(　　)8.expend H．adj.紧急的，紧迫的

　　(　　)9.worthwhile I．vt.& vi.捐献，捐赠；促成，导致

　　(　　)10.urgent J．adj.平等的n.相等物 vt.与......相

　　 同或相等

　　[答案]　1－5　CGAJE　6－10　IBDFH

　　Ⅱ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思

　　A.引起某人的注意　 B.建立，成立

　　C．除......以外(还)　 D．在......保护下

　　E．查阅；抬头看 F．谈到；提到

　　(　　)1.In addition to a good diet，she keeps on taking exercise to keep fit.

　　(　　)2.The newly­published book，which refers to basic English grammar，is intended only for beginners.

　　(　　)3.I beg that you draw your attention to the fact that the boy is underate.

　　(　　)4.Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority.

　　(　　)5.You may look up the new word in the dictionary.

　　(　　)6.He set up a charity organization to help the poor children.

　　[答案]　1－6　CFADEB

　　The UN - bringing everyone closer together

　　I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations，or the UN，as it is more often referred to(谈及，提到)①.The UN is an international organization made up of countries that want to promote world peace②.I am very happy to have been chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for them.Being a Goodwill Ambassador means that I visit countries where the UN operates programmes to help people③.I feel very honoured to have been able to take on this role.Later I shall tell you about some of the work I have done④.First I should give you a short description (描写) of the UN.

So，when was the United Nations set up？It was set up just after the Second World