【解释】

all in all总而言之

in all总共

at all根本

after all毕竟；别忘了（放句首时）

above all最重要, 首先

first of all首先 【练习】选择all in all/ in all/ at all/ after all/ above all或first of all并用其适当的形式填空

1) Don't blame him too much. ________, he is a small child.

2) According to the survey, _______ there are nearly one million people in this small city out of work during the economic crisis.

3) I am glad to join you in this game, but ________ please allow me to introduce myself to you.

4) The parents didn't worry about their daughter _______, for they believed she could succeed in getting the first prize.

5) When traveling abroad, _______, you need to prepare your passport.

6) There are many beautiful sentences in your article and its handwriting is good too. ________, I'm quite satisfied with it.

Keys: 1) After all 2) in all 3) first of all 4) at all 5) above all 6) All in all III 词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）

1. disability n.无能；残疾 disabled adj.伤残的 able adj.能干的；能够的 2. ambition n.野心，雄心 ambitious adj.有雄心的，野心勃勃的 3.beneficial adj.有益的 benefit v.&n.受益；利益，好处 4. independent adj.独立的 independence n.独立 depend v.依靠，依赖 5.encouragement n.鼓励 encourage v.鼓励 courage n.勇气，精神 【练习】根据句子结构，用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空

1)The ______ girl swims well in spite of her _______.(disable)

2) Robert is a very _______ man and one of his ______ is to travel in Antarctica. (ambition)

3) If you want to be a _______, you should work hard at ______ and care for ______ situations. (politics)

4) It is known to all that fresh air is _______ to our health and the new park ______ us all, so we should keep it clean.(benefit)

5) The boy who used to ______on his parents now wants the ______ from them and is learning to be _______.(depend)

6) Praise acts as an ______ to the players, and therefore they will feel ______ and get the _______to continue and improve their performance.(encourage)

7) My brother ______ from a well-known American university. My parents attended his _______ ceremony yesterday.(graduate)

8) When someone ______ others on their success, he or she usually says "_______".(congratulate)

9) This concert was _______ by a famous _______ from Vienna. (conduct)

keys:1) disabled; disabilities 2) ambitious; ambitions 3) politician; politics; political 4) beneficial; benefits 5) depend; independence; independent 6) encouragement; encouraged; courage 7) graduated; graduation 8) congratulates; congratulations 9) conducted; conductor IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. ambition (n.) 雄心

[重点用法]

ambitious adj. 志向远大的; 有雄心壮志的;有野心的