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18、 Scotland’s (onslaught) on Wales in the second half of the match earned them a 4 - 1 victory.

19、 By the time I left his house he had become pretty hostile; I felt I (deserved) better than that.

20、 Today almost every household has radios, TVs and a whole (host) of gadgets by electricity.

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Unit 7

课后练习题：

1，The director said that what he was really dreaming of was a company of actors all filled with the same spirit. （brimming with / imbued with）

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导演说,他十分渴望的是使一个公司的演员都洋溢着同一种精神（使充满，满溢的）

2，No doubt that there is always a certain amount of fear when a person starts any new job. （trepidation）

毫无疑问，当一个人开始任何新的工作时总会有一定的担心（担心，恐惧） 3, What we need for this project is someone with a lively and inquiring mind who will have lots o f new ideas. (vivacious)

对于这个项目，我们需要的是活波的，创新的，专注的人（活波的，充满活力的）

4, I think it would be unfair to Debby’s family to conjecture about the possible reasons for her suicide at the moment. (speculate on)

我认为它将对黛比的家庭不公平，推测这很可能她目前自杀的原因。（考虑，推测）

5, The Foreign Ministers have reached a provisional agreement to hold a preparatory conference before the next month’s Washington summit.

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(tentative)

外交部长们已经达成一个临时协定在下个月的华盛顿首脑会议前举行一个准备会议。（尝试性的，临时的）

6, The rare disease, which only affects young children of both sexes, has continued to perplex doctors and public health workers. (baffle)

这种罕见的病毒，只影响年幼的小孩，已经连续的使医生和公共卫生工作者困惑。（使困难，使困惑）

7, The political analyst has pointed out that the only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. (make for)

这些政治分析家指出他们可以致使政治变革唯一的方法是对国家施压。（致使，造成）

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8, Sue had never done any decorating before, but she’s made a first-class job of the living room. (crack)

Sue以前从来没有做过任何装饰美化，但是她装饰出了一个一流的起居室。（一流）

9, In his speech, Hugh described abortion as a terrible offence against God and humanity, which made the audience very angry. (raised audience’s hackles)

在他的演说中，Hugh描述人工流产为反对上帝和人类的可怕罪行，——使听众很愤怒。（引起听众触怒）

10, Harriet is thirty-two, he is gorgeous, he has got his own house and, what’s more, he is single. (unattached)

Harriet 32岁，他非常华丽帅气，已经拥有属于自己的住房，更重要的是，他还未婚。（未订婚的，未结婚的）

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二，选择题：

1，We looked out across a river valley to the broad snow-white ridge of Mount Ararat, its peak against the blue sky. C. incandescent

我们向对面看，穿过一个河谷通往宽阔雪白的阿勒山脊，它的山峰在蓝天映射下格外明亮。（十分明亮的，耀眼的）

2，Would you care for some tea, or even a light meal, to yourself before setting off for a new adventure? D. fortify

您还需要来点茶吗，乃至便餐，在开始一个新冒险之前增强你自己？（增强）

3，The company she was working for was failing so she decided to and set up her own business with a friend. B. bail out

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