Unit 5 Theme parks
a.similar b. various c. distant d. famous
①解析：選b。考查固定搭配。a wide variety of ...意為“跨度極廣的；多種多樣的”。
②解析：選b。句意為：地理學家通常通過比較和對照地球各種各樣的地方來獲得信息。 similar（相似的）只揭示了兩者的相同、相似，未對應不同；而distant (遙遠的)與famous(著名的)均與“相似與不同”不符，故排除a、c、d三項。
3. advance
v.前進；推進；進展
n.前進；發展
our soldiers advanced bravely towards the enemy.
我們的戰士勇敢地朝著敵人挺進。
the enemy’s advance was stopped. 敵人的推進被阻止。
常用結構：
in advance=ahead of time 預先;提前
advance on/towards sb./sth. 向某人/物前進
advance in sth. 改進/改變某物
聯想拓展
advanced adj. 高級的；先進的
china has become one of the most advanced countries in technology. 中國已成為世界上科技最先進的國家之一。
高手過招
完成句子
①女房東要求預付三個月的租金。
the landlady wanted three months rent .
②英國是一個發達的工業化國家。
england is country.
答案: ① in advance ② an advanced industrial
4. admission
n. 允許進入；入場費；門票；承認
admission to beijing university depends on examination results. 北京大學的入學以考試成績為主。
admission to the concert costs 30 dollars.
音樂會的門票是30美元一張。
he is a coward by his own admission.他承認自己是個膽小鬼。
admit v. (admitted; admitted) 準許進入；錄取；承認
be admitted to 被錄取到……
admit doing sth. 承認做某事
高手過招
單項填空
nowadays， more and more students are admitted key universities every year. （•01•湖北武漢測）
a.in b. to c. on d. for
解析：選b。be admitted to 意為“被錄取到……”。
5. swing
vt. &vi. 搖擺；擺動
n. \[c\]秋千；搖擺
his arms swung/he swung his arms as he walked.
他走路時擺動著手臂。
the girl sat on a swing, swinging back and forth.
那個女孩坐在秋千上，前后搖擺。
常用結構：