2）
a)deplorable
b)futile
c)keep his nerve
d)after a fashion
e)uncanny
f)spring
g)deliberately
h)being
i)precarious
j)but for
k)denser
l)fine
m)leapt
n)regarding
o)gave way
3)
pack, herd, swarm, flock, bunch, bundle
mountains/events, robbers/thieves, clothes, lectures/talks, books/bricks, sand/rubbish, stairs/birds, mountains, flowers/stars, trees/bushes/weeds
4)
roar, bark/growl, meow/purr, crow, burr/hum, neigh, bay, bray/heehaw, howl, sing/chirp, hiss, bleat/baa, grunt/squeal, quack, croak, cackle
6)
a)back
b)away
c)out
d)down
e)in
f)on
g)of, on
h)with
i)off, for j)of
k)out of
7）
A
to raise one’s eyebrows
to raise one’s glass
to acknowledge one’s mistakes to acknowledge one’s defeat to make a deep bow
to leave a mark
to leave a trace
to avoid making a mistake
to keep one’s nerve
to take stock of the situation to blunder into the swamp
to regain confidence
to varnish the sky
to drop to one’s knees
to hold one’s breath
to smash the enemy
to dress a wound
to sink into the ooze
to tighten one’s belt
to strain one’s eyes
to hum a popular tune
to have a narrow escape
to shrug one’s shoulders
to furnish a repast
to light a cigarette
B
1. A peasant woman found him lying unconscious in the grass. She caried
him home, dressed his wound and hid him in the attic.
2.We should focus our attention on the development of science and
education.
3.This photograph is out of focus.
4.This camera is easy to handle. It has an automatic focus.
5.Visibility was poor that day and no matter how you strained your eyes, you
still couldn’t see very far.
6.The mental strain was too much for him and he began to lose sleep.
7.But for his wife, he would never have been able to finish college.
8.But for the wild plants, many of us would have starved to death while
crossing the marshland.
9.It was a close match. The final score was 98 to 96 in our favor.
10.Her husband lost both his legs in an accident, but she was not going to
leave him on the score.
11.We must admit that they have scored a point. Now the ball is in our court.
12.She found a wallet near the booking-office. She decided to stay there in
case someone might come to claim it.
13.They claimed to have found proof for their theory that dinosaurs became
extinct because of a global fire caused by the collision of a heavenly body with the earth.
14.The earthquake claimed some 25,000 people.
10)
A)So
B)much
C)wide
D)whereas
E)conveys
F)seem
G)recognize
H)give
I)how
J)affection
K)actually
L)when
M)c are
N)with
O)opposite
11.
A)Line 1 & 2 seems to change
B)Line 4 out of date
C)Line 5 out of fashion
D)Line 8 these names
E)Line 10 people
F)Line 11 elderly woman
G)Line 12 in which
H)Line 14 and complained
I)Line 15 & 16 made her famous
J)Line 18 short-lived
K)Line 19 What causes such fads to come and go?
L)Line 20 And why do so many people follow them?
M)L ine 21 & 22 manufacturers
N)Line 23 & 24 this desire
O)Lien 25 Experts
P)Line 26 point out
Q)Line 27 simply want
R)Line 29 & 30 consumer economy
S)Line 33 something is wrong