1 . 短语填空

literally speaking, all the way, be typical of, arise from, take sb.’s breath away be bound to, in addition to, home to, go through, a bunch of

1. Overall, the fire last month ______ the loss of responsibility.
2. ______ 400 categories of coral and 1,500 species of fish, the Great Barrier Reef draws visitors from all over the world.
3. The man with ______ flowers in his hand was somewhat surprised to see me.
4. After ______ a lot of hardships for many years, the young man now lives a stable life.
5. The man used small talk as a way of getting to know the elegant woman, ______ passing the time.
6. We chatted happily ______ to the port.
7. Overall, both of us had the qualities and virtues that ______ American actors.
8. The view was ideal enough to ______ when I was travelling among the mountains.
9. I hold the firm belief that you ______ achieve your dream of being an excellent chef.
10. ______, adding ingredients is a must when we are cooking.

2 . 尽管他经历了起起伏伏，但我确实相信他总有一天会成功的。
________________, I do believe he will succeed one day.

5 . 直到露丝经历了真正的苦难她才意识到对家人的爱是很重要的。
Not until Lucy _________ the love for her family is important.

7 . 渐渐地，当孩子们长大了，经历了各种各样的事情之后，他们就会成熟并消化这些美德。
________________, after the children grow up and ________________, they will be ________________.

8 . 选词填空

in contrast, hang out, agree on, bank on, be bound to, go through

1. The old man ________________ many difficulties and hardships in the old society.
2. This section of the road is so narrow that there ________________ be traffic jams now and then.
3. You’ll probably find Dave at the pool hall—he often ________________ there.
4. The two sides failed to ________________ every point but came to an accommodation (和解).
5. It takes about six hours to go from Zhengzhou to Beijing by ordinary train. ________________, it takes less than three hours by high­speed train.

9 . 经历那些看似不可能做的事，去取得我们从未相信自己能取得的成就。（汉译英）
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10 . 为了帮助他度过脱瘾期，他的母亲用英雄故事激励他。
To help him ________, his mother ________.