—        ?— My mother is retired. My father is a manager.

Children under fifteen are not permitted to see such kind of movies  bad for their mental development.

－ What is your job?  － I'm accountant.

— I'd like to apply for a library card.  —

— It's rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?—

— May I use your bike for a moment?—

— Wow, this place is amazing.—

Charles regretted __ the TV set last year. The price has now come down.

Had you come five minutes earlier, you  the train to Beijing. But now you missed it.

How do I the gym?  （考点：动词词组的使用）

I have been looking forward to       from my parents.

I'm a deputy manager. I an IT company.

It's high time that he settled down in the country and a new life.

Professor Smith promised to look  my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defense.

With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased he was a man of action.

New York University has forty-eight thousand students

Many people don't listen to music and they can get along quite well

Of course, it has special meaning for people like me.

Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.

We don't need to clock in and out here.

Each morning, millions of us turn on our radios and televisions for the weather forecast. Do the cloudy skies mean rain? Will rising temperatures bring a {A; B; C} to melt snow and ice? Once we hear the forecast, we decide what clothes to wear and {A; B; C} to carry an umbrella or not. {A; B; C},though, weather forecasts are obviously incorrect. Yes, though the accuracy of forecasts has improved in recent years, predicting（预测）the weather is a fascinating mixture of art and science. Predicting the weather is not all hard science. The computers can only give some descriptions of the behavior of the atmosphere（大气） Furthermore, even an accurate forecast for a large area may not take {A; B; C} the effect of local area on the weather. So some {A; B; C} of art is also necessary.

Hi , Joe, How are you? I'm sitting on the balcony of my hotel. I am looking at Hyde Park in London and I am thinking about my life here. I am having a wonderful time. I like my job – it is very interesting, and my colleagues are great. I love London –it's busy, noisy, crowded and exciting. The cinemas, theatres, pubs and restaurants are really nice, – but they're too expensive! I think the people in London are very friendly (surprise!) and I've got some new friends. What the weather like in Shanghai? Is it raining? Here it's lovely! It isn't foggy! The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It's very warm. And it is my birthday today. But I am missing you all in Shanghai. COME AND VISIT! Love, Xiaoyan 1. What does Xiaoyan stay in London for? 2. What are Xiaoyan's London colleagues like? 3. What does Xiaoyan think of London? 4. What does Xiaoyan think of people in London? 5. What's the weather like in London when Xiaoyan is writing this letter?

Last week Polly decided to give up her job. She is fed up with it, she finds it boring and she wants to change her career. Her employers, ‘Lucky Shops’, are not too bad. They give her quite good benefits, such as free lunches and paid holidays, but she does not get on with her boss. Her salary is quite good, but, because she is not happy, she wants to look for something else. Last Saturday she talked about it with David and Xiaoyan. They agreed with her. They said she should resign and try another career, so she took action. She looked at advertisements in the paper and picked out three jobs that looked interesting. She had to write out her CV to apply for a job, and she did that on Wednesday evening. Xiaoyan helped her with it. She has a lot of experience of selling and good business training but is worried about her lack of experience in some areas. 1. Polly has decided to ask for a higher salary. 2. She doesn't like her boss. 3. Her friends agreed that she should resign. 4. She has no experience of selling. 5. She's worried about her lack of experience in some areas."