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Comprehension Check

I. Choose the main idea of the article.

答案：B

II. Choose the best answer to each question.

  1. B    2. C    3. C    4. B    5. A

III. Answer the following questions

1.      They enjoy the fun of counting down the last few moments of the old year and welcoming the new one.

2.      It is a colorful, lit ball.

3.      At 11:59 p.m., the ball begins to slide down a flag pole and rests at the bottom at exactly 12 a.m.

4.      CNN named it one of the top ten New Year’s Eve celebrations in the world.

5.      Losing weight, helping other people, taking a trip, and studying harder.

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Grammar Focus

I. Superlative Forms of Adjectives

Practice

2. most interesting

3. tallest

4. best

II. Wh-word + infinitive

PracticeA

2. is the happiest of all my friends

3. are the most expensive (of the three)

4. is the biggest (of the three)

5. makes the most money of the three brothers

6. is the highest mountain in the world

PracticeB

2. quicker

3. the busiest

4. the most exciting

5. the worst

6. hotter

Listening

1. C   2. B   3. B    4. C     5. A

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Writing

PracticeA

2. He gave Janet a love letter yesterday.

     S    V     IO        DO

3. Janet also bought him a card.

S              V      IO    DO

4. His secret taught me something.

S           V    IO     DO

5. Love brings people true happiness.

S       V       IO           DO

PracticeB

1. Peter bought me a cup of coffee to help me warm up.

S        V    IO            DO

2. Peter gave me a ring.

S     V    IO   DO

3. He asked me if I wanted to marry him.

S     V    IO                   DO

4. I told him, “Yes, I do.”

S  V    IO         DO

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Exercises

I. 1. gathered  2. colorful      3. exactly      4. Fireworks  5. slid    

  6. final          7. unique        8. weight       9. promise    10. resolution  

11. B         12. A

II. 1. D  2. A  3. C  4. D  5. D  6. B  7. A  8. C

III. welcomed, as, countdown, most, about

IV. 1. took, a, trip, to  2. looking, forward, to    3. set, off

4. is the highest mountain in Taiwan   

5. Mary is the most beautiful of the three sisters.