2 . 选择正确的短语填空。

as if        a number of        lose heart        turn to        think highly of in return        as well        be/get familiar with        in a way        die out

1. They are not ______ charity work, which is still at an early stage in China.
2. No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs ______.
3. ______, I’m a little surprised when she accepted the offer to work in such a badly managed company.
4. Often life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries ______.
5. I still remember my first trip to the Taishan Mountain ______ it were yesterday
6. As China develops fast and steadily, ______ foreigners are learning Chinese as a second language.
7. We ______ their research in this field.
8. ______, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.
9. At last, I will be on my own, but I still want to have my parents to ______ whenever I need help.
10. She said that we shouldn’t ______ in times of difficulties and that we should be hopeful.

4 . 从方框中选出合适短语，并用其正确形式填空，其中两个短语为多余选项。

lose heart       blow up       in return       stand for     on a regular basis     from then on     in a way

1. In 1963 I helped Nelson Mandela _____________ some government buildings.
2. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the great.___________, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.
3. The Winter and the Summer Olympics are held every four years _______________.
4. _____________ our programmer is like our coach.
5. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag _____________?

8 . 汉译英
1. （朝…） 前进
2. 第一手；亲自
3. 继续做；坚持干
4. 抱着……的希望
5. 为了；以便
6. 打个赌
7. 以防；以防万一
8. 作为回报
9. 所以；结果是
10. 弄懂；弄清楚