matter of fact 　事实上
in fact 　 事实上，实际上
facts and figures 精确的资料，准确的情报
in point of fact　事实上，实际上

⑴As a mater of fact, I am hungry.
实际上我饿了。

⑵In fact he does not have much money.
事实上他没什么钱。

⑶For eight years she was in fact spying for the enemy.
八年来她实际上一直为敌人做间谍工作。

⑷Before we make detailed plans, we need some more facts and figures.
我们还需要更多的精确资料才能制定出详细计划。

⑸He said he would pay, but in point of fact he has no money.
他说他付钱，可实际上他并没有钱。

高考链接：
Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _______, neither of them could swim.（2002 全
国春季）
A. In fact B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Naturally

分析：根据题意“两名中年乘客落入水中，两人都不会游泳”可知此处应为Unfortunately “不幸的是”。
答案：C

12.astonish v. 使…惊讶，震惊
⑴The news astonished everyone.
这消息使人感到震惊。

⑵It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.
以前谁也没想到这一点，使我感到惊讶。

*
astonishment n.
astonished 　感到惊讶的
astonishing 使人惊讶的

常见短语：
to one’s astonishment 令人惊讶的是
in astonishment 惊讶地

⑴She looked astonished when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时挺惊讶。

⑵He was astonished to hear that he had got the job.
他听到获得了那份工作感到惊讶。

⑶There were an astonishing number of applicants for the job.
申请这份工作的人数多得惊人。

⑷To my astonishment it had completely disappeared.
令我惊讶的是，它消失得无影无踪了。

⑸He looked at me in astonishment.
他惊奇地看着我。

高考链接：
It is believed that if a book is ______, it will surely _______ the reader. (2003上海高考)
A. interested, interest
B. interesting, be interested
C. interested, be interesting
D. interesting, interest

分析： interest 的用法跟astonish相似，interest可用作动词，表示“使…感到有趣”，第二空就是这种用法；interested 常用来修饰sb.，表示“（某人）感兴趣的”；interesting 常用来修饰sth.，表示“（某物）有趣的”，第一空就是这种用法。
答案：D

13.due adj.
*应支付的
Have they been paid the money due to them?
他们是否已得到了应得的钱？

*预期的，约定的
⑴His book is due to be published in October.
他的书预定在十月份出版。

⑵The train is due in five minutes.
火车预定在五分钟后到。

常见搭配：
due to 因为…，由于…
in due course 在适当的时候

⑴Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend.
在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。

⑵The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.
该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。

⑶Your request will be dealt with in due course.
你的要求将在适当时机予以处理。

*due to 的同义短语：owing to
⑴He was late owing to the heavy traffic.
他迟到是因为交通拥挤。

⑵We were late owing to the snow.
我们迟到是因为下雪。

14.possess v. 持有，具有
⑴He decided to give away everything he possessed and become a monk.
他决定放弃他所有的一切，出家为僧。

⑵They possess property all over the world.
他们在世界各地均拥有财产。

⑶They asked me if I possess a gun.
他们问我是否有枪支。

短语搭配：
be possessed of …　具有（某品质）
She is possessed of a wonderfully calm temperament.
她性情非常文静

*
possessionn. 拥有，占有
possessor n. 拥有者，所有者
possessiveadj. 　占有欲强的

短语搭配：
in possession (of sth.) 　占有…，控制…
take possession of … 占有…，成为…的所有者
lose possession of 　 失去…的所有权

⑴He was caught in possession of stolen goods.
他人脏并获。

⑵While they are in possession we can’t sell the house.
他们还住着这个房子，我们无法出售。

⑶The soldiers took possession of the enemy’s fort.
士兵占领了敌人的要塞。

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