In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horsesto lower the Chicago River or raise the cityAn engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet.The next morning at school,Bob’s teacher asks Bob to make sentences with the words “ you,he and I”.Bob 10.stands(stand) up and says,“I am yourUnit 2 Cloning Section 1 Warming Up and Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示写出下列各句中的单词。 1.If you want to go, I can't forbid(禁止) you. 2.What is the exact(精确的) size of the room? 3.I objected(反对) to the plan. 4.Stop arguing about questions of the procedure(程序) and let's get down to business. 5.I am not altogether(完全地) happy about the decision.
6.Dust and dirt will soon accumulate(聚积) if a house is not cleaned regularly. 7.This newspaper circulates mostly in the commercial(商业的) districts. 8.At first we could only undertake(承担) repair jobs.
9.By noon of the 24th, they had made a clear breakthrough(突破). 10.I just need to make a few corrections(改正), and then we can send it to the printer. Ⅱ.选词填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。 have a great impact on, differ from, pay off, cast down, object to, in 1.Don't lose heart. Your efforts will pay off sooner or later. 2.Robert sat there alone, looking cast down. What had happened to him? favour of, identical in, to be exact, on the other hand, raise a storm of 3.Are you in favour of Tony's suggestion that we should work around the clock to meet the deadline? 4.His parents objected to his going to the USA for further study, because they thought he was too young.
5.He will set off the day after tomorrow, to be exact, on May 26, Tuesday.
6.My opinion about the problem differs from yours. I think things will get better if we try our best.
7.The computer has had a great impact on modern life in the past 20 years. 8.We are identical in our views of what should be done.
9.Eco-travel, on the other hand, is a way to travel responsibly.
10.The new policy about enrollment(录取) in college entrance examination raised a storm of objections in Hubei and Jiangsu provinces.