unit 1 tales of unexplained 课时作业(三)
word power
i. 用所给短语的适当形式填空：
in search of show an interest in stay out show up
do research on rule out due to make up step up
put on take charge of look into
1. for many years i _______________ in stamp-collecting.
2. he said that he was ____________ the possibility of buying a house.
3. the baby _______________ three pounds during the last month.
4. when john found he was going to be late, he __________ his pace.
5. the boys went ____________________ something to eat.
6. she must have gone out early, for she had not ________ for breakfast.
7. the doctor took x-rays to ____________ the chance of broken bnes.
8. the teacher asked the children to __________ a poem about christmas.
9. you _____________ after midnight last night. what happened to you?
10. i ___________ the whole factory next week when the director’s away.
11. scientists _______________ “touch” in different countries for many years.
12. the accident was ________________ his careless driving.
ii. 相似词语辨析：
1. fortune / luck
①_____ favors the brave.
②wish you good ______.
③______ is easily found, but hard to be kept.
④i had the _________ to find him at once.
⑤it was my _______ to do that.
2. reason / cause /excuse
