7.burst into sth.　突然而猛烈地发出或产生某事物tre on/upon　将某人(某事物)当作中心或重点

centrate on　专心致志于　 10.Tour de France　环法自行车赛

5. reach a length of 1.6 meters 长达1.6 米　　 6.in the first place　首先；第一；原先

3.set down　记下；写下　 4. live to be 122 years and 164 days 活了122岁零164天

1. be set in 以…为背景　　 2. settle an argument 解决一个争论

15. We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

Step2: 基本短语搭配

14. I've accepted the job over the phone, but I haven't confirmed in writing yet.

13. The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

12. We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.

11. It's a book about the origin of the universe.

10. Evaluation of this new treatment cannot take place until all the data has been collected.