The word “sharp” can be
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to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work．In this chapter, the writer
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sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine
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．The writer does not like dull pencils.
We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives．Knives also have points．We can use “sharp” to describe a
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kind of point,
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as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives．Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull．Furthermore, the points of scissors are
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sharp or
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．Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades．We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools,
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．Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are
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to use．They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and
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some containers．For example, the edge of a table or desk can be
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．In addition; we can describe the edge of
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open can as sharp．The top of a can is sometimes sharp
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to cut your hand．A piece of
glass from a(n)
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jar or bottle is
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very sharp.
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, we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people．A person who appears sharp is very well
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．A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and
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learn and understand.
To summaries, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of
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that have blades, points, and edges．When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent．It is an expensive word
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it can be used in many different ways.
36．A．written B．used C．seen D．taken
37．A．talks about B．takes up C．care for
D．makes up
38．A．sharp
B．color
C．point
D．edge
39．A．some
B．any C．only
D．certain
40．A．so
B．as soon
C．such
D．or
41．A．either B．neither C．too
D．very
42．A．blunt B．used
C．frank
D．round
43．A．too B．even C．either
D．ever
44．A．difficult B．easy
C．interesting
D．clean
45．A．for
B．with
C．of
D．at
46．A．seen B．sharp
C．smooth
D．hard
47．A．an
B．a
C．the
D．any
48．A．so as B．in order C．so that
D．enough
49．A．old B．broken
C．new
D．glass
50．A．again
B．quite
C．rather
D．ordinarily
51．A．However
B．Finally
C．Therefore
D．In this way
52．A．prepared B．dressed C．mannered
D．served
53．A．easy to
B．is to
C．slow to
D．quick to
54．A．materials B．knives C．objects
D．containers
55．A．because B．even if
C．though
D．in case
答案
36.B
37.A
38.C
39.D
40.C
41.A
42.A
43.A
44.B
45.C
46.B
47.A
48.D
49.B
50.D
51.B
52.B
53.D
54.C
55.A
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.Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I 1 him for his injuries and at the same time witnessed to him of God. I then 2 for two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident.
Two weeks later I 3 my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was 4 by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and 5 . He said, “Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp 6 . We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. 7 just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were 8 by 26 armed guards.”
At this I laughed and said, “I was certainly all 9 out in that jungle.”
The young man pressed the 10 , however, and said, “No sir, I was not the only person to see the 11 . My five friends also saw them, and we all 12 them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.”
At this point in the sermon (说教) , one of the men jumped to his feet and 13 the missionary and asked if he could tell him the 14 day when this happened. The missionary told the 15 , and the man who interrupted told him this story:
“On the night of your 16 in Africa, it was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt (击打) 17 I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of God was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here to 18 for you. 19 all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?”
The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The 20 quickly counted how many men he saw. There were 26.
1. A. persuadedB. treatedC. thankedD. punished
2. A. spentB. watchedC. traveledD. drove
3. A. beganB. endedC. preparedD. repeated
4. A. caughtB. approachedC. hurtD. welcomed
5. A. medicinesB. goldC. treasuresD. clothes
6. A. aloneB. lessC. overnightD. by
7. A. AndB. ButC. ThenD. So
8. A. surroundedB. seizedC. trappedD. taken
9. A. afraidB. tiredC. aloneD. helpless
10. A. buttonB. pointC. incidentD. key
11. A. medicinesB. moneyC. jungleD. guards
12. A. noticed B. wantedC. countedD. feared
13. A. interruptedB. correctedC. hitD. questioned
14. A. badB. exactC. otherD. following
15. A. placeB. positionC. dateD. people
16. A. incidentB. actionC. prayD. travel
17. A. whileB. asC. whenD. before
18. A. guardB. lightC. prayD. pay
19. A. MustB. ShouldC. NeedD. Would
20. A. youngsterB. missionaryC. prayerD. stranger
参考答案176.BCDBA CBACB DCABC ACCDB： aking friends is a skill.Like most skills，it__1__with practice.If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be able to take some action.You must first go__2__there are people.You won’t make friends staying home alone.
__3__a club or a group，for talking with those who like the same things as you do is__4__easier.__5__join someone in some activities.
Many people are__6__when talking to people.After all，meeting__7__means facing the unknown.And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the__8__.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves.We think other people are judging us，find us too tall or too short，too__9__or too fat.__10__don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way.Try to__11__yourself as you are，and try to put the other person at ease(舒适).And you’ll feel more__12__.
Try to act selfconfidently even if you don’t feel that way__13__you enter a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look directly at other people and__14__.If you see someone you’d like to__15__something to，don’t wait for__16__person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone__17__doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person—__18__is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”.It takes__19__and effort to develop.And there are things that__20__a new friendship from growing.
1.A.produces
B.improves
C.increases
D.raises
2.A.where
B.when
C.why
D.what
3.A.Join in
B.Attend
C.Join
D.Take part
4.A.very
B.more
C.ever
D.much
5.A.Or
B.But
C.So that
D.Either
6.A.nervous
B.excited
C.worried
D.happy
7.A.friends
B.classmates
C.strangers
D.teachers
8.A.unknown
B.rich
C.poor
D.old
9.A.big
B.thick
C.kind
D.thin
10.A.So
B.Then
C.But
D.Too
11.A.receive
B.accept
C.think
D.find
12.A.friendly
B.comfortable
C.nice
D.good
13.A.before
B.after
C.until
D.when
14.A.laugh
B.smile
C.stare
D.speak
15.A.say
B.tell
C.speak
D.talk
16.A.another
B.other
C.the other
D.others
17.A.young
B.old
C.small
D.new
18.A.love
B.friendship
C.dislike
D.care
19.A.money
B.trouble
C.time
D.information
20.A.stop
B.start
C.have
D.help
Ⅰ.1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.B 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A