Go to pot This phrase was originally used in the kitchen.All of the leftovers that weren't good for anything else went to pot.That is，they were thrown into a big pot to make a stew.Now when we say something has gone to pot，we mean it has not been taken care of and has gone bad. “Have you checked the garden recently？” Dan asked.“No，”Pete replied，“not for a week or so.” “You'd better get out there，or the weeds will take over and the whole thing will go to pot.” Live and let live This saying means mind your own business and let other people live as they wish to live. Kenya said to Daryl，“Look at those ugly shoes! You need to buy some new ones.”“Kenya，I think these are cool shoes，” Daryl said.“I'm going to keep dressing the way I want to dress.As for you，you'd better learn to live and let live.” Shipshape When a ship is ready to sail，with all its decks cleaned and equipment in good order，it is shipshape.We use this saying to describe anything that is in perfect order. Mrs.Walters waved her hand around the messy classroom.The desks were covered with colored paper，paint，water and paintbrushes.“Listen up！” she called out.“Nobody goes to lunch until this room is shipshape.” Through thick and thin If you're riding a horse in the forest，it's harder to ride through thick woods than it is to ride through thin woods.But a determined rider will ride through thick and thin to get to his destination.We use this expression to describe someone who will persist through good times and bad. “Maleek and I are best friends，” Dwayne explained，“He's stuck with me through thick and thin.” 1．What did Dan hope Pete to do according to the text? _____ _____ 2．Which phrase do you use if you want to express the meaning that you support someone，even in difficult situations? _____ _____ 【答案】 1.To take care of the garden. 2．Through thick and thin. Section Ⅰ Reading(Welcome to the unit & Reading) Ⅰ.词义搭配 1．straightforward A．not covered by any clothes 2．vague B．easily damaged or broken 3．underline C．to become ripe；to make sth.ripe 4．bare D．easy to do or to understand；not complicated 5．strike E．to hit sb./sth. hard or with force 6．sow F．to plant or spread seeds in or on the ground 7．ripen G．not clear in a person's mind 8．delicate H．to draw a line under a word，sentence，etc. 【答案】 1.D 2.G 3.H 4.A 5.E 6.F 7.C 8.B Ⅱ.用下列短语的适当形式填空 in other words；by and by；every penny；hire oneself out；catch on；be different from；translate...into；either...or；in honour of 1．John was asked to leave the firm._____，he was fired. 2．His views _____ those of their parents. 3．Please _____the Chinese sentences _____ English. 4．_____ you _____ your father can join in the game. 5．They built a monument _____ the soldiers killed in the war. 【答案】 1.In other words 2.are different from 3.translate；into 4.Either；or 5.in honour of Ⅰ.阅读P50－51内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案 1．Which of the following stat ... ...
