Ⅰ.单词集训
A.词形转化
1.I never had any intention of becoming a novelist (novel)—at least not until I turned 29, because I was not good at writing.
2.My boyhood (boy) had gone by like water, and the time to come is my youth and middle age.
3.Like many of you, I was inspired by his adventurous (adventure) spirit and felt sad at his death in the last ride.
4.The three of them narrated (narrator) the same event from three different aspects, which happened last Friday.
5.The company has not produced a car in months because its workers have been on strike for unpaid (pay) salaries.
6.When you are ready for looking for a new job, you must have courage and believe in yourself and above all be patient (patience).
7.“It's none of your business,” the young man said rudely (rude).
8.I find it unbelievable (believe) that people can accept such kind of behaviour.
9.You genuinely (genuine) look forward to their company and at the end of your time together you feel relaxed, calm and good.
10.From the day when you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny (penniless).
B.介词、副词填空
1.You can't judge a person by his clothes, because not all who are in rags are beggars—some even are millionaires.
2.It was not a good thing; on the contrary, it was a completely huge mistake.
3.After the rain stopped, the men went ahead/on with their work of harvesting the crops in the fields.
4.His recent pressure at work may account for his strange behaviour and silence both in public and at home.
5.As for your suggestion, I'm sure to consider it and give you a reply as soon as possible.
6.Don't believe him. He is only making up a story.