Step one: Lead- in
1. Do you have a best friend? Why do you think that he or she is your best friend?
2. Do you have any important events or unforgettable experiences with your close friends?
3. Please share something with us and tell us what to do when meeting with difficulties in friendship.
4. If your friend tells others about your secrets, how will you feel and what will you react?
5. Have you ever thought of the reasons that might lead to a broken friendship?
Step two： Fast reading
Read the articles carefully and finish exercises in part A and C1
Step three：Careful reading (T or F)
1. Since primary school Annie and Sarah have been good friends.
2. One day, Sarah had a surprise but easy English test, so she was not worried about the results.
3. After she failed in the Math’s test, she went to the playground to be cheerful
4. Hannah promised not to tell anyone else but her family about the poor marks.
5. The next day, the Maths teacher put a piece of paper on her desk which read, “Sarah got a D”.
6. They lost the game because of Matthew’s absence.
7. After the match Andrew shouted at Matthew because Matthew wasn’t trying hard enough.
8. Andrew said some really cruel things to Matthew.
9. After the match, Matthew stopped speaking to Andrew, which made him unhappy.
10.Andrew’s brother suggested that he should make friends with Peter instead of Matthew
Step four: While reading
Read the article carefully and find out answers to the following questions.
1. What is the secret about in the first letter?
Family problems. B. A test score. C. Love affairs. D. Wrong doings.
2. Sarah felt betrayed by her friend, Hannah, because she thought ______
A. Hannah had been her best friends since primary school
B. Hannah was the only one who knew her mark
C. It was the secret between Hannah and her
D. Hannah let out her secret
3. What is the reason for Sarah’s failure in the Maths test?
A. She was too proud of herself after the test.
B. She overlooked her studies.
C. She did not work hard at Maths.
D. Both B and C.
4. According to Andrew, they lost the football game because ______
A. the other team was brilliant
B. Matthew was not as athletic as him
C. Matthew was absent-minded and careless
D. even Beckham couldn’t always give a great performance
5. What made Andrew think that the friendship between Matthew and him was in trouble?
A. He saw Matthew talking to another boy.
B. They had a terrible fight after the match.
C. Matthew hasn’t apologized to him.
D. He had better find another friend
Step six: 课文缩写
Secrets and Lies
I feel_____________ by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends since ________ school. We are both __________ and like to study.
On Monday, we had a surprise math quiz; ________ I thought would be quite easy. However, I was told I had ________ the lowest mark in the class. I felt so __________.
I ____________ to be cheerful, but Hannah sensed something was wrong. I __________ I had done badly in the test. She promised me to keep it a ___________
However, the next day, I found my classmates had known about it. I thought that Hannah must have told everyone about it. I was very angry with her for not keeping her __________.
A friendship in trouble
Andrew and Matthew are best friends. They play together in the school football team. The other team was ________ and they had to ___________. But Matthew can not keep _________ with the game. As a result, they lost the game.
Andrew got annoyed and they shouted at each other and then turned into a horrible __________.
Andrew _________ Andrew of some really bad things and Andrew made some cruel ___________on Matthew.
Since they argued, they have not spoken to each other. Andrew thought Matthew should ____________ to him.
跟踪练习
一．单词拼写
1. A good friend never b____________ his friends even in time of danger.
2. They_______________(承认) that they were completely failed.
3. As a student, you should f__________ your attention on your studies.
4. At last, he succeeded in p______________ me into taking part in the sports meet.
5. Harry awkwardly a________ to the lady for stepping on her left foot.
6. Cruel Shylock was always mean to others but never felt guilty. However, he asked the
Duke to f__________ him.
7.She ___________( 发誓) that she hadn’t told anyone , but her friend still didn’t forgive her.
8.Generally speaking, a successful scientist should be both__________(学术性的)and open-minded.
9. If you see him, please give my___________(道歉) for not having written to him.
10. She felt g__________ about leaving her sick child and going to work.
11．He seems to have________________ (忽略)one important fact.
12. The c__________ mother left home, leaving the baby crying.
二：用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. What will you do when you feel _________ (betray) by your friend?
2. He knows much about the film, so I think he must __________ (see) it before.
3. She didn’t go the cinema with us last night, because she felt like________ (sleep).
4. He never admits ____________ (do) anything wrong, which makes me annoyed.
5. Would you please forgive me for __________ (not keep) my word?
6. The children had their attention _________ (focus) on the screen.
7. He shouldn’t have said these, but he didn’t mean ________ (hurt) you.
8. I’m sorry, I can’t help _______ (clean) the classroom, for I have an important meeting to attend.
9. The couple ________ (seat) in front of me kept on ________ (talk) all the time.
10. No one can stand ________ (treat) that way, you should argue with them
三．用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. What will you do when you feel _________ (betray) by your friend?
2. He knows much about the film, so I think he must __________ (see) it before.
3. She didn’t go the cinema with us last night, because she felt like________ (sleep).
4. He never admits ____________ (do) anything wrong, which makes me annoyed.
5. Would you please forgive me for __________ (not keep) my word?
6. The children had their attention _________ (focus) on the screen.
7. He shouldn’t have said these, but he didn’t mean ________ (hurt) you.
8. I’m sorry, I can’t help _______ (clean) the classroom, for I have an important meeting to attend.
9. The couple ________ (seat) in front of me kept on ________ (talk) all the time.
10. No one can stand ________ (treat) that way, you should argue with them
四．完成句子
1.他承认偷了她的钱。
He __________ __________ __________ her money.
2.我想他是个信守诺言的人。
I think he is a person who can __________ __________ __________.
3 .她为她的孩子向我们道歉。
She __________ __________ us __________ her children.
4 .杰克的新车肯定是花了大约两万英镑。
Jack’s new car __________ __________ __________ him around 20,000 pounds.
5.The lady felt herself __________ __________ __________ __________ (被嘲弄)in public.
6 .It’s no use ________ _________(与…辩论) your husband about money. He won’t take your advice.
五．单项选择
1. Sarah felt like________ when she found out that she had been chatting online with a boy student of her same class.
A. cry B. to cry C. being crying D. crying
2. The brave soldiers were determined to save all the people ______ in the field.
A. trapped B. being trapped C. were trapped D. trapping
3. You’d better apologize _____ your teacher ______ being late again.
A. to; for B. for; to C. /; for D. to; for
4. Don’t hesitate _________me if you have any questions.
A. asking B. asks C. to ask D. asked
5. Thousands of people were at the airport, _________ the visiting president.
A. cheered for B. cheered about C .to cheer about D. cheering for
6. A good student is honest and kind to others. In other words, he never ________ his friends.
A. yells B. teases C. betrays D. blames
7. He failed in the driving test again. He _________.
A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointed
C. might be disappointed D. couldn’t be disappointed
8. It seems you need to apologize quickly ________ a good friend.
A. avoiding to lose B. to avoid losing C. avoiding losing D. to avoid to lose
9.________ I like most about her is __________ care-free attitude.
A. What; her B. What; that her C .How; for her D. How; a
10. She always tries ________ when I’m feeling sad.
A. cheering me up B. cheering up me C. to cheer up me D. to cheer me up
11 A good friend is someone who __ __ share the same characteristics and have similar interests as you.
A might B. must C. needn’t D. can be able to
12. The teacher asked Tom to read the text _________.
A. loudly B. loud C. aloud D. silent
13. I didn’t feel like I was overlooking my studies, _________ maybe I could work harder in Maths.
A. and B. however C. therefore D. but
14. _______ the proverb _______, false friends are worse than open enemies.
A. While; says B. When; tells C. As; goes D. If; says
15. ________ do you think ________ win the football match?
A. Who; will B. Whom; will C. Who; that will D. Whom; to
16. —How are you getting __________ your English?
—Not bad! I got 92 in the last exam.
A. along well with B. along well C. on well with D. on with
17. — The party was really ________ last night.
— How I regret that I didn’t go with you!
A. funny B. fun C. a fun D. funs
18. You must have gone to bed very late last night, ________you?
A. haven’t B. mustn’t C. didn’t D. weren’t
19. I found a piece of paper on my desk, ________ “Stupid Sarah got a D!”
A. said B. which saying C. say D. saying
20. ________ his hard working, he was admitted to Nanjing University.
A. In spite of B. As a result of C. In place of D. Instead of下载本文
