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2. He had let his whole team down. 他让全队都失望了。
【讲解】let... down 意为“使失望；(使)略逊一筹”，down 是副词，当接代词作宾语时，代词要放在 let 和 down 中间，并用宾格形式。let... down = make... disappointed 使失望。
Failing in the exam let her down.
考试不及格使她非常沮丧。
【即学活用】根据汉语提示完成句子
如果吉姆答应你，他不会让你失望的。他是信守诺言的人。
If Jim promises you, he won’t let you down. He is a man of his word.

答案： 2.let，down

3. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. 第二天，彼得并没有害怕，而是勇敢地去参加足球训练。
【讲解】rather than 意为“而不是”，连接的两个部分是并列的，在语法形式上要保持一致，意义上相当于 instead of。
I want to read a book rather than watch TV.
我想看书而不是看电视。
【即学活用】根据汉语提示完成句子
他喜欢和一两个人交谈，而不是和一群人交谈。
He likes talking to one or two people rather than a group.

答案： 3.rather than

Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示拼写单词
1. —What’s your weight, John?
—It’s 75 kilos.
2. I don’t like those shoes; besides(而且), they are too expensive.
3. The hero has courage(勇气)in the face of danger.
4. I asked him if he would help me and he nodded.
5. Joe is one of my teammates(队友).

答案： Ⅰ.1.weight 2.besides 3.courage 4.nodded 5.teammates

Ⅱ. 选用方框中合适的短语填空

rather than, in agreement, to my surprise, pull together, let... down
1. I like eating meat rather than vegetables.
2. —Are you in agreement about the price?
—Yes, we are.
3. I believe you won’t let your parents down if you work hard.
4. To my surprise, he can also play the violin as well as the piano.
5. If we pull together, we’ll win the game one day.

答案： Ⅱ.1.rather than 2.in agreement 3.let，down 4.To my surprise 5.pull together