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2.if you see someone in a crowd or lose someone in a crowd, you can use the phrase catch sight of, or lose sight of, now use them correctly in the following sentences.
1.she lost sight of the path as the trees around her became thicker.
2.to catch sight of the queen the child had to sit on his father’s shoulders.
3.she caught sight of the milkman and rushed to pay him.
4.pat was so disappointed as she lost sight of james—he went round the corner and got caught up in the crowd.
3.many phrasal verbs are formed by a verb and an adverb.here are some verbs followed by up.
do you know their meanings?use these phrasal verbs correctly in the following sentences.
use up speed up sweep up come up eat up sit up turn up take up
1.when i was young, the teacher always required us to sit up straight.
2.in britain you show your good manners at a meal if you eat up all the food.
3.we’ll make our bathroom more comfortable if we sweep up the mess every day.
4.charles’ bicycle started to speed up as it went down the hill.
5.don’t forget that you must turn up for the examination.
6.all the paper was used up before the work was finished.
7.the director showed his interest in your work when he came up to see it.
8.i hope you will take up the new job you have been offered.
解析：1.come up上來(lái); 向(中心地); 上升; (地位)提升; (話題)被提出討論; 發(fā)生等。
例如:
the sun has come up.
he came up to beijing.
the seeds haven’t come up yet.
the question has not come up yet.
2.turn up (1)(某人) 出現(xiàn), 到, 露面; (2)把……開(kāi)大, 擰大……
he turned up late for everything.
the key you lost has turned up.
3.use up (1)用完; 耗盡; (2)筋疲力盡
he has used up all his money.
the soldiers were used up after the long battle.
4.take up(1)拿去; (2)占(時(shí)間、地方), 消耗; (3)開(kāi)始(工作); (4)接受
she took up her boston bag and left.
it took up a whole week to make the dress.
she took up spanish at the age eight.
5.read the following passage and choose the words below to fill in the blanks.
my aunt was very happy with her time travel holiday.she found the personal capsule very easy to use.she just put on the helmet and the mask and switched on the power.all she got on her journey was an impression of speed as the view on her computer screen changed constantly.when she arrived, she was reminded of her holiday in the pleiades galaxy.the agency tried to help her in every way.she said she could not have been more relaxed and happy.
6.translate these sentences into english, using the words and phrases in brackets.