1 . 仿佛世界末日即将来临。
It seemed ________ the world ________.

3 . The war is over and their rule is ________.

A．at an end

B．in the end

C．at the end

D．on end

4 . 选择正确的词组填空，其中两项多余。

A. are fond of B. right away C. at an end     D. blow up     E. came to power F. a number of G. out of work H. was sentenced to I. made up his mind J. gave in K. set up L. turned to M. as a matter of fact

1. The hero who died in the war was so brave that he never _______to the enemy until death.
2. Since the new president _______, the situation in the country has been greatly improved.
3. The meeting was _______when I reached the meeting room.
4. The exhibition was so interesting that _______people came to visit it.
5. They talked as if they had been friends for years, but _______, they met each other just now.
6. He has been _______for five years and always depends on his parents.
7. His parents _______the present given by him.
8. At the sight of the snow, he went out to play with his sister _______.
9. The general commanded the soldiers to _______the bridge before the enemies came.
10. The owner of the mine _______five years in prison because of the serious accident.
11. My brother was in trouble and _______me for advice.

5 . 用所列短语的适当形式填空

a/ the number of; as if; at an end; be buried in; burst into/ out; dig out; in ruins; think little of; judging from/ by; right away

1. He realized _________ there was something wrong.
2. The injured men have been ________ from the deep snow.
3. He looked back every now and then _________ to see if he was being followed.
4. _________ his accent, he must be from Northeast China.
5. The whole city lay _________ after the tsunami.
6. The problem was hard to solve so the student was __________ deeply __________ thought.
7. On seeing their long-lost daughter, the father ______ crying, while the mother _________ laughter.
8. Kaifeng, an ancient city, has brought up __________ number of writers and artists, and _______ number of them is still on the increase.
9. I must warn you that my patience is almost _____________.
10. The chairman spoke highly of the poet, but ____________ his new poems.

6 . 短语填空

1. His car was buried by the snow and had to be __________.
2. They __________ my suggestion, which made me a little upset.
3. Please wait for a moment. I’ll find the address for you __________.
4. Quite __________ worldfamous paintings are on show in this exhibition.
5. The children were happy that the long hot summer was at last __________.
6. We __________ our son for not giving in to such difficulties.
7. We couldn’t continue our way for we had __________ petrol.
8. The earthquake left the whole town __________. What a terrible sight!
9. You must watch your step so as not to __________.
10. She was shaking with terror __________ she’d seen something terrible.

7 . Hearing the war was ________, the crowd all burst into ________.

A．at the end, tears	B．at an end, crying
C．at an end, tears	D．in the end, crying

8 . I’m sorry to say that our food is almost _______.We can’t survive if there is no one to help us.

A．by the end

B．at the end

C．in the end

D．at an end

9 . We don’t need to do extra work this evening. The day’s work is almost ______ now.

A．at the end	B．at an end
C．by the end	D．in the end

10 . To start with the aim of doing harm to others is only to ________ ruining oneself.

A．at the end	B．in the end
C．make ends meet	D．end up