閱讀下列各小題,根據(jù)每句后的漢語提示,用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子.
1．So far, ____________________do better than Charlie Chaplin in making people laugh. (able)
到目前為止,在逗人笑的能力上沒有人能夠比查理?卓別林做得更好.
2．Joseph came to borrow my skiing boards yesterday, but I happened ____________________my
cousin last week. (lend)
約瑟夫昨天來找我借滑雪板,不過碰巧我上周借給我的堂兄了.
3．My car was caught in a traffic jam, thus ______________the delay. (cause)
我開車遇到了交通堵塞,因此才遲到了.
4．By the time the letter reaches you, I ________________ the city for London. (leave)
等你收到信的時候,我已經(jīng)離開這座城市去倫敦了.
5．You understand not only what the rule says but also what it means as if you yourself ___________
_________. (make)
你不僅要明白這條規(guī)定的內(nèi)容,也要知道它意味著什么,就好像是你親自制定了它一樣.
6．He was uncertain whether the door was locked and ____________________. To his surprise, out
came barks of a dog. (try)
他不確定門鎖了沒有,于是試圖推了推它.令他吃驚的是,里面?zhèn)鱽硪魂嚾�吠�?
7．____________________ it is to walk on the beach at sunset! (fun)
日落時分走在海灘上是多么快樂啊!
8．On an occasion, they were stuck in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm ______________________. (with)
有一次,在暴風雪中他們被困在山邊的一個小屋里,什么吃的都沒有.
9．At the magic performance, I found __________________that a pigeon appeared out of the
magician's empty hand. (astonish)
在魔術(shù)表演中,我發(fā)現(xiàn)一只鴿子出現(xiàn)在魔術(shù)師空著的手中,真令人驚訝.
10．Little ____________________ sing when he was a kid but he has become a worldfamous tenor.
(teach)
當他還是個孩子的時候很少有人教他唱歌,但是他已經(jīng)成了一名舉世聞名的男高音.

1. 中國的人口是40年前的兩倍。(as…as)
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2. 他寧愿被嘲笑，也不愿和她吵架。(would rather)
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3. 在深圳的頭幾年，那時什么都沒搞定，他經(jīng)常感到沮喪。(first few, settled)
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4. 我們再也不能等了，否則會誤飛機的。(afford)
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5. 到目前為止，他們已經(jīng)為那所希望小學籌集到了3萬元。(so far)
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