The first step in the study of any language is observing and ____ precisely what happens when native speakers speak it.
A、settingoffD
【句意】任何语言学习的第一步都是观察和精确记录本族人说话时所使用的语言。
【难点】setdown意为“写下，记录，记下”;setoff意为“出发，动身”;setabout意为“开始忙碌，着手工作”;setup意为“开办，建立，设立”。
---Would you like to go out for a walk with us?
---_____, but I must finish my homework first.
It’snecessary______ustokeepourpetscleaneveryday.
Writing：
A statement goes that “only through mistakes can there be discovery or progress”. To what degree do you agree with this statement? Write an essay of about 400 words.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.
I ’d like to have a long holiday, but I’m really too busy to _____ the time.
