她有两个女儿。一个是教师，另一个是医生。

3.other意为"另外的；其他的"，后接复数名词。如

　　We study Chinese, math, English and other lessons. 我们学习语文、数学、英语和其他学科。

4.others泛指"另外的人或物"常用的用法有：some......others......。如：

　　Some like swimming, others like boating. 有些人喜欢游泳。另一些人喜欢划船。

5.the others特指某范围内"其余全部的人或物"。如：

　　There are forty books in the box. Ten are mine, the others are my father's.

　　箱子里有四十本书。其中十本是我的，其余的都是我父亲的。

七. be ready to do sth 做好准备做某事后面加动词原形,如:

I'm ready to have a report tomorrow.我把明天的演讲准备好了。

be/get ready for 是为什么事做准备 后面加名词或动词的现在分词形式(ing形式)，

如：Let's get ready for the trip./ Let's get ready for taking the trip.

练 习 题

一、单项选择

( )1. - When do your family watch _______ news?

　　　　　- We usually watch it before dinner.

　　　　A. a B. an C. the D. /

( )2. - Why does Linda like talk shows?

- She thinks she can learn a lot _______ them.

A. as B. from C. to D. for

( )3. - What did you do last Friday?

- We had a(n) _______ about how to learn English well.

A. action B. grade C. character D. discussion

( )5. You will be ________ in your studies if you always work hard.

A. successful B. enough C. meaningless D. loud

( )6. John always plays jokes on me and I can't ________ him.

A. reach B. stand C. know D. wonder

( )7. - ________ kind of movies do you like watching?- Action movies.

A. Who B. Where C. How D. What

( )8. - Can you tell me about this accident (事故)?

- Yes, it _____ at 3:00 p.m. Three people lost their lives.

A. came B. gave C. happened D. picked

( )9. - Is this your pen?

- No, it isn't. It ________ be Cindy's, but I'm not sure.

A. may B. must C. need D. would

( )10. - Do you know about Quan Jude?

- Of course. It is ________ its Beijing duck.

A. good with B. different from C. famous for D. worried about

( )12. It's so hot today. Jane plans _________ swimming after school.

A. go B. goes C. going D. to go

( )13. - Do you like watching sitcoms?- ________. They are boring.

A. Yes, I am B. No, I am not C. Yes, I do D. No, I don't