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Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

assess                 disaster               gaze              expand cooperate              horizon               relieve            encounter in sb.`s interest(s)       controversy            switch            wipe out extend                 go far                only to            original

1) The financial help they got from the local government didn`t                   toward solving the problems.

   1）go gar

2) Their retail business in Asia                     rapidly since the early 1990s.

   2）has expanded.

3)                                 world peace, we must promote mutual understanding among nations with different social systems.

   3）in the interest(s) of 

4) I thought it was still early, yet I got to the library                     find it closed.

   4）only to

5) On the train I                    an old lady who happened to be a neighbor of my daughter`s when she lived in Los Angeles.

   5）encountered

6) Our company                                  with several American companies for the past few years in joint ventures.

   6）has cooperated

7) Phil looked around at the other competitors and                         his chances of winning.

   7）assessed

8) The police believed that the reason they failed to find anything suspicious in that guy`s bag was that members of the gang                                 bags at the airport.

  8） ( had ) switched

9) Our visit to the Far East has certainly broadened our                             .

   9）horizons

10) Emily felt extremely uncomfortable under the woman`s steady                        .

   10））gaze

11) Everything was going smoothly until suddenly the                          struck.

  11） disaster

12) Smallpox, which used to be a severe epidemic disease, has been completely             .

   12）wiped out

Translate the sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.

1）  当地一家公司承担了此项工程，但工程没完成就破产了。(undertake)

A local business undertook the project but went bankrupt before it was completed.

2）  我和你做笔交易——你替我洗车，我晚上把车借给你开。(make a deal)

Let`s make a deal---you wash my car, and I`ll let you use it tonight.

3）  我们到达那个我们本以为已毁于那次大地震的村庄时，却发它只受到轻微的损失。(wipe out, only to )

We got to the village which we thought must have been wiped out in the severe earthquake, only to find it slightly damaged.

4）  我的花园既干燥又背阴(shady)。在那样的环境里，很少有植物能茁壮成长。(thrive)

My garden is dry and shady---few plants thrive in that condition.

5）  那位电影明星的死亡真相至今仍被谜团(mystery)笼罩着。(surrond)

Mystery still surrounds the exact truth behind the film star`s death / exact circumstances of the film star`s death.

Questions and Answers

1、  Do you or your family or friends have a pet, such as a dog, cat, or bird? If so, how does the pet communicate with you or them? Does the pet understand you or them?

2、Do you think animals, especially very intelligent ones, have thoughts and feelings? Explain.