1、.重点单词识记1bother /b/ vi.费心；麻烦2sale /seIl/ n卖；销售3._beyond /bIjnd/ prep.超出之外4assure / vt.使确信5fade /feId/ vi.褪色；凋谢6reveal /rIvil/ vt.显示7afford /fd/ vt.买/付得起8._absorb /bsb/ vt.吸收(水、热、光等)9reflect /rIflekt/ vt.反射；反照10leisure /le/ n空闲；业余时间11fashion /fn/ n时髦；流行式样fashionable adj.时髦的；流行的12disappear /dIspI/ vi.消
2、失；不见appear vi.出现13advance /dvns/ n前进；进展；进步advanced adj.先进的；高级的14pleasing /plizI/ adj.令人愉快的；讨人喜欢的pleased adj.高兴的；喜欢的；满意的please vt.使高兴；使满意pleasure n愉快；快乐；满足15completely /kmplitlI/ adv.完全地complete adj.完整的；vt.使完整.重点短语识记1. try.on试穿2a_couple_of.一对；三两个/条3fall_in_love_with.爱上；喜欢上4pick.out选出；挑出5climb_up_onto
3、.爬到上6a_bit有点儿7get_down从下来8a_bit_of少量的；一点9beyond_repair无法再缝补10keep_to(使)遵守/坚持11be_appropriate_for.对适合12in_my_opinion依我看来13keep.up_to保持达到14drop_to.降到15up_to.(数量上)多达.经典原句默写与背诵1They were slightly faded but I fell in love with them the_moment_I_put_them_on!这条牛仔裤有点泛白，但我在穿上它的那一刻就喜欢上了它！2If there_was one thi
4、ng in my wardrobe that I “overwore”，it would_have_to_be those jeans.如果在我的衣柜里有穿得过于频繁的衣服的话，当属那条牛仔裤了。3Not_only_did_I_embarrass_myself in front of my friends，but_I_also_killed my favourite jeans.我不仅让自己在朋友面前颜面扫地，也毁了我心爱的牛仔裤。 4They need to make new cloth to keep_fashion_interesting.他们需要生产新型的面料来使时装更具吸引力。5Th
5、e sweet smell in the tights will last unless_you_wash_them_by_hand.紧身衣上的香气将会持续，除非你用手洗。1You shouldnt have bothered to come to see me.(bother) 2He assured me that he was able to do it.(assure)3Her face was reflected in the mirror.(reflect)4Has he gone to Paris on business or for pleasure? (please)5Som
6、etimes I think he dislikes me.(sometime)6Few would deny that Shanghai is a fashionable city.(fashion)7As we all know，she is an advanced worker.(advance)8But this is not the complete picture.(completely)1 bother about为某事烦恼bother sb.with sth.为某事打扰某人bother to do sth.特意(地)做某事bother oneself about为操心/焦虑/困
7、扰Lots of people dont bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days.如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。Most of the papers didnt even bother reporting it.大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。夯实基础用适当的介词填空(1)Dont bother about getting dinner for me.(2)Dont bother me with little things like that.(3)I dont want to put you to any bother.2 be
8、yond sb.为某人所不能理解；超出某人的能力beyond control无法控制beyond ones wildest dream某人做梦也没想到beyond ones power是某人所不及的beyond compare无可比拟；非常好beyond reason毫无道理Its beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff.我无法理解她为什么要嫁给杰夫。夯实基础选词填空comprehension，reach，that，control，recognition(1)The car was beyond control and ran into a tree.(2)
9、I havent seen Sara since she was a little girl，and she has changed beyond recognition.(3)His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension.(4)Youd better put the bottle of medicine beyond the childrens reach.(5)She comes from Denmark.Beyond that，I know nothing about her.3 advance n.进步，进展(development
10、)；v.前进，行进(move forward)；发展，进步(developadvance on/upon/towards朝前进in advance提前，预先in advance of在前面Each group introduced “their countrys” culture，advanced technology，environment protection，new green energy.每个小组介绍“自己国家”的文化、先进的技术、环境保护、绿色新能源。(2010湖南书面表达)夯实基础(1)His ideas were in_advance_of_his_times(在时代之前)(2
11、)Napoleons army advanced_on/upon/towards (朝着前进)Moscow.4 absorb v.吸收(液体、气体等)(take in)；吸引全部注意力(attract)；使全神贯注(interest sb.very much)；使并入，吞并absorb ones attention吸引某人的注意absorb.from.从中吸收absorbed adj.专心致志absorbing adj.十分吸引人的be absorbed in全神贯注于be absorbed by/into被吞并(吸引)Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the
12、 air and moisture from the soil.植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。She was absorbed in the book.她专心于这本书。思考表示“全神贯注”的常见短语还有be lost in，be buried in，fix/focus ones attention on，devote.to，concentrate ones mind on，apply oneself to，be addicted to等。夯实基础用absorb的适当形式填空(1)When deeply absorbed in work，which he often was，he
13、would forget all about eating or sleeping.(2)He had an absorbed look on his face.5 for sale待售的on sale上市，在销售a sale price特价sales department销售部salesclerk销售员I bought a coat in the sales.在甩卖时我买了一件大衣。词义辨析for sale，on salefor sale相当于intended to be sold，意为“待售”。on sale表示“出售，上市”的意思，还可表示“廉价出售”。夯实基础 用for sale，on
14、 sale填空(1)These cars are for_sale at reasonable prices.(2)The new model is not on_sale in the shops.(3)Im sorry this painting is not for_sale.(4)I got this hat on_sale；it was very cheap.单项填空1To keep safe _ an earthquake，you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you.Ain searc
15、h of Bin advance ofCin terms of Din case of答案B解析in advance of在之前。2Finding a job in such a big company has always been _ his wildest dreams.Aunder BoverCabove Dbeyond答案D解析句意为：能在这么大的公司找到一份工作一直是他不敢想像的事。beyond ones wildest dream为固定短语，意为“做梦也想不到”。3._ is known to all，China will be an _ and powerful country
16、 in 20 or 30 years or so.AThat；advancing BThis；advancedCAs；advanced DIt；advancing答案C解析as引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面全句内容，本身充当主语；“先进的”国家，用形容词advanced修饰。4_ in her new novel，the young writer kept thinking and writing for a dozen hours in her study.AHaving deeply absorbedBDeeply absorbingCDeeply having been absorbed
17、DDeeply absorbed答案D解析由语境可知，此处动作与kept是同时进行，所以不能用完成时态。be absorbed in意为“全神贯注于”，且B项表示主动，不符合此用法，故选D项，并在此处作状语。5Father _ goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.Ahardly BseldomCsometimes Dnever答案C解析句意为：虽然父亲不喜欢去体育馆，但有时也陪我们一起去。hardly几乎不；seldom很少，不经常；sometimes有时；never从来不。根据句意，选C项。6In many pla
18、ces of China，the bicycle is still a popular _ of transportation.Amean BhabitCmeans Dexpression答案C解析句意为：在中国的很多地方，自行车仍然是一种流行的交通方式。a means of一种的方式。.汉译英1提前向你表示感谢。(advance)(2012新课标全国书面表达)Thank_you_in_advance!2但是，当事情超出我的能力时，我会向同学或老师求教。(beyond)(2011安徽书面表达)However，when_it_is_something_beyond_my_competence，I
19、_turn_to_my_classmates_or_teachers_for_help.1She was_picked_out from the whole class to represent them at the meeting.2Several pairs of shoes were_tried_on，but none of them were satisfactory.3The tourists insist on keeping_to their plan.4Shall we get_down to business now?5In_my_opinion，we should buy
20、 a new computer.1 try out测试；试验try out for.参加选拔(或试演)try ones best尽力try ones luck试试运气Try the shoes on before you buy them.鞋子要先穿上试一试再买。London Transport hopes to try out the system in September.伦敦交通系统有望在 9月份对该系统进行试运营。夯实基础用try on，try out填空(1)It even provides many instruments with which to try_out new thi
21、ngs.(2)When buying clothes，try_on various colors and prints and see which ones make you look best.2代词作宾语只能放在pick和out中间；而名词作宾语放在中间或后面都可以。pick up捡起；使恢复；得到(知识等)pick off采取Can you pick out your brother in this crowd?你能在这人群中找出你的兄弟吗？夯实基础写出下列句子中pick out的汉语意思(1)He is going with me to help me pick out a color
22、 TV set.挑选(2)The witness picked out the thief from a crowd of men.认出(3)I picked out the meaning of the passage.了解，领会3 be up to (doing) sth.胜任(做)某事；正在忙于(做)某事be up to sb.由某人决定be up to sb.to do sth.由某人决定做某事up to now到目前为止(常与现在完成时连用)You can play up to 30 games at one time.你可以一次进行多达30个游戏。夯实基础同义句改写What are
23、 you doing now？(用up to改写句子)What_are_you_up_to_now?.单项填空1A lot of teams wanted me to _ for other positions and I told them no.Atry out Bfigure outClet out Dbreak out答案A解析try out for.意为“参加竞争”，符合句意。2I dont know where my children have _ those rude words!Apicked out Bpicked upCpicked over Dpicked off答案B解
24、析pick up(偶然地)学会。句意为：我不知道我的孩子们在哪儿学到的这些粗话！因此选B项。3Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?_.AIts your opinion BI dont mindCIts all up to you DThats your decision答案C解析由上句可知，下句意为：这由你决定。Its up to sb.由某人决定，符合句意。4Lately some scientists are experimenting _ white mice to _ this kind of medicine.Aon；try o
25、n Bwith；test onCon；try out Dwith；carry out答案C解析句意为：最近，一些科学家在用白鼠做实验检验这种药物。experiment on.在上做实验；try out试验，试用；try on试穿；carry out执行，实施。.汉译英1在大批的求职者中她被选中来做这项工作。(pick out)She_was_picked_out_from_dozens_of_applicants_for_the_job.2你要留下还是要走呢？由你决定。(up to)Do_you_want_to_stay_or_go？Its_up_to_you.用适当的关系词填空(1)The
26、workers，some of whom stayed there for two years，came from Africa.(2)The building over there is a hospital，north of which is a small river.(3)We shall have to make a decision about Ms.King，whose story Ive just told you.(4)Mr.Liu，whom I spoke of just now，would go to Australia.(5)The Nile，from which el
27、ectricity is produced，now runs regularly below the dam.1 They were slightly faded but I fell in love with them the moment I put them on！这条牛仔裤有点泛白，但我在穿上它的那一刻就喜欢上了它。the moment作连词，引导时间状语从句。类似用法的还有：the first time，the minute，the second，the instant，the day，the week，the month，the year，each/every/next/any/l
28、ast time，instantly，directly，immediately等。He paid back the money he owed us the moment he returned home.他一回到家就把欠我们的钱还上了。Every time I see the old man in the park，he is absorbed in reading papers.每次在公园里看到这位老人时，他都在专注地看报。夯实基础同义句改写I fell in love with you the moment I saw you.(1)I_fell_in_love_with_you_as_
29、soon_as_I_saw_you.(用as soon as改写句子)(2)I_fell_in_love_with_you_immediately/directly/instantly_I_saw_you.(用以ly结尾的连词改写句子)2 The sweet smell in the tights will last unless you wash them by hand.紧身衣上的香气将会持续，除非你用手洗。(1)unless“除非；如果不”，引导一个肯定的条件状语从句，从句有时可与if.not引导的否定状语从句互换。(2)unless引导的条件状语从句常用一般现在时表示将来意义，主句多用
30、一般将来时。(3)在unless引导的条件状语从句中，主语和部分谓语有时可以省略。Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself，its going to be hard to keep your motivation level high.除非减肥是为了悦己，否则很难保持很高的积极性。We cannot understand disease unless we understand the person who has the disease.若不了解患者我们就不能了解疾病。夯实基础同义句改写I want you to keep
31、 working unless I tell you to stop.(用if.not改写句子)I_want_you_to_keep_working_if_I_dont_tell_you_to_stop.单项填空1_ in her life Jennie realized that there are so many people loving her in the world.AThe first time BFor the first timeCThe moment DFor the moment答案B解析空格后不是一从句，故不需要连词，A、C两项错误；for the moment意为“暂
32、时的”，不合题意。2She said to me，“Ill tell you the result of the test_I know it.”Abecause Bthe momentCafter Dthough答案B解析the moment意为“一就”，相当于as soon as。类似用法的连词还有：the minute/instant，instantly/immediately/directly等。.汉译英其中的一个男孩把她背起，在另外一些人的帮助下，立即(把她)送到医务室。(immediately)(2011北京情境作文)One_of_the_boys_carried_her_on_t
33、he_back，with_the_help_of_some_others，to_the_clinic_immediately.1Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012，_made one of the Chinese peoples longheld dreams come true.(2013安徽，29)Ait Bthat Cwhat Dwhich答案D解析考查定语从句的引导词。句意为：莫言获得2012年诺贝尔文学奖，这件事使中国人民长久以来的一个梦想得以实现。which引导非限制性定语从句，指代逗号前的全部结构。2
34、Im afraid you have the wrong number.Sorry！_.(2013辽宁，35)ASee you laterBI didnt know thatCHold on，pleaseDI hope I didnt bother you答案D解析考查情景交际。听到对方说自己打错电话了，向对方道歉，用I hope I didnt bother you希望没有打扰对方。See you later再见；I didnt know that我不知道那事； Hold on，please别挂电话。3She says that shell have to close the shop _
35、business improves.(2013江西，28)Aif BunlessCafter Dwhen答案B解析本题考查状语从句的引导词。句意为：她说，除非生意好转，否则她只能关掉店铺。if如果；unless除非，如果不；after在之后；when当的时候。根据句意，B项符合题意。4It is hard for the Greek government to get over the present difficulties _ it gets more financial support from the European Union.(2012福建，30)Aif BunlessCbeca
36、use Dsince答案B解析句意为：希腊政府很难克服目前的困境，除非它从欧盟得到更多的经济支持。unless相当于if.not，引导条件状语从句，符合题意。5A lot of language learning，_has been discovered，is happening in the first year of life，so parents should talk much to their children during that period.(2012安徽，29)Aas BitCwhich Dthis答案A解析句意为：正如被发现的那样，大量的语言学习是在人生的第一年发生的，所
37、以父母应当在那个时期和孩子多说话。空白处所在句为非限制性定语从句，故B、D两项可排除。由句意知空格处的关系词指代a lot of language learning is happening in the first year of life这个句子。指代某个句子时，as引导的非限制性定语从句可后指或前指，而which引导的从句只能前指。此处为后指，因此A项正确。6We need three single rooms for the first week in June._.The hotels not busy then.(2011江西，21)ANo problem BDont bother
38、CNever mind DIt doesnt matter答案A解析句意为：六月份的第一周我们需要三个单人间。没问题。那时旅馆生意不忙。No problem.没问题；Dont bother.不麻烦；Never mind.不要紧，没关系；It doesnt matter.没关系。根据“那时旅馆生意不忙”可知，应是表示“没问题”。7I need to advertise for a roommate for next term._？Mary is interested.(2011天津，14)AWhy bother BWhy notCSo what DWhat for答案A解析句意为：我需要登广告找
39、个下学期的室友。费那个劲做什么？玛丽对此事感兴趣。why bother何必那么麻烦；why not为什么不呢；so what那又怎么样；what for为什么。根据语境可确定选A项。8Up to now，the program_thousands of children who would otherwise have died.(2010山东，30)Awould save BsavesChad saved Dhas saved答案D解析句意为：迄今为止，这个项目已拯救了数千个本来会死亡的孩子。up to now 到目前为止，此时间状语常与现在完成时连用。.单项填空1The disc，digi
40、tally _ in the studio，sounded fantastic at the party that night.Arecording BrecordedCto be recorded Dhaving recorded答案B解析考查过去分词作非限制性定语，record与句子主语The disc之间是被动关系。2_ I am willing to help，I dont have much time available.AWhat BWhenCWhile DWhere答案C 解析考查让步状语从句，while放在句首相当于although。3_ that makes parents
41、so concerned about choosing a good kindergarten for their kids?The expectation of a good education for their kids.AHow is it BWhere is itCWhat is it DWhy is it答案C解析考查强调句。本题为强调句的疑问形式，根据答语的名词短语特点判断，还原合并后为The expectation of a good education for their kids makes parents so concerned about choosing a goo
42、d kindergarten for their kids.由此可知被强调部分为主语，故选C。4Do you know Tom quarreled with his brother?I dont know，_.Anor dont I care Bnor do I careCI dont care neither DI dont care also答案B解析句意为：汤姆和他弟弟吵架了，你知道吗？我不知道，也不关心。否定句的“也”须用either，不能用also，排除D。否定式谓语动词以nor或 neither 开头，主谓要倒装，所以选B。5I prefer a street in a small
43、 town to _ in a big city _ Shanghai.Athat；so Bone；asCit；like Done；like答案D 解析考查代词和介词，one代替可数名词单数，it代替同物，第二空需要一个介词，选like。6It is important that she _ with Mr.Williams immediately.Aspeak BspokeCwill speak Dto speak答案A 解析考查虚拟语气。It is important that从句中应用虚拟语气“should动词原形”，should可省略。7The plane _ at 7：00 pm.，
44、so I have to be at the airport by 6：40 at the latest.Ahas left Bis to leaveCwill have left Dleaves答案D解析考查时态。按照时刻表将要发生的事情用一般现在时。8Please remind me _ he said he was going.I may be in time to see him off.Awhere Bwhen Chow Dwhat答案B解析when引导宾语从句，在从句中作时间状语，意为“当的时候”。根据所提供的情景I may be in time to see him off.可判
45、断出说话人请求对方提醒的是走的时间。在这个句子中，he said是插入语。where引导宾语从句表示“在地方”。how引导宾语从句表示“如何”。what在宾语从句中作主语、宾语或表语。9My uncle _ in Taiwan for 20 years.Now he has settled down in the mainland.Alived Bhad livedChas lived Dwas living答案A解析句意为：我叔叔在台湾住了20年，他现在已经在大陆定居了。由now he has settled 可知他现在在大陆，所以表达“曾经在台湾住”要用一般过去时。10“You _ hav
46、e a wrong number，” she said，“There is no one of that name here.”Aneed BcanCmust Dwould答案C解析句意为：“你肯定打错电话了，”她说，“这儿没有叫那个名字的人。”由语境可知说话人对推测的事情把握较大，所以用must(一定)。.阅读理解AIf you cant join it，create your own.Thats the attitude one Florida preteen ran with after his parents banned him from using Facebook.Instead
47、 of begging or slamming doors when his account was deactivated(解除)，the 11yearold launched his own social network tailored specifically for children.Grom Social founder Zachary Marks had a Facebook account for roughly a week despite being too young to join the site，having lied about his age to create
48、 an account.And when his parents discovered that he might have been engaging in risky online activities，they pulled the plug.“I spent all my time on the computer chatting with friends.Then，I made mistakes，” Marks explained on the Grom Social page.“One of my adult friends cursed and posted something
49、inappropriate，and I cursed back.Also，I friendrequested grownups who I did not know.About a day later，my dad found out.He was really mad.I had to deactivate my account.”Marks said he wasnt interested in any existing，kidfriendly social networks“They were all childish，” he saidso he set out to create o
50、ne for “Groms”，a slang term for young surfers that he repurposed to mean something close to “precocious(早熟的) kid”In order to keep kid members safe，only parents and parentapproved adults can join Grom Social.Parents of kid members are kept up to date on their youngsters online activities via email.Th
51、e site also has a builtin language filter(过滤器) to keep the bad words from flying straight into kids virgin eyes.To date，Grom Social has almost 7,000 members and is open to users under 15 in the United States and Canada.1Zachary Marks set up Grom Social to _.Akeep kids safe onlineBgo on the Internet
52、secretlyCcreate a special social network for kidsDlet parents watch over their kids online答案C解析细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句可知，Zachary Marks创立Grom Social是为了创建一个专门供孩子们使用的社交网站。2Why was Zachary Marks account deactivated?ABecause he lied to get the account.BBecause he refused to help others online.CBecause he was to
53、o young to surf the Internet.DBecause he was engaged in improper online activities.答案D解析细节理解题。由文章第二段最后一句可知，Zachary Marks在Facebook上的账号被关闭的原因是他在网上从事了一些“危险”行为。3What can we infer from the last paragraph?AGrom Social will not be very popular.BGrom Social has won the support of parents.CAdults are not all
54、owed to join Grom Social.DParents dont know their kids activities on Grom Social.答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，父母可以随时监视孩子在Grom Social上的行为。由此可推断，父母也支持Grom Social。4Which of the following words can best describe Zachary Marks?ACreative. BDishonest.CGoodmannered. DTraditional.答案A解析推理判断题。根据Zachary Marks创立了自己的社交网
55、站可推知，他富有创新神。BWe have an amazing 99 friends at the age of 21more than at any other time in our life，according to a new study.The typical 21yearolds social circle nearly hits 100，with 13 “best” friends,17 “close” friends and 70 acquaintances.The research undertaken by skin care brand Nivea found our s
56、ocial circle peaks at 21 as we meet people at work while keeping in touch with friends from school and university.But as our working lives take over，we lose contact with some old friends causing the number to drop to around 68 by the time we are 29 years old.Although this decline continues into old
57、age，it slows down slightly for people in their 30s when many of them become firsttime parents.It is believed that this is because people form new friendships while on the maternity ward(产科病房)，a postnatal(产后) groups and when taking their toddlers to nursery.The Nivea Closeness Report found the balanc
58、e between our numbers of “best friends”，“close friends” and “acquaintances”，remains fairly constant throughout our lifetime.The average Briton has 18 close friends and a friendship circle，when all Facebook and other social networking “friends” are included，of 208 people.The report found that men hav
59、e more than twice the number of close friends，with around 27 compared to women who have just 12.Londoners are also the most sociable，with 39 “close friends”，while the Welsh have just 11.The age of 21 is such a critical junction in life and thats why we have so many friends then.As we get older we be
60、come more selective and have fewer close friends with whom we talk about the things that are really important to us.Perhaps when we are younger，instead of having one trusted confidante(知己) we share different things with a variety of different people.5According to the Nivea Closeness Report，who have
61、the largest number of close friends?ACanadians. BLondoners.CWelsh. DAmericans.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，伦敦人最善于交际，有39个亲密好友，而威尔士人只有11个。因此，伦敦人拥有亲密好友的数量最多。6Older people have fewer friends than the 21yearolds because_.Athey think friends are no longer importantBthey are less interested in making friendsCthe
62、y are more selective and cautiousDthey have little time to make friends答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，当我们年龄渐长，我们的择友标准更严格了，能够与自己推心置腹的亲密好友也就越来越少了，因此C项正确。7People of 21 years old have the largest number of close friends partly because_.Athey have a lot of playing timeBthey contact more with old friendsCthey beg
63、in to focus on their working lifeDthey form new friendship with workmates答案D解析推理判断题。由第二段第一句可知，人们在21岁时，工作中会接触到新的人，同时也保持着与中学、大学好友的联系，所以社交圈在此时达到顶峰。由此可推知，21岁时亲密朋友最多与参加工作后认识新同事有关系。8What would be the best title for the passage?AWe Are Most Popular at 21BClose Friends Are Very ImportantCWho Own Most Friend
64、s at 21?DWhy Do We Have Most Friends at 21?答案A解析标题归纳题。本文主要讲了人在21岁时拥有的朋友数量要比其他时期多，也就是说，人在21岁时最受人欢迎，故A项为最佳标题。.写作素材(关于物品描写)1暑假期间，由于空闲时间较多，我经常逛街。2一天我发现一家百货商店里卖的牛仔裤、短上衣等以6折出售。3一件商标是“Silver Tab”的内衣吸引了我的注意。4布料摸起来很柔软而且不易褪色。5它很时尚，我也能买得起。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达，并且请使用whose引导的定语从句连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)During_summer_
65、vacation，as_I_had_plenty_of_leisure_time，I_often_went_windowshopping.One_day_in_a_department_store_I_found_the_clothes_on_sale_such_as_jeans，blouse_were_sold_at_a_40%_discount.A_piece_of_tights_whose_trademark_was_Silver_Tab_drew_my_eyes.The_cloth_felt_soft_and_it_wouldnt_fade_easily.It_was_in_fashion_and_I_could_afford_to_buy_one.
