7. Don’t skating on the ice. The ice is not t_________________. It’s too thin.

6. Qomolangma is the highest p______________ of the Himalayas.

5. Watch out! The s___________________ of your car is 160 kilometers per hour.

4. The l__________________ of the Nile is 6670 kilometers long.

3. Egypt is one of the oldest c____________________ in the world.

2. Taiwan is in the s_____________________ of China.

1. The Sahara is the biggest d __________________ in the world.

7.Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time.

一些叶子从附近的灌木丛落到水里.并在水里浸泡了一段时间.

(1)leaf的复数形式为leaves

(2)remain 表示 “继续留在某处”如

How long will you remain here? 你要在此地停留多久?

(3)fall into “落入,陷入”如:

He was drunk and fell into the water.他酒醉跌落水中.

6.According to an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nung discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open air.

根据中国古代的一个传说, 神农帝在户外的火上烧饮用水时发现了茶叶.

(1)According to 是个短语介词,意为 “根据……;依照……”后接代词,名词或由疑问词以及whether引出的名词性从句.如:

According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.根据收音机说,明天有雨.

According to what you said just now, he was right then.

根据你刚才说的,那么他就对了.

(2)介词over 在此意为 “在……正上方”而介词above指 “在……的上方”;介词on指 “在……的上面”

5.Although tea wasn’t brought to the western world until 1610, this beverage was discovered over three thousand years before that.虽然,茶直到1610年才传入西方世界,但是这种饮料在三千多年前就被发现了.

(1)although 作连词,意为 “虽然,尽管”,引导让步状语从句,我们不能根据汉语习惯.在后面使用连词but,不过它可以与yet, still连用;若主从句的主语相同,且从句谓语含有动词be,可将从句主语和动词be省略.如:

Although (it was)snowing, it was not very cold.

虽然在下雪,但是天气不是很冷.

There is air around us, although we can’t see it.

尽管我们看不见,但是我们周围全是空气.

Although (he is) quite young, he knows a lot.

虽然他很年轻,但是他很懂事.

(3)　　 not…until 意为 “直到……才”until 引导一个时间状语从句.如

He didn’t go to bed until his father came home.直到他爸爸回家时他才睡觉.