Let's_pack_up and get ready to start at once.

　　2．逛了一天商店，我都累坏了。

　　I was_worn_out after a day of shopping.

　　3．掌握一门外语需要很长一段时间。

　　It will take a long time to_master_a_foreign_language.

　　4．国际金融危机的影响正逐渐减弱。

　　Effect of the international financial crisis is_fading_away.

　　5．我假装已经忘记了那件事，好像它不很重要一样。

　　I pretended I had forgotten the incident, as if it were_not_of_great_importance.

　　6．他不仅做出了许诺，而且履行了诺言。

　　Not_only_did_he_make_a_promise,_but also he kept it.

　　7．他突然直接站起来向出席会议的人陈述自己的观点。

　　All_of_a_sudden,_he stood directly, representing his ideas to the people present at the meeting.

　　8．一大清早，他们启航去了黄岩岛。

　　Early in the morning, they set_sail_for the Huangyan Island.

　　9．昨天晚上我在回家的路上听到了远处轻微的声音。

　　Yesterday evening on my way home, I heard a faint sound in_the_distance.

　　10．我目前要保留那套房子，因为这段时间房价涨得很快。

　　I'd hold_on_to_that_house for the time being, for house prices are rising sharply at the moment.

　　二、勤练语篇阅读，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　When I was about 6 years old I lived in Ottawa, Canada. There was a lot of __1__ and there were always street children on the roads asking for money. There was such a big__2__ between those children and me, for I grew up very aware of being so fortunate.

　　We had a __3__ and very kind driver, John, who had been working with my family for decades. He would __4__ us to and from school. One day we were on the way to school and while we were __5__ in traffic by a young street child, he __6__ with a friendly greeting, "Hi, John！"

　　He approached the__7__ and shook John's hand. John then gave him a little money and waved him off with a(n) __8__ before we carried on our way to school.

　　I had watched the whole incident from the back seat, __9__ surprised. I knew that John had a __10__ family himself. We were always sending rice and fruit and clothes for his __11__. So, of course, at that age I couldn't __12__ why he would be giving money to the child.

"Who was he？" I asked. "My friend，" he replied, "I __13__ him every morning on my way to work and I give him a little bit of money." Still __14__ to comprehend, I asked, "Why do