6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions below.
at hand in vain lay one’s hands on let it go
tire out to death
1 I’ve been working very hard, and now I’m ________.
2 I held on to it for as long as I could, but in the end I had to ________.
3 We need a change, we’re bored ________ with doing the same thing every day.
4 Everything I need is ________ so I can reach everything quickly and easily.
5 We gathered all the sticks we could ______________ and made a big fire.
6 All our efforts were _______; the task was impossible.
at hand in vain lay one’s hands on let it go
tire out to death
1 I’ve been working very hard, and now I’m ________.
2 I held on to it for as long as I could, but in the end I had to ________.
3 We need a change, we’re bored ________ with doing the same thing every day.
4 Everything I need is ________ so I can reach everything quickly and easily.
5 We gathered all the sticks we could ______________ and made a big fire.
6 All our efforts were _______; the task was impossible.
举一反三
- Everything I need is ______ hand so I can reach everything quickly and easily.
- We need a change; we're bored ______ with doing the same thing every day. A: to life B: to dead C: to death D: of death
- 4) I _________________ speak French fluently when I was a child and we lived in France, but after we moved back to Australia I forgot nearly everything I knew as a child and now I _________________ say only a few words in French. (could, can, must, might), (may, can, must, need)
- Look at me Look at me I am changing Trying every way I can I am changing I’ll be better than I am I’m hoping To 1) ______________ And I know that I can But I need you I need a hand All of my life, I’ve been a 2) _______ who said I could do it all alone How many good friends have I already lost? And how many 3) ______________ have I known? Walking down that wrong road There was nothing I could find All those years of darkness Could make a person 4) __________ But now I can see I am changing Trying every way I can I am changing And I’ll be better than I am But I need a friend To help me 5) __________________ That would be just fine I know it’s gonna work out this time ’Cause this time I am This time I am I am changing I’ll 6) _____________________ now I am changing Yes! I know how I’m gonna start again I’m gonna 7) ___________________ I’ll change my life I’ll 8) _________________ Nothing’s gonna stop me.
- 中国大学MOOC: I have been working so hard all day that I really need to ______.