云南省保山市成考專升本2023年英語模擬練習(xí)題三附答案

云南省保山市成考專升本2023年英語模擬練習(xí)題三附答案學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(30題)1.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

2.12．Itwasthetraining_______hehadatschool_______madehimagoodjumper．

A.what;whatB.that;thatC.what;thatD.that;had

3._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

4.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

5.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

6.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

7.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

8.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

9.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

10.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

11.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

12.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

13.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

14.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

15.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

16.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

17.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper,_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.beingrobbed

B.havingbeenrobbed

C.tohavebeenrobbed

D.robbed

18.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

19.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

20.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

21.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

22.Tomwasabouttoclosethewindows_______hisattentionwascaughtbyabirdA.whenB.suddenlyC.andD.till

23.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

24.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

25.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

26.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

27.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

28.Thesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissed_______.

A.catchingB.tobecaughtC.beingcaughtD.tocatch

29.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

30.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

二、漢譯英(20題)31.科學(xué)給我們的生活帶來了許多變化。

32.（就結(jié)構(gòu)而言）,thisarticleisquiteagoodone.

33.（面對艱巨的任務(wù)）,wehadbetteractonthesuggestionsmadeatthemeeting.

34.只要有耐心，你一定會成功。

35.A：你足足遲到了一個(gè)小時(shí)。

B：對不起，今天下雨，路上堵得厲害。

A：那你也應(yīng)該打個(gè)電話說一聲。

B：實(shí)在對不起。手機(jī)沒電了。

A：下不為例啊。趕緊去工作吧。

36.在英語學(xué)習(xí)中，你認(rèn)為“讀”和“說”哪個(gè)更重要?

37.A：這周我打算去購物，你想和我一起去嗎?

B：哦，購物是我最不想做的事情。

A：你業(yè)余時(shí)間喜歡做什么?

B：我喜歡做飯。

A：你不是開玩笑吧?

38.中國是一個(gè)社會主義國家，也是一個(gè)發(fā)展中國家。

39.是時(shí)候告訴他事情的真相了。

40.撫養(yǎng)他長大的叔叔現(xiàn)在住在倫敦。

41.活到老，學(xué)到老。

42.應(yīng)該重視人類大腦的研究。

43.因雙方都互不相讓，這次討論沒有達(dá)成一致意見。

44.這項(xiàng)協(xié)議完全符合我們雙方的需求和利益。

45.我們鍛煉得越多，身體越健康。

46.令我們很吃驚的是，他竟沒出席他父親的葬禮。

47.一等安排好了我就通知你。

48.從來沒有其他任何一項(xiàng)體育競賽像足球世界杯那樣引人遐想。

49.不言而喻，青年人的教育對一個(gè)國家的未來是至關(guān)重要的。

50.（直到最近）peoplebegantopayattentiontotheenvironmentalprotection.

三、語法與詞匯(10題)51.Thesingergavean______(accept)performance,butitwasnotoutstanding.

52.Itwasdifficulttoguesswhather______(react)tothenewswouldhe.

53.Hehasdonemuchtoincreasethe______(efficient)ofEnglishteachinginthiscountry.

54.Maxhasno______(appreciate)ofthefinerthingsinlife.

55.Manypeoplecalltheageweliveintheageof______(technique).

56.Onceoutoftheearth'sgravity,theastronautisaffectedbytheproblemof______(weight).

57.Canyoufigureoutthe______(imply)meaningofhisstatement?

58.Thatactorwasalmost______(know)beforeheplayedthatpart.

59.--DoyouthinkIcanuseyourdictionary?--__________.

A.Yes,youmayuse

B.Yes,youcan

C.Sure,hereyouare

D.Certainly,goout

60.Mr.Wilsonsaidthathedidnotwanttotakeonanyfurther______(responsible).

四、詞匯與語法知識(10題)61.Hetalksasifhe__everything.

A．knows

B．wasknown

C．willknow

D．knew

62.

第9題Ilikeallkindsoffruit，butmy__________isbanana．

A.favoriteB.favoredC.favorableD.preferred

63.Montrealislargerthan_______inCanada.A.anycityB.anycitiesC.anyothercitiesD.anyothercity

64.Sandycoulddonothingbut___tohisteacherthathewaswrongA.admitB.admittedC.admittingD.toadmit

65.12.Justice,aswellasthelaw,______thattheserobbersbeseverelypunished.A.demandsB.havedemandedC.isdemandingD.demand

66.Haveanothercupofcoffee。

A．won’tyou

B．willyou

C．haveyou

D．haven’tyou

67.Ifeel___unwisetogiveachildwhateverheorshewants.

A．that

B．how

C．it

D．what

68.Marywishesthatshe__lawinsteadofhistorywhenshewasincollege.

A．hadstudied

B．studies

C．hasstudied

D．studied

69.

第17題Now,anewhospital__________nearthecollege．

A.isbeingbuiltB.isbuildingC.isbeingbuildedD.isbuilt

70.ManyaschoolintheUnitedStates__totrainmenintheology.

A．wassetup

B.weresetup

C.hassetup

D.havesetup

五、閱讀理解(10題)71.WilliamBergman______.

A.waseighty-fiveyearsold

B.wasayoungman

C.hadneverhadchildren

D.wasamiddle-agedman

72.39.Thebestsolutiontotheproblemofthespreadofbirdfluis______.A.tokillallthebirdsinanareawherebirdfluhasbeendiscoveredB.tokillallthechickensC.tokillallthebirdsD.tokillallthechickenswhenbirdfluhasbeendiscovered

73.PassageThreeEvenplantscanrunafever,especiallywhenthey'reunderattackbyinsectsordisease.Butunlikehumans,plantscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom3,000feetaway--straightup.Adecadeago,adaptingtheinfrared(紅外線)scanningtechnologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersatellites,physicistStephenPaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropstodeterminewhichonesareunderstress.Thegoalwastoletfarmerspreciselytargetpesticide(殺蟲劑)sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield,whichinvariablyincludesplantsthatdon'thavepest(害蟲)problems.Evenbetter,Paley'sRemoteScanningServicesCompanycoulddetectcropproblemsbeforetheybecamevisibletotheeye.Mountedonaplaneflownat3,000feetatnight,aninfraredscannermeasuredtheheatemittedbycrops.Thedataweretransformedintoacolor-codemapshowingwhereplantswererunning"fevers".Farmerscouldthenspot-spray,using50to70percentlesspesticidethantheyotherwisewould.ThebadnewsisthatPaley'scompanycloseddownin1984,afteronlythreeyears.Farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong-termbackerswerehardtofind.Butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduce,andrefinementsininfraredscanning,Paleyhopestogetbackintooperation.Agricultureexpertshavenodoubtthetechnologyworks~"Thistechniquecanbeusedon75percentofagriculturallandintheUnitedStates",saysGeorgeOertherofTexasA&M.RayJackson,whorecentlyretiredfromtheDepartmentofAgricultrue,thinksre-moteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthedecade.ButonlyifPaleyfindsthefinancialbackingwhichhefailedtoobtain10yearsago.Inordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely,wecanuseinfraredscanningto__________.

A.locatetheproblemareas

B.drewacolor-cededmap

C.measurethesizeoftheaffectedarea

D.estimatethedamagetothecrops

74.Inthewriter’sopinion,inthefuture,_______．

A．morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews

B．newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylonger

C．newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch

D．moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV

75.

Theword"gang"inthereadingmeans______.

A.aplaceforboystoplaygames

B.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschool

D.theteacher'soffice

76.Consideredasacontinuousbodyoffluid,theatmosphereisanotherkindofocean.Yet,inviewofthetotalamountofrainandsnowonlandareasinthecourseofayear,oneofthemostamazingwaterfactsistheverysmallamountofwaterintheatmosphereatanygiventime.Thevolumeofthelowersevenmilesoftheatmosphere--therealmofweatherevents-isroughlyfourtimesthevolumeoftheworld'soceans.Buttheatmospherecontainsverylittlewater.Itischieflyintheform.ofinvisiblevapor,someofwhichiscarriedoverlandbyaircurrents.Ifallvaporsuddenlyfellfromtheairontotheearth'ssurface,itwouldform.alayeronlyaboutoneinchthick.Aheavyrainstormonagivenareamayuseuponlyasmallpercentageofthewaterfromtheairmassthatpassesover.How,then,cansomelandareasreceivemorethan400inchesofrainperyear?Howcanseveralinchesofrainfallduringasinglestorminafewminutesorhours?Theansweristhatrainyieldingairmassesareinmotion,andasthedrivingairmassmoveson,newmoistairtakesitsplace.

Thebasicsourceofmostwatervaporistheocean,evaporation,vaportransport,andprecipitation(陳雨)makeupthecontinuousmovementofwaterfromoceantoatmospheretolandandbacktothesea.Riversreturnwaterthesea.Inanundergroundarc(弧)ofthecycle,flowingbodiesofwaterdischargesomewaterdirectlyintoriversandsomedirectlytothesea.

Whatmighthavebeendiscussedbeforethispassage?

A.Theocean.B.Theearth.C.Therainfall.D.Theatmosphere.

77.HarrietBeecherStowehadpouredherheartintoheranti-slaverybook,"UncleTom'sCabin".Butneithershenorherfirstpublisherthoughtitwouldbeabigsuccess.(78)

Thepublisherwassodoubtfulthathewantedhertosplitthepublishingcostswithhim,andallshehopedwasthatitwouldmakeenoughmoneyforhertobuyanewsilkdress.

Butwhenthefirst5,000copieswereprintedin1852,theysoldoutintwodays.Inayearthebookhadsold300,000copiesintheUnitedStatesand150,000inEngland.Forawhileitoutsold(銷得比…多)everybookintheworld,excepttheBible.

Withinsixmonthsofitsrelease,aplaywasmadefromthebookwhichran350performancesinNewYorkandremainedAmerica'smostpopularplayfor80years.

(79)

Itmightappearthat"UncleTom'sCabin"wasuniversallypopular,butthiswascertainlynottrue.

Manypeopleduringthosepre-CivilWardays—particularlydefendersoftheslaverysystem-condemneditasfalsepropagandaandpoorlywrittenmelodrama(傳奇劇作品).

Harrietdidhavestrongreligiousviewsagainstslavery(Whenaskedhowshecametowritethebook,shereplied,"Godwroteit."),andshetriedtoconvincepeopleslaverywaswrong,soperhapsthebookcouldbeconsideredpropaganda.Butifso,itwastruepropaganda,becauseitaccuratelydescribedtheevilsofslavery.

ThoughshewasborninConnecticut,1832,asayoungwomanshemovedtoCincinnati,Ohio,whenherfatheracceptedthepresidencyofnewlyfoundedLaneTheologicalSeminary(神學(xué)院).Ohiowasafreestate,butjustacrosstheOhioRiverinKentucky,Harrietsawslaveryinaction.Shelived18yearsinCincinnati,marryingCalvinStowe,professorofacollege.In1851,HarrietBeeeherStowebeganherbook.

Itsvastinfluencestrengthenedtheanti-slaverymovementandangereddefendersoftheslavesystem.Todaysomehistorians(歷史學(xué)家)thinkthatithelpedbringontheAmericanCivilWar.

Infact,whenAbrahamLincolnmetHarrietattheWhiteHouseduringtheCivilWar,hesaid,"So,thisisthelittleladywhostartedthisbigwar."

Beforethepublicationofthebook"UncleTom'sCabin"

A.Harrietknewthatitwouldbeagreatsuccess

B.thepublisherwantedHarriettopublishitatherownexpense

C.nobodyknewthatitwouldbecomeaverypopularbook

D.nopublisherwantedtopublishthisanti-slaverybook

78.ThisOctober,theinteractcelebratedits40thbirthday.Inthepast40years,thisgreatinventionhaschangedourlivesinmanyways,includingourshoppinghabits.Abigattraction.

Notlongago,Ibecameanonlineshopper.Ihadheardaboutonlineshoppingbefore,butIhadnointentionoffollowingthetrend.ItwasnotuntilmyroomboughtsomecosmeticsviatheinternetandbothmomandItriedthemandweresatisfiedwiththepurchasethatIfinallydecidedtoregisterforTaobao,China'sleadinge-commercewebsite.Soon,Ifoundcyberspacetobeashoppingparadise.Therearealotofcheapdailynecessitiessuchasclothes,books,stationeryetc.Lotsofchoices,lowerofpricesandgreatconveniencemakingshoppingonlineabigattraction.Anewplatform.

Generallyspeaking,I'msatisfiedwithgoodsI'veboughtonline,butitdoesn'tmeansthatIcanfullytruste-shopping.OnmanyBBSforumsonlineshoppersbitterlycondemnafewe-shopsforsellinglow-qualitygoodsandcheatingthemoftheirmoney.Sincenoonelikesbeingcheated,somepeoplehaveturnedtoanewplatform.fore-shopping.Theyhavestartedtobuyandsellgoodsviasocialnet-workingwebsites—forexample,twoofmyclassmateshaverecentlysetupane-storeonRenrentosellcoloredcontactlenses.(鏡片)Thereislittleriskofbeingcheated,sincethesellersarethepeopleweknowwell.Agoodsuggestion

Althoughtherearemanyadvantagesofdoingbusinessviasocialnetworkingwebsites,Ithinkit'simproperforhighschoolstudentstodobusinesswithschoolmates.

First,doingbusinessmeansshoulderinghugeresponsibilities,andwe'renotmatureenoughtohavethem.Second,ourpresentmaintaskisstudying,whendoingbusinessisprettytime-consuming.Third,ifyouaredissatisfiedwithwhatyou'veboughtfromyourfriends,whatwillyoudo?Ifyoureturnyourpurchases,youmayhurtyourfriends'feelings;ifyoukeepsilent,youmaynotfeelhappy.Shakespeareoncesaid,"Tobeornottobe,that'saquestion."Ifyoudon'twanttofacesuchproblems,pleasefollowsuggestion:becarefulwhenshoppingonlineanddon'tmakeprofitsfromfriendship.

Whatmainlymadethewriterbecomeinterestedine-shopping?

A.Manychoices,lowerpricesandgreatconvenience.

B.Theintentionoffollowingthefashion.

C.Mom,satisfactionwiththecosmeticsboughtonline.

D.Thecuriosityaboutshoppingonline.

79.UnderGeorgeW.Bush,howmuchmoneycouldCuban-Americanssendtotheirfamilymembers?

A.Asmuchastheywantedto.

B.Upto$100amonth.

C.Upto$100ayear.

D.Upto$100everythreeyears.

80.WhenyoulineuptowaitforyourturnintheUnitedStates，youshould_______

yourfrontneighbor．

A.stickto

B.leanon

C.keepacertaindistancefrom

D.stayfarawayfrom

六、作文(1題)81.Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopicGlobalShortageof

FreshWater.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow

：1.人們認(rèn)為淡水是取之不盡的

;2.實(shí)際上淡水是短缺的;3.我們應(yīng)當(dāng)怎么辦。

參考答案

1.D本題考查時(shí)態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：當(dāng)你寫信回家的時(shí)候，請代我向你的妻子問好。在時(shí)間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)代替一般將來時(shí)。

2.B

3.A

4.B解析：encourage：鼓勵、鼓舞；discourage：使泄氣；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根據(jù)句意只有選B。

5.D解析：本題測試形容詞辨析。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思分別是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正義的”，“僅僅的”。根據(jù)句意，D項(xiàng)正確。本句大意為：他僅僅把它作為一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)來描述，而我卻認(rèn)為它是這個(gè)計(jì)劃中最重要的部分。

6.B

7.Dapplyto應(yīng)用；applyfor申請

8.B解析：本題考查動詞固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介詞of，表示剝奪什么。

9.A解析：反問疑問句的陳述部分是肯定式時(shí)，疑問部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反問疑問句，疑問部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以選項(xiàng)A是正確的。

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D解析：which修飾非限定性定語從句，指代前邊一句話。本題涉及句法知識——簡單句、并列句和復(fù)合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(簡單句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(復(fù)合句)

14.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意為“特別地”。

15.A

16.B解析：表示否定的副詞前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒裝，即助動詞提前。其余選項(xiàng)均可排除。除Notuntil外還有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副詞或結(jié)構(gòu)放在句首時(shí)，句子需要部分倒裝。

17.C

18.C

19.A解析：shape意為“(女人的)姿態(tài)，身段”；form意為“形狀，形態(tài)”；appearance意為“外表，樣子”；body意為“身體”。由題意知應(yīng)選A。

20.C解析：副詞so置于句首，句子應(yīng)該用倒裝語序，某人受傷用sb.beinjured來表示，故答案為C。

21.A解析：favor：幫助，一般用domeafavor；good：好處；help不與do搭配：kindness：善良。故選A。

22.A

23.A解析：while意為“雖然”；as意為“因?yàn)椤?；if意為“如果”；since意為“因?yàn)椤薄８鶕?jù)題意選A。

24.Blaunch為“發(fā)射”講；其余為干擾項(xiàng)。

25.D

26.B解析：cuts“裁減”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱點(diǎn)”；imports“進(jìn)口”，故正確選項(xiàng)為B。

27.C解析：句子的前半部分是主語從句，主語從句中的謂語動詞時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)根據(jù)句意而定。

28.C

29.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。給她臉上澆些水，或許她會醒過來。本題考查詞組辨析。comeround：過訪，繞道而來，蘇醒過來；comeback：回來，恢復(fù)；comeagain：再說一遍，重復(fù)一遍；comeout：出來，傳出。

30.Bsetout意為“出發(fā)，動身”。

31.Sciencehasbroughtaboutmanychangesinourlives．Sciencehasbroughtaboutmanychangesinourlives．

32.Asfarasstructureisconcerned

33.Facedwithadifficulttask

34.Youaresuretosucceedaslongasyouarepatient.Youaresuretosucceedaslongasyouarepatient.

35.A:You'reanhourlate!B:I'msorry.It'srainingtodaysotherewasatrafficjam.A:Thenyoushouldcallmetoexplain.B:I'mreallysorry.Myphonewasoutofpower.A:Makesureitdoesn'thappenagain.Nowgetstartedonyourwork.A:You'reanhourlate!B:I'msorry.It'srainingtoday,sotherewasatrafficjam.A:Thenyoushouldcallmetoexplain.B:I'mreallysorry.Myphonewasoutofpower.A:Makesureitdoesn'thappenagain.Now,getstartedonyourwork.

36.InEnglishstudyingdoyouthinkwhichismoreimportantreadingorspeaking?InEnglishstudying,doyouthinkwhichismoreimportant,readingorspeaking?

37.A:I'mgoingtodosomeshoppingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketogowithme?B:WellshoppingisthelastthingIwanttodo.A:Whatdoyouenjoydoinginyoursparetime?B:I'mfondofcooking.A:Areyoupullingmyleg?/Areyoukidding?A:I'mgoingtodosomeshoppingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketogowithme?B:Well,shoppingisthelastthingIwanttodo.A:Whatdoyouenjoydoinginyoursparetime?B:I'mfondofcooking.A:Areyoupullingmyleg?/Areyoukidding?

38.Chinaisnotonlyasocialistcountrybutalsoadevelopingcountry.Chinaisnotonlyasocialistcountry,butalsoadevelopingcountry.

39.Iiistimethatwetoldhimthetruth．

40.HisunclewhobroughthimuplivesinLondonnow．

41.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.

42.Greatattentionshouldbepaidtothestudyofhumanbrain.Greatattentionshouldbepaidtothestudyofhumanbrain.

43.Noagreementwasreachedinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewaytotheother.Noagreementwasreachedinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewaytotheother.

44.Theagreementfullymeetstherequirementsandinterestsofourbothsides.Theagreementfullymeetstherequirementsandinterestsofourbothsides.

45.Themoreexercisewehavethehealthierwewillbe．Themoreexercisewehave，thehealthierwewillbe．

46.Toourgreatsurprisehedidn'tturnupathisfather'sfuneral.Toourgreatsurprise,hedidn'tturnupathisfather'sfuneral.

47.I'llletyouknowassoonasitisarranged.

48.Noothersportingeventcapturestheworld'simaginationliketheFootballWorldCup.Noothersportingeventcapturestheworld'simaginationliketheFootballWorldCup.

49.Itgoeswithoutsayingthateducationoftheyoungisvitaltoanation'sfuture.Itgoeswithoutsayingthateducationoftheyoungis