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1.My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think I’mhappier 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 to tillyour life has illustrated it .6.Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their budge.7.Y ou can increase a type’s grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure.kes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, andform part of the boundary between the two countries.9.The police are investigating the three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying outthe 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’sexaggerating.1.In an effort to feel better, I started to make small changes in my life and cut back from 20cigarettes 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 up with four computers at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when thenew staff arrive. (get)4.It is impossible to get through 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 theproblem once and for all. (face)6.The students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to turn in their reports at thebeginning of next week. (turn)7.I didn’t travel much when I was younger, but I’m certainly making up for 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)1.China’s economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards ofhundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.2.Citibank picked the chief executive of as its first Chinese customer Thursday toopen an account at its new branch in the historic Peace Hotel along Shanghai’s fabled waterfront.3.The United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreignsteel imports to help protect its domestic industry.4.Although he was raised as a Christian, he’s not really very religious.5.Y ou can distinguish between frogs and toads 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 smiled 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 provideassistance 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 theinternational conference to be held in Tokyo next month.11.Advances in telecommunications have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computerterminal at home as it is from a town center office.12.Until the new gym is built, you have no option but to make the best of existing buildingswhich may or may not suit your immediate requirements.1.When she was younger, my mother went through a depression so severe she had to behospitalized. (go)2.The rest of them used to be really nasty to me, but Susie always stood up for me. (stand)3.The local government laid down strict rules and regulations to be followed by all soccer fansin the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea. (lay)4.Tim was quite unhappy about having to take on all the household chores when his wife wentout to work. (take)5.Sterling promised to be in the school library by eight o’clock but it looks like he’s let himdown us again. (let)6.My professor suggested that I draw on the data accumulated over the years when I work onmy project. (draw)7.The problems we are confronted with fall into two categories: one is financial, the other istechnical. (fall)8.Children’s toy guns now look so real that they can often pass for the real thing. (pass)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 Edinburgh 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 to civilize the local population along theSan Antonio River.4.It was common practice then that when the store owners wanted to go on vacation they simplyclosed up.5.As they didn’t have relatives or friends there they often wandered around nearby malls whenthey got bored.6.To make a birthday card, you can simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures frommagazines, 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 totell 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 roomtowards the window and stretched both arms upwards and sideways.9.The new product has a pair of small loudspeakers fitted inside, which you can easily hook upto your computer’s sound card.10.Music in fact is a universal language of a non-verbal nature which is rich in expression.11.This chart is designed to show at a glance how many rooms have been rented out and howmany are still available.12.Bathed in glorious sunshine, the boundless stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.1.Following a major murder investigation in the local community, the police narrow down theirlist of suspects. (narrow)2.In his autobiography, Mr. Johnson look back on 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)3.The heavy rain cut off electricity to large parts of the South and caused the polluted rives toflood, which later contaminated the entire region. (cut)4.The book is small enough to fit into your pocket. (fit)5.Both sides are trying to wear down the other by obstinately sticking to their own positions inthe negotiations. (wear)6.The secret of a successful school lies in effective co-operation between professionalleadership, the government and the local authority. (lie)7.Many suburban residents in the United States put up an invisible electronic fence around theirpremises to prevent their pets from running away. (put)8.The initials V A T stand for V alue Added Tax, which is a type of tax paid by the person whobuys the goods or services. (stand)A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives. But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes. Thus exposing him to police patrols. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure/Assure yourself that you don't leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in. If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.。