②What I need is a challenging position
②I don't care about the good salary offered by the company. ______________________________． 我不在乎公司所提供的高薪。我需要的是一份有挑战性的工作。 7、spend
vt. & vi. (spends, spent, spent) 花费 sb. spend time / money on sth. / (in) doing sth.某人在(做)某事上花时间/钱
◆He spent more than one year (in) writing a short play.
他花了一年多时间写了一个短剧。 ◆He has spent one hundred yuan on the useless magazines.
他在这些无用的杂志上花了100元。 cost指花费时间、金钱，付出……代价，主语为物，或it为形式主语。 结构：It / Sth. costs (sb.) money / time (to do sth.)
take指花费时间，主语多为物，或用it作形式主语。 常见结构：It takes sb. some time to do sth. 另外，take和cost有时可通用。 pay指某人花多少钱购买某物。 常见结构：sb. pays money for sth. 出钱请某人做某事，其结构为pay sb. to do sth.。 spend指花费时间或钱，须以人作主语，不接to do。 ①It __________________ the trousers.
买这条裤子花了我20美元。 ①cost me 20 dollars to buy ②It ____________________ the washing machine.
修理那台洗衣机花了3个小时。 ②took three hours to fix ③I ______________________ the new bicycle. 我花了300元买了那辆新自行车。 ③paid 300 yuan for 8、prepare
vt. & vi. 准备，把……准备好；使……做好准备
prepare for 为……做准备，for的宾语不是这一动作的直接承受者，而是表示准备的目的，即所要应付的情况。 prepare to do sth. 准备做某事 be prepared to do sth. (for sth.) 已做好准备做某事 prepare sb. for sth. (＝ prepare sb. to do sth.) 让某人为某事做准备 ◆Mother was preparing supper when someone knocked at the door.(宾语必须是这一动作的直接承受者)
妈妈正在准备晚饭，这时突然有人敲门。 ◆Will you please help me prepare for/get everything ready for the party?
你能不能帮我为聚会做准备？ ◆They are busy preparing to go on vacation.
他们正忙着准备去度假。 ◆We must be prepared for failure again.
我们必须做好再次失败的准备。
preparation n. 准备，预备 make preparations for 为……做准备 in preparation 在准备中 in preparation for 做……的准备，为……做准备 prepared adj. 有准备的，准备好的 be well prepared for＝be well prepared to do 为……做好充分的准备，强调准备好这一状态 be ready for ＝ be (well) prepared for 为……做好准备 be ready to do ＝ be (well) prepared to do 准备好做某事 get (sb. / sth.) ready for (使某人)做好……准备； 为……准备好(某事物) ①C 由语境可知男生们已经做好准备迎接考试，所以应用be prepared for sth.；而女生仍旧在忙着准备应付考试，所以应用be preparing for sth.。 ①The boys look very relaxed. It seems that they are already ______ the test while the girls are still busy ______ it.
A. preparing for; prepared for
B. preparing; prepared
C. prepared for; preparing for
D. prepared; preparing ② The students the sports meeting. 学生们为运动会做好了充分的准备。 ③are well prepared for ③ The teacher ________________ the coming exams.
老师让学生们为即将到来的考试做好准备。 ④prepared the students for 9、devote
vt. 献身于，致力于，专心于； 把……献(给)，献(身) devote oneself to 致力于；献身于 ◆He wanted to devote himself to abstract research.
他希望献身于抽象的理论研究。 ◆After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
他退休后将把精力花在园艺上。 devoted adj. 深爱的，忠诚的 a devoted mother 慈母 devotion n．关爱，关照；奉献，忠诚
常见带介词to的类似结构词组有： be/get/become used to 习惯于
be related to和……有联系 be addicted to沉溺于……；对……上瘾 be adapted to适应
be connected to和……连在一起
be exposed to 暴露于/遭受/接触…… ①Her ________ her career left her with little time to take care of her family.
她全身心投入工作，几乎没有时间来照顾家人。 ①devotion to ②__________________ the children in the countryside, he gave up many chances to go back to city. 他致力于教育农村的孩子， 而放弃了许多回城的机会。 ②Devoted to teaching Module1 Unit1
School life(1) 1、experience
n. & vt. 经历， 经验；体验，有……经验 by/from experience通过经验
have much/a lot of/a little/no experience有许多/有一点儿/没有经验 have experience in…有……方面的经验 have experience of (doing) sth. 有(做)某事的经验
◆Experience comes from practice.
经验来源于实践。 ◆Have you had any experience in work of this sort?
你对这工作有经验吗？ ◆Only women with experience of office work can apply for the position.
只有具有办公室工作经验的女士才能申请这个岗位。
◆Please tell us your experiences of living abroad for so many years.
请向我们介绍一下你在国外生活多年的经历。 ◆Have you experienced real hunger?
你体验过真正饥饿的滋味吗？
experienced adj. 有经验的， 熟练的 inexperienced adj. 无经验的
◆He is an experienced driver.
他是位熟练的驾驶员。 ◆He is experienced in looking after children.
他有照料孩子的经验。
①He is an English teacher with 20 ________.
A. year's experience
B. year's experiences
C. years' experiences
D. years' experience
①D experience当“经验”解时为不可数名词；而当“经历”讲时为可数名词。 ②B what引导的感叹句的句型为：what a(an)＋adj.＋n.(可数名词)。 ②What ________ our journey was!
A. exciting experience
B. an exciting experience
C. excited experience
D. an excited experience ③C experienced 有经验的。be said to have done sth. 据说做过某事。 ③The thoroughly ________ teacher, who has just retired from teaching, is said to ________ a lot of hardships during those unforgettable ten years.
A. experiencing; experience
B. experienced; experience
C. experienced; have experienced
D. experiencing; experiencing
2、earn vt. 赚，挣得；获得 ◆The young man earns 10,000 dollars a year.
那个年轻人一年赚10,000美元。 ◆His honesty earned him great respect.
他因诚实而获得人们的尊敬。 ◆His bad manners earned him a blame.
他因为没有礼貌而受到责备。 ①he began to earn / make his living by himself ①When he was still a boy of eight，______________________________________.
当他还是个8岁小男孩时，他就开始靠自己谋生了。 ②not only to earn a profit ②Businessman as he is, his main goal is ____________________________． 虽然他是个商人，但他的主要目标不仅仅是赚得利润。 ③D earn one's living 自谋生计。
③You are old enough to ______ your own living.
A. win
B. gain
C. take
D. earn 3、respect n. 尊敬，尊重；(pl.)敬意 ◆We should show respect for those who are older.
我们应尊敬长者。 ◆The students have great respect for their history teacher.
学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。 3、respect vt. 尊敬，敬重；尊重；遵守 I respect his courage. 我敬佩他的勇气。 I'll respect your wishes. 我会尊重你的意愿。 The new leader has promised to respect the constitution. 新的领导人承诺遵守宪法。 respectable adj. 可敬的；值得尊敬的
respectful adj. 恭敬的；尊敬人的；尊重人的
be respectful to sb. 尊敬某人
have/show respect for sb. 尊重某人 give/send one's respects to sb. 向某人问候 ①B selfrespecting为形容词，“自尊的，自重的”；selfrespect为名词，“自尊，自重”，根据题干知缺少主语。 ①________ means respecting oneself.
A. Selfrespected
B. Selfrespect
C. Selfrespecting
D. Selfrespects ②D show respect for sb. 尊重某人。 ②The leader was very angry because no respect was shown ________ him when he entered the room.
A. at
B. of
C. with
D. for
4、achieve
vt. 取得(成功等)，实现(目标等) ◆He went back to London without having achieved any success.
他没有取得成功就回了伦敦。 ◆If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
敢于梦想，就能实现。 ◆I've achieved only half of what I hoped to do.
我只实现了自己一半的目标。 achievement n. [C]成就；[U]达到，实现，成功
achievable adj. 可完成的，可达到的 ①格林先生最终获得了成功。 ________________________________________ ①Mr. Green finally achieved success. ②has achieved all of the goals ②Lucy ______________________ she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.
露西已经实现了她在高中为自己设置的目标，并为大学的新挑战做准备。
5、average adj. 平均的 n. 平均，平均数；一般水平 ◆The average age of the students is 19.
这些学生的平均年龄是19岁。 ◆The average of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.
4、5、9的平均数是6。 ◆Tom's work at school is above average.
汤姆在校的功课为一般水平以上。 ◆An average of 4 persons were killed in the traffic accidents each day last year.
去年平均每天有4人在车祸中死亡。
◆On average she received 5 letters a day.
她平均一天收到5封信。 above/below average平均水平以上/下 an average of平均有……
on (the/an) average平均起来
①C on (the/an) average平均来说。 ①________， there are 200 visitors to the exhibition every day.
A. In average
B. At average
C. On average
D. For average ②The average cost of each student ②________________________ in our school is 100 yuan per month.
我们学校每人每月的平均花费是100元。 ③These marks are well .
这些分数远在平均分之上。 ③above average ④He was a good student and scored ______ average in most subjects.
A. below
B. of
C. on
D. above ④D above average 在平均水平以上。根据前后句意可知。 6、challenging
adj. 具有挑战性的，激励的 ◆It is a challenging job for me.
它对于我来说是一项激励人的工作。 ◆He is a person who likes the challenging task.
他是一个喜欢有挑战的任务的人。 ◆The boss challenged us to finish the work as soon as possible.
老板要求我们尽快完成工作。 ◆ Schools must meet the challenge of new technology.
学校必须迎接新技术的挑战。 challenge vt. 挑战，激励
n. 挑战 challenge sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
①D challenging意为“富有挑战性的”。challenge作动词为及物动词。 ①Facing the ________ skiing, he ________ me.
A. challenging; challenge
B. challenged; challenged to
C. challenged; challenged
D. challenging; challenged