文档介绍：2014年人教版九年级英语第四单元知识点
I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调ll. 他画得那么好。
当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。
. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大厅有这么多/这么少的人。
You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有这么多/这么少的作业。
“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数 形式”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可 数名词单数形式”，表示“如此……的一个……”。
. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是这个如此可爱的女孩。 选用such或so填空。
1) The man told us ____ funny a story. 2) She has _____ a beautiful dress.
3) How can you get ____ much money to buy the car? 4) Don’t go out in ______ cold weather. 5) Don’t eat _____ quickly.
Keys: so such so such so
Language points
I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.
interview v. 采访
. We are going to interview the Minister
of Education. 我们打算去采访教育部长。
2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做
. The table takes up too much room. 这桌子太占地方了。
They have taken up golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。
拓展：take相关词组
take off 起飞；脱下；动身 take on 承担；呈现
take over 接受；接管；借用；接办 take down 记下；取下 take place 发生；进行；举行
take a look 看一下 take a walk 散步 take away 带走，拿走，取走
take care of 照顾；注意；抚养 take charge 掌管，负责
deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt) deal with
应对；处理
. Have you dealt with these letters yet? 这些信件你处理了吗？
shyness n. 害羞
3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
dare v. 敢于；胆敢 dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
. He doesn’t dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
not … anymore 不再……
. People are not interested in movies anymore. 人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
5. … but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
get tons of attention 被众人所关注
tons of sth. 很多；极多
. They have tons of work every day. 他