UNIT 2 时间类
age 年龄： 1. “be/come of age" ＝ be old enough to be responsible in law 成年 Mary comes of age on May 25th of this year. 玛丽今年5月25日长大成人。 2. “be over age" ＝ having passed a certain age or age limit 超龄 Tom won't be called up for military service, for he is over age. 汤姆不会被应征入伍,因为他超龄了。 3. “be under age" ＝too young 未成年, 不足龄 John was rejected by the school because he was under age. 学校不收约翰,因为他不够年龄 4. “for ages" ＝ (colloq) very long time (俗) 很长时间 We've been waiting here for ages. 我们在这里一直等了很久。 ancient 古老的： “the ancients" ＝ great people or nations of early times 古代民族, 古人。 The ancients had made great human civilization. 古人创造了伟大的人类文明。 April 四月： “April fool" ＝ sb. tricked for fun on April 1st We like to make him an April fool every year. 每年我们都喜欢在愚人节愚弄他。 Autumn 秋季： “in the autumn of sb.'s life" ＝ between middle and old age 在某人的垂暮之年 He began to learn Russian in the autumn of his life. 他在垂暮之年开始学习俄语。 birth 出生 ： 1. “by birth"＝of family origin 在出生上,论出身 He is an English by birth, a German by education. 论出身他是英国人,论教育是德国人。 2. “give birth to “ A:＝produce young 生孩子 She gave birth to a healthy baby in the early morning. 她今天凌晨生了一个健康的男婴。 B:＝ produce an idea 想到一个主意 He suddenly gave birth to an idea how to make more efficient furnaces to makegreater quantities of steel. 他突然想到了一个主意, 如何建造更有效的高炉来生产更多的钢。 3. “in sb.'s birth suit" ＝ naked 光着身子,裸体 He likes to sleep in his birth suit every night. 他喜欢每晚光着身睡觉。 century 世纪： “ make / score a century" ＝ 100 runs made by a batsman in one innings (板球)击球员在一局所得的百分。 The famous cricket athlete made a century. 这个著名的板球运动员得了百分。 clock 钟： 1. “like clock-work" ＝ smoothly 顺利地,无毛病的 All work will be finished like clock-work. 所有工作会顺利地完成。 2. “put / turn the clock back" ＝ do something likely to lead to worse conditions 向后倒退 John's solutions for solving the firm's problems will only put the clock back, I'm afraid. 约翰解决公司问题的方法恐怕只会向后倒退。 3. “work against the clock"＝ work fast to finish before a certain time 拼命赶时间 Doctors worked against the clock to save the injured men. 医生们拼命赶时间救治伤员。 4. “work round the clock" ＝ work day and night 日夜工作 People with very important jobs sometimes have to work round the clock. 有非常重要工作的人有时不得不日夜工作。 date 日期： 1. “be/bring something up to date" ＝ make something modern 合乎潮流,跟上时代, 现代化 In the new factory all the equipment was up to date. 在这家新工厂, 所有的设备都是现代化的。 2. “out of date" ＝ out of fashion 过时,(式样)陈旧的 His clothes are rather out of date. 他衣服式样相当陈旧。 3. “to date"＝ so far 迄今为止,至今 He hasn't written to date. 他至今还未写。 dawn 黎明： “dawn upon/on sb." ＝ realize 明白过来,想到 It has slowly dawned (up)on us that he will not help us. 我们慢慢明白过来,他不会帮助我们。 day 天, 白昼： 1. “call it a day"＝ stop doing something 不再干下去,停止 Let's call it a day. 我们今天到此为止。 2. “carry/win the day" ＝ be successful in cause 得胜,胜利,占上风 His plan carried the day. 他的计划占了上风。 3. “day in (and) day out" ＝continously 不断地,日复一日地. For a whole year Tom has worked day in, day out, without a holiday. 汤姆一整年日复一日地工作,没有一个假日。 4. “end sb.'s day in “＝spend the last part of sb.'s life there 在...度过余生(晚年) He ended his days in 5. “have sb.'s day" ＝ be happy 有高兴的时候 Every dog has its day. 每只狗都有高兴的时候。（喻：凡人皆有得意时。） 6. “in sb.'s day" ＝ in sb.'s time 当年,在当时 The steam engine was excellent in its day -- but it's had its day now. 蒸汽机当年曾是极佳的,但现在已经不盛行了。 7. “lose the day" ＝ not win the day 落下风 His plan lost the day. 他的计划不占上风。 8. “make somebody's day"＝ be happy for a whole day 高兴一整天 It makes the old lady's day when the children come to see her. 孩子们来看望她使她高兴了一整天。 9. “name the day" ＝ agree to marry or fix the wedding day 订婚 -Hasn't Jane named the day yet? 珍还没定结婚日吗？ -John still hasn't asked her to marry him. 约翰还没向她求婚呢。 daylight 日光 ： 1. “bring something into daylight" ＝ make something open/expose 把 ...公开出来 The scandal was brought into daylight by a newspaper article. 一篇新闻把这个丑闻公开出来。 2. “see daylight" ＝ realize 意识到,想到 I suddenly began to see daylight. Hally wasn't only spying for us but also for the enemy. 我突然意识到,哈利不仅在给我们做密探, 而且还在给敌人做密探。 early 早的： 1. “an early bird" ＝ (见 bird) 2. “at an early date" ＝ as earlier as possible 早日 We'd like to hold the meeting at an early date. 我们愿意早日召开这次会议。 3. “early and late" ＝ at all hours 从早到晚 He likes to watch TV programmes early and late on weekends. 他喜欢周未从早到晚看电视节目。 4. “early years" ＝ during the childhood 早年,少年时代 In his early years he liked ships. 在早年他喜欢各式的船。 eternity 永恒： “an eternity" ＝ a period of time that seems endless 一段没完没了的时间 He was so anxious that every moment seemed an eternity. 他那么紧张, 以致每一刻都象是没完没了似的。 fast 快速的： 1. “as fast as sb.'s legs could carry one"＝ run as fast as possible 拼命地跑 At the sight of a policeman, the thief ran as fast as his legscould carry him. 一看到警察,小偷就拼命地跑。 2. “be fast asleep" ＝ have a sound sleep 熟睡 He seems to be fast asleep. 他似乎熟睡了。 3. “Fast bind, fast find"＝If you hide something safely, no one can find it. (谚)藏得好,丢不了。 Fast bind, fast find. None of the thieves succeeded in finding out where old Smith hid his treasure. 藏得好，丢不了。没有一个小偷能找到老史密斯藏财宝的地方。 4. “hard and fast rules" ＝ rigid rules 严格的规则 There are hard and fast rules in Army. 部队里有严格的制度。 5. “play fast and loose with" ＝ trifle with 对...反复无常,玩弄... He played fast and loose with the girl's affection. 他玩弄姑娘的感情。 first 第一： 1. “first come, first served" ＝ those who come first will be served first 先到的先招待 The rule in a restaurant is first come, first served. 饭店的规矩是先到者先招待。 2. “from first to end" ＝ from the beginning to the end 从头至尾,一贯 He read the novel from first to end. 他从头到尾读了这部小说。 3. “from the very first" ＝ from the beginning 从开始一直 I was against the plan from the very first. 我一直反对这个计划。 hour 小时： 1. “at all hours" ＝ constantly or anytime of day or night 经常地, 不断地 He disturbs me at all hours of the day and night. 他白天晚上不断地打扰我。 2. “at the eleventh hour" ＝ at the very last moment 在最后时刻, 在危急时刻 The climbers were rescued at the eleventh hour. 这些登山者在最后一刻被解救了。 3. “for hours" ＝ for a long time 很久 He has been playing chess for hours. 他下棋下了很长时间。 4. “keep good/late hours" ＝ 按时作息/晚睡 He keeps late hours and gets very little sleep. 他老是晚睡并且睡得很少。 5. “the small hours" ＝ between midnight and 4:00am 夜间一两点或两三点 They launched their attack in the small hours of the morning. 他们在夜间两三点发动了进攻。 interval 间隔： “at intervals"＝ time between two events or acts / space between two objects 每隔一会儿;每隔一段距离 There are houses at intervals along the road. 沿路相隔不远都有房子。 late 晚的： 1. “at the latest"＝no later than 最晚 All the passengers should check in one hour before their flight time at the latest. 所有乘客至迟应在班机起飞前一小时办理登机手续。 2. “better late than never"＝better to achieve something eventually than not at all (谚)迟做总比不做好 Better late than never. Do it now. 迟做总比不做好，动手干吧。 3. “It is never too late to mend" ＝ better to mend in the end than not at all (谚)改过不嫌晚 Don't dwell on your mistake. it's never too late to mend. 不必老惦记犯的错误，改过不嫌晚。 4. “keep late hours"＝sleep and get up late 晚睡晚起 He slipped into the habit of keeping late hours. 他慢慢养成了晚睡晚起的习惯。 5. “of late" ＝ recently 近来,最近 His health seemed to have improved considerably of late. 近来他的身体好像好了许多。 lose 失去： 1. “lose no time (in)" ＝ at once 立即 You should lose no time in beginning work. 你应该立即开始工作。 2. “lose sb.'s head" ＝ lose control of 失去控制 When the fire broke out in the movies, the people lost their heads and ran in all directions. 电影院失火时,人们惊慌失措,四散奔逃。 3. “lose sb.'s heart to" ＝ love sb. 爱上,喜欢 She lost her heart to the doll when she first saw it. 她第一眼看到这个布娃娃就喜欢上它了。 4. “lose sb.'s tongue" ＝ not know what to say 不知说什么好 The man would always lose his tongue when he was introduced to new people. 当被介绍给生人时,这个人总会不知说什么好。 5. “lose oneself in" ＝ pay full attention to 聚精会神 Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon at a time. 哈利有时会一下午聚精会神地看书。 6. “lose the thread of" ＝ mixed up 乱了头绪 He lost the thread of what he was saying. 他记不清讲到哪里了。 7. “lose the use of" ＝ no longer use 不能再使用 He had lost the use of both legs. 他的双腿已不再管用了。 loss 损失： 1. “be at a loss" ＝ be confused 不知所措 Her statement left me completely at a loss. 她的叙述令我不知所措。 2. “throw for a loss" ＝ be worried about 使不安,使发愁 Mr. White was thrown for a loss when he lost his job. 怀特先生失业后很发愁。 March 三月： 1. “mad as a March hare" ＝ wild in behaviour 气得发疯 What he said made her mad as a March hare. 他的话令她气得发疯。 2. “steal a march on sb." ＝ win a position first 抢先某人,早某人一步 Mary got the job by getting up earlier than Bill.She stole a march on him. 玛丽因比贝尔早起床而得到了这份工作，她比他抢先一步取得优势。 midnight 午夜： “ burn the midnight oil" ＝ study late into the night 开夜车 With exams next month most of the students are burning the midnight oil at the moment. 大多数学生因下月的考试目前正在开夜车。 midsummer 仲夏： “ midsummer madness" ＝ the height of madness 极度疯狂 The carnival makes the whole city in midsummer madness. 狂欢节使整个城市的人处于极度疯狂状态。 minute 分钟： 1. “in a minute"＝ soon 立刻,马上 I'll be with you in a minute. 我马上见你。 2. “to the minute" ＝ exactly 一分不差,准确地 The train arrived at three o'clock to the minute. 火车准三点到达。 3. “up to the minute" ＝ most recent or fashionable 最近的,最新的 The machine they have just bought is up to the minute. 他们刚购买的机器是最新式的。 moment 时刻： 1. “at every moment" ＝ constantly 不断地 At every moment I am reminded of the great difficulties we have still to face. 我不断地提醒自己要注意我们仍必须面对的巨大困难。 2. “not for a moment" ＝ never 从不,绝不 I wasn't for a moment deceived by his friendly words. 我绝不会被他那些友善的话欺骗的。 3. “of great moment" ＝ of great importance 非常重要的 This is a document of great moment. 这是非常重要的文件。 4. “on the spur of the moment" ＝ do something without thinking 未经思索立即… Test should not be given on the spur of the moment. 不应该随意进行测验。 Monday 星期一： 1. “Monday morning feeling" ＝ depressed feeling 忧愁的感觉,沮丧的感觉 He often has Monday morining feeling when he thinks of the job. 他想到工作时经常有沮丧的感觉。 2. “a Monday morning quarterback"＝a person who warns people after it has occurred(美俚)放马后炮的人 Tom is often referred to as a Monday morning quarterback. 人们经常称汤姆是个放马后炮的人。 month 月份： 1. “a month of sundays" ＝ a very long time 很长一段时间 When he got her first letter, he felt that he had not heard from her for a month of Sundays. 当收到她的第一封信时,他感到他已很长时间没收到她的信了。 2. “this day month" ＝ on the same day of next month 下月今日/ 四个星期后 I shall be back this day month. 我将一个月后回来。 morning 上午： 1. “from morning till night"＝the whole day 从早到晚 The professor and his colleagues worked on the experiment from morning till night. 教授和他的同事们从早到晚在实验。 2. “the morning watch" ＝ (at sea) period of duty,4 am to 8 am (航海)早班 The sailor, John, is on the morning watch today. 约翰这个水手今天上早班。 night 夜晚： 1. “at night"＝during the night 夜里 Some animals only come out at night. 有些动物在夜里才出来。 2. “an early/a late night"＝a night when one goes to bed earlier or later than usual 比平时睡得早（晚）的夜晚 I'm afraid you've been having too many late nights recently. 恐怕你近来晚睡的次数太多了。 3. “have a good/bad night"＝sleep well or badly during the night 夜里睡得好（不好） What you need now is to go back home and have a good night. 你现在需要的是回家睡个好觉。 4. “make a night of it"＝spend all night in pleasure making 玩一整夜 Boys and girls at the party made a night of it. 舞会上的男孩、女孩们玩了一整夜。 5. “night and day (or: day and night)"＝all the time 夜以继日 We keep the machines running night and day to meet the need of the market. 我们让机器日夜不停地运转着以满足市场的需要。 6. “stay/stop the night"＝ not leave at night 留下过夜 It looks as if we shall have to stay the night here after all. 看来我们不得不在这里过夜了。 7. “turn night into day"＝do at night what is usually done during the day 以夜作昼 It's no news for newspaper editors to turn night into day. 昼夜颠倒对报纸编辑们来说是家常便饭了。 8. “work nights" ＝ work on night shift 上夜班 My husb.and is working nights this week. 我丈夫这个星期上夜班。 noonday 中午： “ as clear/plain as noonday （or:as clear as the sun at noonday）" ＝ very clear 一清二楚 The police think the accident is as clear as noonday. 警方认为这场事故一清二楚。 now 现在： 1. “a now person"＝ modern, up-to-date person 现代派 Peter is a now person--unlike his brother who is very old-fashioned. 彼得是一个现代派,不像他哥哥是个守旧的人。 2. “now and again/then"＝ occasionally 有时，偶尔 She likes to go to the opera now and then. 她喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。 pass 通过： 1. “bring something to pass" ＝ accomplish 完成,执行 By much planning, she brought the marriage to pass. 经过筹备, 她结婚了。 2. “come to a pretty pass" ＝ reach such a state/condition 遭遇困难,陷入困境 If you go on doing that, you will come to a pretty pass some day. 如果你继续干的话,你总有一天会陷入困境。 3. “come to pass" ＝ happen 发生 How exactly did that come to pass. 那事到底是怎么发生的？ 4. “let something pass" ＝ do not care about 不计较 Bill was rude, but let it pass. 比尔没有礼貌,但不要计较。 5. “pass by/under the name of" ＝ use a false name 用假名字 Mr. Smith moved to another city where he passed by the name of Crook. 史密斯先生搬到了另一个城市,在那他用了克鲁克这个假名字。 6. “pass for" ＝ be seen .... as 被认为是 She would pass for an American very easily. 她很容易被认为是美国人。 7. “pass judgement/opinion on" ＝ give sb.'s opinion on something 对... 提出看法/意见 I can't pass an opinion on your work without seeing it. 我无法在目睹之前对你的工作提出意见。 8. “pass the time of day" ＝ stop and say "good morning" 打招呼, 停下来说几句 They met at the corner and paused to pass the time of day. 他们在街角遇到一起,停下来说了几句。 9. “pass upon/on" ＝ give an opinion on something/sb. 就...发表意见 Please pass upon the question. 请就此问题发表意见。 pendulum 钟摆： “the swing of the pendulum" ＝(fig) the change of public opinion from one party to its opposite (喻)舆论从一方转变到另一方 Allowing for the usual swing of the pendulum, Tom should win the election by about a thousand votes. 考虑到舆论的变化, 汤姆应以多出大约一千的票当选。 period 一段时间： 1. “come to a period" ＝ end 结束,告终 The term is coming to a period. 这个学期要结束了。 2. “play in period" ＝ of actors playing in period costume 穿那一时期服装表演 He usually likes to play in period. 他通常喜欢穿戏装。 3. “put a period to something" ＝ finish something 结束某事 The suspect's confession put a period to the investigation. 疑犯的招供结束了案件调查。 quick 迅速的： 1. “as quick as a flash/lightning"＝very quick 极快 She got the answer to the riddle as quick as lightning. 她一下子就猜中了谜底。 2. “be quick off the mark"＝making a prompt start 迅速开始 You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a job interview. 对工作面试你得马上就办。 3. “cut/touch sb. to the quick" ＝ hurt sb.'s feeling deeply 深深伤害某人的感情 What he said cut her to the quick. 他的话深深伤害了她的感情。 4. “the quick and the dead" ＝ the living and the dead. 生者与死者 season 季节： 1. “a word in season" ＝ advice given at a suitable time 金石良言,适时忠言 Uncle Harry gave the newly-weds a word in season. 哈利叔叔对这对新婚夫妇讲了金石良言。 2. “in season/ out of season" ＝ normally available/not available 当季/过季 The strawberries will be in season soon./ will be out of season soon. 不久草莓要当季大量上市。/不久草莓要过季了。 3. “in seasons and out of seasons" ＝ at all times 在所有时候 We want to have fresh vegetables in seasons and out of seasons. 我们想在所有时候都有新鲜蔬菜。 4. “the off season/the dead season" ＝ when few tourists are about 旅游淡季 The costs will be less in the off season. 在旅游淡季花费会少些。 second 秒： 1. “second-hand" ＝ previously owned by someone else 用过的,二手的 The foreign student wanted to buy a second-hand car. 这位外国留学生想卖一辆旧车。 2. “at second-hand" ＝ obtained from others 间接了解的 I heard about the accident at second-hand. 我间接知晓了这次事故。 3. “second to none" ＝ of first-class /very well 是头等的,非常好 As a football player John is second to none. 作为足球运动员,约翰是一流的。 slow 缓慢的： 1. “go slow" ＝ work slowly as a protest 怠工 All our mail is being delayed as the postal workers are going slow. 我们的所有邮件因邮递员怠工而耽搁了。 2. “slow-coach" ＝ a person who is slow in action 笨伯,思想迂腐的人 A slow-coach is referred to as a person who is slow in action. 笨伯是一个行动迟缓的人。 spring 春季： 1. “spring-cleaning" ＝ clean (a house) thoroughly 大扫除 Let's give the house a spring-cleaning. 让我们彻底打扫一下房子。 2. “spring to/into life" ＝ start suddenly 突然开动 I turned the key and the engine sprang into life. 我转动钥匙,发动机突然发动起来。 3. “spring to mind" ＝ think of .... in a sudden 突然想起 An objection sprang to mind. 突然想到一个反对的理由。
Sunday 星期日： 1. “a month of Sundays" ＝ a very long time （见 month ） 2." sb.'s Sunday best" ＝ sb.'s best clothes 最好的衣服 They put on their sunday best and went to visit their aunt. 他们穿着最好的衣服去看姨妈。 swing (钟)摆动： 1. “get into the swing of" ＝ be used to gradually 逐渐习惯 It is not an easy work, but when you get into the swing of it you should be able to do it quite quickly. 这项工作不容易,但当你逐渐习惯它,你会做得相当快的。 2. “go with a swing" ＝ go on smoothly 进行顺利 Everyone is feeling happy, and the party went with a swing. 每个人都感到高兴,舞会进行得也很顺利。 3. “in full swing" ＝ fully 全面展开,达到高潮 The factory was already going in full swing. 工厂生产全面展开。 tick 一刹那间： 1. “what makes sb./something tick “＝ what makes him behave in the way (俗)什么使得某人/某物成为这个样子？ Can you explain what makes your son tick? 你可以解释什么使你儿子成为这个样子吗？ 2. “tick sb. off" ＝ scold him 指责或叱责某人 The little boy got ticked off. 这个小男孩受到责骂。 time 时间： 1. “against time"＝ quickly 尽快,抢时间 We are working against time to finish the experiment. 我们正抢时间完成这项实验。 2. “at times" ＝ occasionally 有时 We have noodles for lunch at times. 我们有时中午吃面条。 3. “behind the times" ＝ old-fashioned 过时,落后 The science books of 10 years ago are behind the times now. 这些十年前的科技图书现在过时了。 4. “have time on sb.'s hands" ＝ have plenty of time and nothing to do with it 空闲时间充裕 He dreamt of the day when he could have time on his hands. 他梦想有一天能有很多空闲时间。 5. “in good time" ＝ in time 及时地 He got there in good time for his train. 他及时到那里赶上了火车。 6. “in the nick of time" ＝ only just in time 刚好及时 The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the child from choking to death. 医生刚好及时赶到救了窒息要死的孩子。 7. “kill time" ＝ fill in time while waiting 消磨时光 He killed time by reading a newspaper while waiting for the bus. 他等公共汽车时读报纸消遣。 8. “mark time" ＝ do nothing till further orders 安于现状 I decided to mark time until some of the older men left and I had a chance of obtaining a better job. 我决定安于现状直到一些老家伙离开使我有机会得到更好的工作。 9. “the time of sb.'s life" ＝ enjoy oneself 玩得非常高兴 John had the time of his life at the party. 约翰在舞会上玩得非常高兴。 week 星期： 1. “a week last Monday" ＝ the week before last Monday 上星期一的前一周 She died a week last Monday. 她上上个星期一去世。 2. “a week today" ＝ the week after today 今天之后再过一周 I am going away a week today. 我将于一周后离开。 3. “tomorrow week" ＝ the week after tomorrow 明天后再过一周 Come back tomorrow week. 下周(八天后)回来。 winter 冬季： “winter quarters" ＝ quarters in winter 冬营地 The explorers set up several winter quarters. 探险家们建立了几个冬营地。 year 年： 1. “all the year round" ＝ all through 整年地,一年到头 The weather is so good here that we can swim all the year round. 这里天气真好,我们整年都能游泳。 2. “year in year out" ＝ year after year 一年又一年 On New year's day, year in year out, I have had a letter from Tom. 年复一年,我在元旦都收到汤姆的信。 3. “be well on in years" ＝ be quite old 年迈的 They gave thanks to the accounter who was well on in years. 他们向那位年迈的会计表示谢意。 4. “of late years" ＝ in recent years 近年来 This kind of music is very popular of late years. 近年来这种音乐流行。 5. “three score years and seven" ＝ 70 years old, the whole life 人生七十,一辈子 I wish I could live three score years and seven. 我希望能活到七十岁。 Exercise 2: 1. John was rejected by the school because he was_______ age. A. over B. of C. under D. in 2. He began to travel on foot in the autumn of his _______. A. life B. age C. oldness D. retirement 3. Smith is a German by ________, a Chinese by education. A. race B. birth C. source D. appearance 4. The engineer in charge of the important design sometimes has to work round the_______. A. bell B. watch C. schedule D. clock 5. Her clothes are rather up to _______. A. day B. fashion C. date D. type 6. It makes the little boy's _______ when he received a wonderful birthday gift from his grandmother. A. day B. happy C. date D. surprise 7. All year round Tom has worked day _____,day ______,without a holiday. A. up ... down B. in ... out C. over ... off D. bad ... well 8. The scandal that he had accepted a large sum of money was brought into _______ by a newspaper article. A. light B. sunshine C. daylight D. know 9. The victim was rescued at the _________ hour. A. eleventh B. twelfth C. tenth D. thirteenth 10.Preparing for the next week's examination most of the students are burnig the __________ at the moment. A. night oil B. midnight oil C. evening oil D. daytime oil 11.I want you to set off ______ a minute. A. at B. by C. in D. after 12.John felt that he had not heard from her for a ______of Sundays. A. lot B. month C. year D. dozen 13.Some people often have Monday morning ________ when they think of the job. A. thought B. emotion C. feeling D. experience 14.It looks as if we shall have to ________ the night in the cave. A. pass B. stay C. get D. have 15.Who should be responsible for the accident is as clear as _______. A. daylight B. sunlight C. cloud D. noonday 16.The satisfactory result put a period _______ the experiment. A. on B. to C. of D. at 17.They said that they could have fresh vegetables in ______ and out of______. A. season ... season B. time ... time C. times ... seasons D. seasons ... seasons 18.I heard about the news ________ second-hand. A. by B. through C. at D. to 19.A good idea sprang to ________. A. mind B. heart C. head D. himself 20.We went to see a film on weekends ____________. A. in time B. on time C. through time D. at times 21.The weather
in A. off B. throughout C. up D. round 22.People in the East think wiser those who are well on in ________. A. years B. ages C. oldness D. wisdom 23.He likes to watch TV programmes ________ on weekends. A. early B. late C. early and late D. later 24.The young man ________ his heart to the girl when he first met her. A. put B. gave C. brought D. lost 25.The sudden change makes everyone _________ a loss. A. at B. on C. for D. in 26.She would
pass__________ coming from A. for B. to C. aside D. into 27.We have to go to school on foot as the bus drivers are going _______. A. fast B. quickly C. slow D. lately 28.It is not an easy job, but when you _________ the swing of it you should be able to do it quite quickly. A. go into B. get into C. arrive in D. turn into 29.The little boy got __________ as he had failed in the final examination. A. ticked off B. ticked down C. ticked up D. ticked aside 30.I supported the proposal from the very ___________. A. moment B. first
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