学）is the oldest science known to man. Thousands of years ago man looked at the stars and wondered about the heavens. But man was limited by what he could see with his eyes alone.The Greeks studied astronomy over 2，(MX) years ago. They could see the size, color, and brightness of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help them study the heavens.Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. Until there were telescope (望远镜），man knew little about the moon. He did not know that the planet called Satum(土星）had rings around it. His sight was so limited that he could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Pluto(冥王星）， the last of nine planets to be discovered was not seen until 1930.Before the spectroscope(分光器），man did not know what kind of gases were in the sun or other stars. Without the radio telescope (射电望远镜）we did not know that radio noises came from far out in space.Today, astronomy is a growing science. We have learned more in the last fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy.1. In the early 1700s, it was believed that_A.there were about fifty planets in spaceB.there were six planets in spaceC.there was much noise in spaceD.people could see most of the stars in space2.When the Greeks watched the stars, they knew all of the following except_.A. the color of the starsB. the size of the starsC. the movement of the starsD. what the stars were made of3.Thousands of years ago,_.A.man knew nothing about the skyB. telescope helped man to study the starsC.man watched the stars with their eyes D. man knew Saturn had rings around it4.Why didnt people know about Pluto until 1930?_.A.Their telescope was not strong enough for them to see itB.Pluto did not come into being until 1930C.Space was too dark for people to see anythingD.Pluto was made up of gases5.From this passage we can see that in the last fifty years_.A.people have made great progress in astronomyB.astronomy has become a scienceC.people have begun to do research on astronomyD.astronomy has limited mans knowledge of spaceBDAAA 2Students must apply for a place before attending any class. Applications (申请)，either by post or in person, are dealt with strictly in the order they are received at the Adult (成人） Education Office.You can apply ：BY POSTuse the card provided with the exact fee(费用）.You will be accepted on the course unless it is full, in which case we will inform you. An acknowledgement (承认)will not be made nor a receipt(收到）sent unless you provide a stamped addressed envelope. Receipts will normally be given out at the first class.IN PERSONcall at the Adult Education Office (ground floor, C block) between approximately 9：00 a.m. and 3：30 p.m. ( 2：30 p.m. on Fridays), or at the College Reception Desk (at the main entrance) at the other times (in the evenings until about 7：30 p.m. on Fridays)Students should note that popular classes may be full well before the course is to start, so that early application is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.For the AUTUMN TERM, applications will be accepted by post (preferably) or in personfrom 1st August.For the SPRING TERM, applications will be accepted from 1st December.For the SUMMER TERM, applications will be accepted from 1st April.1.Student who apply to the college by post will.A.avoid disappointmentB.be sent a billC.have an advantage over people applying in personD.be informed if they have not got a place2.What must the students applying by post do?.A. Provide a stamped addressed envelope B. Pay at the first classC.Bring the receipt to the first classD. Send payment with their application3.Which of the following words have the closest meaning with the word “approximately” in this notice?A. closelyB. aboutC. mostlyD. probably4.Where can students apply in person?.A.at the College Reception Desk after about 3： 30 p.m.B.at the Adult Education Office after about 3:30 p.m.C.at the Adult Education Office at 9:30 p.m.D.at the College Reception Desk at 2:20 p.m.5.If the students want to apply for the Autumn Term,A.they should check whether the course is fullB.the College would rather they applied by postC.applications must be received by 1st AugustD.they must apply in personDDBAB完形填空Tick，tock，tick，tock. Im sitting here，watching the movements of my existence(存在) pass slowly away. My house has been 1 for such a long time，and Im lonely( 孤独) and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 2 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls cant speak. I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man. 4 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on.For a time，I was left alone（单独一人），while people came and 5 the house. Then，one day a nice couple（夫妇） moved in with a young son. 6 , their son Danny liked to stay with me，and I was completely 7 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told，most of which began with. Back in my day” and When I was 8 .” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didnt really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 9 When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 10 sold the house. New owners came and 11 . Then，One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You cant even imagine my 12 when，unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 13 and kids now. I was so overjoyed（过于高兴） when I saw him that I put all my 14 into my daily activities（活动）. . I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 15 about what would happen next.The kids finally became 16 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago. Some of the local（当地的） kids have started the rumor（谣言） that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)- and，in a way，it is. It is haunted （鬼魂等常出没）by 17 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 18 me so much. I have been 19 them down and they are almost up for me. I hope that someday somebody will 20 me, and drop in on me（顺便拜访） again. Maybe then Ill get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.1. A. crowded B. empty C. paintedD. sold2. A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends3. A. friends B. learners C. neighbors D. walls4. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly5. A. looked at B. settled in C. bought in D. sold out6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning7. A. tired B. friendly C. taken D. fond8. A. older B. healthierC. betterD. younger9. A. loved B. toldC. dislikedD. believed10. A .Danny B. IC. his parentsD. the old man11. A. settled B. wentC. livedD. greeted12. A. pity B. prideC. surpriseD. sadness13. A. friend B. daughterC. sonD. wife14. A. energy B. timeC. lifeD. ideas15. A. happiness B. dreamC. anxietyD. disappointment16. A. old B. impatientC. adultsD. tired17. A. families B . furniture C. housesD. memories18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouragedD. inspired19. A. putting B. copyingC. countingD. taking20. A. call B. rememberC. visit D. attend15 BADCA610 DCDAB1115 BCDAC1620 CDACB听力1. Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.2.At what time will the film begin?A.7:20 B.7:15 C.7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane. B. A weekend trip. C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train. B. See the man off. C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman