1、1．He broke in___ the conversation without waiting for me to stop talking. 2．Difficulties and hardships have brought ___ the best qualities of the young geologist. 3．The government decided to draw___its gold reserves to get over the financial crisis. 4．Attendance
2、at football matches have dropped___since the coming of television. 5．The long‐awaited Hubble Space Telescope, due___orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky. 6．She was so touched by his generosity that for a moment she was ___a
3、loss for words. 7．It wasn’t so much that I disliked her ___that I just wasn’t interested in the whole business. 8．Mary is occupied____the translation of a French novel. 9．We discussed the matter___tea and cakes. 10．I came here for nothing else but to see you___pur
4、pose. 11．Steadily rising prices press most heavily ___the poor and the old people with fixed incomes. 12．The Russians sent up the first sputnik and caught the other nuclear powers ___surprise. 13．His letter indicated that he loved his daughter and felt proud___her
5、 and her success. 14．Your improper words will give rise___doubts concerning your true intentions. 15．We’ve run___of sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some. 16．He was ashamed ____having asked such a silly question. 17．Women have significant advantages over men in sp
6、ace because they need less food and less oxygen and they stand up____radiation better. 18．The future of this company is__ stake: many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable net‐based businesses. 19．He was determined to stick___the job until th
7、e new cutter worked properly. 20．We have lunch___the stroke of twelve every day. 21．She had not once been away from the place for more than thirty hours___a stretch. 22．They, the former opponents, were sitting talking side by side. I thought my eyes were playing t
8、ricks___me. 23．To finance the program they had to turn to the public___the funds they needed. 24．Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such
