一、填空
1.The chairman quipped(打趣) that he would rather sell his__________(航空公司)than his computer systems.
2.Sam has tried the climbing before, but the storm kept him from reaching the __________ (顶峰).
3.While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his __________ (呼吸).
4.He used to live in a dark room with dirty __________ (窗帘) hanging in front of the windows.
5.It's very cold today; the temperature has dropped below __________ (冰冻的) point.
6.The sky had clouded over very quickly. _________ (雷) and lightning were promised (预示).
7.I felt an urge to go out and buy a big __________ (束) of flowers to fill the living room.
8.Soldiers has temporarily closed the __________(边界) between the two countries.
9.The same principle was used in a method of ___________(drill) in oilfields.
10.___________ (see) from the top of the hill, the school looks like a big garden.
11.I took what he said ___________ (literal), but he really meant something else.
12.This is an automatic reply, ___________ (confirm) that your e-mail has been received.
13.The mountain ___________ (peak) are covered with snow all the year.
14.Alice was very glad to find her in such a ___________ (please) temper.
15.总的说来，那是个极大的成功。
_________ _________ _________ , it was a great success.
