英文释义专练

英文释义专练

1.Although the product is ______________ (costing not very much money), yet its quality is

up to standard.

2.The blue and white tie _______________ (go well with) your suit. How much does it cost?

3.______________ (very clean or cool) meat and vegetables are available in the supermarket.

4.It is hard to understand ______________ (in the area near where you live) language when

you are in a strange city.

5.Jay is _____________ (known by many people) as a popular singer and he has created many

songs.

6.I once lived in Chengdu for half a year. I ____________ (not hear, see or have something) the

delicious food there very much.

7.I wrote an email to my cousin the other day, but he hasn’t _____________ (say or write

something as an answer) to me yet.

8.Tony has been in Hong Kong for a couple of days and he is ______________ (go away) for

Paris tomorrow.

9.Are you ________________ (want to know something) why he is angry with his little son?

10.He _______________ (look carefully for something) the house for the lost child, but failed.

11.I feel ______________ (not strong). I’d rather have a good sleep.

12.He is so _______________ (not afraid) that he always keeps calm when facing danger.

13.With so many people who care for me, I do know I’m not _______________ (without any

other people) in the world.

14.The brave man ____________ (run quickly) into the kitchen and saved the girl from the fire.

15.Although he was still alive, his arms and face were terribly ______________ (hurt someone

with fire).

16.________________ (not in or from your own country) customs are quite different from ours.

17.Different ________________ (words used in speaking and writing) and cultures impressed

us a lot while travelling in Europe.

18.They are ________________ (talk about something) the matter at present. They haven’t

made a decision yet.

19.She ________________ (give something to sb) food and cover to the homeless the other day.

20.Although they didn’t _________________ (be best or first in a competition), they’re still my

heroes.

21.What a _______________ (not interesting) speech! I almost fell asleep.

22.The photos on the wall always remind me of the pleasant _________________ (a long trip)

in Africa.

23._________________ (after a long time), they managed to get out of the tunnel.

24.I doubt whether they are the ___________________ (most important) points of the passage.

25.What a __________________ (very bad) mistake I have made! I left my key in the office.

26.He spent a lot of time __________________ (make something full of something else) the

pool with water.

27.He ___________________ (go to) a meeting yesterday and made a speech at the meeting.

28.He ___________________ (tell someone what you think he or she should do) us to catch the

early bus, but we didn’t listen to him.

29.We’re warned not to risk travelling there in such a ___________ (bad or dangerous) situation.

30.What does the passage _______________ (more than anything else) talk about?

31.We should do what we can to _______________ (stop something from happening) people

polluting the river.

32.Many ________________ (a person who is travelling or visiting a place) from all over the

world come to Beijing every year.

33.No supermarkets ________________ (give something to someone or something else)

shoppers with plastic bags for free any more.

34.No one expects you to be a _________________ (the best) person, but we do expect you to

do your best always.

35.Sh! Do you hear someone ________________ (give a loud high cry) for help?

36.I think taking the plane is ________________ (not in danger) than taking any other transport.

37.Finally, the house stopped ________________ (move quickly from side to side, up and down)

and everything was in silence.

38.Some people don’t ________________ (know or understand something that you did not

know before) the importance of health until they fall ill.

39.You’d better go over what you have learned in class if you want to ___________________

(make something better) your study.

40.There are a number of car ________________ (a place where things are made by machines)

in Europe.

41.The poor boy feels _________________ (not happy because of being alone) from time to

time because he doesn’t know anyone here.

42.How long has the fisherman been ________________ (having a husband or wife) to the

waitress?

43.The couple moved three ____________ (a group of buildings with streets on all sides) away.

44.The Lis prefer _______________ (rest after work) themselves on the sofa after a day’s work.

45.People ____________ (come together) in the square to watch the fireworks several days ago.

46.Suzhou has been famous for its silk and gardens for _____________. ( a period of 100 years )

47.Unluckily, ______________ (more than two) of the valuable Chinese paintings were burnt

because of a sudden fire last night.

48.Wall Street is famous as the _______________ (the activity of buying and selling) centre.

49.The general manager attended the _______________ (two or more countries taking part)

meeting for the first time yesterday.

50.It is generous of her to make ________________ (very large) donations to charities.

51.Listen! The rain is beating ________________ (hitting something) the window.

52.Do you like the seven __________________ (very small) men in Snow White?

53.Maybe I can’t ________________ (finish what you have tried to do) to make her stop crying,

but I’ll try to do that

54.The robber _______________ (hold something together with ropes) up the poor boy and

called his parents to ask for money.

55.After a short break, the army _______________ (keep doing something) moving to the front.

56.Both Jim and his father are rather quiet. They seldom have _____________ (a small talk)with

each other.

57.I heard that the brave policeman put out the fire on his own and _____________ (try not to

do something)a bigger accident.

58.Who can work out the physics problem in another _______________(right or correct) way?

59.Early diagnosis(诊断) and treatment can usually prevent ______________ (the condition of

being unable to see).

60.Those suffering from infectious diseases should be separated from the other ____________

(a person who is ill, especially in hospital).

61.The cost of living has risen. As a result, the Zhangs can hardly ______________ (have

enough money to pay for something) to travel abroad.

62.The old man was _______________ (cut a person’s body open to take out or repair a part) on

immediately and luckily he was saved.

63. A high wall _______________ (put things into different groups) our back yard from the

football field in the past.

64.Look at the sign, please. Parking isn’t ________________ (let someone do something) here.

65.You’ll certainly be ________________ (make someone pay money because he/she has done

something wrong) if you park your car carelessly.

66.My uncle prefers riding bicycles to driving cars because he thinks cars _______________

(cause a result) pollution.

67.The Great Wall is one of the seven ________________ (something that fills you with

surprise) in the world.

68.The theatre once _________________ (be in a place) at the southern end of the island.

69.The leaves floated on the _______________ (the outside and top part of something) of the

water.

70.Nothing _________________ (provide what is needed ) him. He is always complaining.

71.He attended the international meeting for the first time last Saturday. Anyway, he managed to

behave ___________________ (in a correct way).

72.Some animals like squirrels ___________________ (keep something somewhere) food to

live through the winter.

73.Because of the __________________ (happening in a short period of time) increase of house

prices, many young people can’t afford a house of their own.

74.What’s the _________________ (the total number of people in an area, a country, etc.) of

Europe?

75.The _______________ (a person who rides in a car, but, train, etc. but does not drive it)

couldn’t wait to get off as soon as the coach stopped.

76.The reporter came to our school ____________ (for one purpose)to interview the headmaster.

77.________________ (decide in what way things are similar or different) with city life, country

life is much simpler in some ways.

78.The poor man was ______________ (being hurt by a knife or a gun) and bled to death at last.

79.He has a lot of _______________ (someone who hate you or speak and act against you) in

the country. As a result, he is always in fear of his life.

80._________________ (think or believe something is possible) flights are fully booked on that

day —which other day could we go?

81.Almost everyone likes watching shows which are _____________ (show on TV, in

newspapers, etc.) live instead of recorded ones.

82.My father got home earlier than usual last night in order to watch the ______________ (sent

out while the event is happening) basketball match.

83.In some ways, the spread of AIDS can’t be _______________ (make sth. work in the way

you want) easily.

84.The officer _______________ (give sth. to someone especially at an important event ) the

young couple with a valuable old Roman vase at the wedding.

85.In the end, he ________________ (achieve sth that you have been trying to do) in dealing

with the situation.

86.It really ________________ (be important) who took away my notebook. I can’t find it now.

87.I was ________________ (make sb. do sth. they do not want to do) to take a taxi because the

last bus had left.

88.The __________________ (of a whole country) team door is open to all good athletes.

89.I never _________________ (be not sure if something is true ) that his works can win high

praise from the music industry.

90.Generally speaking, Japanese are _________________ (making sure that rules are obeyed)

with their children than Chinese do.

91.His flat was broken into last night. Luckily, nothing ________________ (very useful or

important) was stolen.

92.My grandparents live on a healthy diet. They _________________ (not very often) eat sweet

snacks.

93.I wondered how the business _______________ (grow and improve) from a small factory

into an international company.

94.Just _______________ (form a picture in your mind of someone or something) what life will

be like without mobile phones!

95.The Internet and mobile phones have _________________ (make something change) our

daily life a lot.

96.I ________________ (like one thing more than another) milk to juice when I was young.

97.They painted the room orange in order to _________________ (produce a particular feeling

or impression) a feeling of warmth.

98.These pets _________________ (need sth; depend on sb/sth) a lot of care and attention.

99.The song can _________________ (help sb remember sth) most adults of my age of our

childhood.

100.He kept _________________ (say again) my words. That almost drove me mad.

101.As we know, blue ___________________ (stand for) sadness.

102.What a mess! Coins and papers are ________________ (cover a large area) all over the floor. 103.He is writing a book about the _______________ (connected with a time long ago in history) history of China.

104.Do you know that good ________________ (a book giving a list of words and their meanings) are of great help to your study?

105.My uncle is such an excellent cook that he can cook delicious food with _______________ (not special) materials like carrots and chicken.

106.He always ______________（think of）a lot before making a decision.