模擬演練：
　　1.I should say Henry is _______________(與其說是個(gè)作家不如說是)as a reporter.
　　2.Mr.John is a happy man who_________________(從幫助別人中得到快樂)。
　　3.The sports meet which was planned to be held last Friday____________________________(最終因天氣不好而取消了)。
　　4.Cancer is ______________(僅次于)heart disease as a cause of death.
　　5.It is a pity that we should stay at home when we have____________________(這么好的天氣)。

　　答案：
　　1. not so much a writer
　　(“與其說，不如說”可以用not so much…as…的結(jié)構(gòu)來表達(dá))
　　2. derives pleasure from helping others
　　(“derive from ”意為“從…獲得…”，from是介詞，所以后面要接動名詞。要注意區(qū)分“derive…from”和“deprive sb. Of…”后者意為“剝奪某人的…”)
　　3. was finally called off/cancelled because of the bad weather
　　(分析題干可知句子的主語為“the sports meet”, which was planned to be held last Friday是修飾它的定語從句，且事情發(fā)生在過去，故謂語動詞應(yīng)該用過去時(shí)單數(shù)。因動詞“取消”的邏輯主語不是句子的主語，因此要用被動語態(tài)。“取消”的表達(dá)法有“call off,cancel”等)
　　4. second only to.(本題考查be second to的結(jié)構(gòu)，注意不要漏譯副詞“僅僅”)
　　5. such fine weather.(such 可以表示“如此，這般”之意，其后可直接跟名詞，表強(qiáng)調(diào))