4. Old English was in many ways similar to Modern German. _____________, the nouns, adjectives, and verbs were highly inflected.

3. The stadium was named _________ the club’s first chairman.

2. It will come all the easier to like him __________ when we are all together.

by and by　　 mend one’s ways　　 in other words　 in honour of　　 for instance

refer to　　 take care of　　 for a long time　　 quite a few　　 throw away　 　　

1. The Communist Party committees tried to ‘re-educate’ him but he refuse to ______________.

10. Building inspectors should have a _________(完全的) knowledge of construction materials, otherwise, quality problems will come up in some buildings.

9. He was rather ________(含糊的) about the reasons why he was so late for class this morning.

8. Now I find that the level of _______(能力) among hospital staff is not as high as expected.

7. Increased speed of _________(通讯) means that people can act much more quickly and work more efficiently.

6. Why you let her talk you into doing such a foolish thing is beyond my ____________(理解力).

5. The president went abroad for a friendly visit, accompanied by his ____________(译员).