Upon / On arriving there, he telephoned her immediately.

7. The paintings David donated to the school are being displayed in the assembly hall.

　① donate sth to sb "捐赠, 赠予"

The famous professor will donate a lot of science books to our library.

【拓展】contribute (sth) to sb "捐助，捐献"

He contributed a thousand pounds to a charity 他捐助一千英镑给一个慈善团体。

　② display 陈列，展览，显示 vt./n.

It's the first time the painting has been displayed to the public.

【拓展】on display 被陈列；被展示（= on show）

All the new products were on show / on display at the exhibition hall.

8. I can't go home until my mum gets home from work.

until 介词"到...为止, 在...以前"； 连词 "到...为止, 在...以前, 直到...才"

She can't leave until Friday. 在星期五之前她不能离开。

We walked until / till it got dark. 我们一直走到天黑了下来。

Until she spoke I hadn't realized she was foreign.

她要不说话我还一直不知道她是外国人。

　【拓展】

① not until置于句首时，主句要用倒装结构。

　　　Not until Friday can she leave.

Not until your work is finished can you leave.

② not until的强调句型：It is not until ... + that ...

　　　It is not until Friday that she can leave.

　　　It is not until your work is finished that you can leave.

9. But I'm not one of those students who can do homework well in a new place.

　He is one of the students who have failed the English test.

　He is the (only) one of the students who has failed the English test.

【注意】

　① 在 "one of +名词复数+定语从句" 结构中，定语从句修饰名词复数，从句谓语动词

用复数。

② 在 "the (only) one of +名词复数+定语从句" 结构中，定语从句修饰the (only) one，从句谓语动词用单数。

10. I prefer one that has big desks.

常用结构：

prefer (doing / to do) sth； prefer sth to sth

prefer doing sth to doing sth； prefer to do sth rather than do sth

11. She seems to be a person who can't pay attention to one thing for long.

seem 连系动词 "好像，似乎"，

常用结构：

seem (to be) + adj/n.； seem like/as if/ as though

seem to do/to be done/to be doing/to have (been) done

It seems + that-clause； There seems (to be) ...

The child seems (to be) healthy.

I can't seem to understand the story. 我好像不能理解这个故事。

He seems to have worked in sales for several years. 他好像已在销售部工作多年。

It seems like rain. 好像要下雨。