m8 U1 Grammar and usage

NegativewordsandnegativestatementsTurnthefollowingintonegativestatements:Exercise1.They’relisteningtopopmusicnow.Theyaren’tlisteningtopopmusicnow.2.ManypeoplecanspeakEnglishnowadays.Manypeoplecan’tspeakEnglishnowadays.3.Theoldmanalwaysgoesforawalkintheparkaftersupper.Theoldmanseldomgoesforawalkintheparkaftersupper.4.Mikedoessportsintheafternoon.Mikedoesn’tdosportsintheafternoon.5.You’dbettertalkwithyourparentsrightnow.You’dbetternottalkwithyourparentsrightnow.alistofthemostcommonlyusednegativewords:no,not,never,neither,none,hardly,seldom,few,little,barely,unless,nowherealistofthemostcommonlyusednegativeexpressions:wouldrather…than…,freefrom,farfrom,too…to…,onnoaccount(决不),innocircumstances,atnotime,bynomeans…ReadabookreportwrittenbySharon.Trytounderlineanynegativeexpressions.AnswersA1.Themaincharacter,OliverTwist,experiencesachildhoodwithoutparents.2.Heisraisedwithotherchildrenwhoalsohavenoparents.3.Heisthensenttoaworkhouse,wherehehastoworkveryhardandhardlyhastimetorelax.4.Oliverdoesnotlikeanythingabouttheworkhouse.5.Thechildrenaretreatedverybadlyandseldomhaveenoughfoodorwater.6.Faginisnotagoodcharacter.7.Oliverdoesnotwanttostealfromanyone,butinordertosurviveOliverisforcedtobecomeacriminal.8.Mr.BarnlowisagenerousmanwithoutanyofFagin’svices.9.UnlessOlivercanescape,hewillneverbereunitedwithMr.Barnlow—hewillhaveonlybadluck,notarealfamilyandthelovehedeserves,AnswerstoPartB1.wouldrather,than2.notuncommon3.Notmany4.can’t,too1.[全国II]IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,____.A.hewilleitherB.neitherwillheC.heneitherwillD.eitherhewill2.[福建]—Doyouneedanyhelp,Lucy?—Yes,ThejobisIcoulddomyself.A.lessthanB.morethanC.nomorethanD.notmorethanI.Multiplechoice3.HismotherhadtalkedtohimformanyminuteswhilehewaswatchingTV,but＿＿＿＿.A.alittledidhehearB.littledidhehearC.littleheardheD.alittleheardhe4.Duringthewar,＿butalsohelosthiswifeandhischild.A.notwashisjobinthelabtakenawayB.notonlywashisjobinthelabtakenawayC.notmerelyhisjobinthelabwastakenawayD.notjustwastakenawayhisjobinthelab5.Ithinkthisisthefirsttimethatwehavemet.＿＿＿anywhere.A.BeforehaveweneverseeneachotherB.NeverbeforewehaveseeneachotherC.EachotherhaveweseenneverbeforeD.Neverbeforehaveweseeneachother6.—Theoldmanwouldn’tstayathomeforarestevenifitrained.—＿＿＿＿.Hewouldfeelsickifhestayedhomeforoneday.A.SowouldmygrandpaB.Sowouldn’tmygrandpaC.NeitherwouldmygrandpaD.Norwouldn’tmygrandpa7.Bynomeans＿＿＿toourplanforthetrip.A.willsheagreeB.shewillagreeCagreessheD.willagreeshe8.Theywentintoasmallhousebut_____.A.nopersonsdidtheyfindB.notapersonfoundtheyC.notapersondidtheyfindD.notapersontheyfound9.HenryoftenhelpslookafterGrannyWang,but＿＿＿.A.seldomisGeorgeB.seldomGeorgedoesC.seldomdoesGeorgeD.seldomlooksGeorgeafterGrannyWang10.NothingbuttwoancientChinesecoins______aftertheytookoutthejar.A.didtheyfindinitB.theyfoundinitC.initdidtheyfindD.initfoundtheyII.Translation1.这两本书都不是英国出版的。2.你们当中我一个也不认识。3.我不同意所有这些方案。1.NeitherofthebooksispublishedinEngland.2.Iknownoneofyou.3.Iagreetononeoftheseplans.4.Wehadfinishedalltheworkbeforehecame.5.Howimperfecttherulesandregulationsare!6.Nobodycancomeinwithoutpermission.4.在他还没来之前，我们就把所有的工作都做完了。5.这些规章制度多不完善！6.未经允许，任何人不得入内。7.听到这个消息后，没有一个人不感到惊奇。8.人们直到失去了健康才知道健康的可贵。9.直到五月的一个星期六下午，玛格丽特才安排我与她姐姐见面。7.Havingheardthenews,everybodyfeltsurprised.Therewasnobodywhodidnotfeelsurprised.Therewasnobodybutfeltsurprised.8.Peopledonotknowtheblessingofhealthuntiltheyloseit．9.ItwasnotuntilaSaturdayafternooninMaythatMargaretcouldarrangeformetomeethereldersister.10.不久他就告诉了我们这件事。11.对他的成绩我们怎么赞扬也不过分。12.他刚进办公室，电话铃就响了。10.Itwasn’tlongbeforehetoldusaboutthisaffair．11.Wecanhardlypraisehisachievementtoomuch．12.Nosoonerhadheenteredtheofficethanthetelephonerang．13.只有傻瓜才会做这种事情。14.她是班里最自私的了。15.他的失败完全是由于他自己的粗心大意。13.Nonebutafoolwoulddosuchathing．14.Nobodyismoreselfishthanherintheclass．15.Hisfailurewasduetonothingelsethanhisowncarelessness．1.raise(P9)verb[T]1)totakecareofaperson,orananimalorplant,untiltheyarecompletelygrown:抚养Herparentsdiedwhenshewasababyandshewasraisedbyhergrandparents.Thefarmerraises(=breeds)chickensandpigs.Thesoilaroundhereisn'tgoodenoughforraising(=growing)crops.2)tocausesomethingtoincreaseorbecomebigger,better,higher,etc:抬高,提高Ihadtoraisemyvoice(=speakmoreloudly)tomakemyselfheardoverthenoise.Ourlittlechathasraisedmyspirits(=mademefeelhappier).3)toliftsomethingtoahigherposition:举起Wouldallthoseinfavorpleaseraisetheirhands?2.servantnounpublicservant/servantofthestateapersonwhoworksforthegovernment:公务员Publicservantsshouldbeincorruptible.inserviceinuse:Thebattleshiphasbeeninservicesince1965.3.abuse(P9)verb[T]touseortreatsomeoneorsomethingwronglyorbadly,especiallyinawaythatistoyourownadvantage:虐待Sheiscontinuallyabusingherposition/authoritybygettingotherpeopletodothingsforher.tospeaktosomeonerudelyorcruelly:辱骂Thecrowdstartedabusinghimafterhefailedtosaveagoal.noun[U]rudeandoffensivewordssaidtoanotherperson:辱骂Hehurled(astream/torrentof)abuseather(=Hesaidalotofrudeandoffensivethingstoher).childabusenoun[U]whenadultsintentionallytreatchildreninacruelorviolentway虐待儿童4.pressure(P9)pressverb[IorT;usually+a