Unit 17 Laughter Section Grammar .用所给动词的正确形式填空 1.He _(suffer from) a bad cold when he took the exam.答案： had been suffering from2Tom was scolded even though he_(not do) anything wrong.答案：hadnt been doing3He said that he _(learn) some English words before.答案：had learned4I_(learn) English since three years ago.答案：have been learning5She _(study) English before entering the college.答案：had been studying6She _(clean) the office，so it was very tidy.答案：had cleaned7She_(read) an English novel from 7 to 8 last night.答案：was reading8The teacher told us that the earth_(move) around the sun.答案：moves9We _(do) our homework now.答案：are doing10When I _(be) a child，I used to play the piano.答案：was11How many pages _you _(cover) today?答案：have；covered12This is what I_(expect) since my childhood.答案： have been expecting13Until then he _(know) nothing about it yet.答案：had known14I wont speak to him unless he _(apologise) to me.答案：apologises.完成句子1By the time Jack returned home from England，his son _(毕业于) college.答案：had graduated from2I have our tickets.Thats good.I was afraid that you_(忘记他们)答案：had forgotten them3Information about the meeting was sent out to interested groups，who_(期望) it for a long time.答案：had been looking forward to4Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?No，but we _(尽力) get in touch with them ever since.答案：have been trying to5(北京高考改编)Tom _(工作) in the library every night over the last three months.答案：has been working 6The girl has a great interest in sport and_ (上羽毛球课) twice a week over the last three years.答案：has been taking badminton classes7Tom _(工作) in the library every night over the last three months.答案：has been working8The crazy fans_(耐心等) two hours，and they would wait till the movie star arrived.答案： had been waiting patiently for9The plane_(离开) at 7：00 am，so I have to be at the airport by 6：40 at the latest.答案：leaves10I_(打) pingpong quite well，but I havent had time to play since the new year.答案：play11He _(一直在读书) while I was in the office.答案： had been reading all the time12Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?Yes，I did.You know，my brother_(参加比赛)答案：was playing in the match13All the Harry Potter books by JK.Rowling，a poor single mother _ (住在) Edinburgh，_(畅销) all over the world.答案： living in；sell well14This returned Chinese scholar has become one of the top experts in this field.Yes，I know him very well.He_(在非洲从事动物研究工作) for ten years.答案：worked in Africa with animals15Did you tell Julia about the result?Oh，no，I forgot.I_(给打电话) her now.答案：will call 16Joseph _(上夜校) since last month，but he still cant say “Whats your name？” in Russian.答案：has been going to evening classes17Have you been teaching here since graduation?No，I_(在农场工作) for 5 years.答案：worked on a farm 18Tom is now in our class，but he once_(学习) in Westbrook High School for a term.答案：studied.阅读理解When I was about 12 my Aunt Fern gave me a tip on life that I will never forget.“Smile，” she said，putting her arm around me.“If you want friends，smile.People will want to be around you if you do.” I have always been admiring Aunt Fern，who at age 89 still spreads happiness around even she herself is in difficulty.I stood in front of the mirror in my bedroom and smiled as she suggested.I tried all kinds of smiles until I settled on my ordinary，simple，happiest looking teethshowing smile.I practiced it.It felt good.Give it a try，and itll make you happy too.This idea was further boosted (提高) when in the 10th grade I was advised by a friend in our school who was a senior to try out for the cheerleader.She was the head cheerleader and would be graduating and moving on.Without hesitation (犹豫)I told her.“No.I wont try out.”I had tried out the year before and lost.In those days the cheerleaders were chosen by all the students.Despite my busy study，I had practiced hard and thought I did okay，but found out that I not only lost，but came in last.No way would I humiliate (羞辱) myself！Not ever! She persisted (坚持说道)，“If I teach you how to win，will you try out？Im leaving and when Im gone there wont be a cheerleader.”“Can you promise I would win？”“No，but almost.I think if you do what I say you cou