Test Eight
It is the first time +that分句
在“It is/was/will be the first time+that分句”结构中，当主句动词为is/will be时，that分句动词一律用现在完成体，引导词that可以省略。例如：
It is the first time I’ve been here.
Don’t forget, it’ll be the first time I’ve spoken in public.
当主句动词为was时，that分句动词通常用过去完成体。例如：
It was the first time she’d been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
近义词辨析
fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
这组词均含有“迅速的”，“快捷的”的意思。
fast
强调速度快，且保持不变；又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间。
We took a fast train to Beijing.我们坐快车来北京。
hasty
指匆忙、急促，涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏。
Don’t arrive at hasty conclusions.别匆忙下结论。
quick
强调动作、行为发生得突然且持续时间短。指人时，暗示聪明、领悟快。
The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊扑去。
rapid
指就整个过程来讲速度快，但并不一定指这一过程的速度始终均匀不变。
The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年来，经济增长速度很快。
speedy
指人处理问题迅速或物体运转速度快。
His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控马上遭到了否认。
swift
与fast和quick同义，但带有文学色彩。
Eagles are swift in flight.鹰飞得很快。
