2. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. 有时他不得不使用肢体语言来和他们交谈，想方设法把自已的意思讲明白。(Line 3, Passage B)

　　 make himself understood 让人明白。使役动词make后接动词?ed形式做宾语补足语表示被动意义。类似的结构还有make oneself heard，make oneself seen等。如：

　　 He raised his voice to make himself heard. 他提高声音以便别人能听见。

　 　Mary stood on her chair to make herself seen.

　　 玛丽站在椅子上以让别人能看见她。

1. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses! 使他们惊恐的是，他们发现大部分储存的信息都被计算机病毒清除了。(Line 6, Passage A)

　　 to one's horror使某人感到恐怖的是。类似的短语还有：

　　 to one's joy 使某人高兴的是 to one's surprise 使某人惊讶的是

　　 to one's sadness 使某人悲哀的是to one's delight 使某人高兴的是

　　 To my surprise, she was the mother of two children.

　　 令我惊讶的是，她是两个孩子的妈妈。

　　 To her parents? joy, she won the first prize for her composition.

　　 使她父母高兴的是，她的作文得了一等奖。

20. A. 原来是一场骗局。

19. B. 只有hotel和这个rich man有关。

18. B. 卖珍珠当然是为了钱。

17. D. 两代相传下来。

16. C. part with 意为“与……分离”。

15. A. 从钱包中取出一粒。

14. D. 根据文章第一句中的“jewelry shop”可得答案。

13. B. 没人有与这一样的珍珠。