put pressure on 给…施加压力 pressure sb. with in danger at risk 处于危险中 at stake on top of… 在…上/除了… apart from… besides/except/but in addition to… catch up on… 弥补 make up(for…) at a crossroads 在关键时刻/在十字路口 at the crossing be dependent on… 依靠/依赖 depend on reply on count on make use of… take advantage of… 利用… make the most of… use…to the full use… head for… 驶向… be headed for… be bound for… focus on… centre 聚焦/以…为中心 concentrate heart and soul 全心全意 body and soul 身心 one’s flesh and blood 血肉
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二、单项填空 1. The moment the accident took place, two policemen were sent there to ______ the case. A.look over B.look into C.look up D.look through 2. The girl witnessed ______ the man burst into the bank on a dark night last week. A.to see B.seeing C.to seeing D.having seen 3. Notice for the moment was ______ of nuclear talks between Iran and some western countries. A.paid B.taken C.centered D.given 4. The machine works as though it ______ by a man. A.is operated B.were operated C.was operated D.should be operated 5. She is ______ her knowledge of plants again. A.show off B.showing up C.showing off D.showing around 6. ― How often do you eat out? ― ______, but usually once a week. A.Have no idea B.It depends C.As usual D.Generally speaking 7. Many people in China have never dream of ______ for then them to learn to drive after their retirement. A.being a chance B.there’s chance C.there to be a chance D.there being a chance 8. Wuhan and Chongqing are among the most important cities in China ______ their size and population. A.in favour of B.in case of C.in view of D.in terms of 9. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ______. A.excuse B.sense C.use D.value 10. He is lying still on the grass as if he ______ dead. A.is B.was C.were D.should be 11. It worried her a bit ______ her hair was turning grey. A.while B.that C.if D.for 12. ______ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account. A.What is required B.What requires C.It is required D.It requires 13. Keep in mind ______ you want others to respect you, you must respect others first. A.that when B.that if C.if when D.when if 14. A television programme ______ “Kim’ll fix it” invites viewers to say what they really want to do,. A.being called B.having called C.calling D.called 15. She was so ______ in the job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door. A.attracted B.absorbed C.drawn D.concentrated 16. ― Can I help you? ― I’d like to buy a present for my mother’s birthday, ______ at a proper price but of great use. A.that B.the one C.which D.one 17. As we all know, tigers and pandas are ______ now, but tigers are ______ to people. A.dangerous; dangerous B.in danger; in danger C.in danger; dangerous D.dangerous; in danger 18. Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children. A.devotes B.spends C.offers D.provides 19. You have the ______ of working hard and being successful or of not working hard and being unsuccessful. A.selection B.choice C.alternative D.option 20. There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. ______, it is important that we try. A.But B.Nevertheless C.Otherwise D.Therefore 21. We stood at the top of the mountain ______ east of the city, watching ______ burning sun rising. A./; a B.the; a C.the; the D./; the 22. ―If I report it to the police, they’ll want to know where I found it. ― ______? ― They might want to know what I was doing there. A.Why not B
