(3)I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors of exalted rank.

答案：略

改错

At eleven o'clock in the morning,we'll meet an honoring guest in the meeting room.

答案：

honoring→honored

　　6.In India there is a national festival on October 2 to honor Mahatma Gandhi,the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.

　　在印度，10月2日是纪念甘地的全国性节日，他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。

　　要点提示：

　　gain是动词，意为"取得、获得"。后面常跟独立、成绩、成就等词作宾语。

　　典型例句:

　　You'll gain useful experience in working with computer.

　　在用计算机工作中你会取得有用的经验。

　　I gain a lot from the activity.我从活动中受益。

　　相关链接：

　　gain另有名词用法，意为"利润、利益、收益"等。谚语:No pains,no gains.不劳无获。

　　The company cares only about shortterm gain.

　　公司只关注短期利益。

改错

(1)This clock wins five minutes a day,so you'd better have it repaired if you have time.

(2)Only after ten years in the country gained she her citizenship.

(3)In the sport meeting,the American black girl gained before the other runners in the race and finished first in the end.

答案：

(1)wins→gains

(2)gained she→did she gain

(3)before→on

格言欣赏

Learning more and gaining more is the light that leads into everything lovely.

　　7.Some people might win awards for their animals,flowers,fruit and vegetables.

　　有些人可能因为他们的动物、花果和蔬菜而获奖。

　　要点提示：

　　award在此处的意思是"奖品"，作名词用。award用作动词时，意思为"给予、颁发、判决、裁定"，常用作award sth.(to sb.)和 award sb. sth.(for sth.)以及be awarded sth.(for sth.)结构。

　　典型例句：

　　Father often shows us the athletics awards he has won.

　　父亲经常给我们看他所获得的体育运动奖。

　　The award of a scholarship from our institute was on TV yesterday.

我们学院的奖学金颁发决定昨天在电视上播放了。