Diagnosed with Cancer: the Day My Life Endedand Began,确诊患了癌症: 那天, 我的生命结束,然后又重新开始,Main ideas of each part,1. diagnosis 2. cancer 3. treatment 4. change,1. The passage mainly tells us _. A. how the writer got cancer B. what cancer is C. how the writer got through the shade of cancer D. how the writers friends help him,Fast reading,2. Which of the following is NOT true? A. When I heard I got cancer, I thought my life was going to end. B. If one gets cancer, cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time. C. Cancer can be caused by injury. D. Cancer can be treated,3. What does the passage imply? A. The writer loves his mother. B. The cancer can be defeated if we fight with it bravely. C. Cancer does not spread from one person to another. D. The writer plans to live a long life,Suffer v. 遭受（痛苦、不幸等） experience something painful or unpleasant 他痛得很厉害。 He has suffered a lot of pain. 他们愿意为国牺牲。 They were ready to suffer death for the sake of their country. 他患了什么病？ What illness is he suffering from? 他牙正痛。 He is suffering from toothache,disrupt vt. 1.使破裂 2.使瓦解 3.使中断 这场冲突可能使政府垮台。 The conflict seemed likely to disrupt the government,recover 动词 v. 恢复；复原 become well, happy, etc. again 希望你早日康复。 I hope you will soon recover. 他逐渐退烧了。 He is recovering from a fever. 他已完全恢复健康，下周开始工作。 He has completely recovered and will start to work next week,defeat 及物动词 vt. 战胜，击败 win a victory over 在友谊比赛中，我们能战胜二班。 We can defeat Class Two in the friendly match. 经过八年战斗，中国人民最终打败了日本侵略者。 After eight years of fighting, the Chinese people finally defeated the Japanese invaders. 他落选的消息不真实。 The news that he has been defeated in the election is not true. defeat / beat sb win sth,free from 没有的 not having something 你无忧无虑。 You are free from care. “罗伯特，你今天算术做得好，没有错误。” Well done, Robert, your sums are free from mistakes today,形容词 adj. 免费的，免税的 that costs nothing 我们的医疗是免费的。 Our medical service is free of charge. 整个夏天，你可以免费住在我家的房子里（或我的房子可以免费由你使用）。 You may have free use of my house during the summer. 你不用交钱，展览会是免费的。 You dont have to pay; the exhibition is free,think of as = treat as. = consider .as = think sth to be = refer to as,He _to be a famous writer. A. is suggested B. is hoped C. is spoken D. is thought D be thought to be,考例1】I really appreciate _ to relax with you on this nice island. (上海 2001) A. to have had time B. having time C. to have time D. to having time 【解析】答案为B。 appreciate意为“欣赏”、“意识到”、“感谢”,是及物动词,后面常接名词、-ing形式或宾语从句,不可接不定式。如