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7) I will e to the meeting provided that you let (let) me know in good time.8) We will have a football match if it is (be) fine tomorrow.9) As long as we don’t lose (not lose) heart, we’ll find a way to overe the difficulty in this crisis.10) We would have enjoyed our spring outing if it had not rained (rain) last Sunday.11) It is raining heavily now. If it weren’t raining (not rain) we wouldn’t be staying indoors.12) I would certainly go if I had (have) the time. But I am busy with the ing exam.Task 2: Study the following sentences and reflect on the use of direct speech and indirect speech.Now put the following direct speech into indirect speech.1) “We’ve seen some of these animated cartoons,” the children said.The children said (that) they had seen some of those animated cartoons.2) “I know I won’t be able to do it,” John said.John said (that) he knew he wouldn’t be able to do it.3) “Joe can’t have done such a thing. He is such a conscientious young man,” Mary said.Mary said (that) Joe couldn’t have done such a thing, for he was such a conscientious young man.4) Last Friday Mary asked John, “Are you going to plant trees with us tomorrow?”Last Friday Mary asked John whether / if he was going to plant trees with them the next day.5) “How long have you been waiting for us?” he asked John.He asked John how long he had been waiting for them.6) The old lady downstairs said to us, “Be quiet after midnight.”The old lady downstairs told us to be quiet after midnight.7) “Don’t forget to take your notebooks with you, class!” the monitor said to us.The monitor reminded us not to forget to take our notebooks with us.8) “What a lovely house!” John said.John remarked what a lovely house it was. / John remarked that it was a lovely house.ClozeComplete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given.In many job interviews, a mon question is whether the interviewee is a “team player”. But what does being (1) a team player really mean? On the most basic level, a team player is someone who (2) can work within a group of people. Therefore it is an essential (3) requirement of any employment that any potential employee (4) is a team player. On a deeper level, a team player is someone who can play a role (5) in the team, to achieve and support the goals (6) set and agreed upon by the team. Every member of the team should have specific (7) roles and responsibilities in view of achieving their mon (8) goals. The success of the team relies pletely on (9) every member of the team carrying out their roles and responsibilities in line (10) with the direction of the leader. Being a team player does not mean (11) that you do not have any ideas of your own. It does not mean you should always agree (12) with the rest of the team. Don’t be afraid to offer (13) new ideas even seemingly crazy ones. Everyone in the team should feel free to e up with new ideas and not worry about them being dismissed.TranslationTranslate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.1) 我們一起工作已經(jīng)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了,從來沒有因?yàn)橐庖姺制缍恋K到我們之間的友誼。(get in the way of sth.)We’ve worked together for a long time and have never let our differing opinions get in the way of our friendship.2) 這項(xiàng)協(xié)議將為兩國(guó)間的持久和平鋪平道路。 (pave the way for)This agreement will pave the way for a lasting peace between the two countries.3) 他們通常要等你開始放松警惕,才提出他們的要求。 (let one’s defenses down)They usually don’t mention their requirements until you are beginning to let your defenses down.4) 要有勇氣面對(duì)自己的失誤,不要出了問題就想把責(zé)任推到別人身上去。 (shift the blame onto sb.)You should have the courage to face your own mistakes. Don’t try to shift the blame onto others when things go wrong. / … Don’t try to shift the blame onto other shoulders when things go wrong.5) 如果你經(jīng)常擔(dān)驚受怕,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這本書很有幫助。 (more often than not)If you are more often than not affected by fear and worry, you will find this book very useful.6) 我既然接受了這個(gè)職位,就會(huì)盡自己所能完成本職工作。 (to the best of one’s ability)Now that I have accepted the position, I shall certainly do to the best of my ability all that is required of me.7) 如果你每天要做的事情沒有計(jì)劃,你就很可能做不了多少事。 (chances are high that …)If you don’t have a plan of what you will do every day, chances are high that you won’t do much.8) 真是英雄所見略同啊。你的想法跟他的完全一致呢。 (in line with)Great minds think alike. Your ideas are pletely in line with his.