Directions: Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once.
on the side; be representative of;
wander around; get to the point;
be attached to; if anything
starve to death; be suspicious of
1 We chatted for half an hour before he finally __________________: He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
2 Scientists at the research center identified various features that_______________ the commodities purchased by female consumers.
3 The three mountain climbers _______________ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
4 The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn't stop crying. ________________, his crying became more intense.
5 Since no one knew how the disease spread, they________________ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods.
6 At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health-care reform directly. Instead he just ______________ to talk about the harsh economic situation.
7 Mr.Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music ___________________.
8 These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies __________________ the district's enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.
on the side; be representative of;
wander around; get to the point;
be attached to; if anything
starve to death; be suspicious of
1 We chatted for half an hour before he finally __________________: He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients.
2 Scientists at the research center identified various features that_______________ the commodities purchased by female consumers.
3 The three mountain climbers _______________ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley.
4 The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn't stop crying. ________________, his crying became more intense.
5 Since no one knew how the disease spread, they________________ everything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods.
6 At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health-care reform directly. Instead he just ______________ to talk about the harsh economic situation.
7 Mr.Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music ___________________.
8 These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies __________________ the district's enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.
举一反三
- Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once.2. The boy studied the signs for over an hour, but still could not 3) ____them, so he turned to his teacher for help.
- Mr. Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music _______. A: on the side B: get to the point C: were suspicious of D: if anything
- Since no one knew how the disease spread, theywere _____ ofeverything, including mosquitoes, swimming pools, and people from other neighborhoods. A: starved B: representative C: suspicious D: attached
- Mr. Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music () A: got to the point B: are attached to C: would have starved to death D: If anything E: were suspicious of F: wandered around G: on the side H: was representative of
- Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once.