Growing pains

unit 2 growing pains
reading
language points:
1. mom and dad arrived back from vacation a day earlier than expected. (page 22, line 2)
爸爸和媽媽外出度假，比孩子們預計的時間提前一天返回家中。
(1) than expected意思是“比預期的，比預料的”
there were more men who died in the air crash than reported. 在飛機墜毀中死亡的人數比報道的要多。
(2) expect vt.“期望，指望，期待；預期，預料”
              sth.
              to do sth.
expect    sb. to do sth.
              sth. from sb.
              that-clause
so./ not.
we were expecting you at eight, but you didn’t turn up. 我們預計你八點鐘來的，但是你沒有來。
he is a selfish man. you can’t expect too much from him.
how can you expect to make progress if you don’t work hard? 你不下苦功怎么能指望取得進步？
i expect him to pass the college entrance exam. 我預料他會通過高考考試。
--- will it rain tomorrow?  “明天會不會下雨嗎?”
--- i expect so (not). “我想是 (不是)。”
1) he came back ______ later than ________.
a. much; expecting         b. very; expected
c. much; expected          d. even; to be expected
2) does this meal cost $50? i ______ something far better than this!
a. prefer      b. expect      c. suggest      d. suppose
3) ––– do you think the stars will beat the bulls?
––– yes. they have better players, so i ______ them to win. 
a. hope       b. prefer       c. expect       d. want
2. eric runs in after it, followed by a dog, walking very slowly. 埃里克跑進起居室追足球，身后跟出一條大狗，走路慢吞吞的
here followed by …is the past participial phrase, used as adverbial of manners, which means ‘eric is followed by a big dog’; walking is the present participle form of the verb walk, which shows what the dog is doing.
1) the manager came in, _____ (follow) by the secretary, who was holding the files needed for the meeting.
2) the secretary came in, _____  (follow)the manager.
3) he put on his coat and appeared on the stage, ______ (dress) as a policeman.
4) he sat on the sofa, ______ (read) his favourite novel.