B.She doesn’t think Linda is far away.
C.She guessed that Linda is somewhere in the college.（A）
2.Why is Student B worried about Linda？
A.She is afraid that Linda may be ill.
B.She thinks that Linda may have had an accident.
C.She can’t find Linda’s money belt. （B）
3.Why does Student C think Linda hasn’t left the college？
A.Because Linda is a very hard –working student.
B.Because Linda is not te kind of student who will miss classes.
C.Because Linda has left most of her clothes，papers and books ih her room.（C）
4.Why do the girls finally think that Linda has gone somewhere for a few days？
A.They can’t find Linda’s purse in any of the drawers.
B.They can’t find Linda’s money belt.
C.They can’t find Linda’s passport ，purse or money belt.（C）
StepIII.Language study：1. 1）“Yes，that’s possible，but we can’t be sure. Something may have happened to her.She might have had an accident.”
May， might 表推测，may have done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测。又如：“And I can’t find her passport anywhere. So she must have taken that too.”
2） “I’m worried that something has happened to her. It’s not like her to have missed two days of classes.”
It’s not like sb. to do sth： to do 不定式表示将来要发生的动作，如要表示过去发生的动作用：to have done的形式。
2．“Her clothes are here， or at least most of them.And her papers and books are aall over the desk.So it looks as if she meant to return.
Mean to do： intend to do， be going to do.
I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to.对不起，我弄伤了你，我不是故意的。
2） mean：adj，形容词，In the store， they were mean to me because I looked poor.
Mean：（of people or their behaviour）unworthy；unkind（指人或人的行为），卑鄙的，不善良的。
StepIV ：Act out.（divide the class into several groups and give them some time to prepare ，then ask them to act it out in class.They can add something， and they can change something.）
StepV. Homework： Prepare the following texts by themselves.
Lesson 38
Today we will learn an interesting story.
StepI. Fast Reading：I.Search for the answers within 3 minutes.
1.Why was Bill worried？
2.Where had Bill planned to travel to？
II.Reading comprehension：StepII. Discussion： Discuss these questions in pairs.
3.Why did Bill pretend to admire something in the shop window？
4.Why did he go to Pyramid Hotel？
5.Why didn’t he go up to his room immediately？
6.Why do you think Bill asked Mick not to say anything during the second phone call？
7.Why do you think he began to feel less anxious when he saw the tall fair man？
II） 1.Where did Mick get out of the hotel？
2.Can you tell me how can Bill get out of the hotel？
StepIII. Language study：1.Once again he paused in front of a shop window as though he was admiring something， then glanced over his shoulder before he could get to the airport.
2.In a flash he remembered everything and a plan began to form in his mind.He hold out his hand and stopped a taxi.
3. On his arrival he went straight to the counter and spoke to the clerk in uniform behind it.He appeared calm， but inside his heart was beating wildly with fear.
4.The clerk was very helpful and was able to give Bill exactly the room he required.
5.In the long passages of this hotel it might be dangerous to walk alone. He might be attacked and have his case stolen from him.
6.“Mick， this is important.I’m being followed.”
7.He glanced at his watch once again and then looked at the front entrance. Outside a taxi was driving up to the hotel. It stopped and a tall fair man with sunglasses got out.
StepIV.Retell.（Look at the pictures and try your best to use the suggested words. If the Ss can’t manage the whole passage， they can retell a part.
StepV. Some other detective story.
1.write down “detective， clue， burglary” on the blackboard. And ask the students to guess the meaning of the words. No comments. Then show the Ss the pictures and check the meaning together.
2.Ask the Ss to compare the two pictures of the same store and find out what have been stolen？
3.Match the statements with the right clues.
Statements：
1） The burglar was probably in a hurry while he was working.
2） He is tall.
3） His shoes were dirty.
4）The thief was probably sweating all over while he was stealing.
5）The thief would soon be catched by the police.
6）The thief must be from Yemen.
Clues.
a. a lot of fingerprints of the same man on the broken window.
b. On the table was a cigarette packet with the words “made in Yemen”
c. lots of footprints.
d. He left his hat on the table and forgot his jacket on the wall.
e. His jacket hanging on hook is still wet with sweat.
f. Writing high on wall.
Suggested answers：1 d； 2. f ； 3. c ；4. e ； 5.a ； 6.b ；StepVI.Homework： Write a summary of lesson 38.
典型例题
1.单项选择：
It him to fail us at the last minute.
A. looks likeB. is likelyC. feels likeD. is like此题的正确答案是D（is like）， It’s （just） like sb. to do sth. 的意思是某人（恰恰）就是……这个样子（做某事），表示赞扬或不满，否定式则表示怀疑。选项A中looks like， 意为看上去像……，主语是某人（某物），后面不接动词不定式；选项B中is likely意为某人可能做某事；选项C中feels like意为觉得想做某事，都不符合题意。如：It’s just like Bill to want to do something different from everybody else．比尔就是这个样子，喜欢做标新立异的事情。
It isn’t like her to have said anything like that．她可不是说那种话的人。
2.单项选择：
When I was training in the gym， I had my leg 。
A. to hurtB. hurtC. hurtingD. being hurt此题的正确答案是B（hurt），have sth．＋过去分词可表示遭遇到某种（不幸的）情况。选项A中to hurt是动词不定式，不符合动词搭配关系，可用have sb．do／doing sth．（要某人做某事）；选项C中hurting是动词一ing形式，但宾语leg是物（sth．）而不是人（sb，），也不合题意；选项D中being hurt是动词一ing形式被动式，have后没有这种搭配。如：She had his watch stolen last week. 她上周手表被偷。
King Charles had his head cut off．国王查尔斯被砍头。
3.单项选择：
By this time next year George his university degree.
A. has takenB. had takenC. has been takingD. will have taken此题的正确答案是D（will have taken），will ＋ have ＋ 过去分词表示在将来某个时候完成的动作，是将来完成时，句中状语by this time next year用在将来完成时句子中。选项A中has taken是现在完成时态；B中 had taken是过去完成时态；C中has been asking是现在完成进行时态，都不符合题意。如：When they arrive tomorrow， I will have already left．他们明天到达时，我将已经离开了。
The railway will have been completed by the end of next month. 这条铁路将于下月底前竣工。
4.单项选择：
The boys ran off they saw the owner of the orchard.