1)My job varies bettwen the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think I' m happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am.
2) It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
3) I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul 1,000 pounds of goods
4) In the story, the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery.
5)Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced-- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.
6)Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their budget.
7) You can increase a tyre's grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure.
8) Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the boundary between the two countries.
9) The police are investigating the three man allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.
10) I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economic decline.
11)A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.
12) Tim says just about everybody will be affected by the tax increases,but I’m sure he's exaggerati ng.
1) In an effort to feel better , I started to make small changes in my life and cut back/down from 20 cigarettes a day to a mere three or four .（cut）
2) If I wasted electricity as you do at home, my dad would make me pick up the bill.(pick)
3)We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when new staff arrive.(get)
4) It is impossible to get though this course just by working hard around exam times.(get)
5) Unless they quickly face up to their mistakes, they will miss a unique opportunity to settle the problem once and for all.(face)
6) The students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to turn in their reports at the beginning of next week.(turn)
7) I didn’travel much when I was younger, but I' m certainly making up for was lost time
now.(make)
8)Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.(think)
UNIT2
1)China's economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.
2) Citi bank(花旗谁民行) picked the chief executive of Etang.com as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at lts new branch in the historic Peace Hotel along Shanghai's fabled waterfront..
3)The United States Last Wednesday imposed tariffs(关税)，of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic(国内的) industry.
4)Although he was raised as a Christian, he's not really very religious. 5)You can distinguish between frogs and tadas(蟾蛛)in the following way: frogs have slender bodies, long limbs, and a smooth skin, and toads have stouter bodies, short limbs, and dry skin.
6) From the airplane window I could see a web of city streets.
7)Aunt Pat sutiled at her little niece and bade her to eat.
8) Dr. Rich Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web site on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help.
9)It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side.
10)The president has authorized his foreign minister, Mr. Burns, to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.
1l)Advances in telecomrnunications have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computer terminal at home as it is from a town cenier office.
12)Until the new gym is built , you have no option but to make the best of existing ,buildings which may or may not suit your immediate requirements.
1)When she was yunger, my mother experienced a depression so severe she had to be hospitalized. (go)
went through
2)The reat of them used to be really nasty(不友好的) to me , but Susie always defended and supported
stood up for
me. (stand)
3)The local government established strict rules and regulations to be errirne followed by all soccer fans in
the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea. (lay) laid down 4)Tim was quite unhappy about having to undertake all the household chores when his wife went take on
out
to
work.
(take)
5)Sterling promised to be in the school libraryby eight o'clock but it looks like he's
disappointed let down
us again.(let)
6)My professor suggested that I make use of the data accumulated over the years when I work draw on
on
my
project(draw)
7）The problems we are confronted with belong to two categories: one is financial, the other is technical (fall)
Fall into
8)Children's toy guns now look so real that they can often be taken for the real thing.(pass)
Pass for
Unit 3
1) According to some scientists, global warming threatens the survival of the whole human race.
2)The number of visitors from parts of Scotland not including the Edinburh area was, in fact, relatively small(19%) and exceeded the number of overseas visitors(16%) by a small margin .
3)The early Spaniards established a chain of missions(传教团) to civilize the local population along the San Antonio River.
4)It was common practice then that when the store owners wanted to go on vacation they simply closed up.
5)As they didn't have relatives or friends there they often wandered around nearby malls when they got bored.
6) To make a birthday card, you can simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures from magazines, Paste them onto a piece of card and then write your message inside. 7) She picked up the receiver and, without so much as asking the caller to hold on, went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone.
8) To relax himself for a little while, he rose from the computer desk, walked across the room.towards the window and stretched both arms upward and sideways.
9) The new product has a pair of small loukspeakers fitted inside, which you can easily hook up to your computer's sound card.
10)Music in fact is a universal language of a non-vefbal nature which is rich in expression.
11)This chart is designed to show at a glance how many rooms have been rented out and how many are still available.
12)Bathed in glorious sunshine,the boundless(无边无际的) stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.
l)Following a major murder investigation in the local community, the police reduced their list
narrowed down
of
suspects.
(narrow)
2) In his autobiography, Mr. Johnson recalled his second career, taken up at the age of sixty,
as the happiest time of his life when his creativity was exercised to the full. (look) look back on
3) The heavy rain stopped the supply of electricity to large parts of the South and caused
the polluted rivers to flood, which later contaminated the entire region. (cut)
cut off
4) The book is small enough to find sufficient room in your pocket.(fit) fit into
5 ) Both sides are trying to to weaken the other by obstinately(顽固的), sticking to their own positions wear down in
the
negotiations.(wear)
6) The secret of a successful school consists in effective co-operation between professional leadership, lies in
the
goverment
and
the
local
authority.
(lie)
7)Many suburban residents in the United States erect an invisible electronic fence around their put up
premises
to
prevent
their
pets
from
running
away.
(put)
8)The initials VAT represent Value Added Tax, which is a type of tax paid by the person who buys stand for
the
goods
or
services.
(stand)
Unit 4
1)Amy is an expert in her field, and is well-paid accordingly . 2)Some parents feel that the school structure is a bit loose. allowing children too much freedom when choosing learning tasks.
3) She needed all her powers of concentration to stop herself from slipping on the icy road.
4)Monetary policy hasn't been working because interest rates have been reduced to almost zero without stimulating the economy.
5) It's the strongest natural fabric and can stand very high temperatures and be machine washed.
6) So far as I know that people's tastes haven't changed much, and, if anything, they are getting more diverse these days than they used to be.
7) It's easier to find excuses for poor customer service than accept reality and do something about it.
8) Often there's no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.
9) He was dressed very casually, which made hitn look a trifle out of place at the reception. 10) My grandfather was born in Hong Kong at the turn of the century, and moved with his farmi1y to Britain in the early1920s.
11) We love having our grandchoildren visit,but they always leave such a mess for us to clean up afterwards.
12) His mother died in the accident, too. But we didn't tell him the news as we were afraid that would undermine his confidence in full recovery.
1) I was surprised that Mom seemed to approve of Kate’s new boyfriend .(approve)
2) I know life in Hollywood is fast-paced. but could you guys slow downa little? (slow)
3) To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water. stirring constantly until all water is taken in .(take)
4) I don't want to be sucked into some lengthy argument about who is to blame.(suck)
5) Whatset herapartfrom the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas. (set)
6) As we dozed off ,we heard somewhat the sound of appreaching footsteps and voices, whichjerked猛推)us quickly back to life. (doze)
7)Great works of classical music can often call forth a mixture of responses from the listener. (call)
8) Joan and Jack enjoy meeting their guests and many breakfasts stretch into the mid-morning as new friendships are made. (stretch)
9) It's a complicated film, and some people may find it hard to keep up with the plot.(keep)
10) An online survey shows that the majority of young people believe in the information age and the global economy.(believe)
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