relationships, which is not so good.
36. These laws are to make it _____________ (legal) to smoke in public. 37. I was something of a wallflower; I was ___________ (terrible) shy. 38. He met her three days ______________. (ago/before)
39. He said he had met her three days _____________. (ago/before) 40. I didn¡¯t enjoy the final game. It was ___________ boring! (so/such)
41. I didn¡¯t enjoy the final game. It was __________ a boring game! (so/such) 42. Tom is the ___________ (tall) of the twins.
43. This dictionary is the _____________ (useful) of the two. 44. ¡ªDo you think the essay written by Emily is good enough?
¡ªYes. You can¡¯t expect a _________ (good) one among the teenagers. 45. ¡ªShall we go shopping and purchase some fashionable clothes? ¡ªI can¡¯t agree ________ (much).
46. ¡ªAre you feel well now?¡ªEven __________ (bad).
47. I enjoyed it very much. It was far _____________ (interesting) than I had expected. 48. The experiment was much ______________ (easy) than we had been told.
49. Sachs is a strong supporter of ____________ (environment) friendly technology.
50. The birth of a live, ________________ (extreme) healthy baby is a truly blessed event. II. ¶Ôµãͨ¹Ø¡¢»Ø¹é¸ß¿¼
1. He didn¡¯t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a __________ (generosity) contribution to help the community.
2. Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy __________ (affordable) priced bikes.
3. If we leave right away, __________ (hope) we¡¯ll arrive on time.
4. With high technology introduced, the average output of the factory is __________ (steady) increasing.
5. This is by far __________ (inspiring) movie that I have ever seen.
6. Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be __________ (equal) respected. 7. The secretary arranged a (n) __________ (convenience) time and place for the applicants to have an interview.
8. ¡ªBe __________ (reason)£¡
¡ªYou can¡¯t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.
9. What a bargain! The price of this dress is not half as __________ (much) as that of the skirt.
10. I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time¡ªthere are __________ (much) meaningful things to do.
11. It may not be a great suggestion. But before a ________ (good) one is put forward, we¡¯ll make do with it.
12. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much the ___ (well). 13. He never complains about the difficulties he has in life. __________, he always has ways to overcome them.
14. Many people think they have to spend a lot of money to keep healthy. Leading a healthy lifestyle doesn¡¯t have to cost much, __________.
15. What a terrible experience! ___________, you¡¯re safe now¡ªthat¡¯s the main thing. 16. Bicycling is good exercise; __________, it doesn¡¯t pollute the air.
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17. Queen Elizabeth II is often thought to be the richest woman in the world. __________, her personal wealth seems rather small.
18. Don¡¯t defend him any more. It¡¯s obvious that he __________ (deliberate) destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.
19. With the word ¡°PM2.5¡± _________ (constant) appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.
20. There is still much to discuss. We shall, ____ return to this issue at our next meeting. ¢ó.µ¥¾ä¸Ä´í
1. Our school covers an area of 400 mu, which is twice bigger than yours. 2. I have told them with absolutely certainty there¡¯ll be no change of policy. 3. I spent a relaxed afternoon in the garden.
4. Entering the house we found him lying on the bed with his mouth opened and eyes closed. 5. If you have health examination regular, and the disease you may have can be discovered early and successful treatment is more likely.
6. Everybody said it was a perfect marriage; no one had ever known a happy couple.
7. My holiday couldn¡¯t have been boring. I just stayed in the hotel because it was raining most of the time.
8. They watched him close in case he should escape.
9. At first I didn¡¯t think much of him. Therefore, after he got a seat beside me, I got to know him and we became friends.
10. The man insisted, so I grateful accepted the offer, thanked him and watched the truck disappear.
11. Don¡¯t panic or get out of line, and try to remain quiet and calmly.
12. My grandfather is so forgetfully that you¡¯ll have to remind him of his medicine every time.
13. Their business is not pure for profit.
14. It does exact what you¡¯d expect: every hour it tweets(·¢Î¢²©) a number of ¡°bongs¡± to tell you what time it is.
15. The readers are often in a hurry, so newspapermen write as few words as possibly. ¢ô.ÓïÆªÌî¿Õ
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At first, she didn¡¯t know what to do. Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, 1. _______ (terrify) brain. 2. _________ (swing) the wheel suddenly, she threw the car into a skid (ɲ³µ), and brought it to a halt. ¡°My God!¡± she shouted. ¡°A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!¡±
The hitchhiker was 3. _________ (clear) shaken by the 4. __________ (suddenly) skid, ¡°I didn't see anything dearie,¡± she said. ¡°I don't think you hit 5. __________.¡±
¡°I¡¯m sure it was a child!¡± insisted Andrea. ¡°Could you just get out and have a look? Just see if there¡¯s anything on the road?¡± She held her breath. Would her plan work? It did. The passenger slowly climbed out 6. __________ (investigate). As soon as she was out of the vehicle, Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated 7. __________ (mad) away, and soon she had put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker.
It was only then 8. __________ she thought about the bag 9. ________ (lie) on the floor in front of her. Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man. Pulling into the side of the road, Andrea opened the heavy bag 10. ________
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(curious). It contained only one item¡ªa small hand axe, with a razor-sharp blade.
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Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. 1. __________ (apparent), there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat¡¯s ability 2. __________ (survive) falls is 3. __________ (base) on fact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they 4. __________ (fall) off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no 5. __________ (short) of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a 6. __________ (break) tooth. ¡°Cats behave 7. __________ well-trained paratroopers.¡± a doctor said. It seems that the 8. __________ (far) cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like 9. _________ (fly) squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact 10. __________ they hit the ground.
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1. Then I told her about the business meeting. __________, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive me mad as well.
Last summer she wanted to join our local swim team. She practised hard and finally made it. The team practice, __________, was a rough start.
They may even be enthusiastic about your desire to change something or accomplish something new.__________, as you change and accomplish, they may not like it. __________ she promised to phone, I heard nothing. She promised to phone. I heard nothing, __________.
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2. Days later, we made an offer¡ªfar below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn¡¯t laugh at us.
They renewed their offer __________.It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than
the original asking price.
If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists. __________, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them, life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.
Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn¡¯t have found it __________.
These national parks are very important for preserving animals, which would __________ run the risk of becoming endangered.
I told her to do it in this way but she did it __________.
I cannot meet you on Sunday. I will be __________occupied.
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3. The moment he was about to leave for the hospital, he saw on the desk the _________ new book, just as he had left it one year ago.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to recognize him for five years now. I was surprised and asked him, ¡°And you __________ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are¡±.
I found it extremely difficult to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and __________ not fully understand the meanings.
The book is not perfect; ___________ it is very good..
Tony had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His parents had no reason to be thankful to me either, because the year before, I had presented their dear son with a pot of paste and some funny pictures. Instead of sticking them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, __________ I decided to let him choose for himself.
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4. I don't want to go to the cinema; __________ I am feeling too tired.
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