Part I：單詞與短語

election n.競選；former adj.前任的，從前的；Prime Minister 首相；lane n.弄堂；defeat vt. & n擊敗，失敗；in the recent election在最近的選舉中；retire from political life 退出政壇；fanatical adj.狂熱的；opponent n.反對者；radical adj.急進的；progressive adj.進步的；on duty值班；ex-(前綴)前。。。(如：ex-wife，ex-girlfriend)；on the following day在接下來的一天，第二天；entrance n.入口；suspicious adj.懷疑的；the day after之后的一天；lose one’s temper (動詞短語)發火

Part II：語法學習

沒有新內容，從略。

Part III：綜合訓練

Mr. Wentworth Lane, the former Prime Minister, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring (1) political life (2) has gone abroad. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent (3) Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party. (4) the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister’s house. (5) he asked (6) Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that (7) his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance (8) Patrick asked the same question. (9) a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more (10) asked exactly the same question. This time, the policeman lost his temper. “I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,” he shouted, “Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired (11) political life (12) gone (13) live abroad!” “I know,” answered Patrick, “(14) I love to hear you say it!”

答案：

(1) from; (2) and; (3) of; (4) After; (5) When; (6) if; (7) since; (8) and; (9) Though//Although; (10) and; (11) from; (12) and; (13) to; (14) but

Part IV：句子翻譯

1. 前首相Wentworth Lane先生在近期的選舉中失利。他現正在退出政壇并已去了國外。

2. 我朋友Patrick一直是Mr. Lane的急進進步黨的狂熱反對者。選舉后，Patrick去了前首相官邸。當他問Mr. Lane是否住在那兒時，值班警察告訴他自從落選后，前首相已經出國了。

3. 第二天，Patrick又一次去了官邸。還是那位警察正在緩緩走過入口，這時，Patrick問了相同的問題。雖然這次有點起疑心了，但這位警察還是給了他同樣的回答。

4. 一天后，Patrick又一次去了官邸，問了一模一樣的問題。這一次，警察發火了。“我昨天和前天都告訴過你，”他吼道，“Mr. Lane選舉失利了，他退出了政壇，到國外生活去了！”“我知道，”Patrick回答道，“但我就是喜歡聽你說這些！”

答案：

1. Mr. Wentworth Lane, the former Prime Minister, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

2. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister’s house. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.

3. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.

4. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question. This time, the policeman lost his temper. “I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,” he shouted, “Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!” “I know,” answered Patrick, “but I love to hear you say it!”

Part V：聽力與口語訓練

短對話1：

Man: Let’s walk a little faster.

Woman: My feet are just killing me.

短對話2：

Woman: I’m really worn out from playing tennis.

Man: Take off your shoes and have some tea.

短對話3：

Man: Sorry, I couldn’t find the magazine you asked for.

Woman: Thanks anyway.

短對話4：

Man: It’s such a nice warm day. I think I’ll go write my report under a tree.

Woman: I’d like to join you, but I find it hard to work outside.

短對話5：

Woman: I’d like to buy a new coat.

Man: The women’s department is up on the third floor, madam.

短對話6：

Man: I’ve got time to buy a magazine, haven’t I?

Woman: The train is about to leave.

短對話7：

Man: Excuse me, I’d like to send some fresh flowers to my friend.

Woman: Let’s see. These carnations are very nice indeed.

短對話8：

Woman: I’m going to ask our next-door neighbor to turn the music down. I simply can’t work.

Man: Do you really think that it makes any difference?

單詞與短語：

kill (vt.)讓某人疼痛；carnation n.康乃馨；not make any difference沒形成什么差別

Part VI：快速閱讀

Dear Sir,

I write in response to(作為響應)your invitation(邀請)to guests who have recently stayed in your hotel to suggest ways in which you could improve your service.

I was a guest at your hotel last month and I found that the level of customer care(客戶服務) was excellent. Indeed, every member of your staff(員工), from the manager to the maid(女服務員), was, without exception(無一例外), extremely polite and helpful. And the standard(標準)of the rooms was beyond(超出)what I had expected.

However, I found that the restaurant stopped serving(服務，提供)breakfast at 8:30am. As I was on holiday(度假), I would have liked to take my breakfast at around 9:30, but was unable to do so. I also spoke to several other guests who expressed the same disappointment(失望). In addition(另外), I feel that if you could supply(提供)newspapers in Chinese, the quality of stay(住宿的質量)for Chinese speakers, of whom the number has been on a steady rise(穩步增長)in the past few years, would be considerably(極大地)enhanced(提高).

I would be happy to know if my suggestions(建議)have turned out to(最終證明)be useful in your constant(不斷的)improvement(改進)of your overall(整體)service.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Kenny Gao

來源：昂立英語