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Lesson 42 Not very musical

语法精粹: Nouns

2. As a safety precaution, all cab drivers carry only enough money to make change for a ___ bill.

A. ten-dollar B. ten-dollars C. tens-dollar D. ten- dollar's

cab drivers = taxi drivers

bill 纸币

有连字符连接的单词没有复数；连字符单词做定语

Answer: A

3. Recently, he has lost all his ___ at cards.

A. wage and saving B. wages and saving C. wage and savings D. wages and savings

wage 薪水 saving 积蓄

Answer: D

4. I want ___.

A. a dollar worth candy B. candy a dollar's worth C. a dollar's worth of candy D. a dollar worth's candy

a dollar's worth of + n.

Answer: C

5. The surroundings a child grows up in usually ____ an effect on his development.

A. have B. had C. do D. has

have an effect on ... 对...有效果

grow up 成长

in 连接作用

The surroundings 做主语

a child grows up 定语从句

Answer: A

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

pole n. （地球的）极

flight n. 飞行

explorer n. 探险家

lie v. 处于

serious adj. 严重的

point n. 地点

seem v. 似乎

crash v. 坠毁

sack n. 袋子

clear v. 越过

aircraft n. 飞机

endless adj. 无尽的

plain n. 平原

South pole 南极

North pole 北极

Pole star 北极星

fly v. 飞

explore v. 探险

exploration n. (科研相关)探索，探求，开发

adventure n. 冒险