12) present 13) false 14) stale 15) pull 16) at least 17) minor 18) alive/living 19) relatively 20) narrow

1) is on the rise 2) numerous 3) was launched

4) come to no good end/come to bad ends 5) different from 6) go down

7) being hard on/being so hard on the child 8) an indication 9) possess 10) a case in point

1) out of style 2) In the case of 3) overnight 4) on the other hand 5) evidence 6) clue 7) incident 8) corresponding 9) contagious 10) lay in 11) anyway 12) reinforced 13) behavior

1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.

2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking. 3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.

4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.

5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.

6) All the candidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.

1) disagreement 2) disadvantage 3) disappear 4) disapprove 5) misbehave 6) discomfort 7) miscount 8) discontented 9) discontinue 10) disclose 11) misdeed 12) misdirect 13) misfortune 14) misguide 15) dishearten 16) dishonor 17) misjudge 18) mislead 19) disobey 20) disorder 21) misprint 22) misspelling 23) mistranslate 24) misunderstanding

1) overpraised

2) overate 3) overwork 4) overcrowded 5) overweight 6) overloading 7) overanxious 8) Overpopulation

1) shoe repairers 2) clothes shops 3) cigarette packets 4) customs duties 5) child welfare 6) arms control

7) a salesperson/a sales clerk 8) a ticket office

1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.

2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.

3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold. 4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.

5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge. 6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.

1) Our team is likely to win the game. 2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.

3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down in a year or two.

4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.

5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.

6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.

1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources for mankind.

2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.

3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to how I could learn English better.

4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.

5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.

1) evidence 2) on the rise 3) behavior 4) launched 5) campaigns 6) contagious 7) Numerous 8) linked 9) unlike 10) reinforced 1) pair 2) never 3) very 4) won 5) On 6) happened 7) when 8) along 9) stopped 10) help 11) to 12) station 13) found 14) gone 15) lying 16) this 17) recognized 18) back 19) like 20) strong

21) fists 22) got 23) never 24) on

1) computer games 2) was getting married 3) hesitated 4) Unfortunately 5) Worse still 6) forever 7) positive 8) property 9) learn a lesson

10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it 翻译

1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。

Vast amounts of investment have enabled the economy of the area to grow rapidly. 2) 他们为新建一所医院开展了一场筹款运动。

They launched a campaign to raise money for a new hospital. 3) 成功在于勤奋(diligence)，诺兰医生就是一个很好的例证。 Success lies in diligence. Dr. Nolen is a case in point.

4) 他们都具有很高的道德标准，决不会受诱惑接受如此贵重的礼品。

Men of high moral standards, they are never to be tempted into taking such expensive gifts. 5) 有迹象表明，不少工厂正面临着十分困难的局面。

There are indications that numerous factories are faced with a very difficult situation. 6) 警方找到谁是罪犯的重要线索后，在几小时内就以武装抢劫罪拘捕了他。

The police arrested the criminal on a charge of armed robbery several hours after they found an important clue to his identity.

7) 调查显示，对某些人来说，退休往往会造成心理上的病痛。

Investigation has revealed that retirement tends to cause psychological troubles for some people. 8) 医疗队并没有一味抱怨当地医院较差的工作条件。比如，好几位医生就曾用自己的钱购置了简单的医疗器械。