What the chairman said did not ________ much to his advantage; his statement can be only considered as a slim chance for gaining approval.
A: tipthescales
B: scaledown
C: tipout
D: scaleup
A: tipthescales
B: scaledown
C: tipout
D: scaleup
举一反三
- What the chairman said did not ________ much to his advantage; his statement can be only considered as a slim chance for gaining approval.
- What the chairman said did not ___________ much to his advantage; his statement can be only considered as a slim chance for gaining approval. A: tip the scales B: have relevance C: isolate from D: make a contribution
- Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once tip the scales have relevance to isolate from become aware of be occupied with persist in in the name of make a contribution 1 Some people have _________a traditional view that language learning is essentially the same as the learning of grammar or language rules. 2 Regular review of the teaching material in school ensures that the courses provided ___________ the workplace and what students will do in the future. 3 Job opportunities are expanding rapidly, and more and more people are _________ online chances that allow them to work at home. 4 They have put old women in nursing "homes", _________ human warmth and contact, and then complained that they had lost their mental abilities. 5 Some organizations are exploiting local people __________ scientific research: They are collecting genetic material for commercial purposes. 6 Day care centers for the elderly __________ to overall public service; they did a lot to make the life of the old active, valuable and meaningful. 7 The policeman has ___________ extra duties, so he would not have the time either for answering questions or being interviewed. 8 What the chairman said did not _________ much to his advantage; his statement can be only considered as a slim chance for gaining approval.
- Only then_______________ that he had lost the chance of achieving his dream. A: he realized B: did he realized C: did he realize D: he did realize
- What did Mr. Anderson want to buy? What color did he want? What design did the assistant show him? How much did he buy for his daughter? How much did he spend?