7．Don’t rely on the information he gave you -it’s pure _　　 _____(设想).

6．Plain glass is __　　 ____(透明的).

5．By a curious _____　　 __ (巧合), my husband and I have the same birthday.

4．She ____　　 __(扣牢) her coat.

3．Their wedding was a ___　　 ___(辉煌的) affair.

2．Their children are always very c____　　 __ towards old people.

1．I tried to c_____　　 _ Tom after his wife’s death.

3．They discovered that the farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was.他们发现喂食点越远，舞蹈就越慢。

在本句中，使用了the+比较级，the+比较级这一句型结构，意为“越……,越……”。

The busier the old man is ,the happier he feels.

那老人越忙越高兴。

[考点透视 考例精析]

　　　 [考例1]　 When asked by the police, he said that he remembered __　　 _ at the party, but not _　　　 _.

　　 A．to arrive; leaving 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to arrive; to leave　

　　 C．arriving; leaving　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．arriving; to leave

　　 [解析] 　C 此题主要考查remember后接非谓语动词的不同形式时的意义理解，根据语境可知，指记得所做过的事情，而不是要做什么，故均选动词的?ing形式。

　　 [考例2]　 The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ______ new customers to its stores.

A．join　　 　　　　　　　 B．attract　　 　　　　 C．stick　　 　　　　　　 D．transfer

　　 [解析] B 考查动词辨义。join参加，加入；attract吸引；stick粘住；transfer迁移。

　　 [考例3]　 Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which ______ the Pacific, and we met no storms.

A．was called 　　　　 B．is called　 　　　　　 C．had been called　 D．has been called

　　 [解析] B 考查在语境中运用、辨析时态的能力。题中which引导的为非限制性定语从句，which指代this open sea,引导的定语从句表达的是客观事实，所以应用一般现在时。

　　 [考例4]　 ----It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now.

----- OK. ______ .

A．Take it easy　 　 B．Go slowly　 　　　 C．Stay longer　 　　　 D．See you

　　 [解析] D 考查交际用语。根据语境，应选道别之辞。

[基础演练]

2．Desperate for money, he tried to persuade Rachel to marry him, but when she changed her mind ,he had no choice but to go abroad to sell the diamond.

(由于)渴望得到钱，他试图说服雷切尔嫁给他，但当她改变了主意时，他别无选择只能去国外卖钻石。

　　　 have no choice hut to do sth .别无选择，只能做某事We had no choice but to go to bed .

　　　 那孩子别无选择只能上床睡觉了。

[思维拓展]

1．Then over dinner ,Franklin mentions that he has not been sleeping well since he gave up smoking and Dr Candy, the local doctor, offers to write him a prescription for some medicine.然后吃完饭后，富兰克林提到了自从戒烟以来他一直睡不好。坎迪医生--当地的一位医生，表示要为他开药方来抓药。

　　　 have/has been doing sth. 现在完成进行时。