Lesson 78   The last one?

For how long did the writer give up smoking?

After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!

Summary writing

In not more than 80 words deseribe the writer’s experiences. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below:

  Having read an article on smoking, the writer smoked his last cigarette. He did not smoke for a week and his wife suffered because he had a bad temper and a large appetite. Meanwhile friends offered him cigarettes and were amused to see him produce a packet of sweets from his pocket. When he went to a party, he accepted a cigarette which he was offered by a friend and since then things have returned to normal. (77 words)

  The writer read an article on smoking and smoked his last cigarette. He did not smoke for a week and his wife suffered because of her husband’s bad temper and large appetite. Whenever his friends offered him cigarettes, they were amused because he would produce a packet of sweets from his pocket. However, at a party he accepted a cigarette from a friend. Now things have returned to normal. (69 words)

Composition

Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:

1 Two young boys wanted to smoke---took two cigarettes from father’s packet---went and hid in the garage.

2 They lit the cigarettes---smoke and coughing---father saw smoke coming from garage---rushed down---smiled when he saw boys---offered them cigars---the boys accepted them---both very sick.

  Two young boys who had never smoked before wanted to try. One evening, after they had their supper, father went into the living-room to watch TV, leaving a packet of cigarettes on the table. The boys took two cigarettes from the packet and went out of the house secretly. They hid in the garage, hoping to enjoy their smoking there. However, when they lit the cigarettes and began to smoke, they could not help coughing, because the smoke was too strong for them.

  Their father somehow莫名其妙的 saw the smoke coming from the garage, and rushed down quickly. But when he saw the boys there, he smiled. Instead of criticizing批评 them, he offered them cigars and asked them to have a taste尝试. The boys accepted them. But the cigars were even stronger than the cigarettes. When they smoked, they both felt very sick and coughed badly. This was a punishment for them. (152 words)

Letter writing

Arrange排列整理 the following heading in the correct order. Put in full stops 句号and commas 逗号停顿 where necessary:

Brisbane城市名/15 Gower半岛名St/24th April 19__/Australia/ Queensland澳大利亚州

15 Gower St

Brisbane

Queensland

Australia

24th April 19__  

Exercises

B Write sentences using a, the, some or any with the following:

1 Making coffee. Do you want…?

I’m making some coffee. Do you want some/any?

2 Exports出口商品出口额/increase增加/this year.

Exports have increased this year.

3 Afraid/thunder雷恐吓/lightning闪电.

My dog is afraid of thunder and lightning.

4 Boy/sent/school/deaf聋的.

The boy is sent to a school for the deaf.

5 Tax税laws/help/rich.

Tax laws help the rich.

6 Spend evening/listen/music.

I spent the evening listening to some music.

7Crime控告犯罪/not pay.

Crime does not pay.

8 Like/apple or orange?

Would you like an apple or an orange?

9 Are you/artist艺术家or musician?

Are you an artist or an musician?

10 Take/sugar/tea?

Do you take sugar in your tea?

Special difficulties

The verb keep has a different meaning in each of these sentences. Study them carefully:

The friends kept on offering me cigarettes. (Contimued.)

Please keep off the grass. (Do not walk on it.)

He kept away from the party. (He did not come.)

Under my essay文章散文随笔, the teacher wrote, ‘Good work! Keep it up!’ (Continue making an effort.)

He ran so fast, I could not keep up with him. (I could not remain besid him.)

A big notice on the door said, ‘Keep out!’ (Do not come in.)

The cat was kept in during the fireworks烟火. (It was made to stay indoors.)

Exercise

Supply the missing words in the following sentences:

1 I think he kept ___ ___ the meeting on purpose.

2 Keep ___ the floor. I have just finished scrubbing擦洗  it.

3 He has just begun a diary. I wonder how long he will keep it ___.

4 He kept ___ marking the same mistake.

5 We keep Tim ___of the room because Betty has measles麻疹风疹.

6 Most people spend their lives trying to keep___ ___their neighbours.

7 Three children were kept ___ after school for being noisy in class.

1 away from              

keep away from 避开

2 off

keep off 离开，别靠近

3 on

keep it up 继续族谱下去

4 on

keep on doing sth. 继续做下去

5 out

keep sb. out of 不让某人进入

6 up with

keep up with 跟上，不落后于

7 in

be keep in 被关到……里

 

Multiple choice questions

Comprehension

1 What prompted 引起the writer to give up smoking？

A Something he had read.

B His health.

C Something he had heard.

D Something his wife said.

a

2 The writer ___.

A succeeded in giving up smoking for good

B began smoking again to please his wife

C only gave up smoking for a short time

D started smoking again because he didn’t like sweets

c

Structure

3 Did he ___ a cigarette?

A lit

B light

C lighted

D lighting

B note:lit or lighted 同时都是过去式或者过去分词

4 He smoked with concentration. He concentrated ___ it.

A with

B on

C in

D for

B

5 He had an enormous appetite. He ___.

A had hungry

B had hunger

C was hungry

D hungered

c

6 They kept on offering him cigarettes. They ___.

A continued to do this

B did so

C kept them

D held them

A

7 Everybody around him was smoking. ___ smoking.

A They was all

B They all was

C They were all

D All of them was

c

Vocabulary

8 He had a bad temper. He was in a bad ___.

A spirit

B mood

C feeling

D disposition

B note: in a bad mood 心情不好

9 They made no effort to hide their amusement. They ___.

A didn’t try to

B didn’t afford to

C couldn’t afford to

D didn’t have a trial

a

10 I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. I took one ___.

A off

B out

C out of

D from

b

11 Brian urged me to accept a cigarette. He tried to ___ me to have one.

A make

B pursue

C persuade

D do

12 He urged me to accept a cigarette. He wanted me to ___ one.

A take

B agree to

C receive

D undertake

a

Sentence structure

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.

They made no effort to hide their amusement. I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.