6. It is a ____ that English is being accepted as an

　 international language.

5. Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health

　 ____ poor.

4. This method has the ____ of saving a lot of fuel.

3. After finishing his college education. Susan ____

　 in a big company as a secretary.

2. What ____ me most was that a girl of only six

　 could play the violin so well.

1. It is generally ____ that taking drugs is very

　 dangerous.

1. state [C] n. 状态，国家，(美国等国)州

　 讲，声明，陈述

　 (1) 名词用法

　 Water has three states: solid, liquid and gas.

　 水有三种状态：固态、液态和气态。

　 Everything was in a state of order.

　 一切都井井有条。

　 (2) 动词用法

　 I stated my views at the meeting.

　 我在会上陈述了我的观点。

　 注：表示“陈述，声明”时名词是 statement。

　 The government issued an official statement.

　 政府发表了一项正式声明。

[牛刀小试1]

用所给单词的适当形式填空：

(fact,　 advantage, remain, employ, agree, surprise,

form, energy)

9. require vt. 需要，要求

　 后面可以接名词、动名词，不定式和从句。

　 I require supper earlier today.

　 今天晚饭我需要早一点。

　 She required that we (should) call her up soon.

　 她要求我们应该马上打电话给她。

　 The documents require taking good care of.

　 = The document requires to be taken care of.

　 这些文件必需保管好。

　 注：sth. require doing 以主动形式表示被动意义，相

　 当于sth. require to be done。

7. remain vi. 仍然，留下

　 可作为特殊系动词来理解，相当于"be still"，后面常

　 接形容词、分词等。

　 She remains weak after a year of rest.

　 休息一年后她的身体仍然虚弱。

　 作“留下”解释时，相当于"stay"后接副词或短语作状

　 语。

　 He will not remain alone at home.

　 他不愿单独留在家里。

5. judge v. 判断，判决 n. 法官，裁判

　 (1) 动词用法

　 Don't judge a person by his appearance.

　 不要以貌取人。

　 Judging from his skin，he is from Africa.

　 从皮肤判断他是非洲人。

　 注：虽然逻辑主谓上判断应该用Judged from...，但

　 习惯用法是Judging from...。

　 (2) 名词用法

　 Who will act as iudge in the final match?

　 谁担任决赛的裁判?

　 注：作“判决，判断”解时名词用judgment。

　 He is a man without judgment.

　 他是一个没有判断能力的人。

[考点5]remain 的用法

▲ 构词：

① remainder n. 剩下的(东西、人)

② remaining adj. 剩下的

③ remains n. 剩余物；遗址；废墟

▲ 句型：

① remain + n. / adv. / adj./ 分词 / prep. phrase 仍……

② remain to do / to be done 有待于……(remain to be

　 seen / found 尚待分晓，有待于进一步观看，拭目以

　 待／尚待发现)

③ There remain(s)... 只剩下……；只留下……

[考例5][NMET 2002] Having a trip abroad is certainly

good for the old couple, but it remains ____

whether they will enjoy it.

　　 A. to see　　 B. to be seen

　　 C. seeing　　 D. seen

[考查目标] remain 的基本用法。

[答案与解析]B　 remain 既是系动词，有时又作实义动

词。作实义动词的时候可以接动词不定式的各种形

式。包括不定式的被动式。